Dont Stopp Trackin hadn’t gotten much done for Joseph Harrison in four or five months. On Sunday, Nov. 8, the 5-year-old stallion won the L3 Junior Heeling prelims at the 2026 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City.
Harrison and the Dont Stopp Believin son marked a 229.5 to top 91 horses by a point, worth $5,580. Two judges placed them first, and they won despite one judge having them 28th. Bubba Buckaloo headed for Harrison.
“Honestly, he’s a pretty nice horse,” Harrison said. “I don’t even know. I know I won the Solo deal on him last fall as a 4-year-old. Grand total before today, I’d probably win, I don’t know, 160,000 on him or something like that.”
That was the 2025 Solo Select Futurity Heeling, which Harrison and Dont Stopp Trackin won for $100,000. He had $158,866 in lifetime earnings before the World Show, according to QData, and the prelim check puts him past $164,000.
Back to normal
The stallion’s 2026 started rough. Harrison said he made a mistake in the short round at Guthrie, Okla., in the early spring, then placed on him both times at Ardmore, Okla., but had little luck after that.
“They treated me pretty rough at Utah,” Harrison said. “But yeah, no, he honestly has, for the last four or five months, he’s kind of struggled. We ain’t got nothing done on him. I missed on him in the first round at Amarillo. But he was his normal self today. He was pretty good.”
Dont Stopp Trackin is owned by Roper Goodson of Holdenville, Okla., who rode him for most of his 4-year-old year. Harrison got him six weeks to two months before last fall’s win.
“Roper owns him, but he don’t leave,” Harrison said. “He stays at the house.”
Harrison said he doesn’t change anything for the World Show.
“Man, to be honest, I don’t honestly feel like I do anything different hardly anywhere,” he said. “I just try to heel on them, whether we’re showing them or roping for money or whatever we’re doing. I just show them how we’ve got them set up, and if they like it, sweet. And if they don’t like it, sweet.”
Six back
Harrison has three horses in the Junior Heeling finals and three in the Senior Heeling finals.
Royal Nites, a 2022 Gunners Special Nite gelding owned by Tara Griggs of Wickenburg, Ariz., placed fifth in the Junior Heeling prelims with a 226.5 for $1,674. Harrison and Royal Nites won the Old West Pre-Futurity Heeling in Amarillo, Texas, in October. Harrison said he also was second on him in the 4-year-old incentive.
Hes Got Sann, a 2021 Sannman gelding also owned by Goodson, marked a 226.0 to tie for eighth—half a point out of the money.
“Honestly, they could have given me more on him today,” Harrison said. “He was pretty good.”
In the Senior Heeling finals, he rides Sippin Patron, Nu One Time Blues and Seven S Kinda Sweet, a 2020 mare owned by Forst Ranch of Waurika, Okla. She was hurt right before Guthrie and missed most of the year, but she was already qualified and came back in time to place ninth in the Old West Futurity Heeling in Amarillo.
“She’s a super, super sweet mare,” Harrison said. “She’s the barn favorite around there. Everybody loves her. She don’t ever want no trouble.”
Nu One Time Blues, a 2019 One Time Pepto stallion owned by Gucci Equine of Carter, Okla., lives at Harrison’s about 10 months of the year and spends six weeks to two months at the breeding farm. Harrison said he picks his spots on him.
“There ain’t no sense in riding him at the little one-off stuff, really,” he said.
The rest of the leaderboard
The Yates family was second and third again. J.D. Yates was second on Woody To My Jessie, a 2022 Woody Be Tuff mare owned by Mike Van Egdom of Rock Valley, Iowa, with a 228.5 for $4,464. His son, Trey, was third on Cut Across Shorty, a 2021 Stevie Rey Von gelding J.D. owns, with a 227.5 for $3,348.
Kollin VonAhn was fourth on Alll In, and Johnryon Foster was sixth on Austin Three Sixteen. The prelims paid six places.
The Junior Heeling finals are Tuesday, Nov. 10, the last class of the day. Harrison goes second on Hes Got Sann, 10th on Dont Stopp Trackin and 19th on Royal Nites.
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Dont Stopp Trackin: $5,580
DONT STOPP BELIEVIN x MARKING YOUR TRACKS x WHIZEN BY YOU
2021 Stallion
Breeder: Infinity Oaks Ranch, Peyton, Colo.
Owner: Roper Goodson, Holdenville, Okla.
Lifetime earnings: $158,866 (QData, before 2026 World Show)
L3 Junior Heeling prelims, first, 229.5 (Joseph Harrison).
L3 Junior Heeling prelims—money winners (91 shown)
| Place | Back | Horse | Foaled | Sire x Dam | Exhibitor | Owner | Score | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1960 | Dont Stopp Trackin | 2021 stallion | Dont Stopp Believin x Marking Your Tracks | Joseph Harrison | Roper Goodson, Holdenville, Okla. | 229.5 | $5,580 |
| 2 | 1477 | Woody To My Jessie | 2022 mare | Woody Be Tuff x Metallic Jessie | J.D. Yates | Mike L. Van Egdom, Rock Valley, Iowa | 228.5 | $4,464 |
| 3 | 1309 | Cut Across Shorty | 2021 gelding | Stevie Rey Von x RS Lilly Starlight | Trey Yates | J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. | 227.5 | $3,348 |
| 4 | 1966 | Alll In | 2021 stallion | Metallic Rebel x Moms Gotta Babe | Kollin VonAhn | 7K Quarter Horses/Solo Select, Gainesville, Texas | 226.5 | $2,232 |
| 5 | 2393 | Royal Nites | 2022 gelding | Gunners Special Nite x Whatta Royal Vintage | Joseph Harrison | Tara Griggs, Wickenburg, Ariz. | 226.5 | $1,674 |
| 6 | 1961 | Austin Three Sixteen | 2021 stallion | One Time Pistola x Smart Like A Damzel | Johnryon Foster | Joseph W. Santos, Kaiku, Hawaii | 226.5 | $1,302 |
L3 Junior Heeling finals—working order
Prelim = prelim placing and score.
