Third Cutting is one of the most electrifying horses ever to cut a cow. Boyd Rice said,"most horses either have the ability to cut but lack the heart, or have plenty of heart and are short on ability. It is really rare for one to combine both those attributes like Third Cutting does."
Through the end of his four-year-old year Third Cutting was only shown four times. He won two legs of the Triple Crown. Winning the NCHA Super Stakes with a score of 230, he was just one point behind the all-time record score of 231. He also won both the first and second go-rounds at the Super Stakes. At the NCHA Derby he won the first go-round, then working 21st in the 24 horse finals, his winning score of 228.5 set a new record.
At the 2008 NCHA Futurity, he posted the second high score in both the second go-round and the semi-finals, finishing eighth in the finals. His only other showing was at the Abilene Spectacular where he finished in fifth place.
