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San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo 2026 Format, Results

Anita Ellis at San Antonio Rodeo barrel racing
BarrelRacing.comFeb 28, 2026

The tournament-style winter rodeos continue with the 2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. One of the premier stops of the winter run, San Antonio runs Feb. 12–28 and features a unique format where the barrel racing champion is crowned based on total money won throughout the rodeo.

Here’s what you need to know about the barrel racing as we prepare for the first of five brackets.

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2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Barrel Racing Results

Emily Beisel turns a barrel on Liza in San Antonio
Emily Beisel and Ivory On Fire won two rounds out of Bracket 1 in San Antonio | Hailey Rae Photo

Bracket 1

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Emily Beisel

14.38 seconds

$2,752

2

Chloe Gray

14.70

$2,202

3

Katie Halbert

14.79

$1,651

4

Lisa Lockhart

14.83

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Jordan Driver

14.41 seconds

$2,752

2

Katie Halbert

14.58

$2,202

3

Emily Beisel

14.63

$1,651

4

Keyla Costa

14.68

$1,101

Jordan Driver turns a barrel
Jordan Driver and Jodge JB Cash win Round 2 in their Bracket in San Antonio to advance | Hailey Rae Photo

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. Emily Beisel

14.27 seconds

$2,752

2

Hailey Garrison Graham

14.43

$2,202

3

Katie Halbert

14.52

$1,651

4

Jordan Driver

14.55

$1,101

Qualifiers: 1. Emily Beisel, $7,155; 2. Katie Jo Halbert, $5,504; 3. Jordan Driver, $3,853; 4. Hailey Garrison Graham, $2,202.

Bracket 2

Latricia Duke running barrels at San Antonio
Latricia Duke and He Will Run Em lead Bracket 2 to the Semifinals | Hailey Rae Photo

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. LaTricia Duke

14.68 seconds

$2,752

2

Paige Jones

14.91

$2,202

3

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

14.96

$1,651

4

Halyn Lide

15.06

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

14.29 seconds

$2,752

2

LaTricia Duke

14.39

$2,202

3

Julie Plourde

14.46

$1,651

4

Paige Jones

14.54

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. McKenna Coronado

14.21 seconds

$2,752

2

LaTricia Duke

14.32

$2,202

3

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

14.61

$1,651

4

Jayden Wilson

14.63

$1,101

Brittany Tonozzi turns a barrel at San Antonio
Brittany Tonozzi wins a round on JL Roc Lost A Sock at SASSR | Hailey Rae Photo


Qualifiers: 1. LaTricia Duke, $7,156; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $6,054; 3. Paige Jones, $3,303; 4. McKenna Coronado, $2,752.

Bracket 3

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Kathy Grimes

14.10 seconds

$2,752

2

Austyn Tobey

14.82

$2,202

3

Loralee Ward

14.84

$1,651

4

Hailey Kinsel

14.87

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Hailey Kinsel

14.37 seconds

$2,752

2

Kathy Grimes

14.38

$2,202

3

Hayle Gibson-Stillwell

14.43

$1,651

4

Loralee Ward

14.61

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. Loralee Ward

14.30 seconds

$2,752

2

Hayle Gibson-Stillwell

14.34

$2,202

3

Hailey Kinsel

14.44

$1,651

4

Austyn Tobey

14.48

$1,101


Qualifiers: 1. Hailey Kinsel, $5,504; 2. Loralee Ward, $5,504; 3. Kathy Grimes, $4,954; 4. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, $3,853.

Bracket 4

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Tricia Aldridge

14.18 seconds

$2,752

2

Tristan Parrish

14.37

$2,202

3

Anita Ellis

14.43

$1,651

4

Sharon Gow

14.46

$1,101

Tricia Aldridge and Adios Pantalones
Tricia Aldridge and Adios Pantalones win Round 1 of Bracket 4 in San Antonio | Hailey Rae Photo

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Carlee Otero

14.23 seconds

$2,752

2

Anita Ellis

14.27

$2,202

3

Leslie Smalygo

14.30

$1,651

4

Sharon Gow

14.34

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1.Tayla Moeykens

14.23

$2,752

2

Sharon Gow

14.26

$2,202

3

Gracen Harman

14.27

$1,651

4

Carlee Otero

14.29

$1,101


Qualifiers: 1. Sharon Gow, $4,404; 2. Anita Ellis, $3,853; 3. Carlee Otero, $3,853, 4. Tricia Aldridge, $2,752

Bracket 5

Michelle Alley wraps the iconic Whataburger San Antonio barrel on Stiletto
Michelle Alley and Lipstick N Stilletos lead Bracket 5 to the Semifinals | Hailey Rae Photo

