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2026 CINCH PLAYOFF SERIES BUBBLE WATCHBarrel Racing 9/1 | Tie-Down Roping 8/24Two events. Two completely different bubbl...
09/02/2026

2026 CINCH PLAYOFF SERIES BUBBLE WATCH
Barrel Racing 9/1 | Tie-Down Roping 8/24

Two events. Two completely different bubble stories. ๐Ÿ‘€

Barrel Racing got more breathing room.
Tie-Down Roping turned into a dead heat.

In Barrel Racing, the No. 8 line widened dramatically in one week.

Last week, Kassie Mowry sat No. 8 with 746.13 points, just 8.13 points ahead of Andrea Bruch Busby.

Now, Megan McLeod-Sprague holds No. 8 with 822.38, while Katelyn Scott is first out at 783.51.

โžก๏ธThat puts the current gap at: 38.87 points.โฌ…๏ธ

So the Barrel Racing bubble is now 30.74 points wider than it was one week ago.

McLeod-Sprague was also one of the biggest movers around the line, adding 111.25 points and jumping from 11th to 8th.

โžก๏ธWhat does 38.87 points actually mean?โฌ…๏ธ

At a 500-point-base Playoff Series rodeo, 5th place pays 41.5 points and 6th pays 34.

So if the line stayed exactly where it is today, Scott would need roughly a 5th-place finish at that points tier to erase the deficit.

Please note: That is gap math and is NOT a qualification prediction because everyone around her can keep adding points too.

Meanwhile, Tie-Down Roping went the exact opposite direction.

The biggest weekly gain belonged to Riley Webb, who added 225 points, moved from 1,315 to 1,540, and jumped Joel Braden Harris for the series lead.

Closer to the Sioux Falls bubble, Ty Harris added 191.75 points and moved from 10th to 7th, while Haven Meged climbed from 8th to 5th. And all that movement crushed the gap at No. 8.

On Aug. 17, Haven Meged held eighth with 809.50, while Cole Clemons was first out at 731.25.

Gap: 78.25 points

By Aug. 24, John Douch held No. 8 with 863.25 points and Tyler Calhoun sat No. 9 with: 863.19 points.

๐ŸšจThe difference? 0.06 points. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Yes, you read that right โ€” six HUNDREDTHS of a point.๐Ÿšจ

So in one week: Barrel Racing: 8th-to-9th gap
8.13 โ†’ 38.87 and Tie-Down Roping: 8th-to-9th gap 78.25 โ†’ 0.06

Thatโ€™s the Bubble Watch in two numbers:
One line opened up. The other virtually disappeared.

And with Puyallup still ahead, the battle around Nos. 8โ€“12 matters more than ever on the road to Sioux Falls.

Early booking just opened up for many stallions and if you donโ€™t know who to breed to, let us help you with the best sta...
09/01/2026

Early booking just opened up for many stallions and if you donโ€™t know who to breed to, let us help you with the best statistical cross!

โ“๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜โ“
๐Ÿ”Ž Traditional magic cross reports are ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ, but we dig deeper. Our report includes ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ that most overlook which makes predictions more accurate.

โ“๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜โ“
๐Ÿ’กThey represent the ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in a pedigreeโ€”those with the highest number of unique(different) sires. In statistical terms, the more control you have over these independent coefficients, the better you can predict the dependent variableโ€”like ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐——.

And we donโ€™t stop there! Our reports also factor in ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€, giving you the most comprehensive and accurate analysis for your breeding program.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Make your breeding decisions smarter with Equi-Sourceโ€”because ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†.

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The results are in!๐ŸšจCould you guess the stallion based on just emojis and data? How many of you guessed correctly?      ...
08/20/2026

The results are in!๐Ÿšจ

Could you guess the stallion based on just emojis and data? How many of you guessed correctly?

Congratulations to our friends, the Fultonโ€™s, on this great accomplishment! A Streak Of Fling is ranked in the top 3% as...
08/19/2026

Congratulations to our friends, the Fultonโ€™s, on this great accomplishment!

A Streak Of Fling is ranked in the top 3% as both a Sire and Damโ€™s Sire and has an EquiSource Score of A+ in both categories.

You can visit the home page of our website to see his variable rating in all 4 indexes for free!

๐Ÿ’ฅA Streak Of Fling has hit another Level $14Million in Progeny Earnings๐Ÿ’ฅ BIG CONGRATS๐Ÿคฉ Super Proud of Streakerโ€ผ๏ธ






Can you guess the stallion based on just emojis and data? ๐Ÿ‘€  ๐ŸŽ Put your pedigree knowledge to the test and drop your gue...
08/13/2026

Can you guess the stallion based on just emojis and data? ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐ŸŽ

Put your pedigree knowledge to the test and drop your guesses below โฌ‡๏ธ

Incoming: Red Rockets' Hottest Cross ๐Ÿงจ The Tres Seis  ร— Dash Ta Fame cross comes out on top! ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3 starters. 3 unique 1D h...
08/06/2026

Incoming: Red Rockets' Hottest Cross ๐Ÿงจ

The Tres Seis ร— Dash Ta Fame cross comes out on top!

๐Ÿ”ฅ 3 starters. 3 unique 1D horses. 100% 1D producer rate.

On a broader scale, Tres Seis offspring have already reached a five-year event high with 20 recorded 1D outcomes this season.

The numbers are speaking loud and clear. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

The Red Rocket Futurity & Open 5D

08/05/2026

Weโ€™re bringing you more stats from the Red Rocket barrel race, this time featuring the legendary stallion, Adios Pantalones ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The Tres Seis offspring turned in one of the Top 4 fastest times of the event, clocking an impressive 15.902.

This standout performance helped contribute to Tres Seis' stats reaching a five-year high in recorded 1D outcomes at the 2026 The Red Rocket Futurity & Open 5D

Learn more about this legendary stallion below. โฌ‡๏ธ

Before we introduce you to all the standout stats at The Red Rocket Futurity.. can you figure these ones out ๐Ÿ‘€ Comment Y...
08/05/2026

Before we introduce you to all the standout stats at The Red Rocket Futurity.. can you figure these ones out ๐Ÿ‘€

Comment Your Answers โฌ‡๏ธ

Then make sure to lookout for our post this week, to see all barrel racing stats from The Red Rocket Futurity & Open 5D event!

07/29/2026

We're still amazed by the incredible stats Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi turned in at the Colorado Classic!

๐Ÿ”ฅ 60% 1D rate
๐Ÿ”ฅ Recorded the 4th fastest time of the event
๐Ÿ”ฅ Averaged in the top 12% against 226 competitors and 449 unique horses

And if that wasn't impressive enough...

Brittany competed on 5 unique horses, representing 4 different sires, including her own stallion, Blazin The Way

Even more remarkable, 4 of the 5 horses were out of mares from Brittany's own breeding program, showcasing the strength and consistency of the program she's built.

Watch one of her standout runs and check out more highlights below! โฌ‡๏ธ

07/06/2026

Colorado Classic Data Drop โšก

From sub-15 runs to perfect 1D rates, heres what you need to now from Colorado Classic.

Which stat surprised you the most? ๐Ÿ‘‡

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