Performances for the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo kicked off on January 12. Here’s the complete guide to barrel racing in Denver.

NWSSR Championship Round Barrel Racing Results

1. Jimmie Smith-Tew, McDade, Texas, 14.83, $4,074.
2. Kalli McCall, Lufkin, Texas, 14.95, $3,543.
3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 14.96, $3,011
4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.04, $2,480.
5. Darby Fox, king Hill, Idaho, 15.06, $1,948.
6. Kristi Steffes, Vale, S.D., 15.18, $1,417.
7. Timber Allenbrand, Paola, Kan., 15.21, $886.
8. Sophie Nolen, Stephenville, Texas, 15.25, $354

Saturday’s Semifinals featured 24 barrel racers who fought out of their brackets from the original 80. Of those 80, 40 came from the Denver Qualifier (see below for full information) and 40 came from the WPRA world standings. Interestingly enough, all three semifinals performances were topped by qualifiers. Semifinal One saw Kalli McCall take the win, Semifinal Two saw young gun Sophie Nolen beat out a stacked field, and Semifinal Three saw Darby Fox on a self-trained mare. The following 12 barrel racers punched their ticket to the Finals on Sunday (not in running order).

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo Barrel Racing Results

Updated January 22 at 8 A.M. CST.

Semifinals Results

Barrel racers in bold will advance to Finals round on Sunday, January 22.

Semifinal One: 1. Kalli McCall, 15.07 seconds, $2,834; 2. Timber Allenbrand, 15.20, $2,126; 3. Kelly Yates, 15.30, $1,417; 4. Kristi Steffes, 15.33, $709; 5. Jamie Olsen, 15.37; 6. Shali Lord, 15.40

Semifinal Two: 1. Sophie Nolen, 14.92 seconds, $2,834; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.97, $2,126; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 15.00, $1,417; 4. Jimmie Smith-Tew, 15.28, $709; 5. Garrison Hailey, 15.36; 6. Rachelle Riggers, 15.40

 
Semifinal Three: 1. Darby Fox, 15.04 seconds, $2,834; 2. Katie Pascoe, 15.17, $2,126; 3. Sara Winkleman, 15.22, $1,417; 4. Taycie Matthews, 15.29, $709; 5. Emma Charleston, 15.41; 6. Sierra Scott-Williams, 15.42

Second Round Payoff

1. Darby Fox, 14.88 seconds, $3,667; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 14.95, $3,188; 3. Shali Lord, 15.01, $2,710; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.05, $2,232; 5. Emma Charleston, 15.09, $1,754; 6. (tie) Hailey Garrison and Austyn Tobey, 15.12, $1,036 each; 8. Kalli McCall, 15.13, $319

Bracket One

First round: 1. Jamie Olsen, 15.18 seconds; 2. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 15.34; 3. Abby Phillips, 15.42; 4. Kelcey McNamee, 15.45; 5. (tie) Loralee Ward and Shawnee Williams, 15.46 each

Second round: 1. Sara Winkelman, 15.17 seconds; 2. Jamie Olsen, 15.20; 3. Loralee Ward, 15.32; 4. Megan McLeod-Spague, 15.33; 5. Abby Phillips, 15.35; 6. Rachel Werkmen, 15.37

Qualifiers: 1. Jamie Olsen, 30.38 seconds on two head; 2. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 30.67; 3. Sara Winkleman, 30.69

Bracket Two

First Round: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 15.12 seconds; 2. (tie) Kelly Yates and Sydni Blachard, 15.39; 4. Alex Odle, 15.60; 5. Michelle Alley, 15.66; 6. Mejrusa Rustemovic, 15.84

Second Round 1. Lisa Lockhart, 14.95 seconds; 2. Kelly Yates, 15.36; 3. Gracen Pomroy, 15.42; 4. Michelle Alley, 15.49; 5. Katie Drosihn, 15.66; 6. Kiley Dalchow, 20.42

Qualifiers: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 30.07 seconds on two head; 2. Kelly Yates, 30.75; 3. Michelle Alley, 31.15

