Author: Johna Cravens

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 23, 2023) The fourth performance of the 15-day, $1.2 million Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament started with a record-setting performance in the bareback riding. Kaycee Feild of Genola, Utah, the six-time world champion, has won the signature square bareback riding trophy buckle as the champion of the Fort Worth rodeo five times.

His most recent win was last year when he broke the record for the highest bareback riding score ever recorded in Fort Worth – 93 points. This year he has dominated Bracket 2, winning the first round Sunday afternoon with a 90-point ride, then tying his own arena record Monday night with a 93-point effort on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s horse Night Crawler. He will continue his quest for another FWSSR bareback riding title when he returns for the Semi-finals February 2-3.

“This rodeo is legendary,” Feild said. “To come here and have a horse like that —she’s amazing. She just bucks harder with every jump.”

Marcus Theriot of Lumberton, Mississippi, and his partner Cole Curry of Liberty, Mississippi, roped a berth in the Semi-Finals by dominating Bracket 2 of team roping. The duo won round one on Sunday with a 4.9-second run. On Monday night they tied with Canadian brothers Dawson and Dillon Graham for first in round 2.

Theriot was the last athlete to be named all-around cowboy here. He earned the honor in 2019, the last year the rodeo was held in Will Rogers Coliseum. Since the event moved to Dickies Arena, no individual cowboy has won money in more than one event, which means no all-around winner.

Joining the Mississippians in the Semi-Finals are Texans Casey Tew and Boogie Ray. Ray, a former NFR qualifier who doesn’t travel nationally much anymore, qualified to compete here by winning the Hood County Stampede Rodeo in Granbury last season.

For the second consecutive round of Bracket 2 only one bull rider made a qualified ride. This time Jestyn Jax Woodward of Custer, South Dakota, scored 86.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s bull Outlaw and won $4,400. He advanced to the Semi-finals along with Missouri’s Jack Gilmore who was the only successful rider on Sunday.

The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament features 56 competitors (56 teams in team roping) in each event, divided into seven brackets of eight. Individuals qualify by finishing the 2022 season in the top 50 of the world championship standings or winning one of six qualifying rodeos in Texas.

Contestants in each bracket compete in two rounds of back-to-back action. The top two money earners per bracket in each event advance to one of two semi-finals while the third-highest money winner advances to the Wild Card round. Those finishing lower than third go to the non-qualifier pool. The highest remaining money earner in  each event in the non-qualifier pool after all brackets are completed advances to the wild card round.

The top two in the wild card round advance to the semifinals and the top four from each semifinal advance to the finals on February 4.

The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament continues at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with a new group of contestants competing in Bracket 3 at Dickies Arena.

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 23, 2023.

(Qualifiers are based on tie-breaker rules.)

 

Bracket 2, Round 2

 

Bareback riding: 1, Kaycee Feild , Genola, Utah, 93 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler, $1,720. 2, (tie) Kyle Bloomquist, Raymond, Minn.; Hunter Lem Ramsey, El Dorado, Ark., and Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 88, $880 each.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Feild, $3,520, and Hardwick, $1,760. Wild card qualifier: Jacob Raine, Mount Pleasant, Tenn., $1,320.

 

Steer wrestling: 1, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.5 seconds, $1,760.  2, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 3.8, $1,320. 3, Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., 4.9, $880. 4, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 5.0, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Waguespack, $3,080 and Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., $2,200. Wild Card Qualifier: J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., $1,320.

 

Breakaway roping: 1, Shai Schaefer, Lake Creek, Texas, 1.9 seconds, $1,760. 2, JJ Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, 2.0, $1,320. 3,  Taylor Hanchey, Carmine, Texas, 2.7, $880. 4, Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas, 2.7, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Hampton, $3,080, and Hanchey, $2,280. Wild Card qualifier: Schaefer, $1,760.

 

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 87.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Real Fancy, $1,760. 2, (tie) Damian Brennan, Injune, Queensland, Australia, and  Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 86.5, $1,100. 4, Kody Rinehart, Rienzi, Miss., 86, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Wright, $2,860, and Casper, $2,420. Wild Card qualifier: Traylin Martin, Faith, S.D., $1,320.

 

Tie-down roping: 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 8.5 seconds, $1,760. 2, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 9.0, $1,320.  3, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 9.2, $880. 4, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 20.0, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Reimer, $2,860, and Smidt, $1,760. Wild Card qualifier: Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., $1,540.

 

Team Roping: 1, Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss., and Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss.; and Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 6.0 seconds, $1,540 each. 3, Casey Tew, McDade, Texas, and Boogie Ray, Mabank, Texas, 11.6, $880 each. 4, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif., $14.5, $440 each.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Theriot and Curry, $3,300 each; and Tew and Ray, $2,200 each. Wild Card qualifier: Graham and Graham, $1,540.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, and Bradi Whiteside, Longview, Alberta, Canada, 16.56 seconds, $1,540 each. 3, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 16.62, $880. 4, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.64, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Morgan, $2,200, and Rule, $1,760. Wild card qualifier: Mowry, $1,540.

 

Bull Riding: (one rides) 1, Jestyn Jax Woodward, Custer, S.D., 86 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Outlaw, $4,400.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Woodward and Jack Gilmore, Ironton, Mo., $4,400 each.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 22, 2023) Jack Gilmore of Ironton, Missouri, was the biggest winner on Sunday at the $1.2 million Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament.

As the only bull rider to earn a score, Gilmore took home the entire $4,400 pot in round one of Bracket 2 for his 89.5-point ride on Rafter G Rodeo’s bull Megalomanic.

The 20-year-old bull rider finished sixth in the rookie standings in his event last year and has a good start early in the 2023 season as he’s currently ranked fourth in the world championship standings of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).

The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament features 56 competitors (56 teams in team roping) per event, divided into seven brackets of eight.

Contestants in each bracket compete in two rounds of back-to-back action. The top two money earners per bracket in each event advance to one of two semi-finals so Gilmore is on his way as there is only another $4,400 to be won in bull riding on Monday night in round two.

          Gilmore is enjoying life, living by a Confucius saying later paraphrased by another Missourian – Mark Twain –“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

JJ Hampton of Stephenville, the 17-time world champion cowgirl, won round one in breakaway roping with a time of 2.0 seconds. Hampton and other veteran cowgirls blazed the trail for the women who are now roping for equal prize money at some of the biggest rodeos in the country. The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament was the first major PRCA rodeo to offer equal prize money for breakaway roping when the rodeo moved to Dickies Arena in 2020. A big contingent of Hampton’s fans was in Dickies Arena on Sunday to cheer her on.

The same roster of athletes will compete Monday night in round two. The third-highest money winner of the bracket will advance to the wild card round while those finishing lower than third go to the non-qualifier pool. The highest remaining money earner in each event in the non-qualifier pool after all brackets are completed advances to the wild card round.

The top two in the wild card round advance to the semifinals and the top four from each semifinal advance to the finals on February 4.

Round two of Bracket 2 begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Dickies Arena.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 22, 2023.

 

Bracket 2, Round 1

 

Bareback riding: 1, Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Memory Maker, $1,720. 2, Jacob Raine, Mount Pleasant, Tenn., $1,320. 3, Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 84.5, $880. 4, Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis., 84, $440.

 

Steer wrestling: 1, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 4.5 seconds, $1,760.  2, Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore., $1,320. 3, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 5.3, $880. 4, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 6.7, $440.

 

Breakaway roping: 1, JJ Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, 2.0 seconds, $1,760. 2, Taylor Hanchey, Carmine, Texas, 2.7, $1,320. 3, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.9. 4,  Amanda Coleman, Stephenville, Texas, 3.2, $440.

 

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 88.5 points on  Rafter G Rodeo’s Silver Wings, $1,760. 2, Traylin Martin, Faith, S.D., 84.5, $1,320. 3, (tie) Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, and Kolby Wanchuck, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 84, $660 each.

 

Tie-down roping: 1, (tie) Reese Reimer, Stinnett, Texas, and Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 9.0 seconds, $1,540 each. 3, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 9.6, $880. 4, Logan Bird, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 10.2, $440.

 

Team Roping: 1, Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss., and Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss., 4.9 seconds, $1,760 each. 2, Casey Tew, McDade, Texas, and Boogie Ray, Mabank, Texas, 5.0, $1,320 each. 3, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas, 5.7, $880 each. 4, J.C. and L.J. Yeahquo, Crescent, Okla., 5.9, $440 each.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.70 seconds, $1,760. 2, Bayleigh Choate, Fort Worth, Texas, 16.71, $1,320. 3, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 16.79, $880. 4, Cassidy Champlin, Pilot Point, Texas, 16.87, $440.

