2026 ProRodeo Barrel Racing Results and World Standings: August 31-September 7
Every ProRodeo barrel racing result from August 31 to September 7, 2026, updated through the Labor Day weekend, plus the projected top 70 in the world standings.
Bozeman to Baker: Emma Smith Takes Resistol Rookie Lead After $22K Month
Two rodeo wins in Montana and checks at four Playoff Series stops carried the Pleasanton, Texas, rancher past a $32,000 deficit and to the top of the rookie standings.
It’s Playoff Time: The Puyallup 24 Is (Unofficially) Set
The Cinch Playoff Series points closed Monday and the draw is out. Ten of the 24 riders going to Puyallup are chasing the NFR top 15 from behind it, and the two riders sitting on the cut line did not make the field at all.
Winning in Style: The Complete List of WPRA’s Jerry Ann Taylor Award Recipients
Meet the winningest, most fashionable barrel racers that have received the Jerry Ann Taylor best-dressed award in the WPRA.
Benny’s Comeback: Andrea Busby and Jets Top Gun Win Caldwell
Jets Top Gun was not supposed to run again after surgery. Andrea Busby’s homebred won the Caldwell Night Rodeo average and moved her to No. 20 in the world.
The Rundown August 25: The One With Ruby Buckle and Another Record
Cassie Morton and SS I Am Misty generated $59,376 in Ruby Buckle payouts at Perry, Georgia, Kathy Grimes ran a 16.31 at Burley, Idaho, and Makenzie Mayes climbed five spots clear of the NFR bubble, all recapped on this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel. From Blaise Wheeler and Gimme All DaMoney […]
Blaise Wheeler Secures Ruby Buckle East Derby Win on Gimme All DaMoney, $31,515 for Leslie and Jason Willis
Blaise Wheeler won the Ruby Buckle East derby average aboard Gimme All DaMoney in Perry, Georgia, banking $31,515 across the week for owners Jason and Leslie Willis of Chester, South Carolina, on a horse she had been riding for one month. Wheeler, of Summit, Mississippi, won the first round on the 2021 Tres Seis gelding […]
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, […]