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RODEOHOUSTON 2026: Full Results, Format, Payout, and More

Kassie Mowry and Force The Goodbye turn a blue Houston barrel
BarrelRacing.comMar 21, 2026

RODEOHOUSTON 2026 kicks off inside NRG Stadium March 2-21, with this year’s payout totaling $2.5 million. Here is everything you need to know about the barrel racing and the 40 girls who are set to run at one of the biggest rodeos of the year.

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RodeoHouston Qualification Criteria

  1. Past two RodeoHouston Super Series Champions (2024 & 2025).
  2. One Special Invitation from HLSR Management.
  3. 2025 Permit Finals Champion. If co-champions exist, the tie will bebroken based upon the tie-breakers listed in the Permit Finals GroundRules.
  4. 2025 Waller County Fair & Rodeo Champion. If co-champions exist, thetie will be broken based upon the published 2024 official WPRA worldstandings.
  5. 2025 Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo Champion. If co-champions exist,the tie will be broken based upon the published 2024 official WPRA world standings.
  6. Top 31 of the published 2025 official WPRA world standings.
  7. Top three of the published 2026 official WPRA world standings (as of Dec. 1, 2025), excluding the circuit finals, not already qualified through the above criteria.
  8. Any remaining or open positions will be filled from the published 2024 official WPRA world standings.

RODEOHOUSTON Format

RodeoHouston will feature five Super Series, each of which contains three rounds with eight contestants per event. The Top 4, based on total money won, in each Super Series will advance to the Semifinals.

There will be two Semifinal rounds with 10 contestants per event each round. The Top 4 in each Semifinals will advance to the Championship Round.

The remaining six girls from each Semifinals will compete in the Wild Card (a total of 12 teams). The top contestant out of each Wild Card round will advance to the Championship Round.

The Championship Round will feature 10 contestants. The Top 4 girls will return for the Championship Shootout Round that same day. The Shootout will begin immediately following the Championship Round.

RodeoHouston Payout Breakdown

RodeoHouston increased its total purse to over $2.5 million back in 2025. The breakaway has a purse of $563,000. In 2026, the RodeoHouston champions will pocket $65,000.

Go-Round (Super Series) Payout: $7,500
Three rounds per series, per event

  1. $3,000
  2. $2,000
  3. $1,000
  4. $750
  5. $500
  6. $250

Semifinals Payout: $6,750
Two semifinal rounds, per event

  1. $3,000
  2. $2,000
  3. $1,000
  4. $750

Wildcard Payout: $7,750
Two wildcard rounds, per event

  1. $3,000
  2. $2,000
  3. $1,000
  4. $750
  5. $500
  6. $500

Championship: $140,000
One payout/round, per event

  1. $65,000
  2. $30,000
  3. $20,000
  4. $10,000
  5. $2,500
  6. $2,500
  7. $2,500
  8. $2,500
  9. $2,500
  10. $2,500

What barrel racers are competing at RodeoHouston 2026?

Super Series 1: March 2-4

  • Sue Smith
  • Chloe Gray
  • Lisa Lockhart
  • Michelle Alley
  • Alyssa Urbanek-Wade
  • Carlee Otero
  • Hailey Kinsel
  • Katelyn Scott

Super Series 2: March 5-7

  • Tayla Moeykens
  • Steely Steiner
  • Loralee Ward
  • Sydney Graham
  • Paige Jones
  • Wenda Johnson
  • Jordan Driver
  • Andrea Busby

Super Series 3: March 8-10

  • Emily Beisel
  • Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
  • Emma Parr
  • Gracen Harman
  • Sharin Hall
  • Katie Halbert
  • Tricia Aldridge
  • McKenna Coronado

Super Series 4: March 11-13

  • Acey Pinkston
  • Hailey Garrison Graham
  • Keyla Costa
  • Hayle Gibson-Stillwell
  • Leslie Smalygo
  • Makenzie Mayes
  • Presley Smith
  • Helen Nowosad

Super Series 5: March 14-16

  • Halyn Lide
  • Anita Ellis
  • Julie Plourde
  • LaTricia Duke
  • Summer Kosel
  • Megan McLeod-Sprague
  • Kassie Mowry
  • Tiany Schuster

Semifinals I (March 17)

Helen Nowosad

Hailey Kinsel

Katie Halbert

Summer Kosel

Lisa Lockhart

LaTricia Duke

Tricia Aldridge

Jordan Driver

Keyla Costa

Loralee Ward

Semifinals II (March 18)

