Hailey Kinsel Wins Bracket 2, Round 1 in Fort Worth

In their first run since the NFR, Hailey Kinsel and Sister found themselves in a familiar position - first place in the Go-Round.

The pair put together a 16.67 second run in the first round of Bracket 2 to win Kinsel $1,760 and put her in good position to advance to the semifinals. In Fort Worth, the Top 2 in money earned are guaranteed a spot in the semis while third place goes to a Wild Card round to try to qualify. Kinsel earned $1,760 for last night’s finish.

“I just want to my horse and enjoy the opportunity,” she said. “We just came into have fun, we love Fort Worth and I just want to be able to enjoy every minute here.”

Jimmie Smith was second in the Go-Round with a time of 16.72 seconds, Kylee Scribner was third and Lois Ferguson was fourth.

John Douch sat down to talk regular season, horses and his NFR game plan.
NFR veteran tie-down roper Shane Hanchey main trials of this season were horsepower.
Dean Thompson took notes on his performance and made some changes that reflect in his performance.
Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp talked all things regular season, horsepower and 2024 NFR.
The inagural event paid out $1.1 million across eight events
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