Dan James rides Don Magnum in Freestyle win

The 2018 All American Quarter Horse Congress Freestyle has a new Champion.

Dan James, of Midway, Ky. took home the highest honors with a score of 232 Saturday night during the special event held in front of a sold out crowd in the Coliseum.

James rode Don Magnum into the top spot with a John Wayne performance that left the audience stunned and his horse without a bridle toward the end.  

Rounding out the top three were second place Keith A. Ceddia of Centerburg, Ohio on Red Gun 2 owned by Karen Shedlauskas and Luke Gingerich of Plain City, Ohio on CJ Rio Zan Bar Gun.

To see more pictures and video of the 2018 Freestyle, visit the All American Quarter Horse Congress on Facebook, Instagram and QuarterHorseCongress.com.