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

First round: 1. Michelle Alley

14.14 seconds

$2,752

2

Emma Parr

14.29

$2,202

3

Morgan Bagnell

14.32

$1,651

4

Kassie Mowry

14.33

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Second round: 1. Wenda Johnson

14.36 seconds

$2,752

2

Kara Kreder

14.39

$2,202

3

Morgan Bagnell

14.48

$1,651

4

Megan McLeod-Sprague

14.51

$1,101

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Third round: 1. Michelle Alley

14.11 seconds

$2,752

2

Wenda Johnson

14.23

$2,202

3

Kassie Mowry

14.29

$1,651

4

Morgan Bagnell

14.35

$1,101


Qualifiers: 1. Michelle Alley, $5,504; 2. Wenda Johnson, $4,954; 3. Morgan Bagnell, $4,403; 4. Kassie Mowry, $2,752.

Semifinals

Carlee Otero turns a barrel at San Antonio
Carlee Otero wins Semifinals 1 on AM Regina George | Hailey Rae photo

Semifinals 1

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Carlee Otero

14.16

$5,504

2

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

14.18

$4,403

3

Jordan Driver

14.19

$3,302

4

Kathy Grimes

14.24

$2,202

Advancing:

Brittany Tonozzi – $10,457

Carlee Otero – $9,357

Kathy Grimes – $7,156

Jordan Driver – $7,155

Emily Beisel – $7,155

Semifinals 2

1.Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, $5,504; 2. Anita Ellis, $4,403; 3. Katie Jo Halbert, $3,302; 4. Wenda Johnson, $2,202. (pending official times)

Advancing:

Hayle Gibson-Stillwell – $9,357

Katie Jo Halbert – $8,806

Anita Ellis – $8,256

Latricia Duke – $7,156

Wenda Johnson – $7,156

Wild Card

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Morgan Bagnell

14.21 seconds

$5,504

2

McKenna Coronado

14.22

$4,403

3

Paige Jones

14.56

$3,302

Finals

Place

Name

Time

Payout

1

Anita Ellis

14.16 seconds

$16,512

2

Hayle Gibson-Stillwell

14.23

$11,008

3

Emily Beisel and LaTricia Duke

14.24

$4,403

Overall Money (Event Champion)

(Unofficial) Anita Ellis – $24,768

Hayle Stillwell $20,365

LaTricia Duke $11,559

Emily Beisel $11,558

Brittany Tonozzi $10,457

Who competes in the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo barrel racing?

  • Top 40 athletes from the 2025 WPRA World Standings
  • Top 10 athletes from the 2026 WPRA World Standings

Brackets

Bracket 1

Chloe Gray
Hailey Garrison Graham
Lisa Lockhart
Keyla Costa
Katie Halbert
Andrea Busby
Emily Beisel
Alyssa Urbanek-Wade
Kristi Cole
Jordan Driver

Bracket 2

Tiany Schuster
Tara Carr
LaTricia Duke
Julie Plourde
Jayden Wilson
Sydney Graham
Paige Jones
Halyn Lide
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
McKenna Coronado

Bracket 3

Steely Steiner
Kathy Grimes
Austyn Tobey
Hayle Gibson-Stillwell
Acey Pinkston
Loralee Ward
Sue Smith
Katelyn Scott
Sharin Hall
Hailey Kinsel

Bracket 4

Tricia Aldridge
Tristan Parrish
Tayla Moeykens
Anita Ellis
Carlee Otero
Sharon Gow
Gracen Harman
Makenna Shook
Nicole Turner
Leslie Smalygo

Bracket 5

Jamie Olsen
Megan McLeod-Sprague
Michelle Alley
Makenzie Mayes
Morgan Bagnell
Presley Smith
Emma Parr
Summer Kosel
Wenda Johnson
Kassie Mowry

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Barrel Racing Format

There are five brackets consisting of 10 athletes competing in three back-to-back rounds. The top four money earners from each bracket advance to the clean-slate semifinals.

Contestants who do not advance to the Finals from the semifinals will compete in the Wildcard round. The fastest time in the Wildcard advances to the clean-slate Finals.

The Finals will consist of 11 athletes. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo barrel racing champion is determined by total money won during the rodeo.

San Antonio Barrel Racing Payout

The total purse for barrel racing at the 2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is $396,296.

Brackets (Progressive Rounds)

  • $2,752
  • $2,202
  • $1,651
  • $1,101

Semifinals and Wildcard

  • $5,504
  • $4,403
  • $3,302
  • $2,202

Finals

  • $16,512
  • $11,008
  • $5,504
  • $3,302
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