 

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Jack Gilmore, Ironton, Mo., 89.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Megalomanic,  $4,400.

 

 

 

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 19, 2023) Seven individuals earned $10,000 paychecks at the 2023 Texas Champions Challenge rodeo in Dickies Arena Thursday night. The event featured winners from five iconic Texas rodeos in six events, plus four contestants in freestyle bullfighting.

The 126^th edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) paid out $119,000 to 34 competitors in bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping, barrel racing, freestyle bullfighting and bull riding.

The format of the rodeo featured an elimination round in each event where five contestants competed. The top two returned almost immediately for a head-to-head round with the winner taking home $10,000 and a bottle of Fort Worth-based TX Whiskey. The runner-up received $4,000 and the three other contestants from the elimination round each received $1,000. In the bullfighting, the two individuals who did not make the head-to-head round each received $1,500.

The event was also part of the first Texas A & M University day at the FWSSR and featured some of the 90-member Texas A & M Cavalry in the grand entry and an appearance by the school’s yell leaders to start the competition.

The first contest was bareback riding. Reigning world champion Jess Pope scored 86 points on Korkow Rodeos’ horse Ringworm. Jess’s younger brother Ty, the reigning collegiate champion, finished second with 85.5 points on Korkow’s Zoowee Mama to join his brother in the final round.

The two broke into big smiles when they realized they would be in a head-to-head match for the $10,000 prize. Ty was first to ride, and he scored 87 points on Brookman Rodeo’s horse 3:10 to Yuma. Jess rode another Brookman horse, Boozy Beaver, for 89 points. The Pope brothers took $14,000 back home to Garnett, Kansas, with Jess winning $10,000 and Ty $4,000.

Tristan Martin of Sulphur, Louisiana, was the only reigning Fort Worth Pro Rodeo Tournament champion to win his event at the Texas Champions Challenge. He clocked the only time under four seconds in steer wrestling – 3.97 – to win the elimination round, then bested fellow National Finals Rodeo (NFR) cowboy J.D. Struxness by three-tenths of a second in the final round.

Talking to broadcaster Pam Minnick in the spotlight on the Dickies Arena floor, Martin said, “I love this place. This is my favorite rodeo.”

That sentiment was seconded by saddle bronc riding winner Lefty Holman of Visalia, California. The newlywed finished second in the elimination round behind reigning world champion Sage Newman of Melstone, Montana. Newman scored 90.5 points on Mazca Pro Rodeo’s horse Ima Winner while Holman scored 87 on Korkow’s horse Meat Coma.

In the final round Holman and Newman both competed on horses from the Brookman string with Holman edging Newman 89 to 88.5. “This is the best rodeo all year,” Holman told former world champion turned broadcaster Dave Appleton.

2021 World Champion Barrel Racer Jordon Briggs of Tolar, Texas, and her horse Rollo stopped the clock in 16.662 seconds to win the elimination round. Two-time world champ Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi was second with a 16.961 time.

In the final round, Tonozzi changed horses and turned in a time of 16.902. Briggs again rode Rollo and won the $10,000 payout with 16.851.

Briggs told Minnick that the Fort Worth rodeo, then held in Will Rogers Coliseum, was her first big win in 2009. “I love this rodeo,” she said, “and Rollo and I will be back Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.”

Newly crowned world champion Martha Angelone dominated the breakaway roping. A Virginia native who now lives in Stephenville, Texas, Angelone set a near arena-record time of 1.87 seconds in the elimination round. The only other roper to connect was 2021 reserve world champ Shelby Boisjoli, a Canadian who also lives in Stephenville, with a time of 12.15 -2.15 with a 10-second penalty.

Boisjoli again broke the barrier in the final round, giving Angelone plenty of room to make a solid run to win first. But Angelone again went all out, again stopping the clock in 1.87 seconds. The almost unbelievable feat proved the reigning champ is at the top of her game as the 2023 season gets into full swing.

Freestyle bullfighting returned to the Texas Champions Challenge for the second year. Californian Alex McWilliams and Canadian Aaron Mercer fought the first match, with McWilliams’ score of 81.5 moving him to the finals.

The second match featured four-time Bullfighters Only World Champion Weston Rutkowski of Haskell, Texas, and Tyler Mansell of Caldwell, Idaho. Rutkowski showed why he’s one of the best freestyle bullfighters in the world with a score of 87, three points better than Mansell.

McWilliams and Rutkowski fought a close duel in the final round with McWilliams scoring 86 points and Rutkowski earning 87.5 to win the event and $10,000.

The bull riding proved to be a two-man match. In the elimination round only NFR cowboys Trey Kimzey of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and Josh Frost of Randlett, Utah, managed to stay on for the required eight seconds. Kimzey scored 85.5 points on Mazca Pro Rodeo’s bull Thunder Dome. Frost was a point behind at 84.5 on Brookman Rodeo’s bull Silver Tongue Devil.

They came back in the finals with Kimzey scoring 88 points on Brookman’s bull Devils Eye and Frost conquering Mazca’s Rock Salt & Nails for 90 points to win the event.

Frost voiced a sentiment that many cowboys and cowgirls have made since the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo moved to Dickies Arena in 2020 when he told Appleton and the crowd “Dickies Arena is the nicest arena I’ve ever rode in.”

The third FWSSR Pro Rodeo Tournament rides into Dickies Arena Friday night at 7:30 p.m. for the first of 16 performances. The event culminates with the Championship Finals on February 4.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are winners from the Texas Champions Challenge rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, January 19, 2023.

Bareback Riding-Elimination Round: 1, Jess Pope, Garnett, Kan., on Korkow Rodeos’ Ringworm. 2, Ty Pope, Garnett, Kan., 85.5. 3, Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo., 84.5, 4, (tie) Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas, and Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas, 83.5. Head to Head Round: 1, Jess Pope, 89 points on Brookman Rodeos’ Boozy Beaver, $10,000. 2, Ty Pope, 87, $4,000.

 

Steer Wrestling-Elimination Round: 1, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 3.97 seconds. 2, J.D. Struxness, Perrin, Texas, 4.31. 3, Talon Roseland, Summit, Miss., 4.32. 4, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 4.75. Head to Head Round: 1, Martin, 5.29 seconds, $10,000. 2, Struxness, 4.59, $4,000.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding-Elimination Round: 1, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 90.5 points on Mazca Pro Rodeo’s Ima Winner. 2, Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif., 87. 3, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 86.5. 4, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 86. Head to Head Round: 1, Holman, 89 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Beaver Trail, $10,000. 2, Newman, 88.5, $4,000.

 

Barrel Racing-Elimination Round: 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.662 seconds. 2, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 16.961. 3, Cheyenne Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas, 17.048. 4, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 21.735. Head to Head Round: 1, Briggs, 16.851 seconds, $10,000. 2, Tonozzi, 16.902, $4,000.

 

Breakaway Roping-Elimination Round: (two times) 1, Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 1.87 seconds. 2, Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas, 12.12. Head to Head Round: 1, Angelone, 1.87 seconds, $10,000. 2, Boisjoli, 12.25, $4,000.

 

Freestyle Bullfighting: Match 1 – 1, Alex McWilliams, Paso Robles, Calif., 81.5 points. 2, Aaron Mercer, Calgary, Alberta, 78.5.  Match 2 – 1, Weston Rutkowski, Haskell, Texas, 87. 2, Tyler Mansell, Caldwell, Idaho, 84.  Head to Head Round: 1, Rutkowski, 87.5 points, $10,000. 2, McWilliams, 86, $4,000.

 

Bull Riding-Elimination Round: (two rides) 1, Trey Kimzey, Cheyenne, Okla.,  85.5 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Thunder Dome. 2, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 84.5.  Head to Head Round: 1, Frost, 90 points on Mazca Pro Rodeo’s Rock Salt & Nails, $10,000. 2, Kimzey, 88, $4,000.

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 29, 2022) –The Friday crowd at Frontier Park watched as Semifinals 1 set half the field for Sunday’s Championship Finals at the 126^th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD). Twelve rodeo athletes competed in each event (12 teams in team roping) with just six advancing to Sunday’s competition.

