Dashing for cash at BC Barrel Racing Finals in Barriere

North Thompson Fall Fair grounds filled with barrel racers from all over BC

  • Aug. 26, 2012 5:00 a.m.
Julie Leggett, and her barrel horse, FDI Cash To Burn, round the last barrel as the pair clocked-in a winning 16.649 second run during the BC Barrel Racing Finals held at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo grounds the weekend of Aug. 16 - 19.  The run was also the fastest run of the event and earned Leggitt the top spot, with second going to her daughter, Vanessa;  who ran a 16.683, on Bad Moon Rising.  Over 200 timed runs took place each day during the event, with racers attending from all corners of the province to share the more than $100,000 that was awarded in prize money.

Julie Leggett, and her barrel horse, FDI Cash To Burn, round the last barrel as the pair clocked-in a winning 16.649 second run during the BC Barrel Racing Finals held at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo grounds the weekend of Aug. 16 - 19. The run was also the fastest run of the event and earned Leggitt the top spot, with second going to her daughter, Vanessa; who ran a 16.683, on Bad Moon Rising. Over 200 timed runs took place each day during the event, with racers attending from all corners of the province to share the more than $100,000 that was awarded in prize money.

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