Andrea Busby won the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup on Jets Top Gun Sunday in Sioux Falls, S.D., for $34,000, and the check moves her from No. 19 to No. 14 on our projected world standings with three days left in the ProRodeo regular season.

Results here are unofficial until ProRodeo posts them. Money won in Sioux Falls counts toward the WPRA world standings, and the ProRodeo regular season closes Sept. 30.

• Final Week Math: Who Can Still Upset the Top 15 and Who’s Safe

Results

Round 1, Friday (unofficial)

1. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 14.10, $12,533.40
2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 14.17, $9,400.05
3. Katelyn Scott, 14.37, $6,266.70
4. Emily Beisel, 14.45, $3,133.35
5. Tayla Moeykens, 14.46
6. Sydney Graham, 14.67
7. Makenzie Mayes, 14.70
8. Andrea Busby, 19.00
9. Carlee Otero, 19.34
10. Tricia Aldridge, 19.38
11. Lisa Lockhart, 19.53
12. Michelle Alley, 24.58

All 12 unofficial times. Round 1 paid four places.

Round 2, Saturday (unofficial)

1. Lisa Lockhart, 13.73, $12,533.40
2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 13.94, $9,400.05
3. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 13.95, $6,266.70
4. Tricia Aldridge, 13.99, $3,133.35
5. Carlee Otero, 14.08
6. Andrea Busby, 14.12
7. Emily Beisel, 14.16
8. Tayla Moeykens, 14.29

Off the arena board. Round 2 paid four places.

Aggregate after two rounds (unofficial)

1. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 28.05 on two
2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 28.11 on two
3. Emily Beisel, 28.61 on two
4. Tayla Moeykens, 28.75 on two
5. Katelyn Scott, 28.80 on two
6. Makenzie Mayes, 29.53 on two
7. Andrea Busby, 33.12 on two
8. Lisa Lockhart, 33.26 on two

The top eight run in Sunday’s semifinal.

Semifinal, Sunday (unofficial)

1. Andrea Busby, 13.96
2. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 13.98
3. Makenzie Mayes, 13.98
4. Emily Beisel, 14.09
5. Katelyn Scott, 14.09, $4,500
6. Lisa Lockhart, 18.81, $4,500
7. Tayla Moeykens, 19.17, $4,500
8. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 19.29, $4,500

Off the arena board. The top four advance to the final four, and Beisel won the tiebreaker with Scott at 14.09. Fifth through eighth get $4,500 each.

Final four, Sunday (unofficial)

1. Andrea Busby on Jets Top Gun, 14.02, $34,000
2. Emily Beisel on Teasin Dat Guy, 14.04, $26,000
3. Makenzie Mayes on Chicado Moon, 14.18, $17,000
4. Megan McLeod-Sprague on Swoon Ta Be Famous, 14.30, $9,000

Off the arena board. Mayes rode Shake It Ramona in the two long rounds and Chicado Moon on Sunday. Busby won $34,000 in Sioux Falls, all of it in the finals.

Quick facts

• When: Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Finals Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m.
• Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Added money: $166,666.66 in the barrel racing
• Field: 12. The top four from Puyallup plus the top eight in the Cinch Playoff Series standings
• Format: two long rounds, a semifinal and the finals

Everybody runs Friday and Saturday. The top eight on the two-run aggregate come back Sunday for the semifinal, and the fastest four in the semi run again for the title.

Round 1 draw

Friday’s running order. Each rider’s world standing going into Sioux Falls is in parentheses, from BarrelRacing.com’s projected standings through Sept. 20. Tap a name for our coverage of her season.

1. Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas (No. 19)
2. Tricia Aldridge, Sanger, Texas (No. 13)
3. Katelyn Scott, Odessa, Texas (No. 12)
4. Sydney Graham, Abilene, Texas (No. 8)
5. Makenzie Mayes, Scroggins, Texas (No. 14)
6. Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont. (No. 7)
7. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, Redcrest, Calif. (No. 2)
8. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla. (No. 3)
9. Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho (No. 11)
10. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. (No. 9)
11. Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas (No. 6)
12. Carlee Otero, Lipan, Texas (No. 1)

Otero, Alley, Lockhart and McLeod-Sprague earned their seats as the top four at Puyallup. The other eight came in off the Playoff Series standings.

The horses

Click here for the full list of pedigrees.

Where it leaves the world standings

Gibson-Stillwell leads the world at $218,455 on our projected standings. Beisel’s $26,000 for second in the finals moves her to No. 2 at $214,122, $4,333 back, and Otero is No. 3 at $202,389. McLeod-Sprague is No. 8 at $162,701, Lockhart No. 9 at $160,066 and Mayes No. 12 at $135,783.

Busby came to Sioux Falls No. 19 and $21,924 outside the top 15. She’s now No. 14 at $129,755. Tricia Aldridge holds No. 15 at $128,747.

LaTricia Duke drops to No. 16 at $122,274, $6,473 behind Aldridge. She won Poway and is fourth on the San Bernardino leaders list, which closes out today. Final Week Math runs the scenarios for everyone on the bubble.

Eight of these 12 ran here in 2025: Busby, Aldridge, Moeykens, Beisel, McLeod-Sprague, Lockhart, Alley and Otero. Aldridge was second in last year’s finals and McLeod-Sprague was third.

2026 payout

Off the 2026 ground rules for the barrel racing.

Long rounds, Friday and Saturday ($31,333.50 each)

1. $12,533.40
2. $9,400.05
3. $6,266.70
4. $3,133.35

Semifinal ($18,000)

Fifth through eighth get $4,500 each. The top four advance to the finals instead of drawing semifinal money.

Finals ($86,000)

1. $34,000
2. $26,000
3. $17,000
4. $9,000

More from Sioux Falls

The road to Sioux Falls

• Cinch Playoff Series 2026, Explained: How Barrel Racers Reach Puyallup and Sioux Falls
• Carlee Otero Closes: 2026 Puyallup Barrel Racing Results
• Moeykens Wins Mandan: North Dakota Roughrider Cup 2026 Barrel Racing Results
• Final Week Math: Who Can Still Upset the Top 15 and Who’s Safe

Past years

• 2025: Halyn Lide and Jettin Ta Heaven Seal Second NFR Qualification with Governor’s Cup Win
• 2025: Governor’s Cup draw, payout and full results
• 2025: Elected Horsepower: The Governor’s Cup Barrel Racing Horse List 2025
• 2024: Hailey Kinsel Takes Sioux Falls Win and $41K
• 2024: Game on: Sioux Falls’ Jockeys, Horse Pedigrees, Payout
• 2023: Liza’s Time: Beisel and Ivory On Fire Earn $43,250 at 2023 Governor’s Cup
• 2023: Full Governor’s Cup Barrel Racing Results