The Cody Stampede kicked off July 1, 2025, in Cody, Wyoming to a near capacity crowd. Follow along here for all the barrel racing updates.
With the amount of rodeos and the contestants all trying to get to them and win paychecks, the competition over the Fourth of July has become known as Cowboy Christmas. The Cody Stampede offers the best opportunity to earn the most money on one run or one ride. To accommodate all of the contestants, along with four rodeo performances there are three full days of slack. That continues on Thursday, July 3rd with the women’s breakaway and barrel racing. The team roping, tie-down and steer wrestling were held on July 1 and 2. There are two sets of competitors left during rodeo performances that will be trying to change the leaderboard.
Action continues on Thursday, July 3 with a performance at 8 p.m. That performance as well as the one on July 4 are sold out.
Hailey Kinsel Leads Cody Stampede After July 3 Slack
After the Thursday morning slack Hailey Kinsel is the one to beat at the Cody Stampede Rodeo. The Cotulla, Texas, cowgirl and her great horse DM Sissy Hayday aka “Sister” stopped the clock in 16.87 seconds to move to the top of the leaderboard. She and Marsing, Idaho’s Megan McLeod Sprague are the only women in the field to have runs under 17 seconds with two performances to go.
Cody Stampede Barrel Racing Results
The following are unofficial leaders after each respective performance:
Performance One, July 1: 1) Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 17.24 seconds. 2) Hadley Tate, Apache, Okla., 17.30. 3) Whitley Sharp, Caldwell, Idaho, 17.52. 4) Hatten Kleeman, Killdeer, N.D., 18.21.
Performance Two, July 2: 1) McKinlee Paschal, Nome, Texas, 17.19 seconds. 2) Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 17.24. 3) Hadley Tate, Apache, Okla., 17.30. 4) Katie Halbert, Port Lavaca, Texas, 17.37. 5) (tie) Dina Allred, Golden, Texas, and Emma Parr, Greensboro, Alabama, 17.40 each.
Performance Three, July 3: 1) Hailey Kinsel, 16.87 seconds; 2) Megan McLeod-Sprague, 16.92; 3) Anita Ellis, 17.06; 4) Keyla Costa, 17.10; 5) Carlee Otero, 17.13; 6) Acey Pinkston, 17.16.
Final Results and Payout: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 16.87 seconds, $11,400; 2. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 16.92, $9,120; 3. Anita Ellis, 17.06, $7,410; 4. Tayla Moeykens, 17.08, $5,700; 5. Keyla Costa, 17.10, $4,560; 6. Carlee Otero, 17.13, $3,420; 7. Acey Pinkston, 17.16, $2,850; 8. (tie) Sharin Hall and Lisa Lockhart, 17.17, $2,423 each; 10. McKinlee Paschal, 17.19, $1,995; 11. (tie) Jymmy Cox and Jessica Routier, 17.20, $1,568 each; 13. Tricia Aldridge, 17.23, $1,140; 14. Summer Kosel, 17.24, $855; 15. Sue Smith, 17.25, $570.
