After a week filled with racing in the heat of Tennessee brought highs, lows, and everything in between at the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, the coveted Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award was handed out to the top up-and-coming rider. Ahead of the 2017 event, the award was re-named to honor Nicky Hayden after his passing earlier that summer.

Following a rather dominant showing by Enzo Temmerman in 2025, the Team Green Kawasaki rider took home the prestigious award. Temmerman won five of his six motos in the 250 and Open Pro Sport divisions en route to claiming both titles. The Team Green Kawasaki rider faced some adversity though, splitting his chin in a simple tip over, as well as having lightning in the area cut one of his motos short. That's the only moto he did not win.

After Kawasaki waited 14 years between Jason Anderson's 2010 Horizon Award and Drew Adams' 2024 award, Temmerman gives Kawasaki back-to-back awards. So, the big question is, who takes the award in 2026? Give us your predictions in the comments section below. 

Here are the 30 winners since the inception of the award in 1997.

Note: In 2008 there were two winners, as both Darryn Durham (Suzuki) and PJ Larsen (Kawasaki) received the award.

Images by Mitch Kendra