San Antonio’s bracket format reshaped the early WPRA standings, Tucson launched the 2026 outdoor season with a long-go and short-round battle, and Lisa Lockhart officially became the first WPRA barrel racer to surpass $4 million in career earnings during a pivotal first weekend of March.
Listen to the full episode below.
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
- Look back on the previous brackets: The Rundown Notes February 24: The One With The Grand Prix
- San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo 2026 Format, Results
Bracket 5
- Round 1 & 3: Michelley Alley – Lipstick N Stillettos
- Round 2: Wenda Johnson
Advancing: Alley, Johnson, Morgan Bagnell and Kassie Mowry.
Semi-Finals
Semi-Final 1
- Winner: Carlee Otero – Regina George – 14.16 | $5,504
Advancing on money: Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Jordan Driver, Kathy Grimes and Emily Beisel.
The top four were separated by less than a tenth.
Semi-Final 2
- Winner: Hayle Stillwell – Piper
Advancing: Katie Jo Halbert, Anita Ellis, Latricia Duke and Wenda Johnson.
Wild Card
Morgan Bagnell secured the final berth to the Finals aboard Sir Epic. She had competed earlier in the semifinals on Jet Fuel Only “Axel” (Blazin Jetolena x KR Famous Pearls by Dash Ta Fame) and continues to lead the Rookie standings.
Finals
- Winner: Anita Ellis – SGL Rico – 14.16 | $16,512
- 2nd: Hayle Stillwell – 14.23 | $11,000+
- T-3rd/4th: Emily Beisel – Liza / Latricia Duke – Carlos
Top 5 Earners – San Antonio
- Anita Ellis – $24,768
- Hayle Stillwell – $20,365
- Latricia Duke – $11,559
- Emily Beisel – $11,558
- Brittany Tonozzi – $10,457
Bonus interview content with Ellis is included in this week’s episode.
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros – Tucson, Arizona
The first major outdoor rodeo of the 2026 season featured a traditional long go and short round format.
Long Round
- 1st: Austyn Tobey – 17.25 | $4,281
- T-2nd: Lisa Lockhart – Rosas Cantina CC – 17.26
- T-2nd: Emily Beisel – Vanilla Gorilla – 17.26
- 4th: Carlee Otero – Twix
- Fastest time from slack: Amy Jo Reisdorfer – SH Fireinthefastlane
Short Round
Last out in the field of 12, Emily Beisel and Vanilla Gorilla clocked the fastest time again at 17.26.
- 1st: Emily Beisel – 17.26
- 2nd: Katelyn Scott – Twiz
- 3rd: Lisa Lockhart – Y Try Firewater (Firewater Canyon x Y Try Ta Catch Me by Prime Talent)
- 4th: Kailey Mitton
Average
- Champion: Emily Beisel – 34.55 on two | Nearly $10,000
- 2nd: Lisa Lockhart
- 3rd: Katelyn Scott
- 4th: Kailey Mitton
Beisel paired her Tucson earnings with more than $11,000 from San Antonio and is projected to take over the WPRA world standings lead.
Lisa Lockhart Reaches New Milestone
Lockhart entered the 2025 NFR with $3,874,825 in career earnings and added $110,541.14 in Las Vegas; after clearing the remaining $14,634 needed early in 2026, she officially surpassed $4 million following her Tucson performance.
She is the first WPRA barrel racer to reach the milestone.
Qualifier Updates
Calgary Qualifier
April 10–12 | Salina, Utah
$12,500 added Cardholders Race
$2,500 Open 4D
$10,000 added WPRA Breakaway Qualifier
Rodeo Corpus Christi
May 5–9 | $50,000 added | Limited to 60
Qualifier: April 19 at Circle T Arena in Hamilton, Texas