Paige Jones

Chloe Gray

Kassie Mowry

Makenzie Mayes

McKenna Coronado

Emily Beisel

Sydney Graham

Anita Ellis

Michelle Alley

Acey Pinkston

RodeoHouston Concerts

  • March 2: Riley Green
  • March 3: J Balvin
  • March 4: Rascal Flatts
  • March 5: Russell Dickerson
  • March 6: Lizzo
  • March 7: Dwight Yoakum
  • March 8: Forrest Frank
  • March 9: Luke Bryan
  • March 10: Megan Moroney
  • March 11: Creed
  • March 12: Chris Stapleton
  • March 13: Shaboozey
  • March 14: Kelly Clarkson
  • March 15: Pepe Aguilar
  • March 16: Cross Canadian Ragweed
  • March 17: Red Clay Strays
  • March 18: Koe Wetzel
  • March 19: Lainey Wilson
  • March 20: Parker McCollum
  • March 21: Tim McGraw
  • March 22: Cody Johnson

RodeoHouston Results

Super Series I

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Round 1 Results: 1. Michelle Alley

14.56 seconds

$3,000

2

Hailey Kinsel

14.62 seconds

$2,000

3

Chloe Gray

14.84 seconds

$1,000

4

Alyssa Urbanek-Wade

15.34 seconds

$750

5

Sue Smith

15.69 seconds

$500

6

Carlee Otero

16.75 seconds

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Round 2 Results: 1. Michelle Alley

14.40 seconds

$3,000

2

Lisa Lockhart

14.49 seconds

$2,000

3

Hailey Kinsel

14.58 seconds

$1,000

4

Katelyn Scott

14.61 seconds

$750

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Round 3: (unofficial) 1. Michelle Alley

14.35 seconds

$3,000

2

Lisa Lockhart

14.49 seconds

$2,000

3

3/4. Chloe Gray

14.59 seconds

$875

4

3/4. Hailey Kinsel

14.59 seconds

$875

Qualifiers: 1. Michelle Alley, $9,000; 2. Lisa Lockhart, $4,000; 3. Hailey Kinsel, $3,875; 4. Chloe Gray, $1,875

Michelle Alley barrel racing at RodeoHouston
Michelle Alley and Lipstick N Stilettos win Round 1 Super Series I | Mallory Beinborn/Impulse Photography

Super Series II

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First Round: 1.Jordan Driver

14.18 seconds

$3,000

2

Tayla Moeykens

14.69 seconds

$2,000

3

Andrea Busby

14.72 seconds

$875

4

Paige Jones

14.72 seconds

$875

5

Sydney Graham

14.90 seconds

$500

6

Steely Steiner

15.00 seconds

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Sydney Graham

14.34 seconds

$3,000

2

Paige Jones

14.61

$2,000

3

Jordan Driver

14.68

$1,000

4

Andrea Busby

14.74

$750

5

Loralee Ward

14.95

$500

6

Tayla Moeykens

14.97

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. Loralee Ward

14.66 seconds

$3,000

2

Sydney Graham

14.67

$2,000

3

Paige Jones

14.68

$1,000

4

Tayla Moeykens and Steely Steiner

14.74

$625

6

Jordan Driver

14.76

$250

Qualifiers: 1. Sydney Graham, $5,500; 2. Jordan Driver, $4,250; 3. Paige Jones, $3,875; 4. Loralee Ward, $3,500.

Sydney Graham turns a barrel in Houston
Sydney Graham and Dupont First win Super Series II at RodeoHouston | Impulse Photography

Super Series III

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Emily Beisel

14.55 seconds

$3,000

2

McKenna Coronado

14.80

$2,000

3

Tricia Aldridge

15.01

$1,000

4

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

15.05

$750

5

Katie Halbert

15.10

$500

6

Emma Parr

15.26

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Emily Beisel

14.81 seconds

$3,000

2

Katie Halbert

14.86

$2,000

3

McKenna Coronado

14.93

$1,000

4

Sharin Hall

14.95

$750

5

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

14.99

$500

6

Tricia Aldridge

15.16

$250

Third round: 1. Emily Beisel, 4.69 seconds, $3,000; 2. McKenna Coronado, 14.71, $2,000; 3. Sharin Hall, 14.89, $1,000; 4. Katie Halbert, 14.96, $750; 5. Tricia Aldridge, 15.12, $500; 6. Emma Parr, 15.75, $250.
Qualifiers: 1. Emily Beisel, $9,000; 2. McKenna Coronado, $5,000; 3. Katie Jo Halbert, $3,250; 4. Sharin Hall, $1,750.

