The Rundown May 12: The One With the Josey Ranch Races

The Josey Junior World, the Josey Reunion, the 807-entry Spring Showdown in Perry, Georgia and the WPRA-sanctioned return of Rodeo Corpus Christi headline this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel, covering back-to-back $10,000-added weeks at Josey Ranch alongside one of the biggest open jackpots of the spring and the season’s first $50,000-added rodeo on Texas soil.

From Sawyer Wilkerson and DMAC Hipmotize’s 16.171 in the Jr World 1D to Maggie Lee’s repeat Reunion title on DH Sal Leta Fame, Shaeley Jenkins clearing $22,127 at Spring Showdown and Stephanie Fryer hauling out of Corpus Christi just shy of $11,000, this week’s episode of The Rundown, presented by Chewy, breaks down the biggest results of the weekend and what they mean moving forward. Listen to the full episode below.

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Josey Reunion

$10,000 added, open to anyone who has attended a Josey clinic since 1967, two go-rounds and a 4D average.

Round 1: Ava Rafferty & Duncans Zorro (Sir Austin Duncan x Miss Jet Frost x The Jets Leavin), last year’s 2D champs

Round 2: Courtney Boyd & FF Three of Kind

Reunion Champions:

• 1D (16.126, repeat winner from 2024): Maggie Lee & DH Sal Leta Fame (Fames Greater Glory x PC Super Cajunistic x PC Dox Cajun)
• 2D: Mackenzie Weatherholtz & MM Read Me My Rights
• 3D: Ansley Oliver & Junky Nugget
• 4D: Stefanie Green & Cross Creek Awesome
• Senior: Ty Mitchell

Josey Junior World

$10,000 added, open to any barrel racer 20 and under, with the Highstakes sidepot running both days.

Round 1 (16.067, $1,544): Lola Parnell & Gin In A Hurry, who also took the 14 & Under sidepot

Round 2: Lace Melancon & Spoonful of Cake

Jr World Champions:

• 1D (16.171): Sawyer Wilkerson & DMAC Hipmotize (“Lil Bit”), by Hickorys Indian Pep out of DMAC Stingrey by Dual Rey
• 2D: Sydni Patterson & Shesa Smash
• 3D: Lola Parnell & Gal Gonna Be Famous
• 4D: Mallorie Nobles & Sarg

Highstakes 1-2: Sherly Gamboa on The Boulder Dash and Starrin Baby Rose — $2,371 for first, $1,581 for second. Gamboa rolled in off a strong Reunion week ($8,288 won) with placings in both rounds plus the Highstakes, and was a 2025 Reunion champion in this pen.

Spring Showdown

$25,000 added, 807 entries, two go-rounds and finals running across two arenas with the top 25 from each division advancing.

Round 1 (14.240): Shaeley Jenkins & Hez Dashin For Money, draw 583

Round 2 (over $2,500 to win): Blaise Wheeler & SBW Copycat, draw 718, with Shaeley Jenkins second at 14.251

Finals (240 runners):

• 1D Champion (14.086, $5,464): Alyssa Sloan & Famous Ivanka Trump, an AAA-producing Dash Ta Fame daughter by Move Over Elvis out of BA Dashing Fame. Shaeley Jenkins second at 14.101.
• 2D ($4,684): Austin Hodges & Money Maker, an RR Mistakelly son
• 3D ($3,122): Laura DeSilva Brown & Guysrealstreaknfling
• 4D ($2,342): Traci Smith & Turn Me Loose Jet

Heavyweight Shootouts (12 & Under $250, Teen $500, Open $750 buy-in, 90% payback, rounds and average):

• Youth Champion: Kinlee Reagan & Letta Me Be Country
• Teen Average ($2,982): Lauren Studstill & AE Feel The Fame. Jade Smith & Wheeling To French took Round 2; Abbey Napier & Igotyoursix won Round 1 for $1,192.
• Open (111 entries, $2,810 to win a round / $2,342 for second / $6,556 average): Shaeley Jenkins and Blaise Wheeler swept the round wins to match their main-race finish; Jenkins took the average.

High Money Winner: Shaeley Jenkins & Hez Dashin For Money, $22,127 across the weekend excluding incentives, on the 11-year-old APHA gelding by Hit On The Money out of Miss Hoss Fly (A Streak of Cash).

Rodeo Corpus Christi

$50,000 added, back on the WPRA schedule after a stretch off-sanction. Slack and rounds inside the American Bank Center, finals Saturday night.

• Frank’s The Man: Stephanie Fryar and Some Streakin French Win Rodeo Corpus Christi
• Spring’s Heating Up: ProRodeo Results Tracker

• Round 1 ($5,769): Emily Beisel & Liza, who finished third in the short go and third in the average for $11,111, pushing her 2026 year earnings near $76,000
• Round 1 runner-up at her hometown rodeo: Sissy Winn & Scoop
• Finals (tied for the top spot, 13.16): Stephanie Fryer & Frank
• Average Champion (26.53 on two, just shy of $11,000): Stephanie Fryer & Frank
• Reserve Champion ($9,000 weekend, .02 behind in the average): Kappie Bryant & Pancakes (Smooth As Rico Sauve), the reserve champs at this rodeo last year too

Hallie Knight on Spyder and Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi also placed across the rounds and average.