Shawn Varpness

Shawn Varpness

Professional Barrel Racer – Rochester, MN

 

Current Career Highlights:

• • • Breeders Challenge Senior Short Go Reserve Champion 2025
    • Breeders Challenge Semi Finals Futurity Reserve Champion 2025
    • Breeders Challenge Futurity Short Go 3^rd Place 2025
    • Trainer of the 2^nd Highest Stallion Money Earner in 2025 (Kandyman Kid)
    • 5-State Futurity Reserve Average Champion 2025
    • Top 5 Futurity Finalist at Fort Smith 2025
    • 5-State Futurity Short Go Finals Champion 2025
    • 2024 Future Fortunes Sire Slot Race Champion

2026 Horse Names:

• Kandyman Kid
• Lil Sassy N Slick
• Jess Uno Minute

Favorite Jean Style and Why

• B. Tuff Amped Up Jean
  • Comfortable

Favorite Performance Memory:

• 2022 Having the fastest time at the Fizz Bomb Barrel Futurity.
• Competing at the Breeders Challenge Championship in 2022.

Favorite Meal:

• Steak

All-Time Favorite Movie:

• Rocky Movies

Best Advice You Ever Received and Who Gave It

• Opportunities don’t happen, you have to work hard and create them yourself.
• My wife - Casey

Must– Have Road Trip Food

• Beef Jerky

Favorite Pet

• Horse

 

Favorite Thing(s) To Do with Your Free Time:

• Watching my son wrestle and spending time with my wife.

Favorite Place of All The Places You Have Visited:

• Texas because of all the equine opportunities