How to Use barrel racing in a Sentence

barrel racing

noun

• Games for adults include a barrel race, Wellington throw, skittles, three- legged race and more.
  — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, 6 Sep. 2017
• Cre Larson and her son, Dalton, visited the ranch in late June to look for a barrel racing prospect.
  — Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• There’s a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. and calf roping and barrel racing events at 11 a.m.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
• The livestock show is the largest in the world, and the rodeo is much more than barrel racing and bull riding (although those events are indeed thrilling), paying out over $2 million in winnings each year.
  — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• Overnight guests at Alisal Ranch in Solvang can pair up with one of the property's 100-plus ponies for everything from wrangling lessons to barrel racing.
  — Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2022
• In the NRG Center's main arena, the 6-year-old motored his red wheelchair expertly through piles of green sawdust chips, headed straight for the barrel races.
  — Alyson Ward, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• As a young girl and teenager, Gayle was a standout athlete -- softball, track, barrel racing, figure skating and beating the boys at BMX bike races.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2023
• That run also provided her with her first barrel racing check.
  — Joe Naiman, Ramona Sentinel, 2 May 2018
• Black cowboys and cowgirls compete for cash prizes in bronc and bull riding, calf and steer roping, barrel racing and a Pony Express relay race.
  — Dallas News, 16 June 2022
• Events include bull riding, calf roping, wild cow milking, barrel racing and steer wrestling.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022
• Events include bull riding, calf roping and barrel racing.
  — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
• His dreams are jettisoned by an injury, but his new, barrel racing girlfriend Mia convinces him to literally get back on the horse.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
• Jewel is a granddaughter of Dash Ta Fame, a famous barrel racing quarter horse stallion.
  — Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, 15 Jan. 2018
• At just 13 years old, Brooklyn discovered her passion for horse barrel racing and went on to study animal science.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
• Fans can watch events such as bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, team and tie-down roping and steer wrestling for cowboys and breakaway roping and barrel racing for cowgirls.
  — Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
• The sport of barrel racing features ample excitement, as the winner is often determined by a fraction of a second.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
• In the Junior division for girls Brooklyn competes in pole bending, barrel racing, goat tying, trail and breakaway.
  — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• Also new this year will be jackpot barrel racing beginning Sunday morning when dozens of riders will compete for prizes in timed events.
  — Ramona Sentinel, 31 July 2019
• In addition to the bull riding, the fans were entertained with a women’s barrel race competition in which riders darted out of the chute gates on horseback in a race against time on a course through barrels in the arena.
  — Gene Nardi, sun-sentinel.com, 12 July 2019
• Breakaway roping — in which riders throw a breakaway lasso around a calf released from a chute — and barrel racing are the only individual events open to them.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022
• The June rodeo also highlights the talents of young participants through junior barrel racing, junior bull riding and junior quadrille.
  — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2022
• Around 300 African American cowboys and cowgirls will compete this weekend for a chance to win cash prizes in multiple events, including barrel racing and steer and calf roping.
  — Dallas News, 16 June 2022
• The rodeo includes 2½ hours of bull riding, bare-back riding, barrel racing, cowgirl breakaway roping, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping and saddle bronc riding each night.
  — Nancy Clanton, ajc, 5 Apr. 2021
• Three hundred Black cowboys and cowgirls will descend upon the Fair Park Coliseum to compete for cash prizes in bronco and bull riding, calf and steer roping, barrel racing and more.
  — Destine Gibson, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
• Fans can also enjoy watching youth events such as junior barrel racing and mutton bustin’, which involves children riding sheep.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• In addition to all the delicious German food, beer and music, guests can expect games and activities, such as stein races, beer barrel races, apple strudel eating contests and more.
  — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• Today’s show at 1 p.m. in Warner Coliseum features square dance teams (yup, horse and rider), jumping figure 8, drill teams, pole weaving and barrels racing.
  — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2019
• Be there for some of the best in cowboy events, including the Xtreme Bulls competition, barrel racing, and team roping, as well as the community parade, barbecues and plenty of live music.
  — Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022
• Cowboys and cowgirls from all over Alaska will compete in bull riding, barrel racing, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and team roping.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022
• There are many activities on the property, too, from archery to airboat rides, but don't miss the weekly Saturday night rodeo, where athletes from across the region compete in trick riding, barrel racing, and bull riding.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024