In the bareback riding Garrett Shadbolt of Merriman, Nebraska, went to the winners’ circle for the second consecutive day. The father of two won Quarterfinals 6 on Thursday, then took first place in Semifinals 2 with a score of 86 points on United Pro Rodeo’s bucking horse named Pow Wow Nation. Shadbolt is currently ranked 12^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s (PRCA) standings and aiming for a second trip to the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December. Another cowboy advancing to Sunday is Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas. At age 39 he is competing, and winning, against men half his age. The three-time world champion has won the bareback riding title at CFD three times. If he wins the championship round, he will become the only bareback rider to win the “Daddy of ‘em All” four times.

Three-time world champions Clay Tryan of Billings, Montana, and Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nevada, also won for the second day in a row at Frontier Park. The pair won the CFD team roping championship together in 2013. A win Sunday could make Corkill the first four-time team roping champion at the “Daddy of ‘em All”. He won in 2009 with Tennessee roper Chad Masters and last year with Oklahoman Clay Smith.

A couple of Texas women tied for the win in Semifinals 2 of breakaway roping. Tiffany Schieck of Floresville and Martha Angelone of Stephenville both roped their calves in 4.6 seconds. Angelone has qualified for the National Finals Breakaway Roping (NFBR) twice, winning the inaugural event in 2020, and is currently third in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) standings. Schieck, on the other hand, is not among the top 50 in the standings and a win at Frontier Park on Sunday would be the biggest of her career.

Reese Riemer of Stinnett, Texas, set the pace early in the tie-down roping with a 10.5-second run. The three-time NFR qualifier has not qualified for rodeo’s season finale since 2018. Today’s win, plus a win on Sunday, could put another trip to Las Vegas within reach for the 31-year-old Texan.

Two-time world champion Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, Alberta, rodeo Summit Pro Rodeo’s bucking horse Corina for 89.5 points to win Semifinals 2. Thurston has never won a championship at CFD, but his father Skeeter Thurston was the rookie saddle bronc riding winner at Frontier Park in 1982. With a winning ride on Sunday, Zeke could take another CFD title home to Canada for the Thurston family 40 years later.

Justin Shaffer of Hallsville, Texas,  took first place in steer wrestling in Semifinals 1 with a time of 6.5 seconds. One of his biggest career wins was at the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo in 2017. Winning here could be another. There is at least a 50-50 chance that Sunday’s steer wrestling winner will be a first-time CFD winner since none of the men advancing from Semifinals 1 have won in Frontier Park.

Summer Kosel made history at Cheyenne Frontier Days during last week’s qualifying round of barrel racing by clocking the fastest time recorded at the “Daddy of ‘em All” in barrel racing. The South Dakota barrel racer proved that was no fluke by winning Semifinals 1 with a time of 17.34 seconds.

Josh Frost of Randlett, Utah, tallied 91 points when he rode Harper & Rodeo Company’s bull Blackout to win the Semifinals. Frost, who won the 2021 NFR title in bull riding for the highest cumulative score over 10 rounds, is currently ranked second in the PRCA standings. The younger brother of retired bull rider Joe Frost and second-cousin to bull riding legend Lane Frost is striving to become the first in his family to win a CFD championship.

Semifinals 2 will begin at 12:45 p.m. on Friday. The six fastest times or highest scores will join those who advanced on Friday in Sunday’s Championship Finals to round out the field of 12 in each event.

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo (July 29, 2022)- The following are unofficial results from Semifinals 1 at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Friday, July 29. Payoff subject to change. 

 

Bareback: 1, Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., 86 points on Universal Pro Rodeo’s Pow Wow Nation, $3,163. 2, Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, 85.5, $2,396. 3, Will Lowe, Amarillo, Texas,  84.5, $1,725. 4, R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 84, $1,150.

 

Breakaway:  1, (tie) Tiffany Schieck, Floresville, Texas, and Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $5,534 each. 3, Ashley Goforth, Azle, Texas, 4.9, $3,505. 4, Lynn Smith, Elfrida, Ariz., 5.2, $2,398.

 

Tie Down Roping: 1, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 10.5 seconds, $5,200. 2, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 11.1, $4,300. 3, Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, 11.4, $3,400. 4, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 12.6, $2,500.

 

Rookie Saddle Bronc: (Round 1) 1, Isaac Richard, Eunice, La., 83 points. 2, Chance West, Chino Valley, Ariz., 80. 3, (tie) Rowdy Dunklin, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Cable Wareham, Whiting, Kan., 79. (Round 2): 1, Reed Neely, Sanger, Calif., 82. 2, Ira Dickinson, Rock Springs, Wyo., 81. 3, Carson Bingham, Rigby, Idaho, 77. 4, Lavern Borntreger, Elsmere, Neb., 76. (Total on two): 1, Wareham, 154. 2, Q McWhorter, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 150. 3, Bingham, 149. 4, Dunklin, 147

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 89.5 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Corina, $3,051. 2, Riggin Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 86.5, $2,311. 3, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 86, $1,664. 4, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 84, $878.

 

Team Roping: 1, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 8.4 seconds, $5,200 each. 2, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, 9.1, $4,300 each. 3, Rhett Anderson, Annabella, Utah, and Max Kuttler, American Falls, Idaho,  9.7, $3,400 each. 4, Kellan and Carson Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 10.6, $2,500 each.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, 6.5 seconds, $4,060. 2, Talon Roseland, Marshalltown, Iowa, 7.4, $3,360. 3, Emmett Edler, State Center, Iowa, 7.5, $2,660. 4, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 7.6, $1,960.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 17.34 seconds, $5,119. 2, Cindy Smith, Lovington N.M., 17.53, $4,237. 3, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, $17.57. 4, Katie Pascoe, Morro Bay, Calif., 17.65, $1,647.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 91 points on Hunter & Morgan Rodeo Company’s Blackout, $3,087. 2, (tie) Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho, and Brady Portenier, Caldwell, 86, $2,011 each. 4, Tyler Bingham, Howell, Utah, 83.5, $1,122.

 

Wild Horse Race: 1, Leon Stewart, $678.

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 5, 2022) — The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo came a rousing conclusion on Saturday night with the final performance of the ProRodeo Tournament.

New arena records were posted in four of the eight, beginning with the bareback riding. That championship went to the winningest bareback rider in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) history, Kaycee Feild from Genola, Utah. Feild rode Macza Pro Rodeo’s OLS Tubs Stevie Nicks for 93 points. That one ride netted him $20,000 and brought his total earnings in Fort Worth this year to $26,360. This is the fourth time that the reigning world champion has won this legendary rodeo. The win puts him well on his way to his 14^th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualification where he could win his seventh gold buckle that goes to the world’s best.

Another reigning world champion, saddle bronc rider Stetson Wright, got the win with a record-setting ride of 91.5-points. His father, Cody Wright had held the record previously at 91 points. That was set in the Will Rogers Coliseum in 2011 and got the elder Wright the win. Stetson Wright is the third member of his famous saddle bronc riding family to earn the buckle here. His father won it three times, and his uncle Jake Wright got the championship in 2017. Stetson also rides bulls and is a three-time all-around world champion. He earned $25,880 in Dickies Arena.

Wenda Johnson of Pawhuska, Oklahoma has set the barrel racing on fire here this week. It started in her qualification rounds when she set a record at 16.17 seconds. She blew that away on Saturday night when she and Macgyver Moonflash, an eight-year-old bay gelding, stopped the clock in 16.08 seconds. Johnson has qualified for the NFR the past two years by choosing the rodeos that she goes to carefully and not going to as many as expected. She also has a full-time job as a nurse practitioner. The $24,520 that she won here will give her a big boost and put her on the way to a third NFR qualification.

Tristan Martin from Sulphur, Louisiana won the steer wrestling with a 3.9-second run. The former high school and college rodeo champion qualified for his first NFR last December and is now working towards his first gold buckle in the professional ranks. Prior to Fort Worth’s rodeo he was third in the world standings. The $24,260 he got in Dickies Arena could move him up to the top spot.

This is the second year that the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament has featured breakaway roping and the winner just lives about an hour away at Dublin. Kelsey Domer stopped the clock in 1.8 seconds to get her first buckle in Dickies Arena. She earned a total of $26,800.

