WPRA Barrel Racing
Professional barrel racing news, standings and updates from the WPRA.
Women’s Professional Rodeo Association
The WPRA is the oldest women’s sports organization in the country. With events at divisional barrel races and being the barrel racing sanctioning body at Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association events, women compete at these events in an attempt to qualify for their divisional circuit finals, circuit finals, and the National Finals Rodeo.
For the Love of the Horse: Wenda Johnson Wins Round 1 of the 2022 NFR
Wenda Johnson and Steal Money topped Round 1 of the 2022 National Finals Rodeo barrel racing with a 13.56-second run […]
What’s the Thomas & Mack Success Formula?
Each of the top 15 barrel racers in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association earned their 2022 qualification to the 2022 […]
Great Efforts Yield Great Rewards for Winkelman and Gintner in Great Lakes Circuit
Relative newcomer Sara Winkelman brought her A-game to the Great Lakes Circuit Finals in Louisville, Kentucky, November 10-12. Her goal? […]
Official National Finals Rodeo Barrel Racing Pattern Measurements
Ever wondered what the measurements are on one of the most iconic barrel racing patterns in the world? Each year, […]
Kirkpatrick Tops 2022 WPRA World Finals First Round Card Holder Race Competition
WACO, TEXAS – It might have been a wet and cold day outside the Extraco Event Center in Waco but the competition […]
Iron on Iron: Shali Lord and Andrea Busby Emerge Victorious in Mountain States
The Mountain States Circuit holds some of the largest and saltiest rodeos of the ProRodeo regular season, so it should […]
Which Barrel Racers Secured the 💰💰 in the Least Rodeos in 2022?
For barrel racers, there’s many different paths to the NFR, and 2022’s ProRodeo regular season saw diverse cases. At one […]
Beisel and Hurst Prove It’s Not Lonely at the Top at Prairie Circuit Finals
Close friends Emily Beisel and Ivy Hurst battled for checks all weekend long in Duncan, Oklahoma’s Ram Prairie Circuit Finals, […]
Veterans and Underdogs Split NFR Open Qualifications at Texas Circuit Finals
The 2022 Texas Circuit Finals, held October 11-14 in Waco, Texas, allowed both Sissy Winn and Ilyssa Riley the chance […]
That’s a Wrap: ProRodeo’s Regular Season Comes to a Close
The hopes and dreams of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and ProRodeo Circuit Finals hopefuls comes down to one day–September 30, […]
Did Lisa Lockhart Just Clinch Her 16th NFR Qualification?
(Last updated September 25, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. CST) With one week left in the ProRodeo season, the drama is […]
The Final 2022 ProRodeo Circuit Countdown
The final opportunity for bubble barrel racers across all 13 ProRodeo Circuits is underway this week, or in some cases […]
How Kacey Gartner Prepared Her Sleek Speedster “Mercedes” to Dominate the Pendleton Round-Up
Kacey Gartner’s Rebel Look, known as “Mercedes,” doesn’t look like the perfect Pendleton horse, but there’s something magical about her […]
“Let ‘er Buck!” The Pendleton Round-Up Headlines This Week’s ProRodeo Tracker
For bubble barrel racers hoping to keep or gain a spot inside the top 15 in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world […]
Labor Day Weekend Barrel Racing ProRodeo Tracker
September marks the final countdown as ProRodeo barrel racing contestants fight it out for a spot inside the top 15 […]