| Draw | Back | Horse | Foaled | Sire x Dam | Exhibitor | Owner | Prelim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2845 | Spooks Shiney Angel | 2022 mare | Spooks Gotta Whiz x Miss Shiney Angel | Junior Nogueira | Junior Nogueira, Lipan, Texas | 7 · 226.5 |
| 2 | 1949 | Hes Got Sann | 2021 gelding | Sannman x Smooth Way Cat | Joseph Harrison (Pro) | Roper Goodson, Holdenville, Okla. | T-8 · 226.0 |
| 3 | 1477 | Woody To My Jessie | 2022 mare | Woody Be Tuff x Metallic Jessie | J.D. Yates (Pro) | Mike L. Van Egdom, Rock Valley, Iowa | 2 · 228.5 |
| 4 | 2467 | BL Playitsteviegirl | 2022 mare | Stevie Rey Von x Catillac Smooth | Billie Saebens | Frederick Levell III, Omaha, Okla. | T-22 · 222.5 |
| 5 | 1262 | Metallic Blueprint | 2021 stallion | Metallic Malice x Montana With A Twist | Cade H. Rice | Christy L. Parker, Four Oaks, N.C. | T-30 · 221.5 |
| 6 | 1779 | Metallic Hot Mess | 2021 mare | Metallic Cat x Flat Baroque | Jayde Slade | Zona Ranches, San Tan Valley, Ariz. | T-30 · 221.5 |
| 7 | 1966 | Alll In | 2021 stallion | Metallic Rebel x Moms Gotta Babe | Kollin VonAhn | 7K Quarter Horses/Solo Select, Gainesville, Texas | 4 · 226.5 |
| 8 | 2066 | Shiners Glow | 2021 stallion | Shining Spark x Look At Her Glo | Cole Alton Carpenter | Bobby Lewis Quarter Horses LLC, Overbrook, Okla. | T-24 · 222.0 |
| 9 | 2064 | Smoking Aftermidnite | 2022 stallion | A Vintage Smoke x MM Shake Royally | Casey Hicks (Pro) | Rockin Rooster Ranch, Gentry, Ark. | T-15 · 224.0 |
| 10 | 1960 | Dont Stopp Trackin | 2021 stallion | Dont Stopp Believin x Marking Your Tracks | Joseph Harrison (Pro) | Roper Goodson, Holdenville, Okla. | 1 · 229.5 |
| 11 | 1240 | DT Holly Time Ruby | 2021 mare | Hickory Holly Time x Playin With Rubies | Dakota Kirchenschlager | DT Horses LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz. | T-15 · 224.0 |
| 12 | 2846 | Lil Miss Starburst | 2022 mare | Topsail Whiz x Hollywood Starburst | Junior Nogueira | Junior Nogueira, Lipan, Texas | T-8 · 226.0 |
| 13 | 2383 | DF N Fena | 2022 mare | Bet Hesa Cat x DT American Honey | Billie Saebens | Southwest Performance Horses LLC, East Wenatchee, Okla. | T-10 · 225.5 |
| 14 | 1880 | This Star Is Special | 2022 mare | Gunners Special Nite x Stars And Sparks | Trevor Brazile | Jerad Wittwer, Decatur, Texas | T-13 · 224.5 |
| 15 | 1309 | Cut Across Shorty | 2021 gelding | Stevie Rey Von x RS Lilly Starlight | Trey Yates (Pro) | J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. | 3 · 227.5 |
| 16 | 1961 | Austin Three Sixteen | 2021 stallion | One Time Pistola x Smart Like A Damzel | Johnryon Foster | Joseph W. Santos, Kaiku, Hawaii | 6 · 226.5 |
| 17 | 1263 | Blinded By A Pistol | 2022 stallion | Blind Sided x Pistols Silver Wings | Cade H. Rice | Alisa Rogers, Holt, Mo. | T-15 · 224.0 |
| 18 | 1238 | Shinedownn | 2021 mare | Metallic Cat x Shiney Miss Marker | Dakota Kirchenschlager | Neal or Jody Wanless, Whitesboro, Texas | T-10 · 225.5 |
| 19 | 2393 | Royal Nites | 2022 gelding | Gunners Special Nite x Whatta Royal Vintage | Joseph Harrison (Pro) | Tara Griggs, Wickenburg, Ariz. | 5 · 226.5 |
| 20 | 2378 | Midnight Tag | 2021 gelding | Hashtags x Smooth As A Huntress | Daniel Reed | Chris E. Sutton, Ada, Okla. | 18 · 223.5 |
| 21 | 2466 | Look Stylish Glo | 2022 stallion | Docs Stylish Oak x Look At Her Glo | Cole Alton Carpenter | Jose Milare Garcia, Overbrook, Okla. | T-13 · 224.5 |
| 22 | 2796 | Metallics Ace | 2022 stallion | Metallics Mvp x Shining Smart Remedy | Billie Saebens | Craig or Melissa Berger, Dickinson, N.D. | 12 · 225.0 |