Ep 31: The Score-The Run for the Million review from 2023, Statistics & Riders analysis, as we look at 2024.

A review of 2023 Run for the Million stats and riders list as we look toward 2024 Million Dollar Week. What did last year's numbers say. This episode compares the 2023 riders list to the new best of the best 16 qualified list.

A review of 2023 Run for the Million as we look towards 2024.

A review of the reining portion of the 2023 Run for the Million numbers and qualified riders lists as we approach 2024 Million Dollar week in Las Vegas, NV. This show [pays special attention to officiating analytics from 2023 to give you a comparison to 2024.

A new list of 16 of the best riders converge in Vegas for 2024 competition.  What do the results from 2023 say?   This episode looks at the trends set by 2023 and anticipates what may happen in 2024. 

The Show Rundown

  • The scores & numbers from the 2023 Run for the Million.
  • Analyzing the 17 riders from 2023 that  made it to the finals as there are 16 in 2024. 
  • Score spread performance rate. 
  • Percent of runs with penalties.   
  • Non-unanimous Penalties play a significant role in purse distribution. 
  • The degree of difficulty difference between 2023 NRHA pattern #9 and 2024 pattern #10. 
 

Heads Up

This episode is best consumed by video due to the graphic and visual nature of it. Watch directly via the website, or on Youtube or Spotify for the best Cowboy Office experience.

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Keep Your Questions Coming

The Cowboy Office continues to address all of the amazing questions we’ve received since the show started … don’t worry, we keep a list. In honor of you and your viewership, stay tuned and check the website for blog articles now being published.  And don’t forget, keep ‘em coming.  We are always working on these throughout our series.

ONE MORE THING

The American Horse Council  2023 Economic Impact Study is out. You can purchase your copy at ahc.org. 

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