Since its founding in 2003, Road to the Horse has brought together the finest American Quarter Horses from renowned ranches, presenting legendary remudas in the ultimate test of horsemanship. Road to the Horse is honored to welcome the Pitchfork Ranch back as the Official Remuda Partner in 2026, where their exceptional horses will once again be center stage. The Road to the Horse 2026 Wild Card Remuda features elite bloodlines including CD OLENA, METALLIC CAT, BAMACAT and PEPCID.
#1 NASTY LASSO PEPCID
April 3, 2023, Gray Gelding
(NASTY CD x DASH OF PEPCID)
This impressive gelding packs serious pedigree power. He’s the maternal grandson of PEPCID, an NCHA money-earner and powerhouse sire of 50 performers with over $800,000 in combined earnings. He shares the same sire as former RTTH competitors, Ken McNabb (SHINEY ROCKIN CD in 2022) and Joseph Bentz (PLAYGIRL N CD in 2025). He’s bred to excel and built to turn heads.
SIRE: NASTY CD (1999). Son of CD OLENA, EquiStat 13th All-Time Cutting Sire, an NCHA Open Futurity Champion earning more than $170,000 with offspring earning over $17 million and an AQHA Top 25 All-Time Sire of Cutting Point-Earners. NASTY CD is an NRCHA money-earner himself and sire of 10 performing offspring with earnings over $65,000, including: CD SMART BRAT ($42,632: 2014 NRCHA World Limited Non-Pro Champion, 2015 NRCHA World $5000 Non-Pro Limited Reserve Champion), SHINEY ROCKIN CD ($10,000: 2024 Road To The Horse Championships 3rd), NEW OLENA CASH ($5,318 and 95.5 AQHA points with Superior Reining: 2012 AQHA Select World Reining Reserve Champion, 2008 4th AQHA High Point Junior Reining Open), SHESA SASSY CD ($2,551: 2023 3D 5th Round 2 of The Texan Barrel Race), TRR SWEET OLENA (2021 3rd Junior American Rodeo Youth Barrel Race), SIR OLENAS LAD (2019 RHAA Ranch Hand Champion).
DAM: DASH OF PEPCID (1998). A daughter of PEPCID (NCHA money earner and sire of 50 performing offspring with earnings over $800,000 and AQHA point-earners, including TRR FRECKLES HOLIDOC ($238,879: 2022 NFR Heeling, won round 8, 1st/2nd split Round 5; 2023 Cinch Playoff Series Championship PRCA Rodeo Heeling Average Champion, 2024 Western Stampede Rodeo Heeling Champion), TRR LUCKY BRAZOS ($130,313: 2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Limited Open Champion; 2025 ARHFA Old West Non Pro Heeling Futurity Champion), TRR LUCKY HOMETOWN ($63,886: 2022 Riata Buckle 10.5 Open Heeling Futurity Champion), QUICK PEPCID ($58,200: 2010 Utah CHA Fall Classic Non Pro Champion; 2014 Canadian CHA National Finals Open Reserve Champion), TRR LUCKY PLAYGUN ($43,413 and 108.5 AQHA points: 2022 Arizona Sun Circuit ARHFA Non Pro Heading Reserve Champion).
#2 NASTY METALLIC
May 17, 2023, Sorrel Gelding
(NASTY CD x KNEW SHE WAS METALLIC)
This gelding is the maternal grandson of METALLIC CAT, EquiStat Leading All-Time Roping and Reined Cow Horse Sire, 2nd All-Time Cutting Sire and 9-time Leading Annual Cutting Sire. He also shares the same sire as former RTTH competitors, Ken McNabb and SHINEY ROCKIN CD in 2022 and Joseph Bentz and PLAYGIRL N CD in 2025. He also shares the dam of Cristobals Scarpati’s 2025 pick METALLIC TOO SUEN.
