Saturday afternoon’s third round of the CINCH Timed Event Championship featured a lead change, but then it went right back. Trevor Brazile held the lead since midway through Friday’s opening round and kept it until the 14th run of the 25-run event. Clay Smith, who trailed Brazile by more than 10 seconds heading into the[...]

The second round of the Jr. Ironman Championship turned into a Kansas affair at the Lazy E Arena. Bo Yaussi of Udall jumped from third to first in the aggregate race to the $10,000 first-place prize, while J.D. Draper of Oakley slid up two spots to second. Yaussi roped, tied and wrestled four animals in[...]

GUTHRIE, Okla. – The new format with the CINCH Timed Event Championship seems to be a hit amongst the cowboys. After 32 years of paying out the fastest go-rounds at the conclusion of the five-round affair, the organizers have opted to adjust that $30,000 into the five rounds. For the first time ever, the winner of[...]

Trevor Brazile has been in this position before. In fact, nobody’s won more CINCH Timed Event Championship titles than the Texan, and he proved why Friday afternoon during the first round of this year’s “Ironman of ProRodeo.” Brazile completed five runs in 56.3 seconds to win the opening round. In a format change, the Lazy[...]

The contestants in the first go-round ever in the Jr. Ironman Championships learned some valuable lessons Friday morning. This is a rugged test of a cowboy’s talent. By the time the opening day was complete, Myles Neighbors of Benton, Ark., roped, tied and wrestled four animals in 44.7 seconds to win the first round and[...]

Nearly 18 years ago I sat down at a little restaurant in South Hutchinson, Kan., to visit with a ProRodeo legend. In that hour and a half, I learned more about Hadley Barrett, his family and his passions. He gave me insights that I never published, but I have carried them with me for almost[...]

The greatest Western sports spectacle is the National Finals Rodeo, a 10-round championship that features only the very best from a 12-month season. Right behind it is the CINCH Timed Event Championship, the most unique and memorable equine-based event in the world of rodeo. Twenty men. Five events. Five go-rounds. Three days. Now in its[...]