Tonozzi Tops Cowboy Capital Pro Rodeo Barrels

Stephenville, TX Pro Rodeo wrapped up today with a shift in the leaderboard and 11 competitors cashing checks.

Madi Roelofsen | Sep 25, 2023

Tonozzi Tops Cowboy Capital Pro Rodeo Barrels /

Stephenville's Pro Rodeo had a phenomenal week of competition at their brand new facility.

Being one of the last rodeos of the season means it's also one of the last chances for the world standings to shift. Only the top 15 athletes in each of the rodeo events have the opportunity to go on to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

The barrel racing world standings have been a close race all season and it is showing no signs slowing down.

Just shy of 100 barrel racers and their incredible equine athletes ran across the dirt in Stephenville.

Number one in the world standings, Brittany Tonozzi, took the lead Sunday, with a 16.64-second run, in the last performance of the Stephenville Pro Rodeo earning her $2,681. This brought her overall season earnings to an astounding $249,563.

Sissy Winn, with a 16.91-second run, held on to the lead all weekend until Tonozzi's performance. Winn's run still landed her in second and with a $2,279 check, bringing her to 11th in world earnings to $109,022.

Wenda Johnson and her horse Mo laid down a 16.93 second run claiming a $1,876 check in Stephenville. Johnson also ran at Omaha and added another $1,840 to her overall earnings. With a total of $111,700, this puts Johnson eighth in the world standings.

Summer Kosel had the same idea as Johnson and went to Omaha after her 16.97-second run. Banking $1,608 in Stephenville as well as $1,577 in Omaha bringing Kosel's 13th place in the world earnings to $101,181.

Cowboy Capital Of The World Barrel Racing Times and Money

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.64 seconds, $2,681
Sissy Winn, 16.91, $2,279
Wenda Johnson, 16.93, $1,877
Summer Kosel, 16.97, $1,609
Jimmie Smith, 17.00, $1,340
LaTricia Duke, 17.06, $938
(tie) Mallee Jones and Kortni McConnell, 17.07, $603 each
Tessa Arnold, 17.11, $469
Jackie Ganter, 17.13, $402
(tie) Jordon Briggs and Tillar King, 17.16, $302 each

Published Sep 25, 2023

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