The tournament-style winter rodeos continue with the 2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. One of the premier stops of the winter run, San Antonio runs Feb. 12–28 and features a unique format where the barrel racing champion is crowned based on total money won throughout the rodeo.
Here’s what you need to know about the barrel racing as we prepare for the first of five brackets.
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2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Barrel Racing Results
Bracket 1
First round: 1. Emily Beisel, 14.38 seconds, $2,752; 2. Chloe Gray, 14.70, $2,202; 3. Katie Halbert, 14.79, $1,651; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 14.83, $1,101.
Second round: 1. Jordan Driver, 14.41 seconds, $2,752; 2. Katie Halbert, 14.58, $2,202; 3. Emily Beisel, 14.63, $1,651; 4. Keyla Costa, 14.68, $1,101.
Third round: 1. Emily Beisel, 14.27 seconds, $2,752; 2. Hailey Garrison Graham, 14.43, $2,202; 3. Katie Halbert, 14.52, $1,651; 4. Jordan Driver, 14.55, $1,101.
Qualifiers: 1. Emily Beisel, $7,155; 2. Katie Jo Halbert, $5,504; 3. Jordan Driver, $3,853; 4. Hailey Garrison Graham, $2,202.
Bracket 2
First round: 1. LaTricia Duke, 14.68 seconds, $2,752; 2. Paige Jones, 14.91, $2,202; 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.96, $1,651; 4. Halyn Lide, 15.06, $1,101.
Second round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.29 seconds, $2,752; 2. LaTricia Duke, 14.39, $2,202; 3. Julie Plourde, 14.46, $1,651; 4. Paige Jones, 14.54, $1,101.
Third round: 1. McKenna Coronado, 14.21 seconds, $2,752; 2. LaTricia Duke, 14.32, $2,202; 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.61, $1,651; 4. Jayden Wilson, 14.63, $1,101.
Qualifiers: 1. LaTricia Duke, $7,156; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $6,054; 3. Paige Jones, $3,303; 4. McKenna Coronado, $2,752.
Bracket 3
First round: 1. Kathy Grimes, 14.10 seconds, $2,752; 2. Austyn Tobey, 14.82, $2,202; 3. Loralee Ward, 14.84, $1,651; 4. Hailey Kinsel, 14.87, $1,101.
Second round: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 14.37 seconds, $2,752; 2. Kathy Grimes, 14.38, $2,202; 3. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 14.43, $1,651; 4. Loralee Ward, 14.61, $1,101.
Third round: 1. Loralee Ward, 14.30 seconds, $2,752; 2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 14.34, $2,202; 3. Hailey Kinsel, 14.44, $1,651; 4. Austyn Tobey, 14.48, $1,101.
Qualifiers: 1. Hailey Kinsel, $5,504; 2. Loralee Ward, $5,504; 3. Kathy Grimes, $4,954; 4. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, $3,853.
Bracket 4
First round: 1. Tricia Aldridge, 14.18 seconds, $2,752; 2. Tristan Parrish, 14.37, $2,202; 3. Anita Ellis, 14.43, $1,651; 4. Sharon Gow, 14.46, $1,101.
Second round: 1. Carlee Otero, 14.23 seconds, $2,752; 2. Anita Ellis, 14.27, $2,202; 3. Leslie Smalygo, 14.30, $1,651; 4. Sharon Gow, 14.34, $1,101.
Third round: 1.Tayla Moeykens, 14.23, $2,752; 2. Sharon Gow, 14.26, $2,202; 3. Gracen Harman, 14.27, $1,651; 4. Carlee Otero, 14.29, $1,101
Qualifiers: 1. Sharon Gow, $4,404; 2. Anita Ellis, $3,853; 3. Carlee Otero, $3,853, 4. Tricia Aldridge, $2,752
Bracket 5
First round: 1. Michelle Alley, 14.14 seconds, $2,752; 2. Emma Parr, 14.29, $2,202; 3. Morgan Bagnell, 14.32, $1,651; 4. Kassie Mowry, 14.33, $1,101.
Second round: 1. Wenda Johnson, 14.36 seconds, $2,752; 2. Kara Kreder, 14.39, $2,202; 3. Morgan Bagnell, 14.48, $1,651; 4. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 14.51, $1,101.
