O’Connell stays on task in Round 2
LAS VEGAS – Tim O’Connell is on a mission. The reigning world champion bareback rider has another Montana Silversmiths gold buckle on his mind, and he is taking advantage of every opportunity he can to gather a second one. On Friday night, he matched moves with Calgary Stampede’s Y Not Cyrstal for 87 points to […]
Pender flips for a spot in BFO-Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Weston Pender had never fought in front of an audience until Friday afternoon. He didn’t let it intimidate him. In fact, he became the first man in freestyle bullfighting history to do a front flip over his animal during his 82-point bout in the first of three days of qualifying for the […]
Smith wins NFR’s second round
LAS VEGAS – The only difference from his second-round victory in 2017 and his Round 10 round title a year ago is that Garrett Smith gets to enjoy the experience a little more. Everything else was the same Friday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “That’s my second round win on the same bull,” […]
Final four from second round
Saddle bronc riding: 1. CoBurn Bradshaw, 89.5 points on Calgary Stampede Tiger Warrior, $26,23;. 2. Sterling Crawley, 83, $20,731; 3. Brody Cress, 82.5, $15,654; 4. Cody DeMoss, 81.5, $11,000; 5. Audy Reed, 78, $6,769; 6. (tie) Taos Muncy and Jake Wright, 76.5, $2,115. Tie-down roping: 1. Trevor Brazile, 7.4 seconds, $26,231; 2. Cade Swor, 7.7, […]
Aus shares second-round victory
LAS VEGAS – Tanner Aus knew bareback riding at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was going to be steller. “The competition here is incredible,” said Aus, who earned a share of the second-round victory Friday night after an 87.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Scarlet Fever. “Everyone showed up to ride. Everyone is in […]
Champion shares Round 2 title
LAS VEGAS – The first-round jitters surprised even Richmond Champion, who is competing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the third time in four years. “Last night was the most nervous that I’ve ever been,” said Champion, who failed to catch a check on opening night but more than made up for it in […]
Aus, Champion tie in bareback riding; Bird, Cardoza win team roping
Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Tanner Aus on Pickett Pro Rodeo Scarlet Fever and Richmond Champion on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo Fancy Free, 87.5 points, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Jake Vold and Tim O’Connell, 87, $13,327 each; 5. Jake Brown, 86.5, $6,769; 6. Orin Larson, 85, $4,231. Team roping: 1. Dustin Bird/Russell Cardoza, 3.9 seconds, […]
Milan wins 2nd round
1. Tanner Milan, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Tyler Pearson, 4.0, $20,731; 3. (tie) Kyle Irwin and Jon Ragatz, 4.1, $13,327 each; 5. Nick Guy, 4.2, $6,769; 6. Tyler Waguespack, 4.3, $4,231.
Struxness gets strong start at NFR
LAS VEGAS – Steer wrestler J.D. Struxness has a lot of faith in the horse he’s riding at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and well he should. “He worked good,” Struxness said of Peso, a 14-year-old sorrel gelding he owns. “He remembered being back in the building. I feel like we got a pretty good […]
Pearson makes move on the leader
LAS VEGAS – Tyler Pearson knew when he arrived in the Nevada desert that he was going to have to go full speed if he intended to catch the No. 1 man in steer wrestling, Montanan Ty Erickson. Pearson entered the National Finals Rodeo No. 3 in the standings, more than $53,000 behind Erickson. During […]
Bingham hits first-round payday
LAS VEGAS – Tim Bingham likes it when his mind is clear on the back of a bucking bull. It showed Thursday night during the first round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where he matched moves with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Backup for 85.5 points to finish in a tie for third place. He […]
Smith closing in on Kimzey
LAS VEGAS – Garrett Smith knew when he arrived in Las Vegas that he had a little ground to make up if he has any chance to win the bull riding world championship. He started Thursday night by placing in a tie for third place in the opening round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. […]