Tie-down roper Bryson Sechrist got the biggest win of his career here on Saturday night. Sechrist of Apache, Oklahoma stopped the clock in 7.2 seconds to win $23,760. Reigning world champion team ropers Kaleb Driggers from Hoboken, Georgia and Junior Nogueira, from Presidente Prude, Brazil were at the top of the leaderboard with a 4.2-second run. They each took home $25,093.

The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament was the first rodeo of the year for seven-time world champion Sage Kimzey from Salado, Texas. The new father made good on a promise to be his best for his family and rode all of his bulls. His Saturday night ride of 91.5 points on 4L-Diamond S Rodeo’s Space Unicorn got him his first Fort Worth championship and $29,827.

A near capacity crowd was on hand to see the conclusion of the rodeo and plans are underway for the 126^th edition in 2023.

 

2022 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Champions

Bareback Riding – Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, 93 points, $20,000 (total $26,360)

Steer Wrestling – Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 3.9 seconds, $20,000 (total $24,260)

Breakaway Roping – Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 1.8 seconds, $20,000 (total $26,800)

Saddle Bronc Riding – Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 91.5 points, $20,000 (total $25,880)

Tie-Down Roping – Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 7.2 seconds, $20,000 (total $23,760)

Team Roping –  Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil

4.2 seconds, $20,000 (total $25,093)

Barrel Racing – Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.08 seconds, $20,000 (total $24,520)

Bull Riding – Sage Kimzey, Salado, Texas, 91.5 points, $20,000 (total $29,927)

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament’s Championship Round at the 125^th edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Saturday, February 5, 2022.

Bareback Riding: 1, Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, 93 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s OLS Tubs Stevie Nicks, $20,000. 2, (tie) Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas, and Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 89, $10,000 each. 3, Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, 88.5, $4,000.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 3.9 seconds, $20,000. 2, Payden McIntyre, Douglas, Wyo., 4.0, $12,000. 3, Taz Olson, Prairie City, S.D., 5.2, $8,000. 4, Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, 5.9, $4,000.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 1.8 seconds, $20,000. 2, (tie) Taylor Engesser, Spearfish, S.D., and Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 1.9, $10,000 each. 3, Shelby Boisjoli, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2.1, $4,000.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 91.5 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s OLS Tubs Get Smart, $20,000. 2, (tie) Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa, and Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 87, $10,000 each. 3, Sterling Crawley, Huntsville, Texas, 85.5, $4,000.

Tie Down Roping: 1, Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 7.2 seconds, $20,000. 2, Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas, 7.5, $12,000. 3, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 8.4, $8,000. 4, Charlie Gibson, Midland, Texas, 8.5, $4,000.

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 4.2 seconds, $20,000 each. 2, Jake Orman, Prairie City, Miss., and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla., 4.4, $12,000. 3, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 4.6, $8,000. 4, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan.,4.9, $4,000.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.08 seconds, $20,000. 2, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 16.24, $12,000. 3, Jordan Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.30, $8,000. 4, Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 16.38, $4,000.

Bull Riding: 1, Sage Steele Kimzey, Salado, Texas, 91.5 points on 4L-Diamond S Rodeo’s Space Unicorn, $20,000. 2, Scottie Knapp, Moriarty, N.M., 90, $12,000. 3, Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 85, $8,000.

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 1, 2022) — Most of the contestants at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo have qualified for the ProRodeo Tournament through being among the world’s best.

To get to that point, most rodeo contestants spend days on the road crisscrossing the country, paying entry fees and hoping to earn enough to qualify for prestigious rodeos like Fort Worth. For a few of the competitors at the rodeo this year, that road was a little shorter.

One of those competitors was Riley Webb from Denton, Texas who was qualified based on his success at his hometown rodeo. Webb turned 18 in August, bought his membership in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and started entering rodeos. One of those was a qualifier for the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament and now he is roping for a championship.

Webb stopped the clock in 8.2 seconds on Tuesday night to win round two of bracket 7. After a no-time on Monday night he knew he needed to win to advance to the wildcard or semi-finals round. The $1,760 he that came with his 8.2-second run is giving him another opportunity to rope in Dickies Arena. And, because the competition starts over with each advancement, he only needs to be in the top four in the semi-finals to get to make the trip back here on Saturday night for the championship round.

Mitch Pollock from Winnemucca, Nevada, was another cowboy with a big smile on his face Tuesday night. Pollock had the high-marked saddle bronc ride with an 84 on Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s horse named Classy Clark. It added $1,760 to his earnings and gave him a total of $3,080 for the rodeo so far. He will be staying in town watching his buddies ride in the wildcard round and getting ready for the semi-finals.

The two fastest barrel racing times of the rodeo so far belong to Wenda Johnson of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Johnson set an arena record on Monday night at 16.19 seconds. She came back Tuesday and was just two one-hundredths off the pace at 16.21. She is now headed to the semi-finals after winning $3,520.

Riding bulls for eight seconds is a goal of every cowboy that ever puts his hand in a bull rope. Sage Kimzey’s goals have been to beat Donny Gay’s record of eight world championships. He came one step closer to that goal when he earned his seventh world title last December at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Now he’s working towards gold buckle number eight and if his success in Fort Worth continues, he will be closer.

Kimzey was one of two riders to get scores on Monday night. Then on Tuesday, he was one of three. On Tuesday he rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Little Hoot for 80 points and his second win here so far. And he added $4,326 to his earnings and has ridden 100% of his bulls this year. He will advance to the semi-finals.

Wednesday night’s rodeo will feature the third-place winner from each bracket as well as the high money earner from all brackets who did not advance based on their placing. That competition gets underway at 7:30 p.m. where the contestants will be fighting for the final two spots in Thursday and Friday night’s semi-finals.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.

Bracket 7, Round 2

Bareback: Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 87 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Scarlet Lady, $1,760. 2, Dantan Bertsch, Tompkins, Saskatchewan, 84.5, $1,320 3, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 82.5, $880. 4, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 78, $440.

Semifinals Qualifers: Bertsch, $3,080, Laye, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Biglow, $1,760

Steer Wrestling: 1, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. 3.8 seconds, $1,760. 2, Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, 3.9, $1,320. 3, Newt Novich, Twin Bridges, Mont., 3.9, $1,320. 4, (tie) Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 4.2, and Dakota Eldridge, Elko, N.V., 4.2, $220 each.

Semifinals Qualifiers: Shaffer, $2,200, and Jason Thomas, $1,761. Wild Card Qualifier: Parrott, $1,760.

 

Breakaway Roping (Three times) 1, Bailey Gubert, Hungerford, Texas, 2.2 seconds, $1,907. 2, Whitney Thurmond, Iola, Texas, 4.5, $1,466. 3, Danielle Lowman, Gilbert, Ariz, $1,026.

Semifinals Qualifiers: Gubert, $1,906 and Loni Lester, Gonzales, Texas, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Thurmond, $1,466.

Saddle Bronc Riding,: 1, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, N.V., 84 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Classy Clark, $1,760. 2, (tie) Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D.; Shorty Garett, Eagle Butte, S.D., and Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 82.5, $880 each.

Semifinals Qualifiers: Pollock, $3,080, and Wilson, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Wright, $880.

Tie Down Roping: 1, Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, 8.2, $1,760. 2, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, 9.2, $1,320. 3, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 9.3, $880. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 9.8, $440.

Semifinals Qualifiers: 1, Webb, $1,760 and Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas. Wild Card Qualifier: Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., $1,320

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 4.0 seconds, $1,760 each. 2, Britt and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 4.5, $1,320. 3, Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, N.V., 5.0, $880. 4, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 440.

Semifinals Qualifiers: 1, Rogers and Davis, $2,200 each. 2, Driggers and Nogueira, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Smith and Smith, $1,320.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.21 seconds, $1,760. 2, Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla., 16.29, $1,320. 3, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.33, $880. 4, Stephanie Fryar, Waco, Texas, 16.57, $440.

Semifinals Qualifiers: Johnson, $3,520 and Beisel, $2,640. Wild Card Qualifier: Fryar, $1,320.

Bull Riding: 1, Sage Steele Kimzey, Salado, Texas, 88 points, on J Bar J Pro Rodeo’s Little Hoot, $1,906. 2, (tie) Nic Luca, Garden City, Mich., $1,246 and Jimy Marten, Donahue, Iowa, 81, $1,246.

Semifinals Qualifiers: Kimzey, $4,326, and Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa,$1,980. Wild Card Qualifier: Marten, $1,247.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 31, 2022) — Fast times are the expected in the barrel racing at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR)

Fans watched last week as world champion Jordon Briggs and her great horse “Rollo,” had the fastest time recorded in Dickies Arena at 16.25 seconds. That record only stood for two performances.

