What is the CCAA Breeder's Cup Invitational?
The CCAA Breeder’s Cup Invitational is a non-AKC event judged by a panel of three judges where the entrants are invited to compete. The 3 judges are generally selected as follows: 2 longtime Cane Corso breeders and another judge, who is also an accomplished breeder. Judges are announced prior to the event. You do not need to be a member of the CCAA to be invited to compete at the CCAA Breeder's Cup Invitational.
Although this is a non-AKC event, the CCAA asks that exhibitors consider any potential Judge/Handler conflicts of interest be handled in accordance with the AKC’s 4 month rule detailed on page 4 of its “Rules Policies and Guidelines for Conformation Dog Show Judges” booklet.
Each judge scores each dog individually and each dog's scores are then calculated. Each judge has his or her own ring, so they score the dogs on their own and with their own expertise on the breed. There's also a fun part where the handler and dog go around the ring while their favorite pre-selected song is played. They do some free stacks and just have fun for the spectators. The format of this event gives each dog time to show off individually and be viewed by the judges and the fancy in an intimate setting. This is the highest level of conformation competition for the Cane Corso breed in the USA and the invitees are commended on their hard work and success in qualifying. The highest combined score is named the Breeder's Cup Invitational winner and is awarded a custom sculpture of the Cane Corso head, a plaque and a rosette.
The CCAA also features a People’s Choice award, which is an exciting opportunity for spectators to vote for his or her favorite exhibitor. The spectators are given ballots and they get to vote for their favorite dog in the competition. The winner of this is named the People's Choice Winner and is awarded a plaque and a rosette.
Each competitor who enters by the entry deadline receives a commemorative personalized rosette. Late entries will receive a commemorative non-personalized rosette. The Breeder's Cup Invitational and People's Choice Winners are announced at the CCAA Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. For participants and spectators alike, this is the best showcase for the top dogs in our breed. Other breeds call this event the "Top 20" but because we include more than just the year's top 20 dogs and we make it a point to have breeders judge the dogs, we call it the Breeder's Cup Invitational. Formal attire is encouraged. The event is free for spectators and visitors.
Although this is a non-AKC event, the CCAA asks that exhibitors consider any potential Judge/Handler conflicts of interest be handled in accordance with the AKC’s 4 month rule detailed on page 4 of its “Rules Policies and Guidelines for Conformation Dog Show Judges” booklet.
Each judge scores each dog individually and each dog's scores are then calculated. Each judge has his or her own ring, so they score the dogs on their own and with their own expertise on the breed. There's also a fun part where the handler and dog go around the ring while their favorite pre-selected song is played. They do some free stacks and just have fun for the spectators. The format of this event gives each dog time to show off individually and be viewed by the judges and the fancy in an intimate setting. This is the highest level of conformation competition for the Cane Corso breed in the USA and the invitees are commended on their hard work and success in qualifying. The highest combined score is named the Breeder's Cup Invitational winner and is awarded a custom sculpture of the Cane Corso head, a plaque and a rosette.
The CCAA also features a People’s Choice award, which is an exciting opportunity for spectators to vote for his or her favorite exhibitor. The spectators are given ballots and they get to vote for their favorite dog in the competition. The winner of this is named the People's Choice Winner and is awarded a plaque and a rosette.
Each competitor who enters by the entry deadline receives a commemorative personalized rosette. Late entries will receive a commemorative non-personalized rosette. The Breeder's Cup Invitational and People's Choice Winners are announced at the CCAA Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. For participants and spectators alike, this is the best showcase for the top dogs in our breed. Other breeds call this event the "Top 20" but because we include more than just the year's top 20 dogs and we make it a point to have breeders judge the dogs, we call it the Breeder's Cup Invitational. Formal attire is encouraged. The event is free for spectators and visitors.
