Champion Profile
Russell Dilday
Three consecutive-era titles — the first man to win the WGH three times.
Russell Dilday — Championship Record
Russell Dilday has 3 World’s Greatest Horseman titles: 2008, 2009, 2011. Each championship required performance across the event’s four tests with one horse and rider.
All three titles came aboard Topsails Rien Maker. Dilday and Corey Cushing share the rider record with three titles each.
| Year | Horse | Final composite |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Topsails Rien Maker | 867 |
| 2009 | Topsails Rien Maker | 884 |
| 2011 | Topsails Rien Maker | 874.5 |
Four Events, One Partnership
Herd work, rein work, steer stopping and cow work test different skills. Each title is a record of the horse and rider’s combined performance at that championship.