On Monday, Wenda Johnson, from Pawhuska, Oklahoma stopped the clock in 16.17 seconds. Johnsons was riding Macgyver Moonflash “Mac,” one of two horses that she rode at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Johnson’s trip to Las Vegas to compete at rodeo’s championships last December was her first. A big win here could jumpstart her 2022 season to get her back there again next December.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marty Yates won the tie-down roping here in 2019, the last time the rodeo was held in the historic Will Rogers Coliseum. The Stephenville, Texas, resident is known for fast times and his performance here was no exception. Yates stopped the clock in 7.7 seconds on Monday night for the win. If he has another fast time on Tuesday, he will be advancing to the semifinals and have a chance at a second FWSSR buckle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was Sage Steele Kimzey’s first rodeo of the 2022 year, the first as a dad and the first to collect money at in the bull riding. He was one of two successful riders and had the top score of 80 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Road to Nowhere. That garnered the Salado, Texas, resident $2,420. He and his wife, Alexis, just welcomed their first child into their family, a boy, Steele Randall Kimzey. Kimzey is the reigning world champion bull rider in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. His latest title is his seventh and he is closing in on the record for titles in that event set by Don Gay.

All of these contestants will compete again Tuesday night and hope to add to their earnings. The top two money winners in each event will advance to the semi-finals on Thursday and Friday night. Wednesday night will feature the third-place money earners in a wildcard where two will advance to the semi-finals

The top four from each semifinal meet in the championship round Saturday night at 7:30.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Monday, January 31, 2022.

Bracket 7, Round 1

Bareback Riding: 1, Dantan Bertsch, Tompkins, Saskatchewan, 86 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Dirty Harry, $1,760. 2, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 85, $1,320. 3, (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, and Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 82, $660 each.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, (tie) Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., and Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, 4.1 seconds, $1,540 each. 2, Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, 4.4, $880. 3, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, N.V., 4.7, $440.

 

Breakaway Roping: 1, Loni Lester, Gonzales, Texas, 1.9 seconds, $1,760. 2, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., 2.1, $1,320. 3, (tie) Alex Loiselle, Paris, Texas, and Cadee Williams, Weatherford, Texas, 2.5, $660 each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D., 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Mission Belles, $1,760. 2, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, N.V., 82.5, $1,320. 3, Damian Brennan, Injune, Australia, 81, $880. 4, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 80.5, $440.

 

Tie Down Roping: 1, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 7.7 seconds, $1,760. 2, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, 8.0, $1,320. 3, Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 8.7, $880. 4, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 9.8, $440.

 

Team Roping: 1, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 5.8 seconds, $1,760. 2, Cory Clark, Jefferson, S.C., and Blaine Vick, Breckenridge, Texas, 6.9, $1,320. 3, Britt and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 10.2, $880. 4, Rhett Anderson, Annabella, Utah, and Max Kuttler, American Falls, Idaho, 11.6, $440.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.17, $1,760. 2, Emily Beise, Weatherford, Okla., 16.29, $1,320. 3, Stephanie Fryar, Waco, Texas, 16.55, $880. 4, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 16.67, $440.

 

Bull Riding: (Two qualified rides) 1, Sage Steele Kimzey, Salado, Texas, 80 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Road to Nowhere, $2,420. 2, Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, 72, $1,980.

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 19, 2022) Stetson Wright added another title to his impressive resume’ Wednesday when he won the Bulls’ Night Out championship at the 125th edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
The 22-year-old Utah native already has five world championships to his credit – three all-around and one each in bull riding and saddle bronc riding. He’s also the first rough stock rider to win the all-around cowboy world championship since Ty Murray in 1998.
Bulls’ Night Out, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Xtreme Bulls competition, features two nights of action with 40 bull riders each night and the top 10 of those 40 competing in a second round. The highest score on two bulls wins the championship.
After Tuesday night, Grayson Cole of Fredonia, Pennsylvania led the long round with 90 points and was also the overall leader since no one rode a bull in Tuesday’s second round.
From the first section on Wednesday, the competition was fierce. Trey Kimzey of Strong City, Oklahoma scored 88.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s bull Best in Show to lead the first section by half a point over Washington cowboy Caleb McMillin.
Josh Frost of Randlett, Utah who finished as reserve world champion at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December, tallied 86 points on Four L & Diamond S Rodeo’s bull Last Cigarette to start the second section. Then Wright rode another Four L & Diamond S bull – House of Pain to tie Kimzey with 88.5.
The second round would determine the championship. In that round the riders compete in reverse order with the highest score going last with ties broken by a draw. Wright drew the chance to be the final rider of the night.
The first four cowboys bucked off, then Frost scored 86.5 on Stockyards Pro Rodeo’s bull Ground Assault, giving him a total of 172.5 points on two bulls. Then the next four cowboys hit the dirt. Wright was matched against NFR bull Johnny Thunder from the Rafter G string. If he bucked off, Frost would be the champion, but Wright never faltered. He stayed on the bull’s back for the required eight seconds and earned 90 points from the judges.
With the win the 2020 world champion bull rider vaulted into first place in the Xtreme Bulls standings and bounced into the top three of the bull riding world standings. He earned a total of $19,654 – $17,058 of which counts for world championship points.
Coleman Berry of Poolville, Texas made an 83-point ride to win the junior bull riding, $500 and a trophy buckle.
The 125th edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo continues Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with the Texas Champions Challenge rodeo which features winners from five of the state’s biggest professional rodeos along with a freestyle bullfighting competition.
The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament begins Friday night and will crown its champions on Saturday, February 5.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial winners from Bulls’ Night Out at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, January 19, 2022.
First Round: 1, Grayson Cole, Fredonia, Pa., 90 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Farmers Only, $5,562. 2, (tie) Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, and Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 88.5, $3,708 each. 4, (tie) Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La., Dalan Duncan, Heber City, Utah, and Caleb McMillan, Soap Lake, Wash., 88, $1,421.51 each. 7, Parker McCown, Montgomery, Texas, 86.5. 8 (tie), Tyler Bingham, Howell, Utah, and Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 86, $278 each.

Short Round: (two qualified rides) 1, Wright, 90 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Johnny Thunder, $6,675. 2, Frost, 86.5, $5686.

Total on Two: 1, Wright, 178.5 points, $9,271. 3, Frost, 172.5, $7,018. (on one) 3, Cole, 90, $5,253.42. 4, Kimzey, 88.5, $3,399. 5, (tie) Trosclair, McMillan and Duncan, 88, $1,648 each. 3, McCown, 86.5, $927.

Jr. Bull Riding: 1, Coleman Berry, Poolville, Texas, 83 points. 2, Myles Turner, Comanche, Okla., 79. 3, Taylor Waugh, Azle, Texas, 77.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 8, 2020) – The 124^th Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) closed Saturday, Feb. 8, with a capacity crowd watching history-making performances in the new Dickies Arena.

The championship finals of the first FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament featured eight rodeo athletes in eight contest events competing for the lion’s share of a 1.2-millon dollar purse.

Tilden Hooper, a native of Carthage, Texas, who now lives less than a 15-minute drive from Dickies Arena, was the big winner in bareback riding. As a youngster he watched rodeo on television, became a fan and decided to become a cowboy. He’s now one of the best in the sport and he notched the highest score in the 102-year history of indoor rodeo at the FWSSR – 91.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s horse called Agent Lynx.

Local favorite Tilden Hooper set a new bareback riding record for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) at the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament February 8. He scored 91.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s horse Agent Lynx. FWSSR photo by James Phifer

“There’s so much history at this rodeo,” Hooper said. “It’s great to be the first bareback riding champion in this arena.” Hooper broke a record first set in 1973 by Gary Tucker and matched in 2004 by Jason Jeter.

He won $20,000 in the championship round and nearly $25,000 in the 16-day rodeo tournament. Rodeo fans can catch Hooper on the television series “Yellowstone” in the upcoming season.

Jacob Talley of Keatchie, Louisiana, wrestled his steer to the ground in four seconds flat for his $20,000 paycheck. The two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier’s early season has started well. He won a total of $26,640 here and is currently in the money at San Angelo and Jackson, Mississippi.

