2026 Media Guide

HORSES OF THE YEAR 1989-2025

2019

TD SW

Big Time

Little Smart Leo Do Get Famous

Tyler Milligan

Rattle Smoke Sugar Dunny

Matt and Savanah Reeves

TR (hd) TR (hl)

Jewels Smoke Screen DT Sugar Chex Whiz

Brad Lands

Dixon Flowers QH

SR

Mr. Blackburn Chex 113 Rocky Patterson

WPRA/GB Valor

High Valor

Dona Kay Rule Caleb Smidt Curtis Cassidy Riley Minor Brady Minor Logan Medlin Marcos Costa Curtis Cassidy Cody Snow Logan Medlin Cole Patterson Jordon Briggs Caleb Smidt Curtis Cassidy Jim Donnan Patrick Smith Scott Snedecor Jordon Briggs Shane Hanchey Tanner Milan Jim Donnan Martin Poindexter Dona Kay Rule Shelby Lynn Boisjoli Taylor and Joey Williams Patrick and Christi Smith Tyler and Vanessa Kraft Mission Ranch LLC Shelby Lynn Boisjoli Slade Wood

2020

TD SW

Pockets Tyson

Pocketful of Light Dashin Haze RK Tuff Trinket Leos Highbrow Nita Win Playboy Lena Joe Ichi Sort Of Popular Dashin Haze Ima Fresonos Dee Nita Win Playboy RBS Badger Tigger Famous Lil Jet No Wimpy Turns Pocket Full of Light High Valor JS Frosty’s Badger Famous Lil Jet Baybe Bullet Stylish Bugsy Eds Famous Bar Mr Joes Shadow Bar Kadabra King Son Of A Glow Baby He’s Hot Fame Fire Rocks No Wimpy Turns Figure to Fly Finding Meno Espuela Bro Kadabra King Unbreykable Stylish Drifter Stylish Drifter Marked Up Cat Telle Em PYC Son Ofa Glo Baby He’s Hot DM Sissy Hayday Stylish Drifter Guys High On Fame Mr. Joes Shadow Bar Cut off My Spots Dashin Haze Jess A Mosse Kadabra King

TR (hd) TR (hl)

Bob

(tie) Sug Drago Professor

SR

WPRA/GB Valor

2021

TD SW

Paraguaia

Tyson Annie Drago Tigger

TR (hd) TR (hl)

SR

WPRA/GB Rollo WPRA/BA Onna

2022

TD SW

Pockets Tyson Grey Turbo Goose

TR (hd) TR (hl)

SR

WPRA/GB Rollo WPRA/BA Baybe

2023

TD SW

Bugsy Eddie Turbo Junior Baby Joe

TR (hd) TR (hl)

SR PU

WPRA/GB PopRocks WPRA/BA Onna

2024

TD SW

Lollipop

Shad Mayfield TC Equine LLC

Crush Spur Turbo

TR (hd) TR (hl)

Tyler and Jossi Wack Patrick and Christi Smith

SR PU

Big Country

Kelton McMillen

Tuffy

Tyler and Vanessa Kraft

WPRA/GB Dutch WPRA/BA Dutch

Josie Conner Josie Conner Riley Webb Justin Shaffer Coleby Payne Slade Wood Hailey Kinsel Josie Conner

2025

TD SW

Rudy Banker Coon Junior Baby Joe

TR (hd) TR (hl)

Clint and Darren Summers

SR PU

Tyler and Vanessa Kraft

WPRA/GB Sister WPRA/BA Dutch

PRCA MEDIA AWARDS

1999 Print:

Ed Knocke, Dallas Morning News ; Brett Hoffman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Joe Kusek, Billings (Mont.) Gazette ; Bryan Painter, The Oklahoman

Photo: Layne Stewart, Sports Illustrated Television: Jeff Medders and Butch Knowles, Wrangler World of Rodeo 2000 Print: Ed Knocke, Dallas Morning News Photo: Dan Hubbell, PRCA photographer Broadcast: MSNBC 2001 Print: Jeff Wolf, Las Vegas Review-Journal Photo: Darren Carroll, Sports Illustrated Broadcast: Al Bernstein, KVVU Fox 5, Las Vegas

98

PRCA Awards