SIRE: NASTY CD (1999). Son of CD OLENA, EquiStat 13th All-Time Cutting Sire, an NCHA Open Futurity Champion earning more than $170,000 with offspring earning over $17 million and an AQHA Top 25 All-Time Sire of Cutting Point-Earners. NASTY CD is an NRCHA money-earner himself and sire of 10 performing offspring with earnings over $65,000, including: CD SMART BRAT ($42,632: 2014 NRCHA World Limited Non-Pro Champion, 2015 NRCHA World $5000 Non-Pro Limited Reserve Champion), SHINEY ROCKIN CD ($10,000: 2024 Road To The Horse Championships 3rd), NEW OLENA CASH ($5,318 and 95.5 AQHA points with Superior Reining: 2012 AQHA Select World Reining Reserve Champion, 2008 4th AQHA High Point Junior Reining Open), SHESA SASSY CD ($2,551: 2023 3D 5th Round 2 of The Texan Barrel Race), TRR SWEET OLENA (2021 3rd Junior American Rodeo Youth Barrel Race), SIR OLENAS LAD (2019 RHAA Ranch Hand Champion).
DAM: KNEW SHE WAS METALIC (2012). A daughter of the legendary METALLIC CAT ($637,711: EquiStat Leading Cutting Sire for nine consecutive years; All-Time Leading Reined Cow Horse Sire; All-Time Leading Roping Sire, 2nd All-Time Cutting Sire and 11th All-Time Cutting Horse. Sire of offspring earning over $78 Million, including: SUMMER TIME FUN ($524,014: 2019 NCHA Summer Spectacular 4YO Open Co-Champion; 2024 The American Performance Horseman Reserve Cutting Champion), CATILLAC REYS ($487,662: 2018 NCHA Summer Spectacular 4YO Open Reserve Champion; 2020 NCHA Summer Spectacular 5/6YO Open Reserve Champion), CALL ME MITCH ($481,344: EquiStat 2nd All-Time Reined Cow Horse Sire; 2023 2nd Reined Cow Horse; 4th Reined Cow Horse Jr Sire; 14th Western Performance Jr Sire and 2024 10th Reined Cow Horse Sire; 2014 NSHA Futurity Champion; 2022 World’s Greatest Horseman Reserve Champion; 2023 World’s Greatest Horseman Champion; 2023 The Run For A Million Cow Horse Challenge Reserve Champion).
#3 RUGER QUIXOTE
March 22, 2023, Gray Gelding
(SJR DIAMOND KING x QUIXOTES CAT SILVER)
Generations of elite bloodlines run strong in this gelding—he’s built on a foundation of greatness from both his paternal and maternal sides. With heritage like this, talent isn’t just expected, it’s guaranteed.
SIRE: SJR DIAMOND KING (2017). Sired by CD DIAMOND (NRCHA Open Futurity Champion, LTE $153,320). Dam is out of PLAYGUNS KING BADGER (LTE $19,535; PE $110,426). A stout, handsome colt out of a great daughter of PLAYGUN. Half–brother to NRCHA Open Stakes Champion SJR REYGUN. Full brother was the 2018 ECRCHC – East Coast Reined Cow Horse Classic Open Fence Work Champion.
DAM: QUIXOTES CAT SILVER (2020). Sired by MARSALA RED. Is the grandson of PLAY RED (1995). $136,088: split 4th NCHA Super Stakes Open Classic, 5th Polo Ranch Open Derby, Abilene Spectacular Non-Pro Classic Co-Reserve Champion, finalist NCHA Non-Pro Derby, El Cid Cutting Non-Pro Derby Co-Reserve Champion. Sire of 49 money-earners, 14 AQHA point-earners, including PLAY RED SALLY ($23,457 and 51 AQHA points: AQHA World Champion Amateur Barrel Horse twice), ROYAL RED PLAY ($91,938: NCHA Western Nationals Non-Pro Champion), SALLIE B RED ($49,110: finalist NCHA Non-Pro Futurity), PLAY MORE RED ($42,019: Del Mar Open Derby Reserve Champion), A WHITTLE WED ONE ($40,558: 4th South Point Winter Cutting Non-Pro Classic), PLAY RED LIL SANGRIA ($36,708: Southern Cutting Open Futurity Reserve Champion), LIL FAYE RED ($24,104: finalist NCHA Non-Pro Futurity), PLAYIN A LIL COOL ($17,197: 4th Fort Klamath Ranch Festival Cutting Open Futurity).