One of the biggest money-earning athletes at Fort Worth was a 13-year-old horse named Roy. Sisters Cassie and Anna Bahe from Grantsville, Utah, and their family raised Roy, who was born on their grandparents’ ranch in Gooding, Idaho, from his days as a colt. Both women rode him here in the breakaway roping and both competed in the finals.

Cassie was the first breakaway roper to ride into the box and she set the pace with 2.3 seconds. Two runs came close to moving her down a notch, but Wyoming’s Shai Schaefer (2.0) and Texan Jordan Jo Fabrizio (2.1) both were penalized 10 seconds for failing to give the calf the proper head start. Cassie won $20,000 for first place and Anna finished fourth, earning $4,000. Roy carried them to $33,120 in total earnings and put Cassie in the history books as the FWSSR’s first rodeo breakaway roping champion.

Saddle bronc rider Dawson Hay thought his chance at a championship here was gone, but he moved into the final field after another cowboy could not compete. He made the most of his newfound opportunity, tying the Fort Worth rodeo record set by world champion Cody Wright in 2011. The Wildwood, Alberta, cowboy scored 91 points on a Canadian horse – Calgary Stampede’s Zena Warrior.

Tyler Milligan of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, set a quick early pace in the tie-down roping that earned him a championship. The NFR cowboy stopped the clock in 8.4 seconds riding Big Time, the two-time tie-down roping horse of the year.

Milligan, who competed in his first NFR last year, had to watch a tough field of NFR veterans attempt to beat his time before knowing the championship was his.

The most unique winners this year were the team roping duo of Clay Ullery and Jake Edwards. Ullery, from Valleyview, Alberta, and Edwards, a New York native who rodeos from Ocala, Florida, both qualified for the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament based on their 2019 season accomplishments, but neither of their usual partners made the cut.

 

A pair of first-time partners roped the team roping championship at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament February 8. Canadian Clay Ullery and Florida resident Jake Edwards won the finals with a time of 4.9 seconds. FWSSR photo by James Pfifer

The two relied on the professional rodeo entry system, called PROCOM, to find them a partner. They met for the first time at Dickies Arena just before the evening performance on Saturday, February 1, and roped together for the first time then. After finishing fourth that night, the pair won the Sunday, February 2, round and punched their semi-final ticket. The finals was their fourth time to rope together and they have earned a paycheck every time.

In the finals Ullery and Edwards were the first team to compete and set the pace with 4.9 seconds. The closest anyone was able to get was a 5.1 by reigning world champion header Clay Smith and three-time world champion heeler Jade Corkhill.

Two-time world champion barrel racer Hailey Kinsel won the championship at the FWSSR in 2019, the last year the rodeo was held in historic Will Rogers Coliseum. She was back in 2020 in a new arena and with a new last name after she and Professional Bull Riders world champion Jess Lockwood married in October.

The result was familiar, as she and her palomino mare DM Sissy Hayday, known as Sister, clocked the fastest time of this year’s rodeo – 16.30 seconds to win the championship. She is the first back-to-back champion in barrel racing at Fort Worth in many years and holds the distinction of winning the last title in Will Rogers Coliseum and the first in Dickies Arena.

Jimmie Smith of McDade, Texas, finished second – one-hundredth of a second slower with a 16.31. In addition to $12,000 in prize money, Smith also was awarded the $5,000 Jerry Ann Taylor Best-Dressed Cowgirl Award from the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

Brady Portenier of Caldwell, Idaho, was the first bull rider to make a qualified ride in the finals. He won the championship and a total of $24,827 with a score of 90 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Little Hoot. Portenier has finished among the Top 20 the last three rodeo seasons but has yet to crack into the Top 15 and qualify for the NFR.

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo will celebrate its 125^th anniversary January 15 through February 6, 2021.

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2020 FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament Champions

Bareback Riding: Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas – 91.5 points, $24,580

Steer Wrestling: Jacob Talley, Keatchie, Louisiana – 4.0 seconds, $26,640

Breakaway Roping: Cassie Bahe, Grantsville, Utah – 2.3 seconds, $23,260

Saddle Bronc Riding: Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta – 91 points, $23,080

Tie-Down Roping: Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Oklahoma – 8.4 seconds, $23,200

Team Roping: Clay Ullery, Valleyview, Alberta &

Jake Edwards, Ocala, Florida – 4.9 seconds, $23,200 each

Barrel Racing: Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas – 16.30 seconds, $24,080

Bull Riding: Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho – 90 points, $24,827

 

FORT WORTH. — The following are unofficial results from the championship round of the  FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Saturday, February 8, 2020.

Bareback riding: 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 91.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Agent Lynx, $20,000. 2, Wyatt Bloom, Belgrade, Mont., 87.5, $12,000. 3, Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D., 87, $;8,000. 4, (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, and Jesse Pope, Marshall, Mo., $2,000 each.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., 4.0 seconds, $20,000. 2, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.3, $12,000. 3, (tie) Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Iowa, and Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 4.8, $6,000 each.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Cassie Bahe, Grantsville, Utah, 2.3 seconds, $20,000. 2, Jackie Crawford, Stephenville Texas, 2.4, $12,000. 3, Martha Angelone, Aledo, Texas, 2.6, $8,000. 4, Cassie Bahe, Grantsville, Utah, 2.8,  $4,000.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 91 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zena Warrior, $20,000. 2, Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, 87.5, $12,000. 3, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 87, $8,000. 4, (tie) Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., and Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 85.5, $2,000 each.

Tie-down Roping: 1, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 8.4 seconds, $20,000. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.0, $12,000. 3, (tie) Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas and Cory Solomon, 9.1, $6,000 each.

Team Roping:  1, Clay Ullery, Valleyview, Alberta, and Jake Edwards, Ocala, Fla., 4.9 seconds, $20,000 each. 2, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.1, $12,000 each. 3, Kal Fuller, Bozeman, Mont., and Reagan Ward, Edmond, Okla., 5.3, $8,000 each. 4, (tie) Charly Crawford, Stephenville Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M.; and Lane Ivy, Dublin, Texas, and Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla., 5.6, $2,000.

Barrel Racing: 1, Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas,  16.30, $20,000. 2, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 16.31, $12,000. 3, Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla., 16.40, $8,000. 4, Brittney Barnett, Joliet, Mont., 16.42, $4,000.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 90 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Little Toot. 2, Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 85, $12,000. *3,Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., $8,000. *4, Maverick Potter, Waxahatchie, Texas, $4,000

 

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 23, 2019) – Shad Mayfield might be the busiest 18-year-old at this year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

The tie-down roper competed here in the qualifying rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 16 and 17. He roped his first calf here in 12.4 seconds, then won the second round with a time of 9.5 seconds, just a tic over the arena record of 9.4 seconds set last year. He roped again here on July 22 and 23 and was once again successful with times of 12.6 and 11.6, placing in the top four both days. So far, he has won $6,666 here and has an opportunity to win more.

Amongst his runs here in Frontier Park, he was also taking advantage of his final qualification for the National High School Finals Rodeo held in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 14 – 20. He roped three calves there faster than anyone else in the field and left with the national championship. He also competed at the California Rodeo Salinas and finished fourth overall.

“It’s been unbelievable,” Mayfield said of the last week. “I’ve never had any luck at the high school finals. To win it and do well at these other rodeos is a huge blessing.”

A year ago, he got to be a spectator at Cheyenne when they stopped on their way back to their home in Clovis, N.M. after the high school finals. This year, he did far more than spectate. Prior to the 123^rd “Daddy of ‘em All,” he was 24^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Standings. He is about $7,000 outside of the top 15 and, if he gets a good check here in the Championship Finals, he could very well move up and put himself in position to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Mayfield’s success here has come on a horse that is just two years younger than he is. Django has been great in this big arena and has worked well over the 30-foot head start that the cattle get. Not long after roping here, they were headed to Deadwood, South Dakota, for another rodeo, then will be coming back to Cheyenne to rope again.

It has been a family effort for the Mayfields. Shad’s dad, Sylvester, a former NFR qualifier in the tie-down roping, has been coaching him and traveling with him. His mom Joellen has been keeping things together at home. And, while his older sister Shelby isn’t directly involved, she is very supportive.

“I couldn’t do any of this without my family,” Shad said. “Everybody plays a part and I just hope that we all can keep it rolling.”

A new set of contestants will make their way to Cheyenne to compete at the fifth performance on Wednesday beginning at 12:45 p.m.

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 23, 2019) – The following are unofficial results from Tuesday, July 23rd at the 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Money earned is subject to change.

