Kincade Henry had been in this spot before. Three times, in fact, across the last four years inside one of the biggest rodeo stages in the country, the Mount Pleasant, Texas, cowboy had punched his ticket to the 4-man round at The American Rodeo. Three times, he’d walked away without the big check.

Saturday night inside Globe Life Field in Arlington, the fourth time was the charm.

Henry and Duals Crescent Boon, “Mario,” stopped the clock at 6.57 in the final four to set a new arena record at Globe Life Field, a new personal best for Henry, and walk out of the building with $100,000.

“It means everything,” Henry said. “I’ve got to this spot so many times it feels like. And even if it’s for $100,000 or a million, whatever, the pride of it this year—I really wanted to finish. And it all worked out, so I’m very blessed.”

Road to The American

Henry earned his invite to The American through a top-5 finish in the 2025 PRCA World Standings, which placed him in the 10-man round on a bye rather than the $2 million qualifier bracket. In the 10-man round, he stopped the clock at 8.42 for third, securing his spot in the final four.

Then came the calf that made the record possible.

“Cory [Solomon] made a good run on her yesterday and she looked phenomenal,” Henry said. “In my mind, with them guys behind me, I needed to be throwing when the barrier broke. I had to take one more swing. I was a little behind, but whenever I saw her spinning around on her feet, I knew how fast she was going to be and all I had to do was finish.”

Henry was second out in the 4-man round, which meant two calf ropers were still to come. With Riley Webb—a three-time world champion who has beaten Henry in a final four before—waiting in the wings, Henry knew exactly what kind of time he needed to post.

“I don’t know how many times I’ve been beat in a final four by Webb when he’s last,” Henry said. “So I knew I had to go fast enough to hold that. Whenever she flanked, I went all out.”

Before the 2026 American, Henry’s fastest run was either a 6.7 or 6.8, aboard his wife’s horse. Saturday’s 6.57 erased both marks and set a new standard for the best run of his career.

“That is the fastest I’ve ever been,” Henry said with a smile. “My wife is going to be mad now that Mario’s got the new record.”

Mario’s Headed Home

The win was also the final run for Mario until the fall. The 20-year-old bay roan gelding has been the backbone of Henry’s career since 2021. Henry purchased Mario from Wyatt Imus after the 2021 season and the two have been nearly inseparable since—four NFR qualifications, a 2022 Collegiate title, College Rodeo Horse of the Year honors and a career-best $342,799 season together in 2025.

Henry typically rests Mario through the summer, and with The American pushed back on the calendar this year, he’d already kept him legged up a month longer than usual.

“Usually, I give him off all summer and we quit right after Angelo,” Henry said. “But because the American got pushed back, I knew I had to keep him legged up. It’s a lot of driving on the road and he’s better just to ease around on good calves like this. So we’re going to give him the summer off, and then he’ll be back for hopefully Mandan and Sioux Falls.”

Henry has said before that he won’t have Mario forever, and that every run is one to make count. On Saturday night at Globe Life Field, with $100,000 on the line and the fastest run of his life on the board, Kincade Henry and the fan favorite blue roan gelding made it count.