Golden Coins Repeats NRBC Victory, Earnings Surpass $356K

“I think this horse loves to be in a high pressure situation,” Price said. “With any athlete, the good ones always rise to the occasion.”

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The winning recipe

Rather than pushing for more speed or intensity, Price said the key to the winning run was restraint—letting the stallion’s strengths speak for themselves.

“Honestly, I just wanted to have a clean run and showcase this horse,” Price said. “When I was circling, I knew I was sitting on a plus one because he circles like nothing else we’ve seen. I told myself, ‘You don’t need to go anymore. Save your horse.’”

From there, Price focused on maintaining control through the rest of the pattern.

“I just wanted to get run, stopped and rolled back good,” Price said. “To be honest with you, he hit every maneuver perfect.”

The preparation leading into the finals reflected that same philosophy. Rather than drilling maneuvers, Price emphasized keeping Golden Coins mentally and physically soft.

“Last night I didn’t really concentrate on maneuvers,” Price said. “I just made sure he was mentally soft, physically soft, and that I had his brain.”

“When you’re out there on a horse like this, your run feels so slow. Both of his runs felt like some of the easiest, slowest runs out there like you had all day.” – Kole Price

Kole Price’s preparation for the pressure

Price said he had confidence in Golden Coins well before riding into the pen, noting the stallion maintained peak form throughout the demanding show schedule.

“About two nights before my preliminary run, I knew he was going to be good and he maintained that,” Price said. “It was a long week and a half, and honestly I was twiddling my thumbs, staying off of him, because he felt so good.”

For Price, what separates Golden Coins isn’t just the difficulty of the maneuvers he performs—but how easily he executes them.

2026 National Reining Breeders Classic Results: Golden Coins Repeats NRBC Win

“He’s just such a special animal,” Price said. “The way he can do stuff so extremely hard and make it look so easy, and then come out of the pen and he’s not even breathing hard.”

The 6-year-old stallion’s athleticism has impressed Price since early in his career, even when they were still learning how to channel his intensity.

“I had bobbles with him as a 3-and-4-year-old,” Price said. “Then once I learned where and when to challenge him, everything changed. This horse likes being challenged. The great athletes like being challenged.”

That competitive edge is exactly what Price felt during the championship run.

A Champion—and a Future Sire

Now a two-time NRBC Level 4 Open Classic champion, Golden Coins continues to add to both his performance résumé and his appeal as a breeding stallion. Price said his hopes for the stallion’s future are simple.

“I hope his babies are exactly like him,” Price said. “Then it’ll be just fine.”

The milestone victory also prompted gratitude from Price, who credited the support system around him for helping bring the performance together.

“I’ve got to thank my wife, my son, everyone in the barn, Capital Ranch and my family,” Price said. “And a special thanks to Don Bell. He gets out there every night and watches me ride. When he’s there, he gives me so much confidence. I couldn’t imagine doing it without him.”