2026 Breeder's Cup INVITATIONAL Judging Panel
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2026 Breeder's Cup Invitational INVITEES
MBIS MBISS GCHP CH Adibeir Red Carpet Affair CGC
CH Alcor's Welcome To The Jungle
Athens Classic's Layla
CH Biaggio’s Targus Soldato First In Last Out
GCH CH Big Country's Never Back Down
MBISS GCHG CH Big Country's The World's Most Dangerous Man ATT
GCHS CH Black Pearl Guardiano Dei Reali RN CAA BCAT CGC TKN TDI TT BH
BISS GCHS CH Bohemia Iceman
GCHS CH Bonafide I Own Mustang Now CGC TKN
GCHG CH Bravado's Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli
GCHG CH Bravado's Mambo Italiano
GCHB CH Bravado's Talk Of The Town Imperial Satin CGC
CH Brock’s Mystical Heaven dei PhogHaven RI FDC CA BCAT SWNE SWA SCAE SIAE SEAE SIE SEE SHDN TT RATI RATS CZ8G CGCA CGCU TKA ATT FITS
GCHS CH Campo's Mystic Guardian Athena
GCH CH Cane Myglory Bruce CGCA CGCU TKI
GCH CH Cane Myglory Dasha CD FDC CGCA CGCU TKA
GCHS CH Casa Reale's Motown Remix "Ms. Vera Wang"
GCH CH Casa Reale's Silver Lining Indy CGC
RBIS MBISS GCHP CH Castleguard Spiritridge Magical Sebec FDC TT RATS CGCA CGCU
GCHS CH Castleguard's Lust For Life
GCH CH Chato's Emporio Elara
GCHS CH Corso Boss Amadeus FDC TT THDN CGCA CGCU TKN
GCHB CH Costa Bel Haniel CD PCD BN RA FDC ACT1 SWNE SWA RATN CGCA CGCU TKE VHMA VSWE FITG RATI TT HIT
GCHS CH Costa Bel Jophiel At Fireside FDC TT CGC HIT
Costa Bel Move It On Over SWNE SWA SBAE SHDN TT DJ DN AN HDJ HDN CGCA CGCU TKE VHMA VSWE FITG
GCHG CH Dal Cielo's Let's Get Ready To Rumble (Rumble) CGC
GCHS CH Diamond Cut Aumakua's Vengeance CGC
GCH CH Dior Cezarius BCAT CGC STR TKN FITB FTN
GCHS CH Drama En Una Palabra
GCH CH Epic The Way Life Should Be CGCA
GCH CH Gallant Briggshaus Cezarius CGC TKN
GCHS CH Garmr Aegir's Fire Of The Sea V Charpy CGC
GCHS CH Garmr And Potrero's Iara Of Our Yuba
GCHG CH Giangreco's Black Kaiser
GCH CH Gladiators Quest Brandi Blackstar
GCHG CH Infinito's Elly May At Apple Valley
GCHG CH Italica's Sheik Valentino
Ivy League Vendetta CD RAE CGC TKA BH FO PA OB1
GCHB CH Kimuras Maximum Kamikaze CGCA CGCU VSWB FITB
GCHG CH La Lupa Potrero Himinglaefa Thorir Adama RE FDC CGC TKA FITB TT RATI
GCHS CH Liberty's Twist Of Fate At Italica
GCHS CH Limelight's The Next Episode At Sno-Storm RN FDC CGCA CGCU TKA ATT
BOSS GCHS CH Lionheart's Mistress Of The Dark DS DJ
CH Lionheart's Won't Be Silenced At Altiere
GCHB CH Lorenzo Del Corsoclub
GCHB CH Manna’s Khaleesi of Great Grass Sea
GCH CH Mar E Sol's Dawn Of Sage CGCA TKI
GCHS CH Mar E Sol's Rainha De Cerys FDC BCAT CGC TKN ATT
GCHB CH Marvelous Night En Una Palabra
GCH CH Maximo's Going Nuclear CGC TKN VHMA
GCHB CH Maximo's Loki Of Lazy Dollar
Midnight's Little Black Dress
GCH CH Mt View & Creekside's Mistress Of The Dark
GCHS CH Mt View Wintery Skies
GCH CH Mt View's Cholo
GCHB CH Nole Amanti Dei Cane CGCA CGCU TKN VHMA
GCHB CH Nuovo Inizi's Obscured By Clouds CGCA CGCU TKN ATT
