08/28/2025
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๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ป๐ฐ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ $200๐ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ 10 ๐ต๐ฐ 15 ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.
At the 2025 The Run For A Million, ten of the countryโs top cutting horse trainers went head-to-head for a share of the $200,000-added purse. From the time the first horse entered the herd to the final buzzer, the South Point crowd cheered every move. In the end, it was Michael Cooper Cutting Horses and Bella Louella who won the title and accompanying $50,000 check.
โThe crowd was amazing, I couldnโt even hear the buzzer,โ Cooper shared following his win. โI appreciate TRFAM for giving us the opportunity to show off our sport on a platform like this.โ
The enthusiasm of the crowd provided an excellent backdrop for owner Taylor Sheridanโs announcement that the 2026 Cutting Horse Challenge will feature more riders taking the stage in Las Vegas. Now, the top 15 finishers from the Brazos Bash, September 30-October 14, will qualify to advance to the Cutting Horse Challenge.
Sheridanโs vision for The Run For A Million is to showcase the best in Western performance horses, and the Cutting Horse Challenge has delivered. Expanding the Brazos Bash qualifier ensures even more riders have a shot at that stage.
Kim Cox, Secretary of the Brazos Bash and the NCHAโs 2025 Secretary of the Year, echoed the excitement. Cox also serves as the Cattle Event Coordinator for TRFAM. โThe Brazos Bash is one of the most fun and exciting events of the year, and the fact that itโs a qualifier for The Run For A Million puts an exclamation point on its importance,โ she said.
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Making its debut in 2019, The Run For A Million has changed the face of elite Western performance events. Held annually in August at the South Point Hotel & Casino, TRFAM now highlights several disciplines in the Western Performance Horse industry, and culminates with the Million Dollar Reining, where more than $1,000,000 is paid out to 16 of the worldโs most talented reining trainers.
For more information about The Run For A Million, visit TheRunForAMillion.com
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Held annually at the picturesque Bosque Ranch Weekend Cutting Events in Weatherford, Texas, the Brazos Bash is one of the most significant added-money events of the National Cutting Horse Association.