Third round: 1. Michelle Alley, 14.11 seconds, $2,752; 2. Wenda Johnson, 14.23, $2,202; 3. Kassie Mowry, 14.29, $1,651; 4. Morgan Bagnell, 14.35, $1,101.
Qualifiers: 1. Michelle Alley, $5,504; 2. Wenda Johnson, $4,954; 3. Morgan Bagnell, $4,403; 4. Kassie Mowry, $2,752.
Semifinals
Semifinals 1
Carlee Otero, 14.16, $5,504; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.18, $4,403; 3. Jordan Driver, 14.19, $3,302; 4. Kathy Grimes, 14.24, $2,202; 5. Morgan Bagnell, 14.31.
Advancing:
Brittany Tonozzi – $10,457
Carlee Otero – $9,357
Kathy Grimes – $7,156
Jordan Driver – $7,155
Emily Beisel – $7,155
Semifinals 2
1.Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, $5,504; 2. Anita Ellis, $4,403; 3. Katie Jo Halbert, $3,302; 4. Wenda Johnson, $2,202. (pending official times)
Advancing:
Hayle Gibson-Stillwell – $9,357
Katie Jo Halbert – $8,806
Anita Ellis – $8,256
Latricia Duke – $7,156
Wenda Johnson – $7,156
Wild Card
1. Morgan Bagnell, 14.21 seconds, $5,504; 2. McKenna Coronado, 14.22, $4,403; 3. Paige Jones, 14.56, $3,302; 4. Sharon Gow, 14.71, $2,202.
Qualifiers: 1. Morgan Bagnell, $5,504.
Finals
1. Anita Ellis, 14.16 seconds, $16,512; 2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 14.23, $11,008; 3. (tie) Emily Beisel and LaTricia Duke, 14.24, $4,403 each.
Overall Money (Event Champion)
(Unofficial) Anita Ellis – $24,768
Hayle Stillwell $20,365
LaTricia Duke $11,559
Emily Beisel $11,558
Brittany Tonozzi $10,457
Who competes in the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo barrel racing?
- Top 40 athletes from the 2025 WPRA World Standings
- Top 10 athletes from the 2026 WPRA World Standings
Brackets
Bracket 1
Chloe Gray
Hailey Garrison Graham
Lisa Lockhart
Keyla Costa
Katie Halbert
Andrea Busby
Emily Beisel
Alyssa Urbanek-Wade
Kristi Cole
Jordan Driver
Bracket 2
Tiany Schuster
Tara Carr
LaTricia Duke
Julie Plourde
Jayden Wilson
Sydney Graham
Paige Jones
Halyn Lide
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
McKenna Coronado
Bracket 3
Steely Steiner
Kathy Grimes
Austyn Tobey
Hayle Gibson-Stillwell
Acey Pinkston
Loralee Ward
Sue Smith
Katelyn Scott
Sharin Hall
Hailey Kinsel
Bracket 4
Tricia Aldridge
Tristan Parrish
Tayla Moeykens
Anita Ellis
Carlee Otero
Sharon Gow
Gracen Harman
Makenna Shook
Nicole Turner
Leslie Smalygo
Bracket 5
Jamie Olsen
Megan McLeod-Sprague
Michelle Alley
Makenzie Mayes
Morgan Bagnell
Presley Smith
Emma Parr
Summer Kosel
Wenda Johnson
Kassie Mowry
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Barrel Racing Format
There are five brackets consisting of 10 athletes competing in three back-to-back rounds. The top four money earners from each bracket advance to the clean-slate semifinals.
Contestants who do not advance to the Finals from the semifinals will compete in the Wildcard round. The fastest time in the Wildcard advances to the clean-slate Finals.
The Finals will consist of 11 athletes. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo barrel racing champion is determined by total money won during the rodeo.
San Antonio Barrel Racing Payout
The total purse for barrel racing at the 2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is $396,296.
Brackets (Progressive Rounds)
- $2,752
- $2,202
- $1,651
- $1,101
Semifinals and Wildcard
- $5,504
- $4,403
- $3,302
- $2,202
Finals
- $16,512
- $11,008
- $5,504
- $3,302