A lead built over three rounds and one carefully held cow was all Amanda Roberson and Anna Morrow needed to claim the #4 Non-Handicap title at the 2026 Cinch RSNC World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
Roberson, of Milton, Florida, and Morrow, of Conehatta, Mississippi, posted a time of 196.73 seconds on 22 head across four rounds for a champion’s check of $7,430.
It’s Roberson’s third trip to the World Finals and her first world championship. For Morrow, it’s a rookie-year highlight: her first year of ranch sorting, capped by a first trip to Fort Worth.
Girl Power
The pair have sorted together at a handful of shows and share the same approach in the pen: don’t rush.
“I guess [with] the girl power we’ve got going on, we kind of have the same mindset of just going in nice and slow and taking them to the rail and just working them that way,” Morrow said. “Take what they give you.”
Roberson agreed. “We’ve rode so much together that we kind of know what each other are going to do,” Roberson said. “It’s mostly slow and go in the very beginning, and then we both know, let’s pick it up. It’s kind of unspoken between us. We’re very at ease with each other.”
Entering the championship round, the team knew they were sitting pretty.
“We knew that we were the last team to go, and we were already coming into the finals about five cows ahead of the next team,” Roberson said. “When it came down to us, we only needed one cow.”
Morrow eased into the herd for the single cow the team needed.
“Once we had No. 2, I watched her and Roberson watched the herd, and we let the time go out,” Morrow said.
Make it a Dual Rey Double
Roberson rode Viktorias Secret (Smooth As A Cat x HL Playful Rosie Rey, by Dual Rey), a 2021 sorrel known as “Vikki” she picked up in September from 2026 State Extravaganza World Champion JJ Gonzalez.
“My go-to horse had some lameness issues, so I was kind of forced into riding Vikki,” Roberson said of the horse that was originally meant for her husband. “And then I realized I really liked her. She’s pretty fast, very quick-footed, very responsive and forgiving of any of my mistakes.”
Morrow’s mount, Odds On Rey (Dual Rey x Freckles Little Doll), aka “Durango,” is a 2006 sorrel gelding that belongs to her niece. Morrow’s father, Chad, bought the gelding as a trail horse, but Durango’s background in team penning and ranch sorting was evident.
“He wasn’t a trail horse,” Morrow said. “I got on him to see what was going on, and I told my dad, ‘He has a lot of life left to live.’ It kind of went from there.”
Championship Checks
Morrow doubled up in the #4, teaming with Roberson’s husband, Ray, for an eighth-place finish worth $743 to go with her $3,715 share of the World Championship win. A $361 fast-go bonus rounded out her class, for $4,819 in #4 earnings alone.
Roberson’s week stretched well beyond the #4. She placed eighth ($1,320) and ninth ($1,056) in the Hyer #11 Rookie, then added a ninth-place check ($1,139) and a $582 incentive in the Mil-Spec Liner #6/4, for $7,812 in total World Finals earnings.
#4 Non-Handicap — 2026 World Finals Champions
| Champions | Amanda Roberson (Milton, Florida) & Anna Morrow (Conehatta, Mississippi) |
| Winning run | 196.73 on 22 head |
| First-place payout | $7,430 |
| Total class payout | $35,630 |
Top 10 Payouts
| Place | Team | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Roberson / Anna Morrow | $7,430 |
| 2 | Jay Hale / David Harbers | $7,100 |
| 3 | Lana Beisner / Cindy Fuentes | $3,864 |
| 4 | Peyton Hornik / Lexi White | $2,972 |
| 5 | Chloe Peschau / Deb Powell | $2,526 |
| 6 | Butch Porter / Desiree Garrett | $3,130 |
| 7 | Glenda Bowery / Chris Koons | $2,484 |
| 8 | Ray Roberson / Anna Morrow | $1,486 |
| 9 | Ace Badeaux / Marcus Wengerd | $1,188 |
| 10 | Renee Free / Ken Marks | $1,040 |