GCHS CH Nysa's Vintage Farrah Frascati
GCHS CH Oblivion Chimes At Midnight
GCHP CH Oblivion Earthride CGCA
GCHB CH Old Republic's Midnight Toker
CH Omaggio's American Made
GCHG CH Omaggio's Epic All-Nighter
GCHS CH Onetime's Armored Kevlar CGC
Paladin's Do You Feel Lucky
BISS GCHB CH Pavarotti Iz Dinastii Chempionov CA BCAT TT
PhogHaven’s Bear of Love VCD1 PCD BN RAE FDC NFP CAX FCAT ACT2 SWAE SWE SIEE SHDNE TT RATI RATM CGCA CGCU TKE ATT FITG
GCHS CH Piece Of Puzzle Sangue Magnifica CA CGCA CGCU TKI
GCHB CH Potrero Di Calabrese So Pretty Indeed DJ CGCA CGCU TKN
GCH CH Ravens Legacy CGCA CGCU TKA
GCHP CH Res Ipsa's Black Mamba
GCHG CH Riverbluff's Family Tradition
GCH CH Rockhaven's Platinum Blonde Bombshell CGC
GCHS CH Rockhaven's Won'T Miss A Thing BCAT CGCA TKN
GCHS CH Rocknation Quintessence
RACH2 Scandifio's Calamity Of Power CDX RM6 RAE5 NAP DCAT SWAE SWE SCEE SCM SEM CGCA CGCU TKN
GCH CH Senza Tempo's Nirvana
GCHS CH Silverstone's Silver Is The New Gold FDC CGCA CGCU TKN ATT FITS
GCHB CH Smokehouse's King Of Cali Sequoia
GCHS CH Solo Uno's Lucky Luciano Pavarotti RN FDC CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITB
GCH CH Solo Uno's Miss Tinkerbell BN RI FDC CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITB
GCHS CH Solo Uno's Ursula RI FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITS
GCHB CH Spartan's Honor Hijo De Spartan (Santos)
GCHB CH Stonecroft Invictus Maneo Chase
CH Stonecroft’s Dolce Of Vernon Hills
GCHB CH Todich'Ii'Ni's Shadow Of The Mamba
GCHB CH Valente's A Star In The Sky "Kitana"
GCHB CH Valente's Stella Fly Me To The Moon
GCHS CH Vigilant's Specks Of Dust CGCA TKN VHMA VHMP
GCH CH Virtue's You Know My Name
GCHS CH Vista Del Volcan Tabasco
GCH CH Wicked Kids Lucky Luciano CGC TKN
GCHS CH Windypine's Big Hearted Moose CD BN RM RAE FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI
MBISS GCHS CH WindyPine's Fully Loaded RN CAA CGC TKN
GCH CH RACH WindyPine's Just A Good Ol' Boy CD PCD BN RM3 RAE2 FDC SWNE SIA SEA THD CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA
GCH CH WindyPine's Let Your Dreams Bloom BN RI CGC TKN ATT
GCHS CH WindyPine's Time Is On My Side CGC TKN
GCHB CH Worldwide's M-Lazy River
CH Alcor's Welcome To The Jungle
Athens Classic's Layla
CH Biaggio’s Targus Soldato First In Last Out
GCH CH Big Country's Never Back Down
MBISS GCHG CH Big Country's The World's Most Dangerous Man ATT
GCHS CH Black Pearl Guardiano Dei Reali RN CAA BCAT CGC TKN TDI TT BH
BISS GCHS CH Bohemia Iceman
GCHS CH Bonafide I Own Mustang Now CGC TKN
GCHG CH Bravado's Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli
GCHG CH Bravado's Mambo Italiano
GCHB CH Bravado's Talk Of The Town Imperial Satin CGC
CH Brock’s Mystical Heaven dei PhogHaven RI FDC CA BCAT SWNE SWA SCAE SIAE SEAE SIE SEE SHDN TT RATI RATS CZ8G CGCA CGCU TKA ATT FITS
GCHS CH Campo's Mystic Guardian Athena
GCH CH Cane Myglory Bruce CGCA CGCU TKI
GCH CH Cane Myglory Dasha CD FDC CGCA CGCU TKA
GCHS CH Casa Reale's Motown Remix "Ms. Vera Wang"
GCH CH Casa Reale's Silver Lining Indy CGC
RBIS MBISS GCHP CH Castleguard Spiritridge Magical Sebec FDC TT RATS CGCA CGCU
GCHS CH Castleguard's Lust For Life
GCH CH Chato's Emporio Elara
GCHS CH Corso Boss Amadeus FDC TT THDN CGCA CGCU TKN
GCHB CH Costa Bel Haniel CD PCD BN RA FDC ACT1 SWNE SWA RATN CGCA CGCU TKE VHMA VSWE FITG RATI TT HIT
GCHS CH Costa Bel Jophiel At Fireside FDC TT CGC HIT
Costa Bel Move It On Over SWNE SWA SBAE SHDN TT DJ DN AN HDJ HDN CGCA CGCU TKE VHMA VSWE FITG
GCHG CH Dal Cielo's Let's Get Ready To Rumble (Rumble) CGC
GCHS CH Diamond Cut Aumakua's Vengeance CGC
GCH CH Dior Cezarius BCAT CGC STR TKN FITB FTN
GCHS CH Drama En Una Palabra
GCH CH Epic The Way Life Should Be CGCA
GCH CH Gallant Briggshaus Cezarius CGC TKN
GCHS CH Garmr Aegir's Fire Of The Sea V Charpy CGC
GCHS CH Garmr And Potrero's Iara Of Our Yuba
GCHG CH Giangreco's Black Kaiser
GCH CH Gladiators Quest Brandi Blackstar
GCHG CH Infinito's Elly May At Apple Valley
GCHG CH Italica's Sheik Valentino
Ivy League Vendetta CD RAE CGC TKA BH FO PA OB1
GCHB CH Kimuras Maximum Kamikaze CGCA CGCU VSWB FITB
GCHG CH La Lupa Potrero Himinglaefa Thorir Adama RE FDC CGC TKA FITB TT RATI
GCHS CH Liberty's Twist Of Fate At Italica
GCHS CH Limelight's The Next Episode At Sno-Storm RN FDC CGCA CGCU TKA ATT
BOSS GCHS CH Lionheart's Mistress Of The Dark DS DJ
CH Lionheart's Won't Be Silenced At Altiere
GCHB CH Lorenzo Del Corsoclub
GCHB CH Manna’s Khaleesi of Great Grass Sea
GCH CH Mar E Sol's Dawn Of Sage CGCA TKI
GCHS CH Mar E Sol's Rainha De Cerys FDC BCAT CGC TKN ATT
GCHB CH Marvelous Night En Una Palabra
GCH CH Maximo's Going Nuclear CGC TKN VHMA
GCHB CH Maximo's Loki Of Lazy Dollar
Midnight's Little Black Dress
GCH CH Mt View & Creekside's Mistress Of The Dark
GCHS CH Mt View Wintery Skies
GCH CH Mt View's Cholo
GCHB CH Nole Amanti Dei Cane CGCA CGCU TKN VHMA
GCHB CH Nuovo Inizi's Obscured By Clouds CGCA CGCU TKN ATT
GCHS CH Nysa's Vintage Farrah Frascati
GCHS CH Oblivion Chimes At Midnight
GCHP CH Oblivion Earthride CGCA
GCHB CH Old Republic's Midnight Toker
CH Omaggio's American Made
GCHG CH Omaggio's Epic All-Nighter
GCHS CH Onetime's Armored Kevlar CGC
Paladin's Do You Feel Lucky
BISS GCHB CH Pavarotti Iz Dinastii Chempionov CA BCAT TT
PhogHaven’s Bear of Love VCD1 PCD BN RAE FDC NFP CAX FCAT ACT2 SWAE SWE SIEE SHDNE TT RATI RATM CGCA CGCU TKE ATT FITG
GCHS CH Piece Of Puzzle Sangue Magnifica CA CGCA CGCU TKI
GCHB CH Potrero Di Calabrese So Pretty Indeed DJ CGCA CGCU TKN
GCH CH Ravens Legacy CGCA CGCU TKA
GCHP CH Res Ipsa's Black Mamba
GCHG CH Riverbluff's Family Tradition
GCH CH Rockhaven's Platinum Blonde Bombshell CGC
GCHS CH Rockhaven's Won'T Miss A Thing BCAT CGCA TKN
GCHS CH Rocknation Quintessence
RACH2 Scandifio's Calamity Of Power CDX RM6 RAE5 NAP DCAT SWAE SWE SCEE SCM SEM CGCA CGCU TKN
GCH CH Senza Tempo's Nirvana
GCHS CH Silverstone's Silver Is The New Gold FDC CGCA CGCU TKN ATT FITS
GCHB CH Smokehouse's King Of Cali Sequoia
GCHS CH Solo Uno's Lucky Luciano Pavarotti RN FDC CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITB
GCH CH Solo Uno's Miss Tinkerbell BN RI FDC CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITB
GCHS CH Solo Uno's Ursula RI FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITS
GCHB CH Spartan's Honor Hijo De Spartan (Santos)
GCHB CH Stonecroft Invictus Maneo Chase
CH Stonecroft’s Dolce Of Vernon Hills
GCHB CH Todich'Ii'Ni's Shadow Of The Mamba
GCHB CH Valente's A Star In The Sky "Kitana"
GCHB CH Valente's Stella Fly Me To The Moon
GCHS CH Vigilant's Specks Of Dust CGCA TKN VHMA VHMP
GCH CH Virtue's You Know My Name
GCHS CH Vista Del Volcan Tabasco
GCH CH Wicked Kids Lucky Luciano CGC TKN
GCHS CH Windypine's Big Hearted Moose CD BN RM RAE FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI
MBISS GCHS CH WindyPine's Fully Loaded RN CAA CGC TKN
GCH CH RACH WindyPine's Just A Good Ol' Boy CD PCD BN RM3 RAE2 FDC SWNE SIA SEA THD CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA
GCH CH WindyPine's Let Your Dreams Bloom BN RI CGC TKN ATT
GCHS CH WindyPine's Time Is On My Side CGC TKN
GCHB CH Worldwide's M-Lazy River
To qualify for the 2026 CCAA Breeder's Cup Invitational, a Cane Corso must fall somewhere in this special recipe, updated November 2025:
*While we are aware that some of the invitees have passed away, we felt they deserved to be honored with inclusion in the list of invitees.
- 2025 Top 25, Based on AKC Best of Breed Points
- 2025 Top 20, Based on AKC Best of Breed/Best of Opposite Combined Points
- 2024 through 2020 Top 5, Based on AKC Best of Breed Points
- 2024 through 2020 Top 5, Based on AKC Best of Breed/Best of Opposite Combined Points
- 2025 through 2020 Breeder's Cup Invitational Winner
- 2025 through 2020 AKC National Championship Best of Breed or Best of Opposite Winner
- 2025 through 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Best of Breed or Best of Opposite Winner
- 2025 through 2020 National Specialty Best of Breed or Best of Opposite Winner
- 2025 through 2020 Regional Specialty Best of Breed of Best of Opposite Winner
- 2025 through 2020 Dog of the Year
- 2025 through 2020 Bitch of the Year
- 2025 through 2020 Puppy of the Year
- 2025 through 2024 Owner-Handled Dog of the Year
- 2025 through 2024 Owner-Handled Bitch of the Year
- 2023 through 2020 Owner-Handled Cane Corso of the Year
- 2025 through 2020 Veteran Cane Corso of the Year
- 2025 through 2020 Performance Cane Corso of the Year
- 2020 Working Cane Corso of the Year
- 2025 through 2020 AKC Gold Grand Champions
- 2025 through 2020 AKC Silver Grand Champions
*While we are aware that some of the invitees have passed away, we felt they deserved to be honored with inclusion in the list of invitees.