Bareback riding:  1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 88 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo Company’s Hard Times, $2,384. 2, Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas, 85.5, $1,788. 3, Anthony Thomas, Humble, Texas, 83.5, $1,191. 4, Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., 81, $595.

Breakaway Roping: 1, KL Spratt, Phoenix, Ariz., 4.25, $2,403. 2, Ginalee Tierney, Broken Bow, Neb, 4.32, $1,802. 3, Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 4.56, $1,201. 4, TiAda Gray, Portales, N.M., 4.59, $601. (Advancing to Finals) 1, (tie) KL Spratt; TiAda Gray; and Taryn Stippel, Pierpont, S.D., $2,403 each. 4, Ginalee Tierney, $1,802.

Tie-down Roping: 1, Raulie Hurtado Jr., Buhl, Idaho, 11.1 seconds, $1,954. 2, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 11.6, $1,465. 3, Owen Wahlert, Grover, Colo., 12.3, $977. 4, Colt Papy, Henrietta, Texas, 13.4, $488. (advancing to finals) 1, Hurtado, $3,175. 2, Mayfield, $2,686. 3, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, $1,954. 4, Wahlert, $977.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1 (tie), Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s B53 and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Made in March, 83.5 points, $1,999. 3, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 83, $1,142. 4, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 81, $571.

Team Roping: 1, Brenten Hall, Stephenville, Texas, and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 8.7 seconds, $2,233 each. 2, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 9.1, $1,674. 3, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 10.0, $1,116. 4, Shaw Loiseau, Flandreau, S.D., and Ty Talsma, Avon, S.D., 11.5, $558. (advancing to Championship Finals) 1, Hall and Tryan, $4,466. 2, (tie) Bird and Yates and Cody Tew, Belgrade, Mont., and Jerren Johnson, Casper, Wyo., $1,674. 4, (tie) Rogers and Minor and Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 10.4, $1,116.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Beau Clark, Laramie, Wyo., 9.4 seconds, $1,411. 2, Cyler Cowling, Newell, S.D., 10.9, $1,058. 3, Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 18.1, $705. 3, Riley Wakefield, 18.1, $705. 4, Del Ray Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb., 24.3, $353. (advancing to Championship Finals) 1, Wakefield, $2,645. 2, Kraupie, $1,940. 3, Clark, $1,411. 4, Dowling, $1,058.

Barrel Racing: 1, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.48 seconds, $2,611. 2, Ali Anton, Heraldsburg, Calif., 17.71, $1,958. 3, Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., 17.80, $1,305. 4, Dena Milner, Midland, Texas, 17.87, $653.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 86 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Banana Man, $3,893. 2, Koby Radley, Montpelier, La., 72, $3,185.

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round leaders) 1 (tie), Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D., and Carter Elshere, Elm Spring, S.D., 78 points each. 3, (tie) Jade Taton, Goodwell, Okla., and Trent Burd, Fort Scott, Kan., 76. 5, Will Reynolds, Goodwell, Okla., 74. 6, Rhett Fanning, Martin, S.D., 70. (second round leaders) 1, Rowdy Chesser, Goodwell, Okla., 75 points. 2, Kammerer, 74. 3, Cooper Thatcher, Australia, 72. 4, Jake Foster, Meadow, S.D., 68. 5, Keene Justesen, Saint Cloud, Fla., 65. 6, Cody Trump, Chadron, Neb., 64. (total on two) 1, Kammerer, 152 points. 2, (tie) Fanning and Cody Ballard, Goodwell, Okla., 127. 4, Thatcher, 124. 5, Justesen, 122. 6, Jake Clark, Crane, Ore., 90.

Wild Horse Race: 1, Angels vs Drunk Drivers, $644. 2, S-WA.GIMA, $483. 3, Shockers, $322. 4, Davis Dental, $161. (total money leaders) 1, Copper State Cowboys, $1127. 2, Shockers, $966. 3, S-WA.GIMA, $805. 4, Outlaw Liquors, $644.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 9, 2018) The judges for the annual Jerry Ann Taylor Best-Dressed Cowgirl Award at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo had a tough decision to make as several of the top 12 barrel racers expended extra effort in their arena presentation.

The award includes a $5,000 cash prize along with permanent recognition on a plaque at the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame which co-sponsors the award with the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.

Stevi Hillman from Weatherford, Texas, a three-time National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier, was named the winner. Hillman, who earned a degree in radiology from Weatherford College and has worked as an x-ray technician, came into the finals in fifth place. She was riding Guys R A Mystery, a palomino that she calls Sherlock.

Kendra Dickson, a two-time winner of the award from Aubrey, Texas, who has helped four other winners with their finals’ outfits reached out to Hillman early last week about helping her. Dickson and her TruColors custom clothing line offered to provide an outfit for Simpson.

“I’m glad Kendra called me,” Hillman said. “I’m normally kind of low-key,” she said, “but it was for a good cause, so I decided why not. But I didn’t want an outfit that was crazy, over-the-top.”

Hillman said, “I knew they gave the award at Fort Worth every year, but I didn’t know a lot about it. Kendra filled me in on the background. That’s a really cool award.”

Hillman and Dickson got together on Friday to plan her outfit.

“We both were up in the slack at Belton on Friday morning, so I parked about three trailers from her.” Dickson said. I had several outfits for her to look at, but we both decided the red would really pop on her palomino horse.”

“She handed me her jeans and shirt and I went to work,” Dickson said. She had taken her sewing machine with her and spent much of the day at Belton in her trailer working on the outfit.

“It was snowing and sleeting, and I spent some of the time in the back of the trailer with a manger door that would not close, using butcher paper and spray adhesive,” Dickson said. “If people only knew what goes on behind the scenes,“ she added with a laugh.

The two cowgirls agreed to share the prize money if Hillman won the award, with Dickson’s share going to her Rodeo For A Reason charity that raises money for childhood cancer.  Hillman will donate to Rockin’ W Rodeo Ministry, whose founders Ted and Linda Weise provide food and fellowship at rodeos across the country through their Cowboy Bistro.

Hillman said she had fun and while she’ll likely donate the breast collar and horse boots to a good cause, she plans to keep the outfit.

“When I make the NFR again, I’ll wear the red on Canada night,” she said, a nod to her friend from Canada who owns Sherlock.

Dickson also helped two other finalists – Dona Kay Rule of Minco, Oklahoma, and Tiany Schuster of Krum, Texas – with their outfits.

“I was very happy that more women participated this year,” Dickson said. “I strongly believe this is not only an opportunity to pay tribute to Jerry Ann Taylor who did so much for all of us, but a chance to add to the audience’s enjoyment.”

The Jerry Ann Taylor Award is only given at the National Finals Rodeo and at the finals of the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo in Fort Worth. Taylor, a 1986 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honoree, was a flamboyant trick rider and roper who was known for her sense of style.

Pam Minick of Fort Worth, a National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame board member and honoree and former WPRA vice president, said the award is to encourage women in professional rodeo to carry on the tradition of wearing colorful western attire in the rodeo arena.

Barrel racing has a long history with the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo®. The Fort Worth rodeo began holding an invitational ranch girls barrel race in 1955, not long after barrel racing competition started.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (February 9, 2019) — As the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo closed out its 76^th and final year in Will Rogers Coliseum, it was only fitting that Texas cowboys turned in record-setting performances.

Justin Shaffer of Hallsville qualified for the championship finals round in 12^th place, so he was the first steer wrestler to compete. He promptly set the pace with a 3.1-second run. That was not only the fastest time at the 2019 rodeo. It was the fastest since record-keeping began in 1950 by one-tenth of a second.

Shaffer held the steer wrestling overall lead with 12.9 seconds until the final two men took their turns. Josh Clark of Belgrade, Montana, used a 4.2-second run to take the overall lead with 12.5. Moments later Stephen Culling of Fort Saint John, British Columbia, who held the number one spot when the finals began, matched Clark’s overall time. They tied for the championship, the first tie at the Fort Worth rodeo since bareback riding world champs Kaycee Feild and Will Lowe tied in 2012.

Clark credited “the little gray horse I ride and Jule Hazen, a great hazer to have on the other side” for his win. Culling said his mare was a bit nervous in the box. “She’s young and this is a big crowd for her. I just wanted to get a good start.” The Canadian steer wrestler also said that winning this rodeo and the $5,000 cash bonus each winner receives was a dream come true.

