You go Girl!!!!! 

I'm team Lisa and Levee for sure!!!!

I always cheer for Lisa, but this year I don't really have a favorite. I do feel sorry for Hailey. She's having a rough go.

I love all the Barrel Racers and their mounts, they all get a thumps up from me, But Lisa I just want to see her finished at the top and go home with a Gold Buckle as in the World Champion!!!

Ky Hamilton, all I can say is WOW, hes one tough Cowboy!!!!

Lisa is always amazing, I love that she's been able to win on multiple horses, that lady deserves a world title. I really hope her and Levee can pull it off one year. 

I am loving all the hat throws this year. It's fun to see everyone celebrating their great runs/rides. 

I'm glad to see others getting their share of the pot too to spread the wealth and a chance at a gold buckle. What an awesome experience 

 After doing a little research, some of those top 15 horses are owned by Teton Ridge. I wonder what the motivation is to not own your own horse. ANybody know the specifics?

Im wondering the same! 

Teton Ridge owns Levee, and one of Brittany Pozzi's right? Are there any other ones?
I know a few others don't own the horses they are running, I've always wondered how that works. Do the owners pay the rider monthly, pay travel expenses etc.?

I knew about Brittany horse/horses, I thought that Teton Ridge bought a few from Brittany but she stills rides them and that Levee was owned by Lisa, I thought she breed and raised her. 

Nope I went back and read a little about Levee, Teton Ridge does own her.. Wow I was thinking the mare was out of Rosa for some reason, My bad!!! 

Yep it gets pretty confusing

Kind of disappointing to hear all that.  I admire the barrel racers who buy and train their own.  This throws a "big business" monkey into the wrench kind of like horse racing or car racing.  Lot of money there. Lisa is indeed a wonderful rider.

I don't think Jessica owns Missy either. It's pretty much the norm for the top pro ladies to ride horses for someone else. Busby Quarter Horses has two there this year, right? And Teton Ridge has two? You have to have very deep pockets to own horses of that caliber. The days of finding a Scamper or Bozo and hitting the road are long gone. 

I think you are correct, Missy isn't owned by Jessica, but I believe she trained her? 

Wenda doesn't own her horses either, does she? High Point owns Mo, don't they? 

Brittany dont own any of the horses that she riding at the NFR, but she was the breeder of Birdie but Teton Ridge owns now.

Jordon does own Rollo.

Emily does own Liza, Pipewrench,Beau and Chongo.

Taycie does not own the horses shes riding.

Lisa does not own Levee, Rosa, Teton Ridge owns Levee.

Kassie owns Will, does not own Emmitt

Wenda does not own Mo and Mac unless shes part of Highpoint Perf Horses

jessica  does not own Missy

Summer is the owner of Alollo

Ilyssa does not own either of the horses shes riding

Sissy owns Scoop and Ted

Stevi owns Truck but not Sandi and Brijett

Hailey owns Sister

Sue is part owner of Centerfold and Heff

Paige owns Bazinga but I dont know about Cotton, dont say whos owns this horse.

Congrats Brittany Tronozzi on the Crown/Championship!!! 

What was up with Sister this year? She just didn't look like she was firing at all!  Hope she's okay!  However, I do love seeing new or different people win some rounds as well!  

Age and miles I would suspect . They don't stay at the top forever .

It is interesting to see who owns their own. It is the norm in most other disciplines that those at the top don't own the horses they ride so not really surprising. 

Wow great Barrel Race, lots of winners.

 Congrats to Brittany on the Championship

 And Congrats to Lisa on the Average.

Explains why the same riders come back year after year.   

Busby Quarter Horses owns Benny.  SR Industry Titan was just purchased by Britanny and her husband, I think. Babe On The Chase is owned by Teton Ridge.  Levee is owned by Teton Ridge but Rosa is owned by Alan Woodbury.   Rollo is owned byAlan Woodbury.   Jordan Briggs.  Actually, most of Wenda Johnson's horses are owned by Highpoint Performance Horses.  Jessica Routier's horse is owned by Gary Westergren.  Summer Kosel owns hers.  Ilyssa Riley's horses are owned by Slash Z Quarter Horses.  Sissy Winn does own her horses.  Stevi Hillman's horse Truck is owned by Stevi and her husband.  Sandi is owned by Isabella Quarter horses. Brijett is owned by Sawmill rSawmill Ranch.  Hailey owns  her horse.  Sue Smith owns her horse along with Kyle Edwards.  Paige Jones Owns Bazinga but Cotton is owned by Bob Burt.  I think a lot of these ladies who do own their own horses lease some of these others.  I do Know one person who leased a horse from a friend of mine and now her granddaughter is cleaning house on that horse.  All this information came from BARREL HORSE NEWS  DEC 2023.  The thing about these ranches having these girls ride their horses is that it helps them make expenses and those that run their own may not have the financial backing.  

Just my opinion (which bascially means worth nothing), but Sister had a limited hauling schedule this year and I don't believe a lot of runs prior to the NFR. Charmanye used to say that if Scamper had exteded time off from competition it took several runs to get the fire back. Sister got better each run back. Not that age and miles doesn't have something to do with it, but then you would have to point to Missy who is about the same age (or maybe older?). She just needed more runs to get her to fire.