Welcome to PacWest Barrel Racing Association

Pac West Barrel Racing Association is a barrel racing association and race production organization. With a focus on fun, affordable races with big payouts, we currently hold races in California, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Oregon with plans to expand to other areas as opportunities arise. In addition to producing our own races--which are open to everyone--we offer our members many co-sanctioned and sanctioned race opportunities with several associations and producers, including ACBRA, BTM South, BBR, BRN4D, GCBRA, IBRA, NBHA, NSBRA, Run2Win, D-K Productions, and the WPRA. With over 500 members, we offer a variety of race options for our members and extend member benefits in the form of free training clinics at our big shows, discounts on race fees, and super year-end awards! Click here to learn about PacWest Memberships!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~2010 PacWest Barrel Races~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We produce several supershows and smaller jackpot races throughout the year, as well as sanction and co-sanction hundreds more. For complete information about our races, check out our Events Calendar, Race Flyers and Entry Forms pages.

We've made good progress on nailing down our 2010 race schedule. Although the complete list of races we'll be producing this year isn't finalized, the following list summarizes most of our larger races for 2010. Please note that unless an entry form is available for a race, it isn't finalized; as a result, dates, fees, and payouts are subject to change until we've published a race's entry form.

January 21-24 2010: PacWest Under the Big Top; $50,000 Guaranteed plus Prizes, Buckeye Equestrian Center, Buckeye, AZ; Ring Master Futurity $5000 added ***Final***

February 26-28 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour - King City; $15,000 in Cash and Prizes; Salinas Valley Fairgrounds; King City, CA; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $1000 added ***Final***

March 18-21, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour - Alvarado; $50,000 Guaranteed plus Prizes; Diamond W Arena, Alvarado, TX; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $5000 added ***Final***

April 22, 2010: Auburn Wild West Stampede Barrel Race, $2500 cash and Buckles to Open Winners; Auburn Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA ***Final***

April 30 to May 2, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour Eugene, $15,000 in Cash and Prizes; Oregon Horse Center, Eugene, OR; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $1000 added ***Final***

May 14-16, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour Glen Rose; $19,000 in added Open money with low entry fees; $10,000-added on Saturday; average awards to 5 places in each Open division plus pick-a-prizes for 6th through 20th; Somervell Expo Center, Glen Rose, TX; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $5000 added ***Final***

June 25-27,2010: PacWest Western States Finals; Bonus Speed Horse Challange; $25,000 in added cash and prizes, Sonoma County Fair Grounds, Santa Rosa, CA; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $2000 added ***Final***

July 8-11, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Ardmore; $50,000 Guaranteed plus prizes, PacWest Speed Event Play Day Challenge - $10,000 Cash and Prizes; Hardy Murphy Coliseum, Ardmore OK; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $2000 added ***Arena Booked***

September 3-5, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour King City; $15,000 Cash and Prizes; Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, King City, CA; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $1000 added ***Planned***

September 24-26, 2010: Wine Country Classic; $6000 cash plus awards, Clements Buckaroos Arena, Clements, CA ***Planned***

October 8-10, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour Alvarado; $50,000 Guaranteed plus Prizes, Diamond W Arena, Alvarado, TX; Barrel Nation Futurity Circuit $2000 added ***Arena Booked***

November 4-7, 2010: PacWest Central States Finals; Somervell Expo Center, Glen Rose TX; $20,000 added Cash and Prizes; Barrel Nation Futurity Finals $5000 added ***Planned***

November 19-21, 2010: PacWest Barrel Nation Tour Santa Rosa; $30,000 Guaranteed plus Prizes; Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA; Barrel Nation Futurity $1000 added ***Planned***

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ineligible List~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following people are not eligible to participate in any PacWest Sanctioned or Co-sanctioned events:

Brenda Moore

Please contact the PacWest office to clear your name from this list

News for Members

Rules and Regulations for the 2009-2010 season have been finalized and can be viewed here.

Click here to view the Membership Page

Office

PacWest Barrel Racing Association

PO Box 1023

Cedar Ridge, CA, 95924

Email: info@pacwestbarrelracing.com

We have phone coverage most days from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST. Although we forward the phone line when we're on the road producing a race, please excuse us if we don't return your phone call in a timely manner when we're doing a race.

Phone: 707.751.0396

Fax: 707.497.3524

Take a look at our Race Schedule

Open
Open (4D/5D/6D): Open to all racers in 4, 5, or 6 division as deemed appropriate by the producer and race size. As a general guideline, an Oen Class should have 5 divisions if 150 or more riders are entered in it; 6 divisions if 200 or more riders are entered. Oher circumstances may override these guidelines; for example, if a fixed payout is defined for an Open Class, the producer may choose to increase the rider count. Also, a race with a large number of entries but a small amount of added money may warrant keeping the number of divisions lower than the recommended guidelines.
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Amateur

Amateur Class: This class is for those riders who do not typically finish towards the top at Open races. It is run in a 4D format. It is intended to provide a competitive forum for those riders who are new to barrel racing, are in the process of improving their times but are not in the top tiers yet, or love to barrel race but generally place in the lower half of racers who enter the Open. People who enter this class may either run or carryover their times from the Open.

Eligibility requirements for the Amateur Class are as follows:

1. The rider must not have ANY Open 1D or Futurity 1D winnings in ALL timed barrel races they entered in the preceding PacWest race year (the 365 days preceding the last day of the prior year Finals race); and

2. The rider must not have more than $1000 in Open 2D winnings in ALL timed barrel races they entered in the preceding PacWest race year.

Eligible riders may participate in the Amateur Class for the duration of the race year if they qualify as of the first day they run in the class. In other words, riders do not lose eligibility for this class during the race year.

Amateur Points & Standings

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Youth
Youth Class: This class is for riders 18 or younger as of the beginning of each race year which begins after the prior year Finals race. It is run in a 5D format. The Youth Class has a nomination fee which a racer must pay in order to be eligible for year end awards. Racers need not pay the nomination fee in order to run in this class but must do so to be eligible for year end awards. A racer in the Youth Class may either rider of carryover their time.
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Adult
Adult Class: The Adult Class is a 4D class for contestestants over the age of 18 and under the age of 45 as of the beginning of each PacWest race year (which begins after the last day of the Finals race). Although this class, in practice, will usually be a carryover class, it is also provided to give riders of this age group a race to try out new or green horses or to give it another go after an unsatisfactory Open run.
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Masters
Masters Class: The Masters Class is an 4D class for contestants 45 years or older as of the beginning of each PacWest race year (which begins after the last day of the Finals race). Although this class, in practice, will usually be a carryover class, it is also provided to give riders of thie age group a race to try out new or green horses or to give it another go after an unsatisfactory open run. The Masters Class has a nomination fee which a racer must pay in order to be eligible for year end awards. Racers need not pay the nomination fee in order to run in this class but must do so to be eligible for year end awards.
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Futurity
The Futurity class is open to all riders on horses which: have never competed in a barrel race prior to December 1st of the prior year (excluding timed runs and exhibition runs); and were foaled during a year which precedes December 1st of last year by 4 or less years (e.g., to be eligibile for the futurity season commencing on December 1, 2008, the horse must be a foal of 2004 or later).
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