Open Hackamore, Bridle Finals Friday at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity

Friday, Oct. 23 at the 2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity crowned the Open Hackamore and Open Bridle champions and set up the leaders in the Open Intermediate and Limited Futurity.

Russell Dilday and Razor Scooter claimed the Open Hackamore Finals with a 448.5, while Clayton Edsall and Hicaliber Cat sealed the Open Bridle Finals with a 449.

In the futurity competition, Clay Roeser and Down Range (655.5) and Jason Romney and Steel Rebel (650) put up the scores to beat in the Intermediate and Limited Open Finals. Whether those scores hold depends on Saturday, when seven Intermediate-eligible horses and four limited-eligible horses finish their rein and cow work in the Open Finals.

All scores below are unofficial and subject to audit by the NRCHA.

Table of contents

• Open Hackamore: Razor Scooter, Russell Dilday Dominate
• Open Bridle: Hicaliber Cat, Clayton Edsall Run Away
• Intermediate Open: Down Range, Clay Roeser Lead
• Limited Open: Steel Rebel, Jason Romney Lead

Open Hackamore: Razor Scooter, Russell Dilday Dominate

Russell Dilday and Razor Scooter won the Open Hackamore Finals with a 448.5 composite (220.5 rein, 228 cow), worth $18,540.20 for Dilday and his wife, Tanna. The 228 was the high cow work of the finals by three points, and the pair finished five points clear of Jake Barry and Steve Mc Queen (443.5).

It is the second big hackamore title of 2026 for the pair. In February, they won the NRCHA Open Hackamore World Championship at the Celebration of Champions with a 440, a win Dilday called the end of a 10-to-15-year dry spell.

“When something finally goes right, it makes you feel like, well, I was doing it right,” Dilday said at the time. “And you can do it again.”

Razor Scooter (High Brow Cat x Scooters Daisy Dukes x Dual Smart Rey) is a 2021 sorrel stallion bred by Aaron Cook. Dilday bought him as a 2-year-old out of the Snaffle Bit Futurity sale, and started him himself.

“He was unbelievable from day one,” Dilday said in February. “So sweet. So easy.”

The Dildays are standing Razor Scooter at stud, which makes Friday’s check a timely one. Dilday also placed 11th on RBS Sugar Rush (Kit Kat Sugar x Isabellena) for William McElligott Sr.

2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Hackamore Finals Results

Open Bridle: Hicaliber Cat, Clayton Edsall Run Away

Clayton Edsall and Hicaliber Cat ran away with the Open Bridle Finals, marking a 449 composite (222 rein, 227 cow) for Crosshair Ranch. They topped the class in both events and finished 11.5 points clear of the Reserve Champions.

Hicaliber Cat (High Brow Cat x SFR Magic Doll x Abrakadabracre) is a 2019 bay stallion bred by Robert Thigpen Jr.

Buttars put two in the top four, adding a share of third on Metallic Ruano (Metallic Cat x Royal Red Rosita) for Robinson Quarter Horses. Matt Koch and MPH Voodoo Badger tied that 435.5 for David Mize. Dilday had another strong ride, too, tying for fifth on Smooth Rein (Real Smooth Cat x Rein My Belle) for Claire L. Edwards.

2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Bridle Finals Results

Intermediate Open: Down Range, Clay Roeser Lead

Clay Roeser and Down Range lead the Intermediate Open Futurity Finals heading into Saturday with a 655.5 composite (219 herd, 219.5 rein, 217 cow) for Kalpowar Quarter Horses. Down Range (Stevie Rey Von x Travelin Miss Jonez x Travelin Jonez) is a 2023 sorrel gelding bred by Stephen Roseberry.

Trapper Lowndes and Irish Sweets (Kit Kat Sugar x Lean Irish Playgirl) are sitting second on 653.5 for Sharon Schaefer, boosted by a 220 cow work.

Saturday’s Intermediate-Eligible Competitors

Seven Intermediate-eligible horses are poised to rein and go down the fence in Saturday night’s Open Finals. That group includes Rebel De Rosa and Lanham Brown, who led the prelims in all three divisions with a 662. Here is what each needs in rein and cow combined to pass Down Range’s 655.5.

2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Intermediate Open Finals Standings After Friday

Limited Open: Steel Rebel, Jason Romney Lead

Jason Romney and Steel Rebel (Metallic Rebel x Dark And Sultry x Spots Hot) lead the Limited Open Futurity Finals with a 650 composite (213.5 herd, 216 rein, 220.5 cow) for 3 String Cattle LLC. Stefan Heim and Hazardouz Travelin matched the 650 exactly, with NRCHA’s standings ranking Steel Rebel first on the cow-score tiebreaker.

Limited Riders Competing Saturday

Four Limited-eligible horses will finish their rein and cow work in the Saturday Open Finals. Here is what each needs combined to surpass 650.

2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Limited Open Finals Standings After Friday

Up Next

The Snaffle Bit Futurity wraps up Saturday, Oct. 24, with the Open Finals rein and cow work in the Will Rogers Coliseum. The Intermediate and Limited Open champions will be decided there, too.

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