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.
2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Barrel Racing Results
Bracket 1
First round:Â 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.Â
Second round:Â 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.Â
Jordan Driver and Jodge JB Cash win Round 2 in their Bracket in San Antonio to advance | Hailey Rae Photo
Third round:Â 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.Â
Qualifiers:Â 1. Emily Beisel, $7,155; 2. Katie Jo Halbert, $5,504; 3. Jordan Driver, $3,853; 4. Hailey Garrison Graham, $2,202.
(More rounds and bracket updates will be added here daily.)
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