Oklahoma City – Haley Nida of Alva, Oklahoma, took full advantage of first-timer's luck in not only her first qualification to the Better Barrel Racing (BBR) World Finals, but her first year to be a member of the association. She rode her 10-year-old gelding Classic Frosty Cat to a 15.709 to win the 2D championship for $9,258.

"He's just Mr. Consistent. He always pulls through for me. He's just been a dream," Nida said. "My game plan was to ride hard, because I noticed in some of my other runs, I wasn't riding as hard as I should. I just wanted to keep them up and just go for it. When they ann...