Top 12 Horses’ Pedigrees Competing in Cheyenne Frontier Days Championship Sunday

See the pedigrees of the 12 horses who made it through three rounds of competiiton to championship Sunday at the 2022 Cheyenne Frontier Days.

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See the pedigrees of the 12 horses who made it through three rounds of competiiton to championship Sunday at the 2022 Cheyenne Frontier Days.

The field in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been whittled down from over 200, to just 12 horses and riders competing on Championship Sunday. Here is the complete list of pedigrees on the powerhouses that made it through three rounds of competition before the winner-takes-all showdown round.

See the results here.

No. 12: Promise Me Fame Guys, “Levee”

Rider: Lisa Lockhart

No. 11: JR Naughty Jet

Rider: Katie Pascoe

No. 10: JKR Dashs Fast Star

2009 bay mare sired by Dashs Emblem and out of Angel In the Storm, by Heza Fast Man

Rider: Jamie Chaffin

No. 9: VQ Sucker Punch

Rider: Cheyenne Wimberley

No. 8: Blazing With My Dude, “Tito”

Rider: Andrea Busby

No. 7: Wood B Asmokinbarbie

Rider: Cindy Smith

No. 6: Smooth Movin Guy, “Jerry McGuire”

Rider: Presley Smith

No. 5: Magic French Flight

Rider: Rachelle Riggers

No. 4: Fiery Miss West, “Missy”

Rider: Jessica Routier

No. 3: FireWaterFrenchFame, “Apollo”

Rider: Summer Kosel

No. 2: FameFireRocks, “PopRocks”

Rider: Taycie Matthews

No. 1: JustaHeartBeatTaFame, “Gus”

Rider: Leslie Smalygo

About Bonnie Wheatley

Bonnie Wheatley brings a lifetime of professional experience in the Western industry to her role as Barrel Racing Content Director for BarrelRacing.com and Barrel Racing Magazine. She grew up immersed in ranching and the Western lifestyle before graduating from the University of California at Davis and relocating to the eastern plains of Colorado. When not researching and writing exciting new content, Wheatley enjoys running barrels, showing reined cow horses, cheering at her daughter Sage’s sporting events, and for her husband, Scot, and son, Regan, at team ropings and horse shows.