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Pre-Futurity Season is HOT: Weekly Performance Report Sept. 8

Reining horse sliding to a stop at the 100X Reining Classic behind Horse&Rider Performance Report graphic for Sept. 8
Performance ReportSep 8, 2026

The Western performance horse industry is deep in pre-futurity season, with everyone from cutters in Redmond, Oregon, to reiners in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and cow horse riders in Rapid City, South Dakota, dotting the landscape and a slew of shows getting closer on the calendar.

Some of the biggest storylines from the week come from the 100X Reining Classic in Tulsa, where Cade McCutcheon secured No. 1 and No. 2 in the Invitational Futurity riding Twohundreddegrees and Midnight Crush. He marked a 223½ and 223 on the horses, respectively, and earned more than $100,000 between them.

Andrea Fappani took the No. 1 spot in the 4-Year-Old Open Stakes riding Tim Anderson’s Best Is Yet Too Come to a 232, worth $62,207. Fappani also made waves in the Open Derby, tying himself for No. 1 and No. 2 riding OO7 and Shining Guns N Roses with scores of 226.5.

Also in Tulsa, Dany Tremblay repeated his Super Slide win on High And Mightey, scoring a 39½ and earning $30,000 for owner Stone Mountain Stables.

Get the run down of what’s happening in the Western world, including what’s on the calendar next below with the Weekly Performance Report.


Table of Contents


What Happened August 31–September 6

Reining: 100X Reining Classic Wraps in Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma | August 29–September 6 | Tulsa Expo Square

Cade McCutcheon and Twohundreddegrees (DFS Group) topped the 100X Invitational Open Level 4 at 223½ for $75,000, the richest check handed out all week. McCutcheon banked a second paycheck too, tying for second aboard Midnight Crush (Bosque Ranch Performance Horses LLC) at 223 alongside Casey L. Deary and Markedfourgreatness (Amy Liske), each earning $37,799.

Andrea Fappani rode two different horses to a share of the Open Derby and companion NARS Open Derby championship, tying OO7 (Sandy Vargo) and Shining Guns N Roses (23 Quarter Horses SRL) at 226½ apiece, worth $15,189.03 each in the Open Derby and $24,853.49 each in the NARS Open Derby. Erik Caddeo and Frankey Blue Eyes (Wright Reining LLC) finished third at 225½.

Fappani banked the week’s second-richest check in the 100X Open 4-Year-Old Stakes finals, riding Best Is Yet Too Come (Tim J. Anderson, Clark Reining Horses LLC) to a 232 and $62,207.87 in Level 4. Craig C. Schmersal and Slide Action (Diamond Creek Ranch) finished second at 230 for $37,865.66, and Cade McCutcheon and Noize Complaint (Bosque Ranch) were third at 229½ for $28,399.25.

2026 100X Open 4-Year-Old Stakes Results

Level 4

Place

Horse

Rider

Owner

Score

Won (USD)

1

Best Is Yet Too Come

Andrea Fappani

Tim J. Anderson, Clark Reining Horses LLC

232

$62,207.87

2

Slide Action

Craig C. Schmersal

Diamond Creek Ranch

230

$37,865.66

3

Noize Complaint

Cade McCutcheon

Bosque Ranch

229½

$28,399.25

4

Belissimo

Casey L. Deary

Arcese Quarter Horses USA

229

$24,342.21

5

TR Git R Done

Gabriel Borges

Triple R Equine LLC

226½

$21,637.52

On the Non Pro side, Lane Colston and Dust (Kevin M. Colston) swept the Non Pro Futurity, Invitational Non Pro Futurity and NARS Non Pro Futurity Level 4 titles with a 222, and Mandy McCutcheon and Cromedblack Gun MIL (Tom & Mandy McCutcheon) topped both the Non Pro Derby and NARS Non Pro Derby at 225.

2026 100X Invitational Open Results

Level 4

Place

Horse

Rider

Owner

Score

Won (USD)

1

Twohundreddegrees

Cade McCutcheon

DFS Group

223½

$75,000.00

2 (tie)

Midnight Crush

Cade McCutcheon

Bosque Ranch Performance Horses LLC

223

$37,799.00

2 (tie)

Markedfourgreatness

Casey L. Deary

Amy Liske

223

$37,799.00

4 (tie)

Gunfire Sixtysix

Craig C. Schmersal

Lisa Jacquin

222½

$18,776.50

4 (tie)

Takincareofbizzzness

Clemerson Gomes Barbalho

Mary K. Cachat

222½

$18,776.50

Clemerson Gomes Barbalho and Takincareofbizzzness (Mary K. Cachat) doubled up down the levels, also winning both Level 3 ($45,000) and Level 2 ($25,000) aboard the same horse. Kaleb Nicholson and Girl Cant Help It (Unhitched Partners) topped Level 1 for $10,000.

2026 100X Super Slide Results

Place

Horse

Rider

Owner

Score

Won (USD)

1

High And Mightey

Dany Tremblay

Stone Mountain Stables

39½

$30,000.00

2

All Nite Partier

Cade McCutcheon

Sotol Investments LLC

39

$20,000.00

3

Temptedtoshine

Cira Baeck

Loper Performance Horses, LLC

36½

$10,000.00

4

Out Of The Furnace

Alex Gerard Case

Patty Henry

36

$10,000.00

5

In Survivor Mode

Rhea Pole

Kallista Dennis

35½

$10,000.00

Find the full 100X Reining Classic results here.

Reined Cow Horse: SDRCHA Road to Texas

Rapid City, South Dakota | September 2–7 | James Kjerstad Event Center, Central States Fairgrounds

Matt Koch’s name repeatedly topped the SDRCHA’s Road to Texas results. Koch and SJR DiamondRendezvou (San Juan Ranch) topped the Open Futurity at 437.50 for $2,169.50, then doubled that up with the Stallion Stakes Open Futurity title on the same horse for another $1,800.54.

In the new Bridle Spectacular, added this year with an extra $11,000 sponsored by Donna Maston, Ryan P. Gallentine and One Ata Time (Steven M. Mattson) topped the Open division at 437.50 for $2,398.20, and Kristy Kay Miller rode her own Glamour Royallty to the Non Pro Spectacular title at 437.50 for $885.15.

2026 SDRCHA Road to Texas Open Futurity Results

Place

Horse

Rider

Owner

Score

Won (USD)

1

SJR DiamondRendezvou

Matt J. Koch

San Juan Ranch

437.50

$2,169.50

Check SDRCHA’s site for more results here.


This Week September 7–13

Cutting: Cascades Futurity & Aged Event

Redmond, Oregon | September 1–13 | Deschutes County Fairgrounds

Oregon’s only NCHA premier aged event is underway at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, running Open, Non Pro, Amateur and Youth classes alongside the Way Out West Cutting Series finale ($50,000 added) and the Cascade Range Select Sale, for more than $680,000 in total payouts and prizes.

2026 Cascades Futurity & Aged Event Open Results

Class

Place

Horse

Rider

Owner

Open Derby (4-Year-Old)

Champion

Rollin With Starz

Morgan Cromer

Reagan Glenn

Open Derby (4-Year-Old)

Reserve

Keepin Tabs

Cass Tatum

VP Cutting Horses LLC

Open Classic Challenge (5/6-Year-Old)

Champion

pending

pending

pending

Open Classic Challenge (5/6-Year-Old)

Reserve

pending

pending

pending

Find Cascades Futurity show info here.


Looking Ahead

Everything landing within the next month, in full.

Reining: High Roller Reining Classic

Las Vegas, Nevada | September 11–17 | South Point Equestrian Center

Heralded as atop four NRHA event worldwide, the High Roller Reining Classic is produced by Brumley Management Group.

Reined Cow Horse: Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity

Reno, Nevada | September 11–20 | Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center

The Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity hits its 10-year anniversary under current ownership. Reno, Nevada has a deep history with reined cow horse, hosting the majority of Snaffle Bit Futurities since the 1970s before the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity relocated to Fort Worth in 2017. The Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity now carries the cow horse sport forward with its own annual event at the Reno Sparks Livestock Center.

Ranch Events, Reining: All American Quarter Horse Congress

Columbus, Ohio | September 26–October 24 | Ohio Expo Center

The Congress runs its full slate of AQHA, NRHA and NCHA-sanctioned classes over four weeks at the Ohio Expo Center—the largest single-breed horse show in the world. Congress covers far more than ranch and reining classes, but that’s the lane for this report—stick to those two disciplines when covering results here.

Cutting: Brazos Bash

Weatherford, Texas | September 28–October 13 | Bosque Ranch Headquarters

Billed as the biggest NCHA-approved premier aged event in terms of added money—3-year-old, 4/5/6-year-old and 7 & Up Open, Non Pro and Amateur futurity/derby divisions across more than two weeks, put on by Bosque Ranch Events.


The Weekly Performance Report publishes at the beginning of each week on HorseandRider.com.

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