Frank’s The Man: Stephanie Fryar and Some Streakin French Win Rodeo Corpus Christi
Stephanie Fryar and Some Streakin French, better known as Fast Frank, won the average title at Rodeo Corpus Christi Saturday night, banking $10,653 on the weekend with a 26.53 on two head. Fryar and Frank placed fifth in Round 1 at 13.37 for $2,747, then tied Kappie Bryant for the short-round win at 13.16 to […]
“This Is Going to Be Your Colt”: Cheyenne Wimberley and HP Valentino Win 2026 Ruby Buckle Central Futurity Round 2
Cheyenne Wimberley and HP Valentino topped the 2026 Ruby Buckle Central Futurity 1D Round 2 in 16.861 Friday at the Lazy E Arena. The win paid $8,000 to owners Jason Martin and Charlie Cole of Highpoint Performance Horses in Pilot Point, Texas, with $1,000 in stallion incentive to Winners Version and $1,000 to breeder Kelly […]
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Katniss’ Son Blazzin The Way Win the 2026 Ruby Buckle Central Futurity 1D Average
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and her family’s homebred Blazzin The Way put a stamp on the 2026 Ruby Buckle Central Futurity at the Lazy E Arena, taking the 1D Round 1 and the 1D Average. The 5-year-old sorrel stallion by Blazin Jetolena and out of Ima Famous Babe—Tonozzi’s late NFR mare known to her family and […]
No Limits: Josh Andrews Lands High Seller BPH TheSkyIsTheLimit at Ruby Buckle Select Sale
Josh Andrews arrived at the Ruby Buckle April Sale at the Lazy E Arena on Thursday with one goal: walk out a Ruby Buckle stallion owner. He left with BPH Theskyisthelimit, a 2016 palomino Dash Ta Fame stallion consigned by Taylor Necaise, for $250,000, marking the high seller of the day. The 10-year-old palomino is […]
Heidi Gunderson Pushes Through Loss, Wins Ruby Buckle Central Derby Average with Wonder If Im Lucky
Heidi Gunderson and Wonder If Im Lucky won the 2026 Ruby Buckle Central Derby average on Tuesday in 33.634, with the Round 2 winner clocking the fastest run of the Derby on a standard pattern in 16.693. The pair stacked an eighth-place 16.941 in Round 1 with the Round 2 title for an unofficial $24,564 […]
Michelle Alley Rebukes the Doubt, Tops Ruby Buckle Central Derby Round 1 with Lipstick N Stilletos
Michelle Alley and Lipstick N Stilletos topped the 1D kept up their winning streak on the 2026 year in Round 1 of the 2026 Ruby Buckle Central Derby on Monday. They clocked a 16.747, worth $6,250 to owner Heather Moeller of Iola, Texas, plus $781 to RR Mistakelly’s stallion incentive program and $781 back to […]
First Five: Meet the Contenders From Lexington With a Shot at $2 Million
Get to know the top five athletes with a chance at $2 million advancing from the Eastern Contender Finals in Lexington, Kentucky, April 11-13. Dusky Lynn Hall Qualifying Horse: Chasin A Win Dusky Lynn Hall is headed back to Arlington after winning the Eastern Regional Finals aboard Chasin A Win, a horse she calls “Spit,” adding […]
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 […]