20 horses have punched their ticket to Saturday’s Fence Finals at the NRCHA Open Hackamore Classic in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After preliminary go-rounds, these are the composite-score leaders who will square off for the Open Hackamore title, and the payout that comes with it.
Halreycious Rebel, ridden by Boyd J. Rice for owner Robert B Grieve, heads into the finals with a commanding lead at 665.5, powered by matching 224.0 marks in both herd work and rein work. Behind him, the field is bunched tight—six ties among the 20 qualifiers mean more than half the pack will be scrapping for position when the cattle come out.
Fast Facts
- Stevie Rey Von leads all sires with 5 of the 20 finalists (Barbie Mandrell, Smart Dressed Dude, Sally Rave On, Life By The Drop and Stevies Lead Guitar)
- Woody Be Tuff is the runner-up sire with 3 finalists: Catty Be Tuff, Tuff Beans and Eddie B Tuff RAB.
- Chris Dawson has more finalists than anyone, piloting three horses (Lil Mini Scooter, Sally Rave On, Stevies Lead Guitar) into the Fence Finals. Add Sarah Dawson’s two (SDP Offtoneverland, The Midnight Train), and the Dawson’s account for 5 of the 20 finalists.
- Holy Cow Performance Horses is the only owner with multiple finalists: Sally Rave On and Life By The Drop
- Halreycious Rebel and Boyd Rice top the composite leaderboard at 665.5, a 6.5-point cushion over 2nd place, the widest gap between any two spots in the top 20.
- Only 14.5 points separate 1st place from 20th, and six ties among the group mean 12 of the 20 horses share their spot with another entry.
- Best individual works: Suprise Bullet turned in the top rein work (225.0); Halreycious Rebel posted the top herd work (224.0); and Shine Yer Sugar and Im A Travelin Fool tied for the top fence work (224.0 each).
Draw Order
The top 20 finalists, in Fence Finals draw order for Saturday, July 18, 2026.
| # | Horse | Rider | Sire | Dam | Owner | Rein | Herd | Cow | Comp. |
| 1 | Catty Be Tuff | Cayley R. Wilson | Woody Be Tuff | CC Cat | Shaun Pace | 218.0 | 215.0 | 220.5 | 653.5 |
| 2 | Tuff Beans | Paige L. Smoroden | Woody Be Tuff | Hot Shiney Lights | Michael Robin | 222.5 | 216.5 | 217.5 | 656.5 |
| 3 | Lil Mini Scooter | Chris Dawson | Scooter Kat | Lil Play Rey | Russ Mothershead | 215.0 | 219.5 | 221.5 | 656.0 |
| 4 | SDP Offtoneverland | Sarah Dawson | Sannman | Miss Sweet CD | Wendy K. Buehler | 219.5 | 219.0 | 220.0 | 658.5 |
| 5 | Barbie Mandrell | Luke Jones | Stevie Rey Von | Maliblu Barbie | Scott Armstrong | 218.0 | 215.5 | 221.5 | 655.0 |
| 6 | Holly Jonez | Abigayle Mixon | Hickory Holly Time | Travelin Miss Jonez | Paige Brummund | 222.5 | 216.5 | 217.0 | 656.0 |
| 7 | Painted Shadows | Myles Brown | Scooter Kat | Miss Scarlets Cat | Hall Brown LLC | 216.5 | 222.5 | 212.0 | 651.0 |
| 8 | Suprise Bullet | Garrett Cooper | Tracer Bullet | Our Santa Fe Suprise | Emily Catherine Boldt | 225.0 | 214.0 | 219.5 | 658.5 |
| 9 | Shine Yer Sugar | Matt J. Koch | Kit Kat Sugar | Shine Yer Gun | Shes The One Ranch | 217.0 | 218.0 | 224.0 | 659.0 |
| 10 | SJR More Cowbell | Lee Deacon | SJR Diamond Mist | Stylish Little Oak | Bent E Quarter Horses | 217.0 | 218.0 | 217.5 | 652.5 |
| 11 | Smart Dressed Dude | Corey D. Cushing | Stevie Rey Von | Smart Crackin Chic | Bar One Land & Cattle LLP | 216.5 | 218.5 | 219.0 | 654.0 |
| 12 | Sally Rave On | Chris Dawson | Stevie Rey Von | CSR Lay Down Sally | Holy Cow Perf. Horses TX LLC | 217.5 | 219.5 | 220.0 | 657.0 |
| 13 | Im A Travelin Fool | Brad Lund | Travelin Jonez | Shiners Siena | Bender Cattle Co | 210.5 | 216.5 | 224.0 | 651.0 |
| 14 | Halreycious Rebel | Boyd J. Rice | Metallic Rebel | CR A Little Peek | Robert B Grieve | 224.0 | 224.0 | 217.5 | 665.5 |
| 15 | Tazzy Es Savvy | Jordan Williams | CR Gotcha Covered | Mizz Savannah Taz | Bonds Ranch | 218.5 | 218.5 | 221.0 | 658.0 |
| 16 | The Midnight Train | Sarah Dawson | Badboonarising | Metallic Train | Beverly L. Servi | 220.0 | 215.0 | 220.5 | 655.5 |
| 17 | Smart Dressed Kitty | Ashley M. Deacon | Kit Kat Sugar | Shiney And Dressy | Christi Pritchett | 216.0 | 215.0 | 220.5 | 651.5 |
| 18 | Life By The Drop | Tyler G. Merrill | Stevie Rey Von | Sheza DancingDiamond | Holy Cow Perf. Horses TX LLC | 213.0 | 220.0 | 222.5 | 655.5 |
| 19 | Eddie B Tuff R A B | Myles Brown | Woody Be Tuff | Shesa Rock Hancock | Rob A Brown | 217.5 | 216.0 | 220.5 | 654.0 |
| 20 | Stevies Lead Guitar | Chris Dawson | Stevie Rey Von | Cee Me Travelin | Stephen L. Roseberry | 212.5 | 221.5 | 222.5 | 656.5 |
Don’t Miss the Action
Performance Report by Horse&Rider is bringing all the action from the fence on Saturday, but fans can also tune into the NRCHA livestream here.
After the event, relive the action by watching on demand on Ride TV.