The Money Barrel

Andrea Busby of Busby Quarter Horses has been heavily involved and successful in every aspect of the barrel racing industry. From owning legendary sire Blazin Jetolena to raising foals - including this years world champion Famous Lil Jet - owning futurity horses and being a veteran rodeo competitor herself, Busby Quarter Horses does it all. We were excited to get the chance to tell the story of ho...

We are beyond excited to have had the chance to sit down with the newly crowned World Champion herself, Jordon Briggs. A million dollar earner and 2x NFR qualifier, Jordon and her horse of the year "Rollo" had an exceptional performance at the finals and ended up winning the average and the world title. The years in between her two NFR appearances were spent winning in the futurity world and breed...

Kicking off 2022 Kayla got the chance to talk with Schelli Creacy. Schelli has a proven program of winning based on the foundation of patience, consistency, and trust. Her goal is to always create a confident horse and watching her run you can see just that! Recently she took home the Pink Buckle and BFA Derby titles and her story is one of our absolute favorites! Enjoy!

We loved this conversation with Paige Jones who went from winning the BFA Futurity at 16 to winning the WPRA Rookie of the Year title in 2020, on the same horse. Talk about taking a horse through the ranks! The ups and downs and everything in between, this conversation covers it all. Hope you enjoy!

2021 NFR Average Champion and WPRA World Champions Jordon Briggs and "Rollo"!!! These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown! Thank you for all the support throughout the NFR! What a great event!

Repeat Round Winners Stevi Hillman and Jordon Briggs tie for Round 9 with runs of 13.48! Round 10 is going to be a race to the world title between Jordon Briggs and Hailey Kinsel - stay tuned for our interview with the 2021 World Champ and Average Champion tomorrow night! These interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown!

Round 8 Winner Jordon Briggs and Famous Lil Jet aka "Rollo" with a 13.45! These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown!

Round 7 Winner Hailey Kinsel and Sis with a 13.45! Hailey rode in honor of fallen hero, Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee tonight during Military Night. These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and the Royal Crown!

We have been wanting to talk to Ivy Saebens for a long time and finally got the opportunity a few weeks ago as she was preparing to head to the National Finals Rodeo. Ivy is a million dollar rider, jockeying a horse who has also won a million dollars, and these two are a serious dream team. She's qualified for multiple trips to the National Finals Rodeo, and we will certainly be cheering her on th...

Round 6 Winner Ivy Saebens and JLO with a 13.43! These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and the Royal Crown!

Round 5 Winner Emily Miller-Beisel and Chongo 13.43! These Round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown!

Round 4 Winner Wenda Johnson and Steal Money with a 13.46! These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown!

Round 3 Winner Stevi Hillman and Famous Lemon Drop with a 13.70! These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown!

Round 2 Winner Dona Kay Rule with a smokin 13.56! These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown!

Round 1 Winners Amanda Welsh and Cheyenne Wimberley with their 13.77 runs - first round win for both cowgirls!  These round interviews are brought to you by the BarrelRacingMagazine.com team in Vegas and The Royal Crown! 

Jessica Routier is a down to earth horsewoman who has been winning in the barrel racing arenas her whole life - yet making it to Vegas was never a top goal. However, when the standout mare known as Missy came into her life, Jessica followed her path to the NFR - now heading there for the 4th time in 2021. We finally got the chance to talk to Jessica a few weeks ago, and if you haven't seen the vid...

Dona Kay Rule spent her life training and selling her winners, but when High Valor came into her barn, he changed that. Now a 3X NFR qualifier riding an AQHA Horse of the Year, Dona Kay is a true cowgirl that anyone can look up to. We can't wait to see these two return to Vegas to make up for lost time in 2020, coming off their recent WPRA Finals Championship!

DaCota Monk has been jockeying standout horses for years, but really stood out with the incredible mare Famous Lemon Drop in 2020. This year his standout BS Born Ta Cash has won multiple futurities including over $75,000 at the Ardmore Futurity in September. Going into the NFR we start talking to the ladies who qualified, however the trainers behind some of those superstar horses deserve the spotl...

Kyle LeLeux has been in the winners circle all year on his gorgeous gray stallion Dollys StreakNBadger - including winning the Royal Crown Futurity this August. He is an owner, trainer, stallion owner and competitor and has some great insight to all avenues of the industry! We had the chance to talk to him right before the Ruby Buckle in Memphis where he went on to win over $15,000!

This weeks episode is with a multiple time NFR qualifier and circuit champion - Shali Lord. She talks about a different side of the industry. Her specialty is taking already trained horses to the next level - seasoning and teaching them to win at the pro rodeos. She has proven time and time again she has what it takes to win and it was fun hearing from her about her first NFR in 2005 with the infa...

Aint Seen Nothin Yet has been a stallion to watch with his incredible foals such as Aint Seen Me Yet, Promise Me Famous Guys, and Aint Seen Famous Yet winning everywhere they go. We got the chance to speak with Aint Seen Nothing Yet's awesome owner, Lisa Miladinovich, about how this stallion became a part of her life, how she manages being a stallion owner with a full time job outside of the horse...

Up next, the Coughlin's, 10 year old Izzy and her mom Tara. After watching Izzy and her five year old futurity horse clean house to the tune of $120,000 last week at the Pink Buckle, Kayla just knew we had to share their story, and we are so glad we got the chance to talk. She may only be 10, but she sure has some great advice that will surely take her far in her barrel racing career, and we got t...

We got the chance to talk with Sharin Hall right before her massive win at the Breeder's Challenge. Sharin is having a fairy tale year, but her career has been full of ups and downs that she had to persevere through. This million dollar rider shares how her training has evolved over the years and how she has learned to really enjoy the little moments now. We cant wait to cheer on Stella and Sharin...

Seven years ago Irish Pay was added to the stallion roster of Sampson Family Ranch and since then they have jumped right into the deep end of industry investments being apart of the first set of Pink Buckle stallion owners. Long before that however, Lainee and TK Sampson and their two boys have been raising cattle and horses in Western South Dakota and winning in the rodeos and futurity scene. We...

Andre Coehlo is a good friend and a very talented trainer that you will see time and time again in the winners circle. We have been waiting to be able to talk to him about his training program and history coming from Brazil, a bit about the differences between Brazilian and US barrel racing and how he manages riding as many as he does as head trainer for Smoke Creek Quarter Horses in Bennett, CO....