The four-day Premier Women’s Rodeo event runs May 12–15 at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth with $803,000 in total payout across barrel racing, breakaway, team roping, and goat tying and roughstock events.
It’s the first championship under the Premier Women’s Rodeo banner. PBR rebranded the former Women’s Rodeo World Championship to PWR in November and kept the four-discipline format and Pro/Challenger/Limited division structure. The competition runs Round 1, Round 2, semi-finals, and championship round at Cowtown, then moves Saturday’s awards presentation to Dickies Arena alongside the PBR World Finals.
What’s new for 2026
- The Premier Women’s Rodeo banner debuts at the Championship after PBR announced the rebrand of the WRWC in November. PWR and its predecessor have paid out more than $4.5 million to women athletes since 2020.
- The Championship Round opens to 50 advancement positions, including six Pros and six Challengers in barrel racing, breakaway, and team roping, and one Limited in barrel racing and breakaway.
- The PWR champion will now be crowned after the championship finals at Cowtown Coliseum, whereas the WRC champions competed during the PBR World Finals. Instead, the awards presentation will be held on Saturday at Dickies Arena during the World Finals.
- Tuesday and Wednesday rounds at Cowtown are free admission to the public.
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2026 PWR Roster
Pro Division
Leaderboard No. 1: Bella Skinner. Defending Pro Barrel Racing world champion: Makenzie Mayes (note: Mayes does not appear on the 2026 leaderboard roster as released).
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