Whitlee Burgess and Almost A Goodbye won the 1D average at the Nutrena WCBRA Finals in Tulare, California, Hailey Krahenbuhl and Saaul Good won the Derby at Witch Fest in Cedar City, Utah, and Taylor Cherry and Lynn’s Honor won the Derby at the Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive in Ponoka, Alberta, all recapped on this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel.
The Rundown September 29: The One With the Gold Rush and the Bubble Drama
From Cassandra Peters and Pals Mighty Famous taking the CBHI Futurity by thirty-nine thousandths to a new path onto the RodeoHouston 2027 roster, this week’s episode of The Rundown, presented by Chewy, breaks down the biggest results and what they mean moving forward. Listen to the full episode below.
The sections below run in the order the episode covers them, so they read as a companion while it plays.
The Rundown is presented by Chewy.
Witch Fest (Cedar City, Utah)
Sept. 25-27. Futurity, Derby, Open and High Stakes, plus a Friday costume race.
- Derby champs: Hailey Krahenbuhl and Saaul Good, 31.451, about $6,534 on one horse
- Futurity champs: Katie Yard and Freckles Ta Heaven, 32.288
- Edria Day and Squirt Of Fame: 15.708, the fastest Derby run of the weekend
- Gracie Ludlow and MJ Swift Lane: one 15.644 won the $10,000-added Open and the High Stakes 1D
- Lily Wright: about $6,148 across three horses
Nutrena WCBRA Finals (Tulare, California)
Sept. 24-27 at the International AgriCenter, a minimum of $100,000 added, with The Myrna and The Why Not on either end of the Finals.
- Open 1D average champs: Whitlee Burgess and Almost A Goodbye, 32.938
- Burgess: about $8,930, the most money of the event
- Reserve: Haley Longfield and A Streakin Fiesta
- Round wins, $4,239 each: Denise Madsen and Six By Design (16.509), Caitlyn Wood and Rox In My Firewater (16.284)
- 2D average: Sherrie Jones and Jr Streakin Espuela, 33.943
- Futurity champs: Kay Palmer and Kiss Me Daisy, 33.135
Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive (Ponoka, Alberta)
Oct. 1-4 at the Calnash Ag Event Centre. Two long rounds and a short go.
- Futurity champs: Cassandra Peters and Pals Mighty Famous, 51.964 on three
- Reserve: Kate Harris and SC Peleton, thirty-nine thousandths back
- Derby champs: Taylor Cherry and Lynn’s Honor, 50.374, won Round Two and the short go
- Reserve: Taylor Manning and Easy Ta Influence, 51.026
- Super Stakes: Krystal Grad and KSJ RememberTheTitan, reported $39,900
- Lynn’s Legacy, reported full sibling to Lynn’s Honor, topped the Breeders Select Yearling Sale at $42,500 (preliminary)
Industry Notes
- RodeoHouston 2027: Pasadena, Texas, added as a qualifying rodeo, joining Hempstead and Rosenberg
- Other Houston paths: top 30 in the final 2026 world standings, top two average finishers at the WPRA World Finals (Nov. 12-15, Waco), the Dec. 1 standings leader and more
- WPRA rule 10.4.1.6 (2027): turnouts and releases to Procom at least five hours before the perf or slack
- Royal Crown 2027: Buckeye, Arizona, Feb. 8-14, Glen Rose, Texas, March 9-14, Rapid City, South Dakota, July 26-Aug. 1
- Pink Buckle sale: on cci.live, with every hip broken out in the 2026 Pink Buckle Sale Guide