Pretty In Pink: Barrel Racers Are Ready to Run for Over $4 million at Pink Buckle

The Pink Buckle is aan exclusive incentive that is open to anyone as long as the horse they are entering is sired by one of the 50 stallions that pay the yearly nomination of $25,000.

The foals must have paid a yearly nomination of $200 to be eligible to compete. If those requirements are met they have the opportunity to run at this prestigious event.

Lazy E in Guthrie, OK hosts the Pink Buckle barrel race every year along with their annual select horse sale. In 2022, the highest sellers were:

Ms Trucoseix (stallion by Tres Seis out of DontBlinkOrUleMissMe)- $850,000

Listen Lynda Listen (filly by The Goodbye Lane out of Royal Sissy Irish)-$210,000

Seis On The Chase (stallion by Tres Seis out of Babe On The Chase)- $160,000

Looking forward to the incredible horses that will be showcased and available to purchase at this year's Pink Buckle sale. Check out the sale catalog at Pink Buckles website.

The race itself is broken down into different categories for riders and their equine partners to compete in as well as varying amount of added money. They also have different divisions (2D-4D).

Open (all ages of riders and horses, 4D)- $1,350,000

Futurity (4 & 5 year old horses who have not competed prior to Nov 2022)- $650,000

2D Futurity (4 & 5 year old horses who have not competed prior to Nov 2022)-$200,00

Amateur Futurity (Same as futurity, in addition rider has not yet won 40k)-$75,000

Derby (Horses are eligble for the next 3 years after their futurity year)- $400,000

2D Derby (Horses are eligble for the next 3 years after their futurity year)- $150,000

4D Owner/Rider Sidepot (Rider is also the owner of the horse)- $250,000

Futurity Sale Grad (same as futurity, in addition horses were sold in the annual Pink Buckle sale)-$100,000

Open 4D Sale Grad (same as open, in addition horses were sold in the annual Pink Buckle sale)-$200,000

Non Pro 4D Sidepot (Rider does not profit from lessons, training or showing barrel horses)- $150,000

Premier Pink 4D (Horses who were not previously nominated have a one time oppurunity to pay a late fee and run in this exclusive race but not the derby or futurity)- $430,000

4D Youth (Riders must be 16 years old or younger)-$150,000

In just a few short weeks hundreds of barrel racers will race in the Oklahoma dirt for a chunk of the prize money. You will more than likely see some of the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) women, like Kassie Mowry, also competing here prior to heading out to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo in December.

In 2022 we saw some incredible runs, and here are a handful of the winners:

Futurity- Slick Swingin Gypsy (by Slick By Design out of Hip Swingin Gypsy) Ridden by Benjamin Beall. $52,000 to Owner, $6500 to Sire and $6,500 to Breeder.

Amateur Futurity- Blazed By A Bully (by Blazin Jetolena out Six Pack of Bull) Ridden by Ashley Carmen. $9,000 to Owner, $1,125 to Sire and $1,125 to Breeder.

Futurity Sale Grad- Karl Lee (by FuryOfTheWind out of Gemma) Ridden by Troy Crumrine. $12,000 to Owner, $1,500 to Sire and $1,500 to Breeder.

Derby- Gracias Lane (by The Goodbye Lane out of Ts Up N Famous) Ridden by Dena Kirkpatrick. $32,000 to owner, $4,000 to Sire and $4,000 to Breeder.

Youth- Hes So Epic (by Epic Leader out of Maddie Ross) ridden by Ceeli Pinkston. $4,000 to owner, $500 to Sire and $500 to Breeder.

Open- Gracias Lane (by The Goodbye Lane out of Ts Up N Famous) Ridden by Dena Kirkpatrick. $21,000 to owner, $2,625 to Sire and $2,625 to Breeder.

If you would like to see full results, rules and eligible stallions go to the Pink Buckle website.