2027 Cutting RFAM Qualifiers Determined at Brazos Bash

The Bosque Ranch Brazos Bash was the only place to earn a spot in the 2027 Run For A Million Cutting Challenge, and 15 riders punched their tickets with the highest first go-round scores in Weatherford, Sept. 28–Oct. 2.

The qualifying spots belong to the riders, but each one needed a horse to put up the score. Those horses ranged from futurity age to seasoned 7 & Up campaigners. Just more than half of the qualifying runs came in the 7 & Up Open; five in the 5/6-Year-Old Open, while the 4-Year-Old Open produced the top mark of the bunch—Adan Banuelos’ 227 on Reyzin Hotty Toddy.

Here are the horses behind each rider’s best first-go score, and the owners who put them in the arena.

2027 Run For A Million Cutting Qualifiers

Editor’s note: These are the official 2027 The Run For A Million qualifying riders. The horse credits are our best match from the published Brazos Bash first go-round results and have not been confirmed by The Run For A Million.

Adan Banuelos

Reyzin Hotty Toddy, 227
Reyzin The Cash x Cats Red Rosita x High Brow Cat
Owner: Booner M Beck
Class: 4-Year-Old Open

James Payne

Nice Work Babe, 226
WR This Cats Smart x Just U Babe x Lizzys Gotta Player
Owner: Kathleen Moore
Class: 7 & Up Open

Cass Tatum

Boomer Cat, 225
Metallic Boom x Nurses Kitty x WR This Cats Smart
Owner: VP Cutting Horses LLC
Class: 7 & Up Open

Russ Westfall

Ripp Tide, 224
Metallic Rebel x Laguna Girl x CD Royal
Owner: Ripp Tide LLC
Class: 7 & Up Open

Kenny Platt

Lbr Hangem, 224
Dual Reyish x Hangem High Pep x Hickorys Indian Pep
Owner: Shotty Syndicate
Class: 5/6-Year-Old Open

Boyd Rice

Von Katness, 224
Stevie Rey Von x PG Katness x Playgun
Owner: Weatherby Ranch
Class: 5/6-Year-Old Open

Cookie Banuelos

Shezsomethinsweet, 224
Metallic Rebel x Sweet Lil Amanda x High Brow CD
Owner: Cookie Banuelos
Class: 5/6-Year-Old Open

Lance Cooper

Stevies Best Bet, 224
Stevie Rey Von x Bet Shes Smooth x Smooth As A Cat
Owner: Stevies Best Bet Partners
Class: 5/6-Year-Old Open

Tarin Rice

Call Me Stevie, 224
Stevie Rey Von x Call Me Catness x High Brow Cat
Owner: Julie & Mike Magness
Class: 4-Year-Old Open

Geoffrey “Spud” Sheehan

Deluxe Style, 223
Smooth Talkin Style x Deluxe Checks x Im Countin Checks
Owner: Geoffrey & Rebecca Sheehan
Class: 7 & Up Open

Brandon Westfall

Spookys Honey Badger, 222
Hottish x Spookys Nine Eleven x High Brow Cat
Owner: KT Ranch LLC
Class: 7 & Up Open

Grant Setnicka

Zigzagg, 222
Hottish x Justasassycat x High Brow Cat
Owner: Gregory S Williamson
Class: 7 & Up Open

Monty Buntin

Jae Zee, 222
Boon Too Suen x Eazee E x High Brow Cat
Owner: Bitterroot Ranch LLC
Class: 7 & Up Open

Michael Cooper

Lil Sue Von, 222
Stevie Rey Von x Nikes Lil Sue x Boon Too Suen
Owner: E J & Audrey Huntley
Class: 5/6-Year-Old Open

Lloyd Cox

Sho Boat, 221.5
Metallic Rebel x Reycy Moon x Cats Moonshine
Owner: Carpenter Farms
Class: 7 & Up Open

Austin Shepard & Rollz Eh Capture $55K in the Cutting Horse Challenge at the 2026 Run For A Million