2026 US Arabian Nationals Wednesday, October 28
ELI SBA stepped up from reserve in 2025 to win the HA/AA Yearling Colt/Gelding & 2 Yr Old Gelding-In Hand Open Championship with TROY D SMITH.
The run
US Arabian Nationals · Highlighted years feature in this story
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Going for 5 in a row
KW MICAH, joint all-time leader in Arabian English Pleasure with 4 championships, has won the Arabian English Pleasure Championship four years running (2022–2025). A win would give it the record outright.
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Streak extended
DROPS OF JUPITER VH and LEA CLINTON DEARING won the Arabian Park AAOTR Championship for the fifth straight year (2022–2026), tying MANDALAY BAY and CATHY VECSEY's all-time record of five Arabian Park AAOTR championships.
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Streak extended
JB WHISTLEN DIXIE and LOU ROPER won the HA/AA Western Trail Championship for the third straight year (2024–2026), one short of LITTLE BIT OF BOOM's all-time record of four HA/AA Western Trail championships by a horse, and taking the all-time lead with the most HA/AA Western Trail championships by any rider (7).
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Streak extended
UNDULATAS FIRST LOVE and KATIE GARDNER HARVEY won the HA/AA English Pleasure AAOTR 50 & Over Championship for the fourth straight year (2023–2026), extending their records for HA/AA English Pleasure AAOTR 50 & Over championships by a horse and by a rider to four and four.
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Streak extended
IM NO DIVA WRA and JOSEPH R ALBERTI II won the HA/AA Gelding In-Hand Championship for the third straight year (2024–2026), extending their records for HA/AA Gelding In-Hand championships by a horse and by a handler to three and three.