Guy wins round; Wags earns 2nd gold buckle
1. Nick Guy, 3.7 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Bridger Chambers, Ty Erickson and Hunter Cure, 4.6, $15,795 each; 5. Tyler Pearson, 4.7, $6,770; 6. Jacob Talley, 4.8, $4,231.
Sundell wins the world title
Wade Sundell finished with nearly $281,000 to win his first world championship.
10th round final results
Bareback riding: 1. Tilden Hooper, 89.5 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Scarlett’s Web, $26,231; 2. (tie) Clayton Biglow and Richmond Champion, 88.5, $18,193 each; 4. Shane O’Connell, 87.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Kaycee Feild, 87, $5,500 each. Steer wrestling: 1. Nick Guy, 3.7 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Bridger Chambers, Ty Erickson […]
Rutkowski makes it a three-peat
Champ battles through rugged Las Vegas Championship to win again LAS VEGAS – As his voice cracked a little, the emotions showed as Weston Rutkowski closed out his third straight Bullfighters Only world championship. “This title means a lot because it was an actual race,” said Rutkowski, who matched moves with Rockin’ B & Magnifica’s […]
Final 10th-round results with average and world standings race
Bareback riding: 1. Tilden Hooper, 89.5 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Scarlett’s Web, $26,231; 2. (tie) Clayton Biglow and Richmond Champion, 88.5, $18,192 each; 4. Shane O’Connell, 87.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Kaycee Feild, 87, $5,500 each; 7. Mason Clements, 85.5; 8. Steven Dent, 84.5; 9. Orin Larsen, 83.5; 10. Wyatt […]
O’Connell grasps his 3rd title
LAS VEGAS – Tim O’Connell looked beat up. His eyes told the story. His body felt the punches thrown over 10 nights of riding bareback horses at the National Finals Rodeo. “You guys wanted to see me in a 10-round fight, and I feel like I’ve been in a 10-round fight,” said O’Connell, who closed […]
Champion ends NFR on a high note
LAS VEGAS – Richmond Champion makes his living riding bucking horses, and he’s pretty good at it, too. On Saturday night, he put a cap on his sixth season in ProRodeo by riding Picket Pro Rodeo’s Faded Night for 88.5 points to finish in a tie for second in the final round of this year’s […]
PRCA sends the wrong message to NFR media
For years, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has sought as much media coverage as possible, especially for its marquee event, the National Finals Rodeo. The better the coverage, the better the exposure; growth can easily follow, especially in this digital age. The staff-shortened PRCA media department has always worked above and beyond to provide all […]
Weast wins final round of NFR
LAS VEGAS – Kylie Weast saved the best for last. On the final night of her 2018 ProRodeo season, Weast and her great young mare rounded the cloverleaf pattern inside the Thomas & Mack Center in 13.37 seconds, the fastest of this year’s National Finals Rodeo. “It was fun,” said Weast, a first-timer at ProRodeo’s […]
Jarrett stays hot during Round 9
LAS VEGAS – There isn’t a hotter tie-down roper over the last five rounds of the National Finals Rodeo than Ryan Jarrett. He has placed each of those nights, including at least a share of two round wins, and has pocketed $90,526 heading into Saturday’s final round of the 2018 ProRodeo season. He has increased […]
Breuer out
Ty Breuer said today he will be unable to compete in Saturday’s 10th round of the National Finals Rodeo. He has suffered an elbow injury to his right riding arm. Breuer becomes the third bareback rider to be knocked out of the competition by injury, joining Bill Tutor, who suffered a broken collarbone, and Will […]
O’Connell wins again
1. Tim O’Connell, 90 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Ain’t No Angel, $26,231; 2. (tie) Richmond Champion and Kaycee Feild, 87.5, $18,193 each; 4. Orin Larsen and Clayton Biglow, 86.5, $8,885 each; 6. Wyatt Denny, 85.5, $4,231.
Round 9 results
Bareback riding: 1. Tim O’Connell, 90 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Ain’t No Angel, $26,231; 2. (tie) Richmond Champion and Kaycee Feild, 87.5, $18,193 each; 4. Orin Larsen and Clayton Biglow, 86.5, $8,885 each; 6. Wyatt Denny, 85.5, $4,231. Steer wrestling: 1. Ty Erickson, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Blake Mindemann, 3.7, $20,731; 3. Jacob […]
Champ chasing Title No. 3
Rutkowski marks big score to advance to Championship Saturday in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS – Weston Rutkowski is a man on a mission, and he took care of business Friday during the Wild Card Round of the Bullfighters Only Las Vegas Championship. Rutkowski set the tone quickly in his match, taking advantage of an aggressive […]
O’Connell wins round; returns to No. 1
LAS VEGAS – Two-time reigning world champion bareback rider Tim O’Connell has placed just three times at this year’s National Finals Rodeo, but he made the most of those opportunities. He won Friday’s ninth go-round, making it his second top check of the 10-day championship so far, and returned to the No. 1 position in […]
Larsen kickstarts another check
LAS VEGAS – Just like an old motorcycle, Bridwell Rodeo’s Ted needed a little help getting started. The gelding likes to take a bit of a run before he starts bucking, so bareback rider Orin Larsen had to find a way to get the horse in motion as soon as possible. “Caleb (Bennett) had some […]
Mindemann places 2nd in Round 9
LAS VEGAS – Blake Mindemann believes in karma, and it paid off Friday