Two weeks in Las Vegas, Nevada paid off for Shane Steffen and Sprinkld ConfettiCat. The pair headed south from their home base in Oregon for The Run For A Million reined cow horse challenge early in August and weren't coming home without some hardware.
When the desert dust settled inside the South Point Equestrian Center, Dr Strangelove topped the Futurity field with a total of 661 points in three events across six days of competition.
Tulsa, Okla. has been host to the Tulsa Reining Classic for some time. Recently the show changed names to the 100x Reining Classic. The show offers $3 million in prize money and Leave Em Spooked earned his share.
During The Run For A Million 2023 riders had the opportunity to qualify for next year's $1 Million event. Andrea Fappani did just that when he won the Open Shootout on All Bettss Are Off (Colonels Smoking Gun x Wimpys Little Chic x Wimpys Little Step).
Sierra Telford wasn't planning on bringing Roan Olena Oak to The Run For A Million. However, the choice paid off, and she persevered through a struggle that horsemen and women know well.
Headed into The Run For A Million Working Cow Horse Challenge, Scooter Kat and Call Me Mitch were only separated by $13,524 in earnings according to EquiStat.