Lipstick N Stilletos Crosses $500K as Michelle Alley Struts Into NFR Contention
Michelle Alley and Lipstick N Stilletos have entered NFR qualifying conversation at the halfway point in the ProRodeo season, plus crossed a major lifetime earnings mark off the list for the 6-year-old powerhouse mare. After leaving RodeoHouston sitting at $488,838 in QData recorded career earnings, Stiletto pushed past the $500,000 mark over the next few […]
Makenzie Mayes and “Rousey,” Win $100K+ in Hondo Rodeo Knockout
Makenzie Mayes made the most of a high-dollar opportunity in New Orleans, banking $101,500 at the Hondo Rodeo with a dominant three-round performance aboard “Rousey” (Chicado Moon). The 22-year-old barrel racer won Rounds 1 and 2, added another check in the finals and secured both the Maverick Award and the three-head average title inside Caesars […]
The Carlos Effect: How Latricia Duke Went From ‘Not Rodeoing’ to No 2 in the World
LaTricia Duke wasn’t going to rodeo in 2026, but she’s seated No. 2 in the World Standings and ripping through the winter rodeos, forcing a different conversation on a yellow gelding. Duke has already stacked nearly $70,000 and trails only reigning World Champion Kassie Mowry on DM He Will Run Em, “Carlos,” a 6-year-old that […]
Josey Murphy and Mikey Are Carrying on Mom’s Legacy in Southeastern Circuit
You might know Josey Murphy from the breakaway roping headlines, where the Louisiana cowgirl has built her career, but now she’s seated No 1 in the Southeastern Circuit on the barrel racing side. But this winter, Murphy has been winning in ProRodeo barrel racing aboard TechnicolourMagic “Mikey,” a palomino gelding trained by her late mother, […]
Unrelentless: The Champion Racehorse Turning Heads for Reliance Ranches
Reliance Ranches continues to expand its roster of performance-driven stallions with Unrelentless, the 2025 AQHA Champion Aged Stallion whose race record and pedigree place him among the most accomplished sons of Hes Relentlessto enter the breeding shed. Unrelentless compiled a standout racing career that showcased both elite speed and durability. The stallion made 23 career starts, winning seven […]
She’s SO Back: Anita Ellis and SGL Rico Cap Comeback With San Antonio Win
Just months after a traumatic accident forced her to miss the 2025 National Finals Rodeo, Anita Ellis delivered a powerful comeback moment wclinching the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo barrel racing title aboard SGL Rico with a 14.16-second run. Ellis was the second cowgirl out in the Finals, and her 14.16 held through the […]
The Rundown March 2: The One With San Antonio
San Antonio’s bracket format reshaped the early WPRA standings, Tucson launched the 2026 outdoor season with a long-go and short-round battle, and Lisa Lockhart officially became the first WPRA barrel racer to surpass $4 million in career earnings during a pivotal first weekend of March. Listen to the full episode below. San Antonio Stock Show […]
Trailblazer: Lisa Lockhart is First $4 Million WPRA Barrel Racer
Lisa Lockhart has added another milestone to her influential résumé, becoming the first WPRA barrel racer to surpass $4 million in career earnings following her performance in Tucson this weekend. Tune into this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel to hear how the math shook out when it drops today. The 19-time […]
Stallion A Frenchmans Ledoux Wins Montana Circuit Finals Beneath Taylor Jane Gardner
Taylor Jane-Gardner won the Montana Circuit Finals average in Great Falls with a three-head total of 39.38 seconds aboard A Frenchmans Ledoux. The 2014 sorrel stallion isn’t just a rodeo horse. He’s been hauled to amateur rodeos, pro rodeos and futurities, roped off of, shown and used outside. The week before the Finals, he was […]
Willie Horzepa’s Program, Patience Pay Off in First Frontier Circuit Title Win
Willie Horzepa capped her 2025 season with a First Frontier Circuit year-end title and Finals average win, breaking through after years of consistency in the Northeast. The Millstone Township, New Jersey, cowgirl earned $15,795.91 across 20 rodeos, then edged Karissa Landis by six-hundredths with a 59.69 to win the Circuit Finals average. “I got blessed,” […]
👑 Crown ‘Em: 2026 Buckeye Royal Crown Race Recap
The Royal Crown kicked off its first event of 2026 with big payouts in Buckeye, Arizona, February 11-15, and we’re recapping the derby, futurity, high stakes and more. Click here for FULL Royal Crown and SVE class results. Royal Crown Derby Round 1 HP Hotrod, a 2021 stallion by Dash Ta Fame out of Rods […]
Austin Hodges Shakes “Money Makerr” Tree With $20K Kinder Cup Slot Race Victory
The 2026 Good Times Barrel Racing Association Kinder Cup opened at its new home in Perry, Georgia, with the 5-and-under futurity slot race, where Austin Hodges stopped the clock in 14.768 seconds to win $20,000 aboard Money Makerr. For Hodges, the win was about far more than a time on the board. Money Makerr, an […]
PROFiles: The Kassie Mowry Story
Kassie Mowry’s rise to the top of barrel racing did not come quickly, and it did not come by accident. Long before world titles and gold buckles, Mowry built her career as a trainer, learning how to develop horses correctly and earning trust inside established programs before launching one of her own. That path has […]
#NFRWrapped: 2025 NFR Summarized for Top 16 Barrel Racers
No. 1 — Kassie Mowry Entered the NFR: No. 1Finished the season: No. 1Total earnings: $403,881.76Total NFR earnings: $200,436.76Average finish: 4th ($44,356.39) Kassie Mowry held the top spot from start to finish by pairing go-round wins with steady top-four finishes. She won two go-rounds on two different horses, opening the Finals by winning Round 1 and later winning Round 6. Beyond those wins, Mowry finished second […]
Rollercoaster Ride: Julie Plourde Goes From No. 16 to 2025 NFR Aggregate Champion
Julie Plourde won the National Finals Rodeo barrel racing average with a 139.67 on 10, earning $94,035.54 aboard Wateverock RC (“Rocky”), a backup horse she purchased earlier this year. Called into the NFR field just days before the Finals began, Plourde stepped in as a replacement after finishing 16th in the WPRA World Standings when Anita Ellis, No. 8 in the […]