Fort Worth, Texas, September 30, 2023 — The 2023 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s pro rodeo season was a race to the finish boasting exciting runs and record-setting finishes. During the last weekend of the season many of the WPRA’s top 20 athletes made their trip to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the CINCH Playoffs Governor’s Cup, where the event paid out a lucrative $1.1 million. With that much money on the line it held the capacity to alter the WPRA barrel racing world standings, and the ladies of the WPRA were out in full force to take advantage of the opportunity.
When the dust settled the No. 1 cowgirl in the world — Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi — not only held onto her commanding lead in the world standings but added $21,000 to her earnings and thus set the regular-season earnings record previously set by Tiany Schuster in 2017 with $250,378. Tonozzi finished the 2023 season with $270,563.42.
Emily Beisel, who dominated at the CINCH Playoffs Governor’s Cup picking up $43,750 moved from No. 7 to No. 3 in the world standings. Paige Jones, who went into the Governor’s Cup in the No. 15 spot was able to hold onto that position and unofficially punch her ticket to her first National Finals Rodeo.
While the action was taking place in Sioux Falls, there were still several other pro rodeos happening throughout the country and WPRA world standings will not become official until those rodeos have been accounted for and audited by the WPRA. To find WPRA Pro Rodeo Standings visit the WPRA website here.
But, while we await the official report from the WPRA take a look at how the top 15 unofficially shakes out:
UNOFFICIAL WPRA World Standings after CINCH Playoffs Governor’s Cup
*NOTE: all standings are unofficial as they have not been verified by the WPRA. Results from other pro rodeos taking place the last weekend of September are not taken into account for these forecasted standings.
- Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi / $270,563.42 — 17 NFR qualifications
- Jordon Briggs / $160,824.2 — 4 NFR qualifications
- Emily Beisel / $158,755.26 — 5 NFR qualifications
- Taycie Matthews / $144,161.40 — First-time NFR qualification
- Lisa Lockhart / $134,593.55 — 17 NFR qualifications
- Kassie Mowry / $133,802.17 — 4 NFR qualifications
- Wenda Johnson / $120,450.02 — 4 NFR qualifications
- Jessica Routier / $118,937.96 — 6 NFR qualifications
- Summer Kosel / $115,681.61 — First-time NFR qualification
- Ilyssa Riley / $110,619.33 — First-time NFR qualification
- Stevi Hillman / $109,031.93 — 8 NFR qualifications
- Sissy Winn / $109,022.49 — 2 NFR qualifications
- Hailey Kinsel / $105,775.77 — 7 NFR qualifications
- Sue Smith / $105,643.94 — 3 NFR qualifications
- Paige Jones / $102,912.67 — First-time NFR qualification
- Sara Winkelman / $91,276.2
- Ashley Castleberry / $87,782.60
- Kelly Allen / $86,101.86
- Carlee Otero / $79,056.30
- Dona Kay Rule / $78,860.34
Editor’s note: Barrel Horse News makes every effort to verify standings and rodeo count, to report the standings accurately. However, we cannot guarantee things do not change as the WPRA, PRCA and ProCom updates its information on rodeo counts and payouts are audited. When official standings have been released via the WPRA we will update information as it’s available. For more information visit wpra.com.
