She's So Epic: Pinkston Wins Double At BFA

Ceeli Pinkston and Hes So Epic won both the junior and the open round one of the 38th Barrel Futurities of America Race.
She's So Epic: Pinkston Wins Double At BFA
She's So Epic: Pinkston Wins Double At BFA /

The Barrel Futurities of America World championship kicked off off the 38th annual race Saturday, Nov. 11. 

Hundreds of barrel racers made their way to the Lazy E arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma to kick off the new futurity year, in hopes that their young prospects would get a strong head start on their futurity year and wrap up this year's futurity horse season. 

Alongside the excitement of ushering in of a new futurity season, other races are held throughout the week.

This includes the junior race, open to riders under the age of 18, and an open race that any horse and rider no matter the age can enter. Both of these races' first rounds were held on Saturday.

Young jockey Ceeli Pinkston rode her gray stallion, Hes So Epic, to victory with a 15.286 second run in the junior race. Pinkston carried their time over to the open race where they also took home the top time. Hes So Epic is sired by the standout barrel stallion, Epic Leader, whom just was acquired by 4M Equine and out of a Dash Ta Fame daughter.

Pinkston and Hes So Epic won a total of $2,590 on that run, Adding to his lifetime earnings of over $200,000 ($157,000 on Equistat).

This team has won the Pink Buckle youth, set arena records, and so much more. They're just getting started.

Fans can look forward to more exciting barrel racing action over the next week at the BFA, including the futurity, juvenile, derby, high roller and high stake races will help determine the next BFA Futurity Champion.


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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