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The Open preliminary round of the 2021 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel is in the books. The Derby has seen record payouts for Levels 4 through Level 1, Open Prime Time and the Level 4 Open Novice Horse. The Level 4 also saw record entries with 253, surpassing the previous record […]

The 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel is in full swing and ancillary classes are heating up in the Adequan Arena at the Oklahoma State Fair Park.  Champions were crowned and high point winners recognized on Thursday. Three-Way Tie for Novice Horse Non Pro Level 1 Lisa Bricker and Lotta Mobster, Brianna Anthony and Boujee, […]

During the first section of the Open preliminary round of the 2021 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel, 151 entries stopped, slid and circled for a chance in the finals. Those runs, combined with the 126 entries in Thursday’s section two, pushed the Open Derby up more than entries from 2020. Contestants […]

Wednesday, June 23 at the 6666 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby presented by Markel kicked off in the Adequan arena with the second slate of Non Pro classes and the 8 & Up Non Pro Maturity. Nearly 100 riders came out to try their best for a title, and in the end, Mike Hancock […]

With 110 horses vying for the title, the GlycoGuard Novice Horse Non Pro Derby, held Tuesday, June 22 during the 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel, was a tough division to master, but Addisyn Schmersal led the field during her second time showing Xtra Vintagemahogany. The pair won the championship and $5,112 with their score […]

After two days of the Non Pro preliminaries, the first champions at the 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel were crowned, and the Colston Paving 4-Year-Old Non Pro Stakes Championship had Lane Colston’s name all over it. The 17-year-old rode to the win on Lil Ruf Whizkey after marking a 219.5. “It’s exciting […]

The Non Pro preliminary round of the 2021 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel continued on Tuesday, June 22. In addition to record payouts in every level, Non Pro Levels entries (excluding the new Story Book Stables Amateur and Colston Paving Non Pro Stakes) hit an all-time high this year, with 1,013 […]

First Slate of Novice Horse Open Champions Crowned at 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel The first slate of Novice Horse Open classes took place Tuesday, June 22, during the 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel. The champions received prizes, including NRHA bronzes, presented in the Adequan Arena. Corona Tag & Trevor […]