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The 2008 ABRA World Finals Barrel Race is coming! We hope you'll join us May 8-11, 2008, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the $10,000 Added 2008 ABRA WFBR and the Introduction of the 2008 ABRA Rise Above Pro Tour, featuring a $2,500 Race to be held during the WFBR!! To run in the ABRA Rise Above Pro Tour, all you'd need to do is join the ABRA and become a Member of the Family! To run in the WFBR, all you'd need to do is either win $1 (as an ABRA Member) between January 1st, 2007 and April 15th, 2008, or you can simply buy-in because we want everyone who wants to come to be able to come and be apart of this awesome event!
2008 ABRA World Finals Update: We've got 284 Pre-Entries and the phones have been ringing off the hook so we're expecting a fair amount of late entries!! We've added a few things and revised the schedule, so be sure to check it out! Revised Schedule Tell your friends and family to check out the LIVE WEBCAST of the WFBR at www.BarrelHorseWorld.com. We want to thank our AWESOME SPONSORS who've made this event a reality... Smith Brothers, Arena Werks, Cactus Saddlery, Walls Industries, the City of Fort Worth, Big Tex Trailers, Sundowner of Texas, C. Jarvis Insurance Agency, MasterSeal LLC, Hotel Trinity, and Conley Water Well Service. Our vendors have overflowed the Exhibit Area in the John Justin, so if shopping is your thing you won't be disappointed! Hotel Rooms are still available at Homestead Studio Suites, (817) 338-4808, and now also at Hotel Trinity, (817) 534-4801, one of our newest sponsors who's offering one and two bedroom suites at really affordable prices for ABRA contestants. See you in Fort Worth! We're looking forward to a very blessed atmosphere!
2008 WFBR Pre-entry Draws
Offical WFBR Press Release - March 7, 2008
2008 WFBR Flyer
2008 WFBR Entry Form
2008 Rise Above Pro Tour Flyer & Entry Form
2008 WFBR/ Rise Above Pro Tour Schedule & Info
Will Rogers Memorial Center Map & Facility Info
2008 WFBR/ Rise Above Pro Tour Rules
Official WFBR Press Release - March 7, 2008
For a printable version, click the top link above
The 2008 ABRA World Finals Barrel Race, “WFBR”, is now only two months away!! The $10,000 Added WFBR will be May 8-10th, 2008, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The ABRA will be hosting the WFBR in the John Justin Arena with some very exciting additions to the barrel racing atmosphere that is turning heads all over the country and the world! In addition to morning church services being held in the famous West Arena, the WFBR will have its own ABRA Nursery and Cow Kid Corner, complete with a moon bounce, where contestants can concentrate on their runs and their horses knowing their children are being watched in a family-friendly, safe environment. The WFBR will also have a Prayer & Hospitality Room that will minister throughout the day to anyone needing prayer and healing or just someone to talk to. That’s not all though, there will also be a Training Room that will be playing a schedule of horsemanship and barrel racing videos throughout the day from some of the nation’s top trainers and World Champion barrel racers like Janet Stover and Martha Josey! The WFBR will also be recognizing the first recipients of the ABRA Smith Brothers Scholarship Fund to be awarded to two ABRA youth members! All of these come in addition to the ABRA tradition of Family Reunion Nights that kick off at the conclusion of the Long Gos Friday and Saturday night and feature dog races and horseless barrel races (sometimes they even get combined) for a laugh-until-you-cry night of family fun entertainment that is simply unforgettable!!
Also new to the 2008 agenda, is the ABRA’s introduction of the Rise Above Pro Tour! The 2008 ABRA Rise Above Pro Tour will kick off May 9-10, 2008, in the Will Rogers Coliseum with $2,500 Added and an 80% Payback of all Entry Fees (100% payback of Added Money of course). The ABRA’s own Rise Above Pro Tour committee will be overseeing this event as well as other Rise Above Pro Tour events throughout the season, and with a team of advisors featuring Mary Burger, Janet Stover, and Carolynn Vietor, this is sure to be a professional event that contestants can be proud of inside and out. Inspired by World Champion Bull Rider Scott Mendes’ Conquering The Beast Pro Bull Riding Tour, the ABRA’s Rise Above Pro Tour has also been created as a ministry tool that provides professionals a chance to compete and get involved in a Christian atmosphere that is comfortable, encouraging, uplifting, and inspirational for the whole family. Backed by Western Harvest Ministries, the CTB Tour will be concluding their season by joining the ABRA’s Rise Above Pro Tour in the Will Rogers Coliseum May 9-10, 2008. The CTB Tour will be producing nightly performances complete with live entertainment, testimonies and stories from top bull riders and barrel racers, and also some great bull riding and barrel racing competition that is sure to genuinely satisfy body and soul.
The 2008 ABRA WFBR is sure to be an event talked about long after its over, but not just because of all the added money and prizes and the thrill of competition. Perhaps never before has a divisional barrel race offered morning Church services, a Nursery, Cow Kid Corner, Training Room, Prayer & Hospitality Room, Family Reunion Nights, a Western Trade Show, plus the nightly thrill and excitement of professional bull riding and barrel racing competition… all in one weekend. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend the 2008 WFBR May 8-10 in Fort Worth, Texas. Contestants, vendors, sponsors and anyone else who wants to be apart of this awesome event can call the ABRA Home Office at (817) 790-4HIM or visit www.AmericanBarrelRacing.org and click on World Finals.
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