Josh King and Metabra (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra) left no doubt in the Level 3 Senior Cutting Finals at the 2026 AQHA World Championship Show. On Oct. 31 in Oklahoma City, the pair marked a 221 and drew first-place scores from all five judges, earning $10,138.80 for owner Stella Swanson of Midland, Texas. It was the 2017 bay roan mare’s second world title in the class, after her first win with King in 2024.
The victory also extended a strong AQHA World Show run for King, of Cisco, Texas, and Swanson. In 2024 King and Metabra won the L3 Senior Cutting with a 225 to take home $10,105.27. A year later, at the 2025 AQHA World Championship Show, King rode Swanson’s 2016 stallion Tin Man (Metallic Cat x Nurse Moss) to the Senior Cutting world title and $10,095.17. Metabra also finished third in the Level 3 Senior Cutting that year. Her 2026 win gives the pair a senior cutting world champion for the third year in a row.
Metabra was already riding a hot streak when she got to Oklahoma City. Earlier in the month, she and Hanna Luther won the $2,000 Limited Rider at the NCHA National Circuit Championships and earned $8,654.
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See All World Show CoverageThe 2017 mare, bred by the Fults Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, first showed her potential as a 3-year-old, placing third in the 2020 NCHA Futurity Limited Open. The next year she was fourth in the NCHA Super Stakes Open, which paid $40,950. QData now lists her lifetime earnings at more than $200,800.
DVA High Jewel Rey and Josh L. Townsend of Gainesville, Texas, were reserve with a 217 for owner Doug Adamson Jr. of Durant, Oklahoma. Kual Kat and Cody James Lamont of Scottsdale, Arizona, were third with a 216.5. Crispy Kreme, placed fourth with Al Dunning of Scottsdale on a 212. Got Mary Jane and Justin Johnson of Casper, Wyoming, rounded out the top five with a 210.
L3 Senior Cutting
2026 AQHA World Championship Show
| Place | Horse | Sire/Dam | Rider | Owner | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metabra | Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra | Josh King | Stella M. Swanson | $10,138.80 |
| 2 | DVA High Jewel Rey | Stevie Rey Von x DMAC GI Jane | Josh L. Townsend | Doug Adamson Jr. | $8,328.30 |
| 3 | Kual Kat | High Brow Cat x Dually Lil Pep | Cody James Lamont | CH De Haan | $5,793.60 |
| 4 | Crispy Kreme | Metallic Cat x My Other Toys A Car | Al Dunning | Paula Kristine Charton | $4,345.20 |
| 5 | Got Mary Jane | CR Gotcha Covered x Mare E Hughes | Justin Johnson | JJE LLC | $3,258.90 |
| 6 | Kentucky Reyn | Reyzin The Cash x Purple Reyn | Edward L. Dufurrena | Rock Creek Ranch | $2,534.70 |
| 7 | Gar Pink Floyd | Stevie Rey Von x Duals Play Time | Andrew P. Sherrerd | Mark R. and Eva M. Gardiner | $1,810.50 |