San Antonio rodeo fans got to see a barrel racing run that was one for the record books on Wednesday night.
Two days after RFD-TV’s The American semifinals slack long round, 112 contestants bought back their Tuesday slack performances to gain one more chance to qualify for RFD-TV’s The American semifinals performances February 22–24. The tough field was narrowed down to only three qualifiers, making the buy-back round some of the fastest barrel racing action around.
RFD-TV’s The American semifinals hosted 278 barrel racers for the slack round who qualified through Better Barrel Races qualifier events over the past year to determine the preliminary top 30 competitors who will advance to RFD-TV’s The American semifinals performances February 22–24.
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Nellie Miller and Rafter W Minnie Reba made 10 clean runs at the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to steal the 2017 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Champion Barrel Racer title and the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Aggregate Championship.
Hailey Kinsel of Cotulla, Texas, takes home her third go-round win of the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 13.43 in round nine aboard the standout mare DM Sissy Hayday.
Amberleigh Moore and CP Dark Moon earn their third round-win of the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 13.54 to win round eight.
Tillar Murray of Fort Worth, Texas, takes home the round-seven win at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a time of 13.40.
Hailey Kinsel of Cotulla, Texas, takes the sixth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 13.49 aboard DM Sissy Hayday.