Chowchilla Western Stampede

Other

Sanctioned

WCBRA Futurity, WCBRA Average Sidepot, WPRA, Outlaw, NSBRA

Added Money: (Per Day/Event)

$10,000.00 Added Open 4D Dan Branco Memorial and $3000.00 Added 2D Futurity Sidepot/Dean Flenniken/Nina Dunn Memorial (Saturday) $1500.00 Added Open 4D (Sunday)

Event Start Time(s)

Saturday: 10:00 am sharp with Futurity, then Open, Derby, JR & SR mixed within. Sunday: 10:00 am

Entry Fee(s)

See entry on SaddleBook.com

Pre-Entry Due Date(s)

Monday March 9th, 2026. ALL PRE ENTRIES MUST BE IN & PAID BY MARCH 9th, NO REFUNDS AFTER MARCH 9th!!

Exhibition Run Schedule

Friday 13th....12:00pm-5:00 pm SHARP!! Saturday 14th...8:00am-9:30am. SOLD IN TIME SLOTS.FIRST COME FIRST SERVE! Tickets sold day of only! Tickets on sale at 7:30am. Futurity horses to be guaranteed 1 priority time only ticket for purchase to guarantee colts access to the arena. I STRONGLY SUGGEST IF YOU NEED A PRACTICE RUN, BE THERE FRIDAY THE 13TH. Time Onlies are limited to 1.5 hour & Futurity horses have priority. Sunday 8:30-9:30 am

Additional Information

GPS Address to the arena: 24655 Road 16, Chowchilla, CA 93610 If you look this up it goes to the Storage Units next to the fairgrounds. This is not the actual fairgrounds address but if you do go to the actual address, it will take you through a neighborhood and to a locked gate on the backside of the fairgrounds. ON SITE LATE ENTRIES CUT OFF FOR 1ST LATE DRAW, AT THE FIRST BIG DRAG. FUTURITY/DERBY HORSES MUST BE PRE ENTERED! NO EXCEPTIONS! Late Open Entries taken until the last big drag. $10.00 LATE FEE ON LATE OPEN ENTRIES. DRESS CODE IN EFFECT, Saturday March 14th Only!! 2 Day WCBRA Average Sidepot. Counts for 3rd WCBRA Attendance. Must be present or have someone represent you for your awards. PRE ENTRY DRAW to be POSTED no later than Wednesday March 11th. PENS & HOOKUPS AVAILABLE upon arrival at the fairgrounds. See Jodi Branco located just past second gate on the left coming in, in front of the permanent restrooms. PORTABLES: YES, ACROSS THE STREET in the grass field ONLY!! Fairgrounds is no longer accepting portables or overnight tie ups on the fairgrounds. IF it RAINS a TON the grass lot will be CLOSED as we do not have the ability to pull people out. PLEASE BE SURE TO PAY FOR YOUR STALLS AND HOOK UPS FIRST!! WE ARE CHARGED FOR EVERY STALL & HOOK UP. DOING SO, TAKING (STEALING) WITHOUT BEING PAID WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION! Thanks in advance for your cooperation. Stalls & RV Hookups available. The Man of the Hour, Steve Smart will be our announcer. DEB MANN photography will be the official on site photographer. JEFF FREITAS with JF Video will be on hand for you to purchase your professional video of your run in fast and slow motion. NO OTHER OUTSIDE PRO VIDEOGRAPHERS ALLOWED. NO EXCEPTIONS! VENDORS Please contact Kathy Branco 559-250-9028 for PRE APPROVAL. $100 for 10 X 10 for 3 days. $150 for 10 x 20. VENDOR SPACE MUST BE PRE APPROVED AND PAID 1 WEEK PRIOR TO BARREL RACE. If not paid in advance your spot will be given to vendor on waiting list. VENDOR SPACE IS LIMITED!! All Vendor money goes to Barrel Racing Awards. The 69TH HISTORIC CATTLE DRIVE Friday March 6th, which kicks off the Chowchilla Stampede Team Roping the weekend (March 6-8th)weekend prior to the barrel race. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES & MORE EXCITING NEWS OF THE HISTORIC 69th CHOWCHILLA WESTERN STAMPEDE! FOR MORE INFORMATION (AFTER READING ALL ABOVE) CALL Kathy Branco 559-250-9028