barrel race
noun
A rodeo event (particularly for women) in which each competitor in turn rides their horse in a set pattern around three barrels in the fastest possible time: she competed in the barrel race with her horse Hank...
- And along with the high-risk, high-reward bounty challenge, there will be a series of cowgirl barrel races.
- She has been Barrel Racing for seven years and was Junior Barrel Race Champion in 2009.
- I'll be helping out behind the scenes, setting up the barrel for other competitors in the barrel race.
Derivatives
barrel racer
- She qualified for the national meet with a second-place ranking among high school barrel racers in Iowa.
- At 53, Walker became the second-oldest barrel racer ever to win a world title - a noteworthy achievement on its own.
- The 22-year-old barrel racer became the sixth Utahan to win the title.
barrel racing
- Tickets start at $20 for the rodeo, which includes seven events, from barrel racing to bull riding.
- She is riding Ace - a 10 yr old mare who is in her 5th season of barrel racing.
- Susannah, in between her sophomore and junior year at the time, had just won the Silver State barrel racing championship in Nevada.