Bracket Three

First Round: 1. Taycie Matthews, 14.9 seconds; 2. Rachelle Riggers, 15.27; 3. Kristi Steffes, 15.29; 4. Heidi Tillard, 15.57;
 

Second Round 1. Taycie Matthews, 15.14 seconds; 2. Molly Pritchard, 15.18; 3. Kristi Steffes, 15.34; 4. Rachelle Riggers, 15.36; 5. Heidi Tillard, 15.41; 6. Amy Smith, 15.76

Qualifiers: 1. Taycie Matthews, 30.4 seconds on two head; 2. (tie) Rachelle Riggers and Kristi Steffes, 30.63

Bracket Four

First Round: 1. Kylee Scribner, 14.88 seconds; 2. Cayla Small, 15.18; 3. Shali Lord, 15.37; 4. Hailey Garrison, 15.41; 5. Sierra Scott-Williams, 15.51; 6. Andrea Busby, 15.60

Second Round: 1. Shali Lord, 15.01 seconds; 2. Hailey Garrison, 15.12; 3. Sierra Scott Williams, 15.38; 4. Andrea Busby, 15.72; 5. Carlee Otero, 16.35; 6. Sarah Rose Waguespack, 20.46

Qualifiers: 1. Shali Lord, 30.38 seconds on two head; 2. Hailey Garrison, 30.53; 3. Sierra Scott-Williams, 30.89

Pozzi Tonozzi Earns Fifth Denver Stock Show Rodeo Barrel Racing Championship

Bracket Five

First Round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.84 seconds; 2. Katie Pasco, 15.22; 3. Brittany Sporer, 15.28; 4. Steely Steiner, 15.36; 5. Kaylin Doak, 15.51; 5. Christy Larsen, 15.66

Second round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.05 seconds; 2. (tie) Jane Melby and Katie Pasco, 15.18, 4. Kari Boxleitner, 15.34; 5. (tie) Christy Larsen and Cassidy Champion, 15.39

Qualifiers: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 29.89 seconds on two head; 2. Katie Pascoe, 30.40; 3. Jane Melby, 30.7

Bracket Six

First Round: 1. Darby Fox, 14.99 seconds; 2. Bayleigh Choate, 15.02; 3. Shannon McReynolds, 15.04; 4. Ari-Anna Flynn, 15.05; 5. Timber Allenbrand, 15.27; 6. Martha Smith, 15.53

Second round: 1. Darby Fox, 14.88 seconds; 2. Timber Allenbrand, 15.24; 3. Jimmie Smith-Tew, 15.40; 4. Cheyenne Allen, 15.55; 5. Ashley Castleberry, 15.86; 6. Bayleigh Choate, 19.85

Qualifiers: 1. Darby Fox, 29.87 seconds on two head; 2. Timber Allenbrand, 30.51; 3. Jimmie Smith-Tew, 31.24

Bracket Seven

First Round: 1. Ilyssa Riley, 14.88 seconds; 2. Kim Schulze, 14.91; 3. Kelly Allen, 15.13; 4. Austyn Tobey, 15.32; 5. Stephanie Fryar, 15.38; 6. Paige Jones, 15.45

Second round: 1. Austyn Tobey, 15.12 seconds; 2. Paige Jones, 15.17; 3. Stephanie Fryar, 15.28; 4. Ilyssa Riley, 15.32; 5. Tiany Schuster, 15.41; 6. Kelly Allen, 15.43

Qualifiers: 1. Ilyssa Riley, 30.20 seconds on two head; 2. Austyn Tobey, 30.44; 3. Kelly Allen, 30.56

Bracket Eight

First Round: 1. Sophie Nolen, 15.15 seconds; 2. (tie) Jackie Ganter and Wenda Johnson, 15.30; 4. Kalli McCall, 15.41; 5. Emma Charleston, 15.44; 6. Ivy Hurst, 15.51. 

