Cootamundra's Kerrie Holder became the inaugural winner of the ladies open barrel race at Longreach's Road to Rodeo on Sunday, winning the event with Dually before a crowd of 3000.

The current Australian and Mount Isa Mines Rodeo champion, Kerrie was among the rollcall of new champions named as the event firmly established itself on the calendar for 2023 and beyond.

Kerrie's win on Sunday added to her bulging mantlepiece of awards over a career that's so far lasted over 50 years.

She said she'd started off in pony club gymkhanas then as a junior in the open ladies competition, before juniors had a separate contest.

"I would have been under 10 when I started," she said.

"It's just that thing that makes you get up in the morning.

"Barrel racing is still the same thing - it's still one right and two lefts or one left and two rights - but there's newer ways of training and they're breeding horses now specifically for barrel racing.

"Years ago it used to be, you just rode your Dad's rope horse or whatever, but now, you train them."

Her horse is cutting bred and originally purchased as a two-year-old for her father Bob to rope on but Kerrie had first dibs as he was too young for roping.

Talented young Injune cowboy Darcy Radel walked away with two saddle bronc ride titles, taking the 2^nd division title and the open saddle bronc title.

Local Barcaldine boy Jackson Gray took out the bull riding title, flying in to Longreach from Mackay especially for the event.

In a nail biter of a final, he beat cowboys Donovan Rutherford and Brumby Brandenburg to take the title.

Reigning Mount Isa Mines Rodeo open bareback bronc rider Fred Osman took the Longreach title in his signature event.

Jane Ryan, the current Australian breakaway roping champion, also won her signature event.

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