NRBC Open Classic Finals Results

NRBC Open Classic Finals – Level 4

Place	Back#	Horse	Rider	Nat.	Owner	Score	Won $
1	1083	Golden Coins	Kole Price	USA	Coin Toss LLC	231.5	100000
2	1051	Alpha Viking	Andrea Fappani	USA	Alpha Vargo Partners	227	57500
2	1172	Vintage Chex	Luca Fappani	USA	Barbara H Phillips	227	57500
4	1555	Steamy Dreams	Craig C Schmersal	USA	DIAMOND CREEK RANCH	226.5	45000
5	1034	Custom Dreams	Casey L Deary	USA	CUSTOM DREAMS BRAZIL	226	35000
6	1050	OO7	Andrea Fappani	USA	Sandy Vargo	225	25000
7	1146	The Firemen	Kaci J O’Rourke	USA	Peter A Morgan / Courtney R Morgan	224.5	21500
8	1043	King Arthur II	Casey L Deary	USA	Malson / Arcese / McLain	224	18000
9	1684	Warrior Mask	Peter DeFreitas	USA	Double Run Farm	222.5	16125
9	1149	The Lil Colonel	Nathan T Piper	USA	Jean D Piper	222.5	16125
9	1068	Star Code	Fernando Salgado	USA	Jeff Sizelove	222.5	16125
9	1379	Ima Dreamin Jeannie	Ruben Vandorp	USA	Laurie E Hauck	222.5	16125
13	1573	Gunnawinabigchex	Wade McDonald	USA	Heather Anne Laird	222	13500
13	1622	Plus Me Im Shiny	Jason Vanlandingham	USA	2Star Investments LLC	222	13500
15	1173	Mr Abracadabra	Luca Fappani	USA	Justine Leedom	221	11166.67
15	1035	Customize My Dream	Casey L Deary	USA	Devin K Warren	221	11166.67
15	1014	Outta Yur League	Cade McCutcheon	USA	Theorem Ranch	221	11166.67
18	1078	Smoky Mountain Rein	Martin Muehlstaetter	USA	Rancho OSO RIO LLC	220.5	10250
19	1203	Glock Forty Five	Arno Honstetter	USA	Story Book Stables	220	10000
20	1580	Daybreaker	Wade McDonald	USA	ROCKN F EQUINE LLC	219.5	9000
21	1460	Catching Sparks	Leonardo Kellermann	USA	Janice Laney	219	7833.33
21	1491	McNastyy	Arno Honstetter	USA	Sarah L Christen	219	7833.33
21	1087	Picture Perrfect	Kole Price	USA	Ronald F Anderson	219	7833.33
24	1368	Lenas Dunnit Again	Brandon A Brant	USA	Bur Oak LLC	218.5	6500
25	1376	Frozen Starburst	Leonardo Kellermann	USA	Janice Laney	217	6000
26	1458	Luk Skywalker	Mirko Midili	ITA	Janice Laney / Thiago Boechat	216	6000
27	1183	Queen Mary Jane	Yonathan Baruch	USA	B&D Reining Horses	214	6000
28	1208	Want U To Want Me	Kaci J O’Rourke	USA	Felix Garcia	213.5	6000
29	1587	When Stars Come Out	Francesco Martinotti	USA	Eitan Abu	211	6000

NRBC Open Classic Finals – Level 3

Place	Back#	Horse	Rider	Nat.	Owner	Score	Won $
1	1379	Ima Dreamin Jeannie	Ruben Vandorp	USA	Laurie E Hauck	222.5	40000
2	1590	Vulcano	Franco Bertolani	USA	Vulcano LLC	222	25000
3	1096	Magnums Ferrari	Josh Tishman	USA	NTS Equine LLC	221	14250
3	1672	Wallas First Gun	Matt Mills	USA	Janice Dickson	221	14250
5	1423	Bay Juice	Alejandro Ortiz Vasquez	USA	Cervantes Performance Horses LLC	219.5	11000
6	1460	Catching Sparks	Leonardo Kellermann	USA	Janice Laney	219	7750
6	1671	Wallas Top Gun	Matt Mills	USA	Janice Dickson	219	7750
8	1368	Lenas Dunnit Again	Brandon A. Brant	USA	Bur Oak LLC	218.5	6000
8	1323	Chics Crush	Jeffrey Touroute-Thomas	FRA	Smith Ranch	218.5	6000
10	1161	Flawless	Stefano Calcagnini	USA	Stefano Calcagnini	218	3333.33
10	1089	Shez Got Addy Tude	Sylvia Rzepka	AUT	Capital Quarter Horses	218	3333.33
10	1585	A Spook In My Genes	Lena Maas	GER	Rancho OSO RIO LLC	218	3333.33
13	1662	Savage Love	Marco Ricotta	USA	Jenny Ricotta	217.5	2500

