The Run For A Million, Not Just for the Pros
This year’s Run For A Million is set for August 16-19 in Las Vegas. The event was started by Taylor Sheridan in 2019 and is one of the highest paying reining events in the country. While only open riders get a chance at the $500,000 first place prize, there’s still money to be made for Non Pro and Rookies alike.
The National Reining Breeders Classic will once again host both Rookie and Non Pro qualifiers at this year’s show, slated April 16-23 in Tulsa, Okla. The Non Pro Qualifiers will run concurrently with the NRBC Ancillary Non Pro classes on April 22 and 23. Entries must be entered in the Non Pro Ancillary classes as well as pay the $200 qualifier fee per slate. The $200 fee ensures that the top five placings and ties in each slate are not beaten out by entries that don’t want to compete at The Run For A Million. The same regulations and fees to qualify for The Run For A Million are in place for the Rookie qualifiers with respect to the Ancillary Rookie classes. The Rookie qualifiers will run concurrently with the NRBC Ancillary Rookie classes scheduled for April 19 and 20.
Riders need only qualify once, and are not required to compete on the same horse at the championship they used in the qualifiers, as qualification is based on the rider, not the horse. The rider must own or lease the horse based on the National Reining Horse Association rules to be eligible for the Non Pro championship. Riders do not have to own or lease the horse to be eligible for the Rookie championship.
Fans of The Last Cowboy know all about The Run For A Million. The show follows several horsemen and women around the country as they compete at different reining events to either qualify or fine tune their horses for the August show dates. While the TV show focuses on the main event, the Run For A Million runs like any other horse show, in the fact that there are several classes for every level of reiner.
The Run For A Million offers a big stage to introduce millions to the sport of reining as both fans and competitors. For more information on The Run For A Million visit trfam.com.