The Money Barrel: Lanita Peirce on Famous Wahini and 40 Years of Wins
Lanita Peirce, 76, won the Cody Stampede over the Fourth of July and Nebraska’s Big Rodeo at Burwell on July 25, both on Famous Wahini, the last horse out of the breeding program she rides for. She joined Kayla Jones on The Money Barrel to talk about the mare, that program, and coming back from […]
That Girl Who’s Climbing the Standings: Raelin Jurgens and ‘Bubba’ Jump to No. 23
Raelin Jurgens has climbed from No. 30 to No. 23 in the WPRA world standings in three weeks on Ima Epic Burr Bug, a gray gelding she bought as a 4-year-old in 2024.
Breakin’ Records: Sydney Graham and Dupont First Celebrate Historical Win in Heber City, $16,643 Week
Sydney Graham and her 7-year-old stallion Dupont First won the Mountain Valley Stampede in Heber City, Utah, on Aug. 1, stopping the clock at 16.49 for $7,740 and the fastest run ever recorded on a WPRA standard pattern at a professional rodeo. And that wasn’t all she pulled off that weekend. Four rodeos in five […]
August Roll Call: Bubble Wars Break Out in All 13 WPRA Circuits
Nine of the 13 WPRA circuits have a new leader since May, and 749 barrel racers have now cashed a circuit check. The full top 20 in every circuit through August 4, 2026, plus finals dates, entry cut-offs and the minimum rodeo counts that decide who is actually eligible.
So You’re Ready to Turn Pro: The WPRA Permit-to-Card Guide for Barrel Racers
Everything a barrel racer needs to know before buying a WPRA permit, filling it and earning a pro card: what it costs, how to fill it, when to buy the card, and how to enter your first ProRodeo through ProCom.
Graham Cracks $100K, Kosel Holds Down NFR Bubble in This Week’s Projected World Standings
Sydney Graham breaks $100,000 and the fight for the 15th and final NFR spot comes down to $328, with Summer Kosel edging Tricia Aldridge in our projected 2026 WPRA barrel racing world standings.
Tayla Moeykens Wins Cheyenne Frontier Days Title on KN Fames Best Yet
Tayla Moeykens won the barrel racing title at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 26, riding the gelding she calls Yeti to the biggest win of her career at the Daddy of ’em All. It was the third summer she has brought KN Fames Best Yet back to Cheyenne, and the year the climb finally paid […]
‘It’s Never Too Late to Start Again’ Kariann Cross and Star Celebrate $22K Week, Days of ’47 Victory
KariAnn Cross won the barrel racing gold medal at the Days of ’47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City on July 25, riding DK Star Biankus to $18,000 in the finals and the biggest win of a ProRodeo career that is only in its second season. She did it on a mare she raised, foaled out, […]
Hayle and Hailey Have Taken Over: WPRA Standings Shuffle After Cheyenne, Utah’s Pioneer Week
For the first time in 2026, the name at the top of the projected WPRA world standings is not Kassie Mowry, it’s Hayle Gibson-Stillwell. The last full week of July is the richest stretch of the summer run, and it moved the standings. Cheyenne Frontier Days crowned its champion under the new WPRA Playoff bracket, […]
The Horses of Cheyenne: 2026 CFD Finalist Pedigrees
Twelve horses ran in the final round of the 2026 Cheyenne Frontier Days barrel racing tournament on Sunday, July 26. Tayla Moeykens and KN Fames Best Yet won it in 17.41 seconds. This page is the pedigree record for all 12: sire, dam, damsire, foaling year, owner and breeder for every horse that made Championship […]
The Rundown July 21: The One With Colorado Springs and 5 States
Caitlyn White and Mr Soul won the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Tricia Aldridge took the California Rodeo Salinas average aboard Adios Pantalones, and the 5 States Breeders Futurity paid more than $225,000 across a loaded week in South Dakota, all recapped on this week’s episode of […]
Catherine Asmussen Making Moves Up Resistol Rookie Standings, Bagnell Still Leads Field
Morgan Bagnell keeps padding her lead at the top of the Resistol Rookie race, but the chase behind her looks nothing like it did heading into the summer run. Through July 14, Bagnell sits first with $57,035.00, a cushion of $25,756.79 over a brand-new runner-up. When we last checked the board on May 13, that margin was […]
Say Hello to Adios: All-Time Winningest Barrel Stallion Returns From Hock Fracture Beneath Tricia Aldridge
Adios Pantalones is back. The winningest barrel racing stallion of all time won the average at the 2026 California Rodeo Salinas, banking $14,420 for Tricia Aldridge, his first title since a fractured hock and the surgery that followed kept him off the rodeo road for roughly five months. The 6-year-old stallion (Tres Seis x French […]
‘I Just Let Him Do His Thing’: Caitlyn White and Mr Soul Win $16,750 and NFR Open National Circuit Championship
Caitlyn White won the 2026 NFR Open barrel racing championship Saturday night at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, riding the stallion Mr Soul to a 17.29 in the Top 9 Finals for $13,000 in her first trip to the circuit system’s season-ending finale. It was the fastest Mr Soul ran all week, […]
Tricia Aldridge and Adios Pantalones Seal the Deal on California Rodeo Salinas Win: Full Results
Tricia Aldridge was the top earner in the barrel racing at the 2026 California Rodeo Salinas, winning $14,420 across the week aboard Adios Pantalones. Aldridge took the average in 64.40 seconds on four head and won the finals round in 15.98, riding the winningest barrel racing stallion of all time. Sherry Cervi was the next-best […]