NRBC Open Classic Finals – Level 2

Place	Back#	Horse	Rider	Nat.	Owner	Score	Won $
1	1564	Sparkling Face	Nicole Renick Johnson	USA	Hickory Creek Ranch LLC	221.5	19000
2	1058	Thoughtyoushouldknow	Guglielmo Fontana	USA	Mary K Cachat	218.5	11500
3	1161	Flawless	Stefano Calcagnini	USA	Stefano Calcagnini	218	5666.67
3	1089	Shez Got Addy Tude	Sylvia Rzepka	AUT	Capital Quarter Horses	218	5666.67
3	1585	A Spook In My Genes	Lena Maas	GER	Rancho OSO RIO LLC	218	5666.67
6	1471	Chillinlikeavillain	Bud Lyon	USA	Bud Lyon / Kimberly Colvin Lyon	217	2875
6	1304	Gotta Queen	Breann Huyett	USA	Deanna Leigh Davidson	217	2875
8	1470	Dont Give A Flinn	Bud Lyon	USA	Rachel Speed Webster	216.5	2500
9	1110	Gotta Get The Chex	Shannon L Rafacz	USA	Marjorie B Sugarman	216	2250
10	1163	Ms Sparkling Vintage	Mathieu Buton	USA	Arcese Quarter Horses USA / Kevin Truax	215.5	1816.67
10	1017	Setting Fire	Joe Schmidt	USA	Cade McCutcheon / Lexi McCutcheon	215.5	1816.67
10	1442	TR I Got It Honest	Austin Lee Roush	USA	Brittany Barr	215.5	1816.67
13	1174	Colonels Shining Ana	Lucio Casalecchi	USA	Rancho Los Palominos	215	1550
13	1592	Arlosa Cash	Fredrik Thomsson	USA	E Bar Z Stables	215	1550
15	1036	Danger Zone	Samuel Wyatt Deary	USA	Jody L Puno / Puno Performance Horses LLC	214.5	1125
15	1429	Vintage Tinseltown	Cass J Fox	USA	Glitter Farms	214.5	1125
17	1045	Nexttopguninstructor	Edouard Winne	USA	Jose Fernando Fagundes	213.5	850
18	1117	CS Calvin Klein	Lucas Gayoto Ocanha	USA	Wesley Wetherell	213	775
18	1344	Mabnum Shining Miss	Peyton Derr	USA	Samuel W Flarida	213	775
20	1476	Lil Flashy Inferno	Jeremy A Gates	USA	David M Denton / Nancy A Denton	212.5	675
20	1030	Aloha Sixty Six	Anela Stewart	USA	Mahalo Performance Horses LLC	212.5	675
22	1372	Molly Isprettypink	Sumer Opinker	USA	Stormi Carpenter	212	600
23	1456	RD Shez In Town	Brent Naylor	USA	Robin M Filbry	210.5	500
24	1031	Americas Superstar	Alex Gerard Case	USA	El Segundo LLC	210	500
25	1679	Voodoo Gotta Whiz	Matteo Rondanina	USA	Rachel A Olson	209.5	500
26	1049	Pale Face Vintage	Shea Graham	USA	Robert Escoe	207.5	450
27	1210	Itzylosa	Josefine Spangfors	USA	Wild I Equine	205.5	400
28	1084	Hell Hath No Fury	Sylvia Rzepka	AUT	Capital Quarter Horses	200.5	400