#4 GOODLUCK N VEGAS
April 19, 2023, Bay Gelding
(GOODLUCK CATT x ROCKIN SOME FRECKLES)
A proven RTTH World Champion pedigree. GOODLUCK CATT is the sire of Tik Maynard’s RTTH 2024 World Champion colt CAPERA CATT and RTTH 2025 World Champion Colt GOODLUCK SUNCAT.
SIRE: GOODLUCK CATT (2016). A Run for a Million Reined Cow Horse Cowboy Invitational Finalist and RHAA money earner. Sired by SOPHISTICATED CATT, a three-time AQHA World Champion Senior Cutting Horse and 2011 NCHA Freshman Sire of the year, who sired over 408 money-earners, with earnings of over $2.9 million and more than 2,100 AQHA points. The grandson of AQHA Hall of Fame and EquiStat Elite All-Time leading sire HIGH BROW CAT with offspring earnings being more than $98 million and SHANIA CEE a NCHA Horse of the Year and member of the NCHA Hall of Fame). GOODLUCK CATT is the sire of CAPERA CATT ($90,000: 2024 RTTH World Champion) and GOODLUCK SUNCAT ($90,000: 2025 RTTH World Champion).
DAM: ROCKIN SOME FRECKLES (2017). Full sister to KEEPS ROCKIN ON (RHAA money-earner). Half-sister to JEWELS LIL OLENA (NCHA money-earner), HANNAH SMART STAR (4th Ranch CHA Finals Junior Open). A daughter of ROCKIN W, $329,722: NCHA Open Futurity Champion. Sire of 173 money-earners with more than $2 million, including ROCKIN KW ($209,111: AQHA World Champion Junior Cutting Horse), ROCKIN SALLYCAT ($125,055: split 3rd NCHA Open Futurity), ROCKIN THOSE TRICKS ($141,889: top 10 NCHA Limited Non-Pro Futurity).
#5 ITS PAYDAY COWBOY
May 10, 2023, Red Roan Gelding
(COWBOY MISSN 214 x PAYDAYS GUNNIN GAL)
This handsome red roan gelding carries serious star power in his pedigree—he’s the paternal great-grandson of MISS N CASH and the maternal grandson of PAY FORTY FOUR. With legendary bloodlines on both sides, his talent runs deep and true.
SIRE: COWBOY MISSN 214 (2002). He is the grandson of MISS N CASH LTE $124,661. The largest of those earnings came at the 1987 NCHA Derby, where he won the Open with a 228 to bank $45,557. That same year, he tied for second in the Derby Open at the Tropicana Futurity and won the 4-Year-Old Open at the Reno Celebrity Derby. In the beginning of his 5-year-old season, MISS N CASH retired from the show arena and his first American Quarter Horse Association-(AQHA) registered foals were born.
DAM: PAYDAYS GUNNIN GAL (2012). A daughter of PAY FORTY FOUR, sire of performing offspring with earnings in Barrel Racing and Ranch events, including: PAY ONE ($3,519: 2003 RHAA Top 20), TONTOS DASHIN GIRL ($1,180: Open Barrel Racing money earner), DOCS ROCKIN LASS (2017 2D NBHA Presidents Cup money earner), PAY TWENTY FOUR (Open Barrel Racing money earner), TOUGH FORTY FOUR (2002 San Antonio Ranch Gelding Stakes top 10). A granddaughter of PREFERRED PAY sired by DASH FOR CASH an earner of over $500,000 himself known for his legacy of producing champion racehorses and barrel horses, who was the first Quarter Horse to produce $39 million in offspring earnings, including world champions like DASHINGLY, DASHS DREAM, CASH RATE, FIRST DOWN DASH, DASH FOR SPEED and barrel racing legend DASH TA FAME.
