The Rundown May 19: The One With Women’s Rodeo Championships, Fort Smith and More

Taycie Matthews Women's Rodeo Championship barrel racing
Taycie Matthews at WRC Finals | Photo by: Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

From WPRA standings shifts to major payouts in Redmond, Fort Worth and AT&T Stadium, this week’s episode of The Rundown covers all the key moments in barrel racing.


WPRA Weekend Results

  • Katie Chism returned from injury to win three rodeos for $4,589.
  • Keyla Costa earned $4,025 in Killeen, Texas.
  • Emily Harryman won Redmond, Oregon, for $6,285 aboard Booz.

WPRA Standings Update

  • Kassie Mowry leads the world with $131,000.
  • Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi holds second with $89,000.
  • Andrea Busby and McLeod Sprague are both over $60,000.
  • Tricia Aldridge, Hailey Kinsel, and Wenda Johnson sit in the top 10.
  • A tight battle is forming around the No. 15 mark, with Fallon Taylor, Lisa Lockhart and others climbing.

Days of ’47 and Fort Worth Rodeo Qualifiers

  • Qualifying rodeos for Salt Lake City: Moab, Eagle Mountain, Monticello, Delta, and Lehi.
  • Fort Worth qualifiers include Gladewater, Weatherford, Cleburne, Wichita Falls and Denton.
  • Dive Deeper: Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
  • Dive Deeper: Days of ’47 Rodeo

Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo

  • Barrel racers ran head-to-head under a stoplight system with time penalties.
  • Jordon Briggs and Arlo won the barrel racing medal match for Team Convoy.
  • In the final, Paige Jones beat Briggs to give the Jokers the team championship and a $27,778 payout per member.
  • Dive Deeper: Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo

Women’s Rodeo Championship

  • Top three from Pro to AT&T: Taycie Matthews, Madison McCaffity, Makenzie Mayes.
  • Challenger qualifiers: Kathleen Menard, Payton Askins, Kelsey Howard.
  • Charmaine Holdren advanced from the Limited 4D and placed second at AT&T.
  • Taycie Matthews and Poprocks won the shootout and $60,000.
  • Dive Deeper: Women’s Rodeo Championships

May Day Barrel Bonanza

  • Rylee Elliot Howell won the futurity on EE Monsterrs Nick Bar.
  • Derby wins were split by Nicole Monroe and Margo Crowther.
  • Macy Brow won the Open Average; Ally Maddox won the Limited Rider 4D.

Old Fort Days Futurity & Derby

  • Brandon Cullins and Thunderstruck Lane won the futurity with a 16.402.
  • Ashley Schafer and HP HotRod were reserve.
  • William Ball and Red As Hale finished third.
  • Blaise Wheeler and SBWFeelinThePressure won the Super Derby.
  • Kassie Mowry and Force The Goodbye were reserve.

Xtreme Million – Waco

  • Mindy Holloway tied the arena record with a 14.584.
  • Presley Davis earned a five-figure payday.
  • Halyn Lide, Valinda Moore, Terena Reem, and others picked up major checks.

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