Barrel Racing News
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Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Election Candidate Q&A, Part 1
WPRA Presidential candidates Jimmie Munroe and Becky Nix, as well as Vice Presidential candidates Heidi Schmidt and Jymmy Kay Cox […]

The American Rodeo Semifinalists Gear Up for their Chance at Rodeo’s Richest Day
On March 6 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, The American will change lives. The richest single-day event in all […]

Big Cash in Kinder Draws Top Competitors
When the dust had settled at the Coushatta Casino Resort arena in Kinder, Louisiana, on Sunday, Feb. 13, a combined […]

Thomas Takes IPRA Barrel Racing
Ranger, Georgia, resident Julie Thomas won $6,222 over four rounds at IFR 52 as she fought to maintain her No. 1 position […]

Tacy Kay Webb Wins Cowtown Christmas Championship Rodeo to be in Contention to be the First Victor of the WCRA Triple Crown of Rodeo $1 Million Bonus
As the event was down to one eligible athlete in the Triple Crown of Rodeo (TCR) at the Dec. 18 […]

Dirt Work: Award-Winning Rodeo Ground of 2021
A revolution is brewing in the rodeo business when it comes to the often-taboo subject of ground conditions and barrel […]

Five Steps to Winning $100,000 with Super Stakes Champion Leslie Willis
Running a 3-year-old barrel horse down the alleyway is a delicate art, and Leslie Willis is a master sculptor in […]

Get the Dirt: How Raking After Every Runner Became a Thing at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Thanks to coordination on the part of Women’s Professional Rodeo Association President Jimmie Munroe and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo General […]

Relentless Remuda Partners with Solo Select Horses on Dirty Fling
The Relentless Remuda—owned by Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker—have now partnered with Solo Select Horses on the junior stallion Dirty […]

Creacy’s 3 Keys to Building a Confident Barrel Horse Yield BFA Derby Title
Schelli Creacy made headlines by capturing the Derby championship at the 36th Annual Barrel Futurities of America World Championships, held Nov. […]

Storybook Ending for Return Of The Mac at BFA World Championship Futurity
Return Of The Mac (“Creed”), ridden by Danyelle Campbell for FC Ranch, capped off his triumphant return from a condylar […]

The 2022 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Moves to Fort Worth in May with New Competition Format Updates
FORT WORTH, Texas – The WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and PBR (Professional Bull Riders) today announced that the largest […]

Rainey Skelton Banks 60 G’s
Elite female timed event rodeo athletes came out guns blazing when the $750,000 Women’s Rodeo World Championships (WRWC) were hosted […]

Lord Scores Dual Mountain States Circuit Victories
Riding her 2010 wicked-fast gray mare Frosted In Fame (“CeCe”), Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., raced her way to the top […]

Cheyenne Allan Claims Columbia River Circuit Championship
When the Ram Trucks Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo, held Oct. 21-23 at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in […]