Bayleigh Choate, right, gives a pep talk Monday morning to barrel racers competing in the 2022 Junior World Finals at the Wrangler Rodeo Arena inside the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall. A year ago, Choate was making her fourth straight Junior Finals appearance. This year, she qualified for the Wrangler NFR. At left is Kelly Kaminski, two-time world champion barrel racer and producer of the Junior World Finals barrel racing. (Boaz Elkes WPRA)