Hailey Kinsel and DM Sissy Hayday Break NFR Barrel Racing Record With Go-Round Win No. 26
Hailey Kinsel and DM Sissy Hayday returned to familiar territory on Friday night in Las Vegas, clocking a 13.53 to win Round 2 of the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The win marks the team’s NFR go-round win No. 26, inching the four-time World Champion even closer to the possibility of a fifth by the end of […]
Plot Twists: NFR Barrel Racing Practice Notes
The first NFR barrel racing practice is in the books, and all 15 barrel racers have had the opportunity to check out the infamous Thomas & Mack pattern setup. Meet the field here. Kassie Mowry Starting things off on CP He Will Be Epic, Mowry worked a drill we’ve seen both her and Danyelle Campbell […]
PROFile: The Lisa Lockhart Story
For nearly two decades, Lisa Lockhart has set the gold standard for professionalism, horsemanship, and consistency in ProRodeo—plus she’s the winningest of all time at $3.4 million earned in the WPRA and climbing. With trip No. 19 to the National Finals Rodeo in 2025, the South Dakota cowgirl stands among the most accomplished athletes the […]
NFR Barrel Racing Payout is Richer Than Ever in 2025
The 2025 National Finals Rodeo is set to payout an increased prize in 2025, and the top 15 barrel racers in the world will run at $1.2 million in barrel racing dollars December 4-14. Total NFR payout: Event payout: $13.5 million Guaranteed prize money per event: $1.2 million 2025 NFR barrel racing go-round payout Each […]
PROFile: The Halyn Lide Story
Halyn Lide will enter the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo ranked No. 9 in the WPRA World Standings with $144,614.31 earned across 74 rodeos. The China Spring, Texas cowgirl secured her second consecutive NFR berth behind one of the strongest late-season pushes in the field, and she did it on the home-raised gelding who has […]
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) […]