The Days of ’47 is one of Utah’s most anticipated rodeos every year, and one that most of the top barrel racers in the world show up at in hopes of locking in a big payday and the coveted gold medal.
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Days of ’47 barrel racing format
The Salt Lake City Days of 47 Rodeo has a specific format:
- Initial Qualification: 80 barrel racers qualified and made their slack run on Tuesday, July 16
- Progressive Rounds: From the 80 girls, the top 32 moved on to the progressive rounds (perfornances July 19-20, July 22-23) In these nightly performances, the top two from each of the four performances advance to the finals.
- Finals: The finals (July 24) consists of the top eight girls who qualified from the progressive rounds.
- Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Benny Add $10,000 and Days of ’47 Gold Medal to 2023 War Chest
- Jordon Briggs Adds Gold Medal and $25K to Resume, Tops Star-Studded Days of ’47 2022 Field
2024 Days of ’47 barrel racing results
Qualifying Round
1. Kassie Mowry, 16.71 seconds, $5,600; 2. Halyn Lide, 16.98, $4,480; 3. Leslie Smalygo, 17.00, $3,640; 4. Tillar King, 17.02, $2,800; 5. Hailey Kinsel, 17.05, $2,240; 6. Shelley Morgan, 17.06, $1,680; 7. Jordon Briggs, 17.14, $1,400; 8. Tiany Schuster, 17.17, $1,260; 9. Fallon Taylor, 17.18, $1,120; 10. Ashley Castleberry, 17.20, $980; 11. Amanda Butler, 17.21, $840; 12. Paige Jones, 17.22, $700; 13. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.23, $560; 14. Jennifer Kalafatic, 17.25, $420; 15. Taycie Matthews, 17.27, $280.
Progressive Rounds
Friday, July 19
1. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, OK, 16.91 seconds, $2,000; 2. Jymmy Kay Cox, Ruidoso Downs, N.M., 17.24, $1,500; 3. Sue Smith, Blackfoot, ID, 17.26, $1,000; 4. Steeley Steiner, Weatherford, TX, 17.27, $500.
Gold Medal Round qualifiers: Dona Kay Rule and Jymmy Kay Cox
Saturday, July 20
1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, TX, 16.83 seconds, $2,000; 2. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, TX, 16.94, $1,500; 3. McKenna Coronado, Kanarraville, UT, 17.02, $1,000; 4. Amanda Butler, Payson, UT, 17.14, $500.
Gold Medal Round Qualifiers: Hailey Kinsel, Shelley Morgan
Monday, July 22
1. Kassie Mowry, 16.86 seconds, $2,000; 2. Taycie Matthews, 16.91, $1,500; 3. Tillar King, 16.93, $1,000; 4. (tie) Ashley Castleberry and Latricia Duke, 17.02, $250 each.
Gold Medal Round Qualifiers: Kassie Mowry, Taycie Matthews
Tuesday, July 23
1. Jordon Briggs, Tolar, TX, 16.98 seconds, $2,000; 2. Ann McGilchrist, Marysville, CA, 17.00, $1,500; 3. Kaycee Killingsworth, Thrall, TX, 17.10, $1,000; 4. Tiany Schuster, Krum, TX, 17.16, $500.
Gold Medal Round Qualifiers: Jordon Briggs, Ann McGilchrist
Gold Medal Round Qualifiers
(not in running order)
Dona Kay Rule
Jymmy Jay Cox
Hailey Kinsel
Shelley Morgan
Kassie Mowry
Taycie Matthews
Jordon Briggs
Ann McGilchrist
Gold Medal Round Results
Barrel racing: 1. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, TX, 16.75 seconds, $13,000; 2. Taycie Matthews, Wynne, AR, 16.93, $9,000; 3. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, OK, 16.98, $5,000; 4. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, TX, 17.21, $2,750.
Gold: Kassie Mowry
Silver: Taycie Matthews
Bronze: Dona Kay Rule