PROFile: The Tricia Aldridge Story
Tricia Aldridge will step into the Thomas and Mack Center for the first time in 2025 ranked No. 11 in the WPRA world standings after earning $141,182 across 87 rodeos. The Sanger, Texas, trainer reached her first NFR on the back of her 5-year-old stallion Adios Pantalones, finishing one of the most unconventional and self-made […]
PROFile: The Tayla Moeykens Story
Tayla Moeykens will step inside the Thomas & Mack for the first time in 2025 ranked No. 10 in the WPRA world standings after earning $142,560.90 across 87 rodeos. The Three Forks, Montana, cowgirl is one of the youngest in the field, but she arrives with a foundation built on deliberate steps, strong horsemanship and […]
PROFile: The Hayle Gibson-Stillwell Story
Hayle Gibson-Stillwell enters her first National Finals Rodeo in 2025 ranked No. 12 in the WPRA world standings after earning $140,032.27 across 82 rodeos. The Redcrest, California, cowgirl reached the Finals on homebred horsepower and a season that unfolded without plans, projections or expectations. Gibson-Stillwell grew up far from the rodeo arena. Her parents raced […]
PROFile: The Wenda Johnson Story
Wenda Johnson will enter the Thomas & Mack Arena in 2025 as a six-time NFR qualifier, a benchmark that reflects years of measured decision-making, disciplined preparation and a horsemanship style rooted in clarity and purpose. In a sport where momentum shifts quickly and pressure mounts easily, Johnson has become a model of consistency—balancing a full […]
PROFiles: The Andrea Busby Story
Andrea Busby has once again secured her spot among the top barrel racers in ProRodeo, qualifying for her second consecutive Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2025. The Brock, Texas, cowgirl enters Las Vegas No. 14 in the WPRA world standings with $133,098 earned across 78 rodeos. For Busby, returning to the Finals marks another step […]
PROFiles: The Katelyn Scott Story
When 2025 NFR barrel racing first-timer Katelyn Scott talks about chaos, she doesn’t shy away from it. “Chaos doesn’t make a person. It reveals a person,” she said, smiling at the irony of what the 2024 ProRodeo season became. That truth defined the year she clawed her way from the bubble into her first National […]
A Good ‘Pancake’: Karson Berger Rides Borrowed Mare Smooth Money Raider to Mountain States Title
Wyoming barrel racer Karson Berger proved that faith, trust, and horsemanship go a long way when she captured the Mountain States Circuit Finals average championship in Loveland, Colorado. Her three-run total of 47.27 secondssealed the title and earned her $6,500 for the weekend—along with a qualification to the 2026 NFR Open in Colorado Springs. The victory was more than just a milestone buckle […]
Katie Lindahl’s 5-Year-Old Dashin On Fire Crosses $103K With Badlands Circuit Title Beneath Molly Otto
When the dust settled at the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo inside the North Dakota State Fairgrounds, it was a 5-year-old futurity mare who shined brightest. Dashin On Fire, known as “Mesa,” carried former NFR qualifier Molly Otto to her first-ever Badlands Circuit Finals average title, securing the championship in a three-run battle that paid out nearly $6,500. The […]
Alyssa Urbanek-Wade Wins Texas Circuit, Driver Picks up Aggregate Title
The Texas Circuit Finals kicks off the first WPRA Circuit Finals run of the year annually, and the 2025 installment saw Alyssa Urbanek-Wade and Jordan Driver lock up the circuit titles and 2026 NFR Open positions. In her first season truly committing to the Texas circuit, Alyssa Urbanek-Wade never imagined she’d end 2025 as the Texas Circuit year-end […]
Wonder If Im Lucky Earns Futurity Title No. 6 Beneath Heidi Gunderson in Guthrie
Few horses have defined the 2025 futurity season like Wonder If I’m Lucky beneath Heidi Gunderson, and he added to his undeniable record with a Young Guns League futurity title and strong Pink Buckle finish in Guthrie the first week of October 2025. The 2021 gelding by Lucky Wonder Horse out of TS Sunnys Superstar by PC Mr Sun Peppy) […]
Jesse Harris and DLF Cash Two Annie Celebrate Breakout Career Moment With Young Guns League Title
The first round of the Young Guns League Derby marked a breakthrough for Jesse Harris and her 2019 mare DLF Cash Two Annie (Repete Offender x TT Two Cash, by Letters Judgement). The pair posted a 16.852-second run to win Round 1 and $8,250, then followed with a third-place finish in Round 2 to claim the average championship with a two-run total of […]
‘A Surreal Moment’ Thee Ironman is Pink Buckle High Seller, Headed to Cullins’ Training Program
The 2025 Pink Buckle Stallion Owners Select Sale in Guthrie, Oklahoma, saw excitement peak when Thee Ironman, a yearling stallion by Tres Seis and out of MJ Segers Fast Lane, brought a final bid of $260,000—making him the high seller of the day. Representing buyer Sarah Miller, Brandon and Emily Cullins shared in the buzz at the Lazy E Arena alongside consignors Grant and Rayel Little, who raised […]
STILL Great: 7 Years Between DM Sissy Hayday’s Horse of the Year Titles
With four WPRA World Championships and nearly a decade of dominance, DM Sissy Hayday“Sister” has officially been named the 2025 AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year beneath Hailey Kinsel for the second time in her career—seven years after her first. BarrelRacing.com caught up with Kinsel just hours after she got the official call from the WPRA, while she […]
WPRA Honors The Money Barrel’s Kayla Jones with 2025 Media Award
The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association has named Kayla Jones, host of The Money Barrel podcast, as the recipient of its 2025 Media Award, honoring her impact on storytelling in the barrel racing industry. External link: WPRA Announces 2025 Committee and Contract Awards For more than five years, Jones and her husband, producer, and editor Kreg Jones have brought listeners the voices […]
The Rundown Sept. 30: The One Where We Announce the NFR Field
It’s another week of The Rundown, and The Money Barrel EquiStat Reminder We’ll never stop talking about the importance of accurate results reporting—because it matters. Small jackpots matter, local associations matter, and the big productions definitely matter. Producers: please send Excel files of your results to Qdataresults@gmail.com, mblack@aqha.org, results@equistat.com, barrelracingreport@gmail.com.Contestants: enter horses under their registered names. It all adds […]