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The Big League Barrel Race Showcases Top Talent Competing for Near $170,000 Payout

J & J Productions' The Big League barrel race at the Somervell County Expo Center showcased top-tier talent, featuring NFR and American qualifiers alongside rising youth stars competing for a near $170,000 payout.

Madi Roelofsen

The Big League Barrel Race Showcases Top Talent Competing for Near $170,000 Payout
The Big League Barrel Race Showcases Top Talent Competing for Near $170,000 Payout /

The Somervell County Expo Center in Glen Rose, Texas, buzzed with excitement as J & J Productions hosted an intense barrel racing event called The Big League. Held on Feb. 29, the event had a total payout of nearly $170,000 and was exclusive to slot holders. There were no more than 200 entries in the Open and only 40 entries in the Youth category. 

The Big League attracted participants from NFR and American qualifiers to standout youth competitiors. All of the horse and rider teams put on incredible displays of speed and agility.

In the Open, NFR qualifier Summer Kosel and her horse, FireWaterFrenchFame, also known as "Apollo," took the top spot in clocking an impressive 14.667-second run and earning the first-place check of $18,496.

Summer Kosel in Round 2 of the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
Summer Kosel in Round 2 of the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo / Photo by Hillary Maybery for SI Rodeo Daily

The event also saw American Rodeo qualifier Brandon Cullins and his mare, MJ Segers Fast Lane, also known as 'Seger,' achieve one of the fastest times ever run at the Somervell County Expo Center with a 14.353, but unfortunately, a down barrel resulted in a no-time.

Dusky Lynn Hall, a young gun with an already impressive resume, won second place in the Open and won the Youth. Hall rode Troublenvrlooksogood, also known as "Dexter," and clocked in at 14.688 seconds, earning a total of $15,595. 

The Big League Open (1D) Results:

1. Summer Kosel on FireWaterFrenchFame, 14.667 seconds, $18,496
2. Dusky Lynn Hall on Troublenvrlooksogood, 14.688, $13,851
3. Sabra O'Quinn on Bring It On Guys, 14.721, $11,664
4. Helen Nowosad on Down Ta Drift, 14.731, $9,477
5. Sabra O'Quinn on Slicks Lil Amigo, 14.766, $7,290
6. Presley Davis on Dashin Lil Guy, 14.801, $5,832
7. Jana Guthrie on Furociousladychaser, 14.804, $4,374
8. Liz Pinkston on Cash Flow Depot 14.805, $2,916

The Big League Youth (1D) Results:

1. Dusky Lynn Hall, Troublenvrlooksogood, 14.688, $1,744
2. Presley Davis, Dashin Lil Guy, 14.801, $1,046
3. Casen Sears, I’m A General Flirt, 15.094, $698

For full results, visit jandjrace.com/the-big-league.

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Madi Roelofsen
MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone.  Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen  Facebook- @TVR Working Horses

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