STOUGHTON - The Stoughton rodeo grounds held a barrel jackpot by April Breault, who is an avid barrel racer, and she wanted to hold a fun event where people could go.
Breault has been barrel racing for years and has her summer weekends booked up with barrel racing competitions.
Although Breault is competitive, she still wants to have fun, and this is why she put on the jackpot on May 9.
The outdoor arena had dried up nicely over the past week and sand was added to the arena to give it better footing.
Volunteers came out to help with registration, timekeeping, gate work and harrowing the arena.
Each rider was given one chance to turn and burn the barrels.
Thirteen riders entered the open class, seven in the youth division and two in peewees, with the youngest rider being four years old.
The small entry fee allowed for cash prizes at the end for the 1D, 2D and 3D divisions.
In the open class, Abby Coderre took first in 1D while riding Penny with a time of 16.04 seconds, while Sydney Nowell placed first in the 2D group aboard Scooter in 17.04. Janet Hall took top place place in the 3D on Lucy with a 20.72 run.
In youth, Brooke Hodgson rode Moon and did a 16.06 run to take the 1D division, while Bailey White rode Bird to win the 2D with a 17.18 run. Brookie Hagen took the 3D with a 22.39 on Runner.
Karlee Bender enjoyed her time in the saddle at the jackpot. She has been riding Kat, her eight-year-old quarter horse mare, for three years and placed third in the 1D class.
Breault hopes to possibly hold another jackpot in June.
