2025 TRFAM Million Dollar Reining Champions, Jason Vanlandingham & Gunnabebigtime – Photo by International Horse Press/Simona Diale The Run For A Million (TRFAM), Taylor Sheridan’s highly anticipated annual reining, cow horse and cutting horse event, has onboarded new management and…
The Run For A Million, the richest event in the history of reining and the most exciting and thrilling new event in cow horse and cutting, will return to the prestigious South Point Arena and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas From Aug. 12-17. A sold-out event year after year, The Run For A Million puts the highest level of performance horse competition and winnings, including a purse of $1 Million for the Million Dollar Reining Competition event, on full display for attendees, alongside six jam-packed days of world-class entertainment offerings.
Equita Lyon Western Horse Show, proud host of the NRHA European Derby since 2017, will also host a qualifier this year for The Run For A Million - Million Dollar Championship, the reining event with the highest prize purse in the world. An historic event, as Lyon will be the first and only qualifier held outside the USA making this a tremendous opportunity for European reining too. Already well-represented in the NRHA European Derby, Lyon will now give the discipline's elite a chance to rank among the world's best in August 2024, in Las Vegas, for The Run For A Million. Tickets for the NRHA Open European Derby and The Run For A Million qualifier are on sale now.
The Run For A Million (TRFAM), reining’s hottest and richest event, is expanding overseas with the addition of a third qualifier for its Million Dollar Competition.
Traditionally, in order to gain entry to TRFAM’s Million Dollar Competition (MDC), riders had to qualify at one of two events: the Cactus Reining Classic, during which the top 10 riders were invited to the MDC; or TRFAM’s $100,000 Open Shootout, which called back the top six.Now, thanks to an agreement with Equita Lyon, the host of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Derby, European riders will get a shot at qualifying for the prestigious competition on their home turf. The qualifier, which will be the only one held outside the United States, will take place Nov. 4 during this year’s NRHA European Derby in Lyon, France.
Taylor Sheridan, writer and producer, of the Paramount Network’s hit series “Yellowstone,” “1883,” and many other movies and series, has been named the 2023 recipient of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association’s (NCEA) Ring of Honor.
The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) is excited to partner with The Run For A Million again in 2023 with an expanded slate of cow horse competitions. The Run For A Million returns to the South Point Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas August 16-19.
The first qualifier for the 2023 Run For A Million cutting competition will be held at the upcoming Brazos Bash.
STRUCTURE FOR THE 2023 RUN FOR A MILLION CUTTING COMPETITION QUALIFIER
FORT WORTH – The first qualifier for the 2023 Run For A Million cutting competition will be held at the upcoming Brazos Bash held at Bosque Ranch in Weatherford, Texas, from October 4 through 17, 2022.
This innovative event will showcase the sport of cutting on a new level while introducing the sport to a fresh audience through the fan base the Run For A Million has developed over the years since its inception with reining horses. The sport of cutting is the pinnacle of Western sports and being showcased on this stage will offer the sport tremendous growth opportunity both in and out of the arena.
Las Vegas, August 18—It’s time to ride at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center where the third edition of The Run For A Million welcomed the first set of competitors vying for first place in the world of reining’s premier event.
Four freestyle bullfighters, one bull each, $50,000 in prize money!
On Saturday, August 20th at South Point Arena and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, four BFO athletes will compete for the largest single go-round purse in freestyle bullfighting history. In partnership with the richest event in the history of Reining, The Run for a Million presented by Teton Ridge, BFO's "Fight for Fifty" will be broadcast LIVE on Cowboy Channel and streamed around the world.
The National Reining Horse Association continues to thrive, and a major contributor to the association’s success is the support from Corporate Partners. Most recently, Teton Ridge, a wholly American-owned multi-platform brand dedicated to the American Western way of life, pledged its support to reining when it joined the NRHA Corporate Partner line up.
This August 17-20, in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Run For A Million turns up the reined cow horse heat to not only include the open Cow Horse Challenge but also showcase the roots of reined cow horse with a Cowboy Invitational.
“The cow horse was a fan-favorite at The Run For A Million in 2021,” said Taylor Sheridan, producer of The Run For A Million. “In 2022 we’ll be doubling down on cow horse, bringing you the very best NRCHA bridle horses and professionals in the Cow Horse Challenge, and some of the best hands from America’s biggest ranches in the Cowboy Invitational.”
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