Clements cashes in on opening night
LAS VEGAS – Thursday night was something Mason Clements had been waiting for since he first arrived in Sin City earlier this week. “All day long I’ve been saving my energy, my focus and my adrenaline for that first, opening ride,” said Clements, a bareback rider from Santaquin, Utah, who matched moves with Frontier Rodeo’s […]
O’Connell starts NFR by placing 3rd
LAS VEGAS – Tim O’Connell knew something about his first-round bareback horse Thursday at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “I actually won the opening round here in 2015 on that horse, and I haven’t seen him since 2015 either,” O’Connell said of J Bar J’s Dilly Bar, which he rode for 85 points to finish […]
Larsen earns first-round payday
LAS VEGAS – A year ago, Orin Larsen waited until the sixth go-round before he earned a paycheck at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That changed dramatically in 2017. On Thursday night, he rode Frontier Rodeo’s Night Fist for 86.5 points to finish second in the opening go-round. He pocketed $20,731 and pushed his season […]
Jarrett picks up key round win
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Jarrett has won countless go-rounds in his 11 qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Thursday night marked the first time in his career that Jarrett has won the opening go-round. He roped and tied his calf in 7.5 seconds to win the round. By doing so, he added $26,231 to […]
Braden earns win in first NFR round
LAS VEGAS – On the first night of his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, saddle bronc rider Hardy Braden finished first. Braden matched moves with Cervi Rodeo’s HATitude Alpha Dog for 87.5 points to win the opening go-round and pocket an additional $26,231. It was a great way to kickstart his inaugural run at ProRodeo’s […]
Miller, Benton close out round 1
Barrel racing: 1. Nellie Miller, 13.64 seconds, $26,231; 2. Kassie Mowry, 13.68, $20,731 ; 3. Hailey Kinsel, 13.69, $1,5654 ; 4. Kathy Grimes, 13.85, $11,000; 5. Tillar Murray, 13.89, $6,769; 6. Ivy Conrado, 13.90, $4,231. Bull riding: 1. Trey Benton, 90 points on Big Stone Rodeo’s Mortimer, $26,231; 2. Roscoe Jarboe, 87, $20,731; 3. (tie) Garrett Smith […]
Zarnetski claims Roughy Cup
LAS VEGAS – There is a new king of the Bullfighters Only Roughy Cup. After Weston Rutkowski’s reign in the opening two years of the championship, Tanner Zarnetski of Texarkana, Texas, earned the prestigious trophy Thursday afternoon at the Tropicana Casino and Resort. “It means a lot to come out on a platform such as […]
Jarrett claims first round
Tie-down roping: 1. Ryan Jarrett, 7.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Marcos Costa and Trevor Brazile, 7.9, $18,192; 4. Cade Swor, 8.1, $11,000; 5. J.C. Malone, 8,.2, $6,769; 6. Caleb Smidt, 8.3, $4,231.
Braden wins first round
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Hardy Braden 87.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo HATitude Alpha Dog, $26,231; 2. CoBurn Bradshaw, 87, $20,731; 3. Ryder Wright, 86.5, $15,654; 4. Cody DeMoss, 85.5, $11,000, 5. (tie) Heith DeMoss, Zeke Thurston and Jake Wright, 85, $3,667 each.
Leaders win team roping first round
1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.1 seconds, $26,231; 2. Jr. Dees/Tyler McKnight, 4.3 seconds, $20,731; 3. Clay Smith/Paul Eaves, 4.6, $15,564; 4. (tie) Charly Crawford/Joseph Harrison and Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 4.8, $8,885 each; 6. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.9, $4,231.
Vold, Waguespack win Round 1
Bareback riding: 1. Jake Vold 87.5 points on Kesler Champion Rodeo Oakridge, $26,231 ; 2. Orin Larson, 86.5, $20,731; 3. (tie) Mason Clements and Tim O’Connell, 85, $13,327 each; 5. J.R. Vezain, 84.5, $6,769; 6. (tie) Steven Dent and Caleb Bennet, 84, $2,115 each. Steer wrestling: 1. Tyler Waguespack, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Tyler Pearson, […]
Inman in the hunt for title
Illinois man hoping to climb new heights chasing BFO world championship LAS VEGAS – Toby Inman isn’t a man of danger, but it seems to lurk around every corner he turns. It’s how he makes a living, whether as a bullfighter or with Toby’s Tree Service, a business he owns in his hometown of Davis […]