Abby Phillips’ Snake River Stampede win in Nampa, Idaho, Tayla Moeykens’ Silver State Stampede victory in Elko, Nevada, the Bonus Race Finals and the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, headline this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel.
From Nampa and Elko to the Bonus Race Finals and the College National Finals in Casper, this week’s episode of The Rundown, presented by Chewy, breaks down the biggest barrel racing results and what they mean for the world standings. Listen to the full episode below.
ProRodeo Roundup
Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho)
- Champion (~$11,300): Abby Phillips & Andi Andersen. Biggest single-rodeo check in the country this week.
Standings movers
- Tayla Moeykens: won the Silver State Stampede (Elko, Nev.) for $6,601, the week’s biggest single check; $12,670 on the week, the most of anyone. 9th in the world at $52,337, up from 11th.
- Carlee Otero: +$4,699 at Nampa; $66,120 on the year. Projected 6th in the world, up from 9th, behind a top five led by Hailey Kinsel.
- Hayle Gibson-Stillwell: $9,997 (Nampa short-round win, 2nd in the average); holds inside the top five.
- Morgan Bagnell (rookie): won Strawberry Days, plus checks at Vernal, Nampa and Elko; $9,528 on the week. Leads the Resistol Rookie race, 17th in the world.
Alberta swing
- Wainwright Co-Champion ($5,313): Taylor Manning (tied Austyn Tobey). Added 2nd at Sundre ($3,926); $9,239 on the week, the biggest north of the border.
- Sundre Champion ($4,907): Blake Molle. Added 4th at the Earl Anderson Memorial; $6,806 on the week, 25th in the world.
- Austyn Tobey: Wainwright co-champ plus 6th at Sundre; $6,785.
Other checks
- Dinosaur Roundup Co-Champions (Vernal, Utah, $6,132 each): Megan McLeod-Sprague & Alyssa Urbanek-Wade.
- Steely Steiner: $8,664 across Nampa and Elko.
- Earl Anderson Memorial (Grover, Colo.): Suzanne DePaoli.
- Old Santa Ynez Days: Kathy Petska, California Circuit leader.
- Regional wins: Lakota Elkins (Stockton, Mo.), Lucy Ferch (Bellevue, Iowa), Kim Squires (Tarkio, Mo.), Faith Nolte (Mesquite, Texas).
- Standings note: the WPRA’s June 19 list predates most of the weekend; Nampa’s average, Elko, Vernal and the Alberta money land in the next update. Watch the 6–10 range.
- Reno (in progress): Otero leads the first round (17.06), Catherine Asmussen the second (16.76). Headlines next week.
Bonus Race Finals
Quick Notes: More than 6,280 class entries, $486,000 paid out, $48,000-plus added. A $10,000-added open ran with no qualifying required; the Ultimate Bonus took a $1,500 entry into two bonus runs, side pots and up to six checks across 382 entries.
- 1D Champion — Ultimate Bonus & Bonus Race ($28,000+): Ryann Pedone & One Slick Czar (2018 Slick By Design out of Dashing Czar, by Tres Seis). Winning run 14.707 (after a 15.026, 11th in the Ultimate Bonus). Now past $215,000 lifetime. Pedone is also running Tracer at the rodeos, a check in each of his last four.
- Thursday round: Pedone 7th; round won by Randee Prindle & Red Man Jones ($3,000).
- Reserve 1D ($10,000+): Alona James & XF Tres of Heroine.
- 3rd, Ultimate Bonus ($10,000+): Namgis D 33 “Chongo” (Emily Beisel); to $974,000 lifetime, nearing the $1 million goal.
- 2D ($10,616): Addie Davis & Credit Me Valiant.
- 3D ($8,493): Lylianna Chaloupek & FR Canyouseemenow.
- 4D ($6,370): Hele Thompson & Yogis Shawne Stella.
- 5D ($4,246): Ashley Banister & PFF Perks Goldseeker.
- Saturday Gambler 3D Pole Bending Champion ($3,323): Olivia Harland & LR Dollywood, 19.473. Reserve ($2,594): Lane Smith & Flits Ace N The Hole. (LR Dollywood: PC Frosty Rare Bar out of MP Lonely Senorita, bred by Mel Potter; set the Kansas high school rodeo record at 19.510 last month.)
College National Finals Rodeo (Casper, Wyoming)
Texas A&M won the team title and put three riders in the top four — the program’s first national title since 2024.
- National Champion (55.00 average): Devin Young (freshman) & Tequila, Texas A&M. 2nd in the first round, won the second and third; title by 0.72.
- Reserve National Champion (55.72): Raegan Chance, Northwest Mississippi. No round wins all week.
- 3rd: Ceily Simpton, Texas A&M. Fastest short round of the night (13.71).
- 4th: McKinlee Paschal, Texas A&M.
- 6th: Molly Harper, Odessa. Best of the first-year pros in the field.
- 12th: Acey Pinkston. Won the first round and sat 2nd into Saturday before a 24.73 in the short round.
Industry Notes
- Ruby Buckle West (this week): June 23–27 at the Bastian Agricultural Center, South Jordan, Utah; $1.22 million-plus in guaranteed payouts. Free stream at TheRubyBuckle.com; live and on demand on Ride TV (ridetvgo.tv). Code Rundown15 = 15% off the first month.
- Exclusive Ride TV clip this episode: Carlee Otero and Stevi Hillman.
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