Kole Price had his horses dialed in during the preliminary round of the NRBC. The trainer from Pilot Point, Texas, qualified all three of his Level 4 Classic entries for the Finals and topped the Novice Horse division with another entry.

Price also tied to win the Open Level 4 preliminary round on two horses—Picture Perrfect and Golden Coins—who both also earned the top spot in the American Paint Horse Association Chrome Cash Incentive. Each horse picked up $14,938 in earnings from the preliminary round alone.

The draw for the Finals will take place Thursday, April 24, at the Markel Insurance Open Finals Draw Party, scheduled for 3:30 p.m., immediately following a 3 p.m. press conference with the preliminary round winners. Both events are open to all attendees.

This year, the top 30 from the Open Level 4, Level 3, and Level 2 will earn a spot in the clean-slate finals, as will the top 27 in the Level 1 and the top 20 in the Open Prime Time. Competitors who qualify in Levels 3, 2, 1, or Prime Time will compete on Friday, April 25, while the Level 4 Finals will be held Saturday, April 26.

The scores needed to advance were:

Level 4 – 218.5

Level 3 – 215.5

Level 2 – 212.5

Level 1 – 210

Prime Time – 213.5 (including handicap)

The preliminary round winners for each level are:

Level 4 (tie) – Kole Price & Picture Perrfect – 224

2021 Stallion (Spooks Gotta Whiz x Isnt She Perfect)

Owned by Ronald Anderson | Bred by Amy Medows

Level 4 (tie) – Kole Price & Golden Coins – 224

2020 Stallion (Spooks Gotta Gun x Electric Cha Ching)

Owned by Coin Toss LLC | Bred by Silver Spurs Equine

Level 3 – Nathan Piper & LG Hang Ten Dreams – 221

2018 Mare (Magnum Chic Dream x Hang Ten Spook)

Owned and Bred by Leonardo Guimaraes

Level 2 – Robin Schoeller & Shine Oh Shine – 218

2020 Mare (Shine Chic Shine x Miz Whizconsin)

Owned and Bred by Ruoff Dietter Reining Horses

Level 1 – Breann Huyett & Conceal N My Magnum – 215

2019 Gelding (SG Frozen Enterprize x Platinum Magnum)

Owned by Heather Laird | Bred by Loren Booth

Prime Time (tie) – Tom McCutcheon & Stoppingforstarbucks – 220.5 (with handicap)

2021 Mare (Gunners Special Nite x Chic Olena Starbuck)

Bred & Owned by Turnabout Farm Inc.

Prime Time (tie) – Franco Bertolani & Vulcano – 220.5

2021 Stallion (Spooks Gotta Whiz x Dun It In Silver)

Owned by Vulcano LLC | Bred by Diane Sibley