Reined cow horse took center stage at The Run For A Million as Erin Taormino and Hazardouz Material (Metallic Cat x Scooters Daisy Dukes x Dual Smart Rey) claimed the $250,000 Cow Horse Challenge Championship, while Landri Lisac and Lookslikelucktome (Smart Boons x Dual Lookin Pep x Dual Pep) topped the Youth Cow Horse Challenge.
Taormino piloted Hazardouz Material, owned by Linda A Mars, to a 448 composite score to secure the $250,000 Cow Horse Challenge Championship and $55,000 in earnings. The pair marked a 222 in the reined work before returning to the South Point Arena for a 226 in the cow work to take the title.
“I’ve been coming here for five years now, and I’ve been reserve and finished fifth or sixth, so to finally win this on Hazardouz Material is amazing,” Taormino shared. “I think I’m even happier for him and Miss Linda Mars than I am for myself. He’s been an incredible horse, and I couldn’t be more proud to add this win to his resume.”
Finishing as the $250,000 Cow Horse Challenge Reserve Champion was Justin Wright aboard Snapdragons (Gunnatrashya x Catnaps x High Brow Cat), owned by Snapdragons Partners. Wright and Snapdragons earned a 445 composite score (R: 223.5/C: 221.5) and $40,000.
In the Youth Cow Horse Challenge, Landri Lisac and Lookslikelucktome, owned by Timothy and Katherine Miller, rose to the top of the field with a 434.5 composite score (R: 212/C: 222.5), earning the championship and $4,000.
“It was incredible,” Lisac shared. “To end [her youth cow horse career] like that, especially ending on that run when she has already brought me so much success. She gave me my first World Championship title, I couldn’t have asked for a better partner to do it on.”
Cole Hawk and Stylish Boone (Stylish Rey Gay x RS Stars N Boonlight x Boonlight Dancer), owned by Hawk Family Trust, finished as the Youth Cow Horse Challenge Reserve Champions with a 432.5 composite score (R: 214.5/C: 218) and $3,000 in earnings.
The Open Cow Horse Challenge featured 15 horse-and-rider teams competing for their share of the $250,000 purse.
$250,000 Cow Horse Challenge Results:
- Juliette Jonez (Travelin Jonez x Shine Smarter x WR This Cats Smart) and Sarah Dawson, owned by Linda Mars, 443 (R: 222/C: 221) — $32,000
- Cats Tell Secrets (WR This Cats Smart x Secrets Blue Angel x One Time Pepto) and Shawn Hays, owned by Katalyst Performance Horses, 440.5 (R: 222.5/C: 218) — $23,000
- My Boots Are Royal (Royal Fletch x My Boots Are Tuff x Woody Be Tuff) and Boyd Rice, owned by Moncrief Quarter Horses, 440.5 (R: 219/C: 221.5) — $23,000
- RTR All Rise (Judge Boon x Foxy Little Remedy x Heart Of A Fox) and Jake Telford, owned by Redtail Ranch Performance Horses, LLC, 439 (R: 221/C: 218) — $20,000
- Cabanna Boy (WR This Cats Smart x Shining Madonna x Shining Spark) and Nick Dowers, owned by Triple D Ranches, LLC, 435.5 (R: 215/C: 220.5) — $14,000
- CRC 1942 (Dual Smart Rey x Some Kinda Merada x Cats Merada) and Todd Crawford, owned by Timmi Jo Lisac, 435.5 (R: 218.5/C: 217) — $14,000
- A Starlights Magnum (Magnum With A Dream x Shiny Starlight x Grays Starlight) and Kyle Trahern, owned by Kyle Trahern, 435 (R: 220/C: 215) — $10,750
- Sprinkld ConfettiCat (WR This Cats Smart x PPH Especial Nitro x Nitro Dual Doc) and Shane Steffen, owned by South Cove Ranch, 435 (R: 221/C: 214) — $10,750
- Trojan Tuff (Woody Be Tuff x Lucindas Catolena x High Brow Cat) and Kelby Phillips, owned by Angell Ranch Co — $10,000
- Jaymes Bond (Metallic Cat x Shortys Jay Ray x Dual Rey) and Jordan Williams, owned by Bonds Ranch — $9,000
- Zak 34 (Woody Be Tuff x Cat Digs Lucinda x High Brow Cat) and Chris Dawson, owned by Melissa D Fischer — $9,000
- Whose Tuff (Woody Be Tuff x CR Dees Boon Meow x Peptoboonsmal) and Shadd Parkinson, owned by Christa Hampton — $9,000
- Smooth Outta Style (Smooth Talkin Style x Dualin Curly Pep x Dualin Pep) and Tucker Robinson, owned by Julie Weinhardt and Frank Velazquez — $8,000
For more information on The Run For A Million’s $250,000 Cow Horse Challenge, visit https://therunforamillion.com, and tune into CBS to relive the action on August 22, 2026.
