With $50,000 added to the Open 5D, the inaugural Bayou Gold barrel race had a unique format with two rounds and a finals. Held in Jackson, Miss., the race drew top competitors from across the country.
Finals
Kylee Scribner-Fischer and Firewater Cartel (Firewater Frost x DNA Awesome Chrystal x SC Chiseled In Stone) had an outstanding weekend in Mississippi. The duo clocked a 14.034 to win the 1D Finals for $5,203. They also finished eighth in the 1D in Round 1 and fourth in the Adult 1D in Round 1.
Scribner-Fischer and her 10-year-old bay gelding “BB” earned the 2021 Resistol Rookie of the Year in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. After a top 30 finish in the World Standings that year and again the following year, Scribner-Fischer changed her path. The duo have since focused on high-paying open races rather than the rodeo trail and have racked up major wins.
After earning a spot in the Finals through their Round 1 run, the pair sat out Round 2 to save a run for the Finals. The decision clearly paid off, with BB topping the round. With over $350,000 in lifetime earnings, BB has been a key player in Scribner-Fischer’s string since he was five…