NRBC Open Classic Finals – Level 1

Place	Back#	Horse	Rider	Nat.	Owner	Score	Won $
1	1475	Spark N Inferno	Jack E Berggren	USA	Teresa Wynn	220	7500
2	1048	Snow Cone	Edouard Winne	USA	Equine Plus	218.5	5000
3	1585	A Spook In My Genes	Lena Maas	GER	Rancho OSO RIO LLC	218	3000
4	1009	I Dream Of Stopping	Desiree Kelts	USA	Sotol Investments LLC	215.5	2000
5	1579	Eccentricity	Kaitlyn Baker	USA	Duane W Latimer	215	1375
5	1046	Nyouwildestdreams	Edouard Winne	USA	Jose Fernando Fagundes	215	1375
7	1036	Danger Zone	Samuel Wyatt Deary	USA	Jody L Puno	214.5	1000
7	1219	This Happened Again	Vincienzo P Santos	USA	Darry Hargrove	214.5	1000
9	1045	Nexttopguninstructor	Edouard Winne	USA	Jose Fernando Fagundes	213.5	1000
10	1117	CS Calvin Klein	Lucas Gayoto Ocanha	USA	Wesley Wetherell	213	1000
11	1030	Aloha Sixty Six	Anela Stewart	USA	Mahalo Performance Horses LLC	212.5	850
11	1111	Stop Like Voodoo	Mark J Rafacz	USA	Shannon L Rafacz	212.5	850
11	1191	Mambo Dreamin	Leonardo Rosicarelli	USA	Jenifer Seago	212.5	850
14	1126	Smart Chic 66	Kaleb Nicholson	USA	Kaleb Nicholson	211.5	683.33
14	1166	Whizout A Question	Marie-Eve Bellemare	CAN	Equine Plus	211.5	683.33
14	1305	Hes Electric	Tommaso Beltramini	USA	Deanna Leigh Davidson	211.5	683.33
17	1069	Stop N Look	Daniel Martins Cruz	USA	Coma Ranch LLC	211	425
17	1097	Prince Inferno	Luca Ciresola	USA	NTS Equine LLC	211	425
19	1527	SS Spooks Sequoia	Casey Watson	USA	Diamond 4D Performance Horses LLC	210	287.5
19	1557	Smoking Collena	Eduardo Giannasi	USA	Simon Investments	210	287.5
21	1679	Voodoo Gotta Whiz	Matteo Rondanina	USA	Rachel A Olson	209.5	225
21	1488	Charismatik	Flavio Tarquini	USA	Anna L Schwartz	209.5	225
23	1171	The Flashh	Lena Maas	GER	Buckshot Farms	208	225
24	1049	Pale Face Vintage	Shea Graham	USA	Robert Escoe	207.5	225
24	1441	Shiney Blue Tricks	Marcus J Miller	USA	Grace Elizabeth Tachikawa	207.5	225
26	1212	Sparkya Love Crome	Franky Vazquez	USA	R&T Ranch	206	200
27	1210	Itzylosa	Josefine Spangfors	USA	Wild I Equine	205.5	200
28	1094	Gunna Make U Miss Me	Luca Ciresola	USA	High Meadow Ranch LLC	196.5	175

NRBC Open Classic Finals – Prime Time

Place	Back#	Horse	Rider	Nat.	Owner	Score	Won $
1	1555	Steamy Dreams	Craig C. Schmersal	USA	DIAMOND CREEK RANCH	226.5	1950
2	1379	Ima Dreamin Jeannie	Ruben Vandorp	USA	Laurie E Hauck	224	1650
3	1590	Vulcano	Franco Bertolani	USA	Vulcano LLC	223.5	1050
4	1161	Flawless	Stefano Calcagnini	USA	Stefano Calcagnini	221	750
5	1331	SS Tricky Step	Matt McAuslan	USA	Fulls circle ranch LLC	219	675
6	1121	Colonels Chrome Spook	Todd Crawford	USA	Bryan Hawk	218.5	600
7	1128	Alpha One Top Whiz	Duane W Latimer	USA	Thorsport	217	450
8	1378	Big Jac	Ruben Vandorp	USA	Denise and Robert Webb	216	350
8	1457	Gunna Be A Spook	Brent Naylor	USA	Deanne Marie Ryan	216	350
10	1456	RD Shez In Town	Brent Naylor	USA	Robin M Filbry	213.5	200

Golden Coins Repeats NRBC Victory, Lifetime Earnings Surpass $356K