For the second consecutive year a cowboy named Crawley won the saddle bronc riding title and this year he did it in record-breaking fashion. Sterling Crawley of Stephenville, whose older brother Jacobs won the championship last year, was tied with former world champion Zeke Thurston for the lead coming into the finals. After Thurston tallied 255 total points with an 87-point ride, Crawley needed to match that score to share the title.

He did one better, scoring 88 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Delta Dawn and tallying 256 total points. He also set a new Fort Worth record, besting Jake Wright’s 255.5 set in 2017.

Crawley and Culling were the only rodeo athletes to hold their first-place positions and win 2019 championships.

Sterling Crawley of Stephenville, Texas, set a new Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo record for highest three-ride total with this ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Delta Dawn. His 256 points is the highest of any saddle bronc rider since record-keeping began at the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo in 1950. FWSSR photo by James Phifer

Bareback rider Ty Breuer was fourth overall when the night began, despite not earning prize money in the first two rounds. He came close to tying the record for highest single-round score of 90 points, when he rode Championship Pro Rodeo’s horse River Bugs for 89.5. That gave him a total of 336.5 and the championship.

Tie-down roper Marty Yates of Stephenville, Texas, also came into the finals in fourth place. He and last year’s Fort Worth champion Shane Hanchey of Sulphur, La., both stopped the clock in 8.9 seconds to tie for first in the finals. Yates overall time of 26.6 gave him the championship and the largest paycheck of any cowboy this year – $15,919 plus the $5,000 cash bonus.

The biggest winner of the rodeo was 2018 World Champion Barrel Racer Haley Kinsel of Cotulla, Texas. Kinsel did not place in the first round, but won the second round, and came into the finals in third. She and her palomino mare, DM Sissy Hayday that she calls Sister won the finals with a time of 16.36. Sydni Blanchard of Pueblo, Colo., the overall leader when the night began, was the last cowgirl to ride. Her horse Famous Heartbreaker stumbled on the first turn taking her out of contention.

Kinsel’s total time of 49.37 earned her the championship, $16,771 in prize money and the $5,000 cash bonus.

Only two bull riders were able to stick on the backs of their bulls for the full eight seconds. J.T. Moore of Alvin, Texas, was the first qualified ride, scoring 88 points on J Bar J’s bull named Nixon. The next to ride was Foster McCraw of Grimes, Texas. McCraw, who was third overall coming into the finals, rode Rafter G Rodeo’s Chosin One for 90 points to secure the championship.

Adam Rose of Willard, Missouri, and Jett Hillman of McAlester, Okla., earned the team roping championship. Their 5.9-second run in the finals was only good enough for fourth, but their total of 16.3 was fastest overall by two-tenths of a second. They moved into first place after ranking second when the night began.

A highlight of the final performance was a video tribute covering the 76-year history of rodeo in Will Rogers Coliseum.

Next year the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo moves into the new Dickies Arena on the south edge of the complex and Will Rogers Coliseum will host other equine and livestock events

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Bareback Riding – Ty Breuer, Mandan, N. D., 336.5 points, $8,829

Steer Wrestling – Josh Clark, Belgrade, Montana, 12.5, $14,590

and Stephen Culling, Fort Saint John, British Columbia, 12.5, $14,525

Team Roping – Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and

Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla., 16.3 seconds, $8,646 each

      Saddle Bronc Riding – Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 256 points, $12,989

Tie-Down Roping – Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 26.6 seconds. $15,919

Barrel Racing – Haley Kinzel, Cotulla, Texas, 49.37 seconds, $16,771

Bull Riding – Foster McCraw, Grimes, Texas, 254 points, $14,910

 

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (February 9, 2019) — The following are unofficial final results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Bareback Riding: Final Round – 1, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 89.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Bugs, $1,650. 2, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 88.5, $1,250. 3, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 86.5, $900. 4, Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., 86, $600. 5, R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 85, $350. 6, Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, 84.5, $250.

(total on four) 1, Breuer, 336.5 points, $6,585. 2, Peebles, 334, $5,059 3, Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 333.5, $3,732. 4, Wisehart, 331.5, $2,415. 5, Landingham, 330, $1,537. 6 (tie), Feild and Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., 329.5, $988 each. 8, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 328.5. $659.

Steer Wrestling: Final Round—1, Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, 3.1 seconds, $2,059. 2, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 4.1, $1,790. 3, Josh Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 4.2, $1,522. 4, Bubba Boots, St. Anthony, Idaho, 4.3, $1,253. 5, Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., 4.4, $985. 6, Stephen Culling, Fort Saint John, British Columbia, 4.7, $716. 7 (tie), Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, and Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 4.8, $313 each.

(total on three) 1 (tie), Clark and Culling, 12.5 seconds, $8,066 each. 3, Shaffer, 12.9, $6,378. 4, Theriot, 13.0, $5,252. 5, Melvin, 13.4, $4,127. 6, Boots, 13.6, $3,001. 7, Brenan Laye, Consort, Alberta, 13.7, $1,876. 8, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 13.8, $750.

Team Roping: Final Round – 1, Kal Fuller, Bozeman, Mont., and Travis Woodard, Huckabay, Texas, 5.2 seconds, $1,595 each. 2, Steven Duby, Hereford, Ore., and Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., 5.5, $1,320 each. 3, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla., 5.6, $1,045 each. 4, Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla., 5.9, $770 each. 5, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.D., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 6.0, $495. 6, Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb., 6.2, $275 each.

(total on three) 1, Rose and Hillman, 16.3 seconds, $7,496 each. 2, Fuller and Woodard, 16.5, $6,518 each. 3, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 17.0, $5,540 each. 4, Parchman and Kasner, 17.4, $4,563 each. 5. Steven and Jason Duby, 17.6, $3,585 each. 6, Brown and Eaves, 18.1, $2,607 each. 7, Masters and Harrison, 18.2, $1,630 each. 8, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 18.3, $652 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: Final Performance- 1, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 89 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Cover Girl, $1,650. 2, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 88, $1,250. 3, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., 87.5, $900. 4, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 87, $600. 5, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 84, $350. 6, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 83, $250.

(total on three) 1, Crawley, 256 points, $7,044. 2, Thurston, 255, $5,400. 3, Hay, 253, $3,991. 4 (tie), Pollock and Gordon, 250, $2,113 each. 6, Jesse Wright, 248, $1,174. 7, Colton Carter, Nephi, Utah, 237, $939. 8, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 236.5, $704.

Tie-Down Roping: Final Round- 1 (tie), Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., and Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.9 seconds, $1,978 each. 3, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 9.3, $1,564. 4, Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.0, $1,288. 5, Ross Tucker, Archer City, Texas, 11.3, $1,012. 6, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 12.3, $736. 7, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, 12.5, $460. 8, Alex Caudle, Livingston, Ala., 13.2, $184.

(total on three) 1, Yates, 26.6 seconds, $9,619. 2, Clif Cooper, 26.9, $8,364. 3, Hanchey, 27.6, $7,110. 4, Jarrett, 28.1, $5,855. 5, Tuf Cooper, 29.4, $4,500. 6, Lucas, 30.2, $3,346. 7, Ross Tucker, Archer City, Texas 30.5, $2,091. 8, Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas, 31.5, $836.

Barrel Racing: Final Round – 1, Haley Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 16.36 seconds, $3,833. 2, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 16.45, $2,875. 3, Ivy Conrado, Nowata, Okla., 16.51, $1,917. 4, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 16.56, $958.

(total on three) 1, Kinsel, 49.37 seconds, $7,762. 3, Jennifer Sharp, Montgomery, Texas, 49.42, $6,654. 3, Smith, 49.64, $5,544. 4, Conrado, 49.70, $4,805. 5, Alley, 49.76, $3,696. 6, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 49.79, $2,957. 7, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 49.93, $2,218. 8, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 50.04, $1,479. 9, Alex Lang, Harper, Texas, 50.14, $1,109. 10, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 51.46, $739.

Bull Riding: Final Round— (two rides) 1, Foster McCraw, Grimes, Texas, 90 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Chosin One, $2,700. 2, J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, 88, $2,300.

(total on three) 1, McCraw, 254, $8,564.  2, J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, 250.5, $6,566. (on two) 3, Garrett Wickett, Battle Creek, Neb., 168.5, $4,853. 4, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 165, $1,998. 5, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 161.5, $1,998. 6 (tie), Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, and Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas, 160, $1,285. 8, Dalan Duncan, Ballard, Utah, 158, $856.