Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “I was put on a horse the day I came home from the hospital,” said Kelly Yates, a barrel racer and a member of what is arguably Colorado’s most accomplished ...

Sometimes the plan changes, but the finish line stays the same. This video captures a moment no script could predict. During round seven of the NFR Barrel Racing Competition, the energy was high and ...

When Jordon Briggs took a seat in the commentary booth for the barrel racing at the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, she did so with unmatched knowledge of the sport. Briggs delivered analysis ...

A small group of stallions can claim the honor of qualifying for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and a select few also had offspring competing at the 2025 NFR. One of the most well-known sires in ...

Round 3 of the 2025 NFR Barrel Racing delivered a blistering display of speed as Kassie Mowry, Carlee Otero, Hailey Kinsel and a field of elite riders tore through the pattern with near-flawless ...

Round 10 of the 2025 National Finals Rodeo (NFR) barrel racing had everyone holding their breath. Kassie Mowry came into the final round leading both the World Standings and Average, running near the ...

How would you like to be 10 minutes away from meeting your favorite professional athletes, and have that sprung on you as a surprise? That’s how it happened last Friday for youngsters Skylar and ...

If Round 6 had a theme in the barrel racing, it might have been comfort food under pressure. With horses named Cornbread and Pancakes topping the round, the jokes came easy,but the runs behind those ...

Barrel racer Carlee Otero joins us for NFR Live at 4:45 from Day 4 of the 2025 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center. Otero, a native of Lipan, TX, won the third go-round of the barrel ...

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This year's list of NFR competitors in the barrel racing includes a group of six exceptional first-time qualifiers. The 2025 barrel racing roster for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) includes six first ...