The 12 head horses in this year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days field back into the box for Championship Sunday, July 26, 2026.
- There are 12 years between the oldest and youngest head horses in the field. Erich Rogers’ MP Full Moon, born in 2009, is the oldest at 17; Austin Crist’s TCROSSPERRYBSTREAKIN, born in 2021, is the youngest at 5.
- The average age across the 10 head horses with a birth year on file is 10.5.
- Erich Rogers‘ MP Full Moon is sired by PC Frenchmans Hayday, the NFR-qualifying stallion. He also sired Cory Petska’s heel horse — see the heel horses list.
- Tyler Tryan‘s Cowboys Famous Guy is Dash Ta Fame on the bottom side, the winningest sire of money-earning barrel horses in the business.
| Roper | Horse (Registered Name) | Yr Born | Sire | Dam | Dam’s Sire |
| Coy Rahlmann | DH Playguns Wave | 2017 | Evelyns Wave | Playguns Rosebud | Gringo Pistolero |
| Erich Rogers | MP Full Moon | 2009 | PC Frenchmans Hayday | Luna Patch 96 | Lay A Patch |
| Kaleb Driggers | Chics Like Hickey | 2015 | Hick Chicaroo | Dee Bars Lust | Dee Bar Rock |
| Luke Brown | DDD Miguelssmartbusy | 2015 | El Miguel | Busy N Smart | Tuf N Busy |
| Tyler Tryan | Cowboys Famous Guy | 2016 | Guys Casanova Cowboy | Tryin To Be Famous | Dash Ta Fame |
| Brye Crites | Smart Pepto Steps | 2018 | Smart Steps | Peptos Lady 411 | Peptos Playboy |
| Jr. Dees* | TBD | — | — | — | — |
| Corben Culley | JK Sun Of Skippy | 2016 | Sprinkle Of Frost | Caseys Skippy Girl | Dudes Casey Boy |
| Kolby Krieger | Casual Attributions | 2013 | Tres Fortunes | La Jollas Game | Game Patriot |
| Austin Crist | TCROSSPERRYBSTREAKIN | 2021 | Guys Piece Of The Pie | Anna Lou Time | Jess Louisiana Blue |
| Billy Bob Brown | SMS Roan Berry | 2015 | Peptos Dancer Lena | Swen Playboys Berry | Playboys Badge |
| Cameron Irwin | Spratts Pony Bologna* | — | — | — | — |
* Pedigree not yet cross-verified against AQHA records, or horse name/pedigree not yet supplied.