Second Round: 1. Emma Charleston, Reeds, Mo., 15.09 seconds. 2, Kalli McCall, Lufkin, Texas, 15.13. 3, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 15.30. 4, Sophie Nolen, Stephenville, Texas, 15.36.

Qualifiers: 1. Sophie Nolen, 30.51. 2, Emma Charleston, 30.53. 3, Kalli McCall, 30.54

First Round Payoff

1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.84 seconds, $3,667; 2. (tie) Ilyssa Riley and Kylee Scribner, 14.88, $2,949 each; 4. Taycie Matthews, 14.90, $2,232; 5. Kim Schulze, 14.91, $1,754; 6. Darby Fox, 14.99, $1,275; 7. Bayleigh Choate, 15.02, $797; 8. Shannon McReynolds, 15.04, $319

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo Semifinals Draw

Saturday, January 21 at 11 A.M. MST

1. Kalli McCall Lufkin,TX 

2. Kristi Steffes Vale,SD 

3. Shali Lord Lamar,CO 

4. Ilyssa Riley

5. Jamie Olsen

6. Kelly Yates

7. Timber Allenbrand

8. Jane Melby 

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Saturday, January 21 at 3:30 P.M. MST

1. Hailey Garrison

2. Megan McLeod-Sprague

3. Austyn Tobey

4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

5. Sophie Nolen

6. Lisa Lockhart

7. Jimmie Smith-Tew

8. Rachelle Riggers

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Saturday, January 21 at 8:00 P.M. MST

1. Katie Pascoe

2. Sara Winkelman

3. Michelle Alley

4. Darby Fox

5. Emma Charleston

6. Sierra Scott-Williams

7. Kelly Allen

8. Taycie Matthews

Who Qualifies for the National Western Stock Show in Barrel Racing?

Denver takes 80 barrelr racers to its performances. Of those 80, 40 in 2023 were selected from the Qualifier event that was produced by the WPRA a few days before Christmas, and this is how the remaining 40 are selected.

• Top 28 contestants from the 2022 Pro Rodeo World standings
• Top 5 from the 2023 Pro Rodeo World standings based on winnings 7 days prior to the National Western Stock Show entries closing
• The top 2 from the 2022 WPRA Tour
• The top 5 from the 2022 Pro Rodeo Mountain States Circuit Finals year-end standing

National Western Stock Show Rodeo Barrel Racing Format

Barrel racing will follow the same format as the six PRCA events in Denver (breakaway roping is not included as an event in the National Western Stock Show Rodeo). Here’s the format outlined in the WPRA ground rules for 2022.

First Two Runs: The Performances

• All events will have two full go-rounds. They will be ran in consecutive performances. So the first 16 performances will feature eight brackets of 10 contestants and contestants will run their go-rounds back-to-back (see schedule)
• The top three in the aggregate on two runs in each bracket will advance to the semi-finals rounds.

Third Run: The Semi-Finals

• The semi-final progressive round will consist of three performances. Each performance will have eight contestants.
• The top four contestants of each semi-finals performance advance to the finals.

Fourth Run: The Finals

• 12 contestants will compete in the finals on Sunday, January 22.
• The fastest time of the finals will earn the title of National Western Stock Show Rodeo champion.

National Western Stock Show Rodeo Barrel Racing Payout

According to the WPRA website, the WPRA entry fee to compete in Denver is $396 ($375 entry fee and $21 Procom charge). Here’s how the payoff will break down in each round with the entry fees and $45,000 added money.

“After the 6% is retained for the WPRA, 45% of the remaining amount will be allotted for the first two go-rounds (22.5% for each go-round) and each go-round will play 8 places. 30% will be allotted to the semi-finals (10% for each of the three semi-finals performances) and will each pay 4 places. 25% will be allotted to the finals which will pay 8 places. There will be no average payoff.”

WPRA.com

National Western Stock Show Rodeo Barrel Racing Draw

Here’s the list of barrel racers in each performance grouping in order of their go-round one draw.

National Western Stock Show Rodeo Schedule