Super Series IV

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Acey Pinkston

14.74 seconds

$3,000

2

Keyla Costa and Helen Nowosad

14.78

$1,500

4

Hayle Gibson-Stillwell

15.02

$750

5

Makenzie Mayes

15.08

$500

6

Leslie Smalygo

15.92

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Helen Nowosad

14.55 seconds

$3,000

2

Makenzie Mayes

14.77

$2,000

3

Keyla Costa

14.90

$1,000

4

Acey Pinkston

14.95

$750

5

Leslie Smalygo

15.12

$500

6

Presley Smith

15.23

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. Acey Pinkston

14.58 seconds

$3,000

2

Helen Nowosad

14.71

$2,000

3

Hayle Gibson-Stillwell

14.75

$1,000

4

Makenzie Mayes

14.88

$750

5

Keyla Costa

14.92

$500

6

Hailey Garrison Graham

15.23

$250


Qualifiers: 1. Acey Pinkston, $6,750; 2. Helen Nowosad, $6,500; 3. Makenzie Mayes, $3,250; 4. Keyla Costa, $3,000.

Super Series V

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Anita Ellis

14.60 seconds

$3,000

2

LaTricia Duke

14.62

$2,000

3

Summer Kosel

14.68

$1,000

4

Tiany Schuster

14.77

$750

5

Julie Plourde

15.00

$500

6

Megan McLeod-Sprague

15.09

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. LaTricia Duke

14.43 seconds

$3,000

2

Summer Kosel

14.54

$2,000

3

Julie Plourde

14.67

$1,000

4

Anita Ellis and Megan McLeod-Sprague

14.76

$625

6

Kassie Mowry

14.79

$250

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. Kassie Mowry

14.17 seconds

$3,000

2

LaTricia Duke

14.45

$2,000

3

Summer Kosel

14.55

$1,000

4

Halyn Lide

15.00

$750

5

Tiany Schuster

15.57

$500

6

Megan McLeod-Sprague

19.97

$250


Qualifiers: 1. LaTricia Duke, $7,000; 2. Summer Kosel, $4,000; 3. Anita Ellis, $3,625; 4. Kassie Mowry, $3,250.

Semifinals

Semi-finals 1: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 14.48 seconds, $3,000; 2. LaTricia Duke, 14.61, $2,000; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 14.65, $1,000; 4. Summer Kosel, 14.70, $750.
Qualifiers: 1. Hailey Kinsel, $3,000; 2. LaTricia Duke, $2,000; 3. Lisa Lockhart, $1,000; 4. Summer Kosel, $750.

Semi-finals 2: 1. Kassie Mowry, 14.09 seconds, $3,000; 2. Chloe Gray, 14.52, $2,000; 3. Paige Jones, 14.58, $1,000; 4. Emily Beisel, 14.68, $750.
Qualifiers: 1. Kassie Mowry, $3,000; 2. Chloe Gray, $2,000; 3. Paige Jones, $1,000; 4. Emily Beisel, $750.

Wild Card

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Wildcard 1: 1. Loralee Ward

14.73 seconds

$3,000

2

Makenzie Mayes

14.74

$2,000

3

Helen Nowosad

16.92

$1,000

4

McKenna Coronado

19.66

$750

5

Tricia Aldridge

19.93

$500

6

Sydney Graham

24.28

$500


Qualifiers: 1. Loralee Ward, $3,000.

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Wildcard 2: 1. Katie Halbert

14.46 seconds

$3,000

2

Keyla Costa

14.48

$2,000

3

Michelle Alley

14.51

$1,000

4

Acey Pinkston

14.52

$750

5

Anita Ellis

15.18

$500

6

Jordan Driver

19.96

$500


Qualifiers: 1. Katie Jo Halbert, $3,000.

Finals

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Finals: 5. Emily Beisel

14.45

$2,500

6

Katie Halbert

14.65

$2,500

7

Paige Jones

14.67

$2,500

8

Lisa Lockhart

14.78

$2,500

9

Loralee Ward

19.63

$2,500

10

Chloe Gray

19.66

$2,500

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Shootout: 1. Kassie Mowry

14.19 seconds

$65,000

2

Hailey Kinsel

14.22

$30,000

3

LaTricia Duke

14.32

$20,000

4

Summer Kosel

14.41

$10,000

This article was originally published on BarrelRacing.com — ProRodeo. View original article →
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