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Archive • 2026 The Run For A Million • South Point Arena, Las Vegas
2026 Million Dollar Competition
Kole Price • Golden Coins • 237½
Sixteen riders earned their way to Saturday night, August 15, 2026. Kole Price and Golden Coins rewrote NRHA history with an all-time record score of 237½ to take the $500,000 championship.
237½Record Winning Score
$500,000To The Champion
16Qualified Riders
Aug 15Saturday • 2026
The Format
Sixteen riders. One go. A record score.
The Million Dollar Competition at The Run For A Million is limited to sixteen riders, each of whom had to qualify at one of three events in the 2025 to 2026 show season. There are no invitations and no exceptions: every spot in Saturday night's draw was earned in the show pen.
These riders compete in a one go-round, all out competition for $1,000,000, with the champion receiving $500,000. The event is NRHA Category 11 Approved and runs on Pattern 10.
The field draws positions Friday at the Million Dollar Competition Draw Party presented by Arcese Quarter Horses/Oswood Stallion Station, then signs autographs Saturday at 10:00 AM at the Million Dollar Competition Rider Autograph Signing presented by Cinch, both on the Live Festival Stage.
The Field
The 2026 field
The sixteen riders who made the 2026 field, and where each ticket was punched.
16 Riders • The 2026 Field
BB
Ben Beckett
2026 The Qualifier
GB
Gabriel Borges
2026 The Qualifier
TD
Trevor Dare
2026 The Qualifier
CD
Casey Deary
2025 TRFAM
AF
Andrea Fappani
2025 TRFAM
AF
Alessandro Frassa
2025 Equita Lyon
AH
Arno Honstetter
2026 The Qualifier
FM
Francesco Martinotti
2026 The Qualifier
CM
Cade McCutcheon
2026 The Qualifier
MM
Mirko Midili
2026 The Qualifier
MM
Martin Muehlstaetter
2026 The Qualifier
KP
Kole Price
2025 TRFAM
FS
Fernando Salgado
2024 CRC
GS
Gina Schumacher
2025 TRFAM
DT
Dany Tremblay
2026 The Qualifier
JV
Jason Vanlandingham
2025 TRFAM
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Final results
One go-round on Pattern 10 in front of five judges. Scores are the sum of all five, with ties paid as splits.
237½Championship Score
2026 Champion • $500,000
Kole Price on Golden Coins
Owned by Coin Toss LLC · Spooks Gotta Gun x Electric Cha Ching. Judges' scores 78, 80½, 79½, 78½ and 79½, an all-time NRHA record.
| Place | Horse · Rider · Owner | Score | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden CoinsKole Price · Coin Toss LLC | 237½ | $500,000 |
| 2 | Spooks Gotta IceGabriel Borges · Kathy Page | 236½ | $95,000 |
| 3 | Alpha VikingAndrea Fappani · Alpha Quarter Horses, LLC / Vargo Quarter | 234 | $85,000 |
| 4 | Custom Made WhizkeyBen Beckett · Rinck J Heule | 231 | $75,000 |
| 4 | Luk SkywalkerMirko Midili · Janice Laney / Thiago Boechat | 231 | $75,000 |
| 6 | Americas SuperstarDany Tremblay · Smith Ranch | 230½ | $60,000 |
| 7 | Smoking TrashFrancesco Martinotti · Enj@y LLC | 229½ | $46,000 |
| 8 | Outta Yur LeagueCade McCutcheon · Theorem Ranch | 229 | $32,000 |
| 9 | Plus Me Im ShinyJason Vanlandingham · 2Star Investments LLC | 228 | $19,000 |
| 10 | BelissimoCasey Deary · Arcese Quarter Horses USA | 227 | $13,000 |
| 11 | Smoky Mountain ReinMartin Muehlstaetter · Rancho Oso Rio LLC | 226 | $8,500 |
| 11 | Glock Forty FiveArno Honstetter · Story Book Stables | 226 | $8,500 |
| 13 | Tricked My RideTrevor Dare · Anita Horn | 222½ | $6,500 |
| 14 | Spook Lil WhizFernando Salgado · Renata Lemann | 222 | $5,750 |
| 14 | GunnastepyaGina Schumacher · CS Ranch LLC | 222 | $5,750 |
| 16 | Shining Guns N RosesAlessandro Frassa · 23 Quarter Horses SRL | 213½ | $5,000 |
The Sport
What is reining?
Reining is a judged event designed to show the athletic ability of a ranch type horse within the confines of a show arena. In NRHA competition, contestants run a pre-selected, approved pattern from the NRHA Handbook, and every maneuver counts.
One go-round. All out. For one million dollars.
360 degrees in place
The horse plants and spins in place through full 360-degree turns, judged on cadence, correctness, and speed.
The hallmark stop
Rollbacks over the hocks and the sliding stops that are the hallmark of the reining horse, run at full speed on Saturday night's biggest stage.
The NRHA Judging System is recognized as the leading format for judging an equine event, combining technical and stylistic elements with degree of difficulty. The Run For A Million is the richest event in the history of reining, and in 2026 Pattern 10 produced the highest score the sport has ever seen.
Next • August 21, 2027
The road to the next million is already open.
Five riders punched their 2027 ticket in The Shootout. The rest of the field is decided at Bosque Ranch this May.