Texans take two titles
Rutkowski wins San Antonio; Moorman claims Speedway Series title in Atlanta Between them, Weston Rutkowski and Chance Moorman made a combined $17,500 at Bullfighters Only events over the past weekend. It was a busy week for the BFO, with the sport’s richest one-day bullfight taking place Saturday afternoon in conjunction with the San Antonio Stock […]
Rodeo is a labor of love for couple
GUYMON, Okla. – Carson Kane and Bailey Akers grew up attending the annual Pioneer Days Rodeo, and now they’re helping produce it. Kane and Akers are lifelong Guymon residents, and every spring centered around the community celebration in this town of 11,500, the largest in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It was – and still is – […]
Top stars support Jr. Ironman
CINCH Timed Event Championship contestants helping youngsters get their start GUTHRIE, Okla. – The future of rodeo looks bright, and one of the reasons behind it is the Jr. Ironman Championship. “I think it’s a great opportunity for the kids to expose their talent,” said Erich Rogers, a CINCH Timed Event Championship regular from Round Rock, […]
Ketscher ready to defend title
2018 CINCH Timed Event Championship winner knows the challenges he will face GUTHRIE, Okla – Jordan Ketscher has had the last year to reflect and remember the biggest win of his young career. “Watching last year’s (CINCH) Timed Event Championship still gives me chills,” he said of viewing replays of his magical win. “Just to […]
Rangers win K-State women’s title
ALVA, Okla. – Alyssa Gabrielson and Kayla Copenhaver have been putting in a lot of extra work preparing for the spring half of the Central Plains Region season, along with their teammates. The preparation paid off this past weekend; Gabrielson and Copenhaver were the driving forces behind the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team winning […]
BFO storms Alamo City
Top freestyle bullfighters to battle for sport’s biggest one-day purse SAN ANTONIO – When Toby Inman walked down the tunnel into the AT&T Center a year ago, he marveled at the surroundings associated with the legendary San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. “I really didn’t know what to expect,” said Inman, the reigning BFO San […]
Bennett goes a rank way to the title
SAN ANGELO, Texas – As Caleb Bennett reflected on his San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo bareback riding championship, he noted that the final round was a bit different than past years. “The San Angelo short round has always been a high-scoring affair in bareback riding,” said Bennett, who matched moves with Northcott Macza’s Spilled […]
McFadden magical in west Texas
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Something magical happens when 90-point rides occur at a rodeo. The sparks flew Thursday night when Nate McFadden spurred Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s South Point Gambler for 90 points to win the first round of bareback riding at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. “That was my first time to […]
Thurston hits jackpot in Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Zeke Thurston is just 24 years old, but he’s already become one of the bet saddle bronc riders in rodeo. He burst onto the scene in 2015 and qualified for the National Finals Rodeo as a rookie. He followed it a year later with the most coveted prize in the game, […]
Brazile still has winning formula
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Around the time of his 42nd birthday last November, Trevor Brazile announced that he was slowing down his rodeo schedule, meaning the 2018 National Finals Rodeo was likely to be his last. He proved this weekend at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo that he’s not done. On Saturday night, […]
Guenther finds his Texas hot spot
SAN ANGELO, Texas – While residents in this west Texas town were bundled up in layers and parkas, Scott Guenthner was enjoying his own little heat wave at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. From the tiny hamlet of Provost in eastern Alberta, temperatures in the 30s were likely quite comfortable to Guenthner. If […]
Wright rides right into Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – The state of Utah was well represented Friday night during the fifth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. The big ride came late in the show, when 19-year-old Stetson Wright matched moves with United Pro Rodeo’s Happy Days for 89 points to tie for the bull riding lead […]
Edler wrestles San Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Jacob Edler doesn’t have to look too far to find a trusted adviser. After having a relatively successful 2018 rodeo season, Edler found his way to Holliday, Texas, and the home of Hunter Cure, a steer wrestler who won world championships in 2013 and 2015. Now the States Center, Iowa-raised cowboy […]
Smith, Long set Angelo record
SAN ANGELO, Texas – There’s not a hotter tandem in team roping than Clay Smith and Jake Long, and they kept up their scorching pace this weekend at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. On Sunday afternoon, Smith and Long stopped the clock in 3.5 seconds to set the rodeo record. That, combined with […]
DeMoss kicks off San Angelo rodeo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Cody DeMoss has won just about every major title there is in saddle bronc riding, but there are two items missing on his resume: He’s never won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world championship He’s never won the outright title at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He’s well on […]
Trevor is still the King
Now semi-retired, the winningest cowboy in rodeo still loves the CTEC GUTHRIE, Okla. – The grind of professional rodeo offers many challenges and requires many sacrifices for those that are successful. Nobody understands that better than Trevor Brazile, the “King of the Cowboys” who owns the most world championships in the sport’s history. He owns several […]
Inman outlasts Moorman
BFO veteran takes top prize at Barrett-Jackson Invitational, wows new fans SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – When Toby Inman looked to his right, he saw a young man half his age. Inman is a veteran freestyle bullfighter, and Chance Moorman is less than a year into his career. Both were in the mix for the championship during […]
Draw Down kicks off rodeo fun
GUYMON, Okla. – The party is about to begin. The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo committee will conduct its 13th Draw Down Raffle beginning with a social hour at 6 p.m. and the fun starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Pickle Creek Center. “One of the biggest changes we’re doing this year is […]
BFO partners with legendary auction
Top freestyle bullfighters set to compete at first ever Barrett-Jackson Invitational SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Bullfighters Only is teaming up with Barrett-Jackson Auctions to produce an unprecedented freestyle bullfighting event that will take place at the famed Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 17-19. “We are very excited to be a part of the legendary Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction,” said […]
Ward named BFO Rookie of the Year
North Dakotan stands out among talented crop of rookies LAS VEGAS – Justin Ward of Richardton, N.D., outlasted a fierce group of Development Camp graduates and outsider talent to be named 2018 Bullfighters Only Rookie of the Year. Ward was a standout at the BFO’s Development Camp in San Bernardino, Calif., in April, and then […]
Petty elected as PRCA director
CLAREMORE, Okla. – David Petty has dedicated much of his life to the sport he loves, and that’s rodeo. Petty has been involved with the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo for more than two decades, much of that time as the chairman of the volunteer committee. With his wife, Dawn, he operates Double Rafter D […]
California contractor wins big
Costa, Sid Vicious earn end-of-the-season honors LAS VEGAS – There were many great Spanish fighting bulls featured during the Bullfighters Only 2018 season, but none were better than the now two-time BFO Fighting Bull of the Year, Sid Vicious. Aptly named, the small red bull has the perfect attitude for the battlefield. He’s part of […]
Schueth closes out stellar year
Nebraska man wins two major titles, finishes as BFO’s reserve champion LAS VEGAS – Beau Schueth has had a fantastic year as a freestyle bullfighter. It all culminated in a terrific finish for him during the Bullfighters Only Las Vegas Championship at the Tropicana Las Vegas. A week and a half ago, he won the […]
Sundell wins the world title
Wade Sundell finished with nearly $281,000 to win his first world championship.