#6 CRACK EYED JOHN
April 30, 2023, Palomino Gelding
(METALLIC MASTERPIECE x PEPCIDS ATTRACTION)
METALLIC MASTERPIECE is the sire of RTTH Reserve World Champion Colt (2022 Glenn Stewart).CRACK EYED JOHN is the maternal grandson to PEPCID (1998) An NCHA money-earner and sire of 50 performing offspring with earnings over $800,000 and AQHA point-earners.
SIRE: METALLIC MASTERPIECE (2011). LTE $73,749 and 23 AQHA points: finalist NRCHA Open Futurity; 4th NRCHA Limited Open Futurity; NRCHA Int. Open Derby Reserve Champion; top 10 NRCHA Open Derby. Sire of 14 money-earners, including SS GENUINE METAL ($22,098 and 100 AQHA points: AQHA VRH World Junior Working Ranch Horse Division Open Reserve Champion), METALLIC WRAPPER ($25,000: RTTH 3-Year-Old Challenge Open Reserve Champion).
DAM: PEPCIDS ATTRACTION (2019). Sired by PEPCID (1998) with AQHA point earners, including: TRR FRECKLES HOLIDOC ($238,879: 2022 NFR Heeling, won round 8, 1st/2nd split Round 5; 2023 Cinch Playoff Series Championship PRCA Rodeo Heeling Average Champion, 2024 Western Stampede Rodeo Heeling Champion), TRR LUCKY BRAZOS ($130,313: 2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Limited Open Champion; 2025 ARHFA Old West Non Pro Heeling Futurity Champion), TRR LUCKY HOMETOWN ($63,886: 2022 Riata Buckle 10.5 Open Heeling Futurity Champion), QUICK PEPCID ($58,200: 2010 Utah CHA Fall Classic Non Pro Champion; 2014 Canadian CHA National Finals Open Reserve Champion), TRR LUCKY PLAYGUN ($43,413 and 108.5 AQHA points: 2022 Arizona Sun Circuit ARHFA Non Pro Heading Reserve Champion).
#7 NASTYS BAMACAT
April 12, 2023, Sorrel Gelding
(BAMACAT x NASTYS MASTERPIECE)
BAMACAT is the sire of multiple RTTH winning colts including STARRIN MISS BAMACAT (2025 Phil Haugen), RTTH Wild Card Champion BAMA CROWN (2022 JR Robles), RTTH Wild Card Reserve Champion BAMAS RED CAT (2022 Nate Eicher), BAMAS TURN TO PLAY (2022 Kelsey Love Thomas) and BAMA ATTRACTION (2022 Amanda Wilson).
SIRE: BAMACAT (2009). LTE $352,194: 2012 NCHA Futurity 3YO Open semifinalist, 2013 Southern Cutting 4YO Open Reserve Champion, 2014 Augusta 5/6YO Open Champion, 2015 Southern Cutting 5/6YO Open Co-Champion, 2015 Augusta 5/6YO Open Reserve Champion and sire of offspring earning over $2.4 million.
DAM: NASTYS MASTERPIECE (2019). Sired by NASTY CD who is the son of CD OLENA, EquiStat 13th All-Time Cutting Sire, an NCHA Open Futurity Champion earning more than $170,000 with offspring earning over $17 million and an AQHA Top 25 All-Time Sire of Cutting Point-Earners. NASTY CD is an NRCHA money-earner himself and sire of 10 performing offspring with earnings over $65,000, including: CD SMART BRAT ($42,632: 2014 NRCHA World Limited Non-Pro Champion, 2015 NRCHA World $5000 Non-Pro Limited Reserve Champion), SHINEY ROCKIN CD ($10,000: 2024 Road To The Horse Championships 3rd), NEW OLENA CASH ($5,318and 95.5 AQHA points with Superior Reining: 2012 AQHA Select World Reining Reserve Champion, 2008 4th AQHA High Point Junior Reining Open), SHESA SASSY CD ($2,551: 2023 3D 5th Round 2 of The Texan Barrel Race), TRR SWEET OLENA (2021 3rd Junior American Rodeo Youth Barrel Race), SIR OLENAS LAD (2019 RHAA Ranch Hand Champion).
