Cindy's Labor Day Blast barrel races at Flickerwood Arena

Ben Matthews

Monday, September 7, 2020

More than 300 horses and riders from more than five states travelled to Cape Girardeau County to participate in Cindy's Labor Day Blast barrel racing competition at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. The four-day event included PeeWee, youth and adult divisions; and more than $4,000 in prize money was awarded.

Callie Riley rides her horse, Hancock Jazzy, toward the finish line Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, during Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Carolyn Phillips of Fredericktown, Missouri, guides her horse, Cannon, around a barrel while competing in Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Shelley Martini of Cape Girardeau rides her horse, Oh Guys Shes Honory, while competing in Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Three-year-old barrel racer Maude Roseberry talks with her mother, Erin Roseberry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, while waiting for her turn to ride in Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Erin Roseberry helps her 3-year-old daughter Maude guide their horse, Spook, through a barrel race Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Reese Cookson rides her horse, Twister, while competing in Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Taylor Peterson of Bethalto, Illinois, guides her horse, Too Fast Too French, around a barrel Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, during Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Madeline Davis of High Ridge, Missouri, rides her horse, Thyme, while competing in Cindy's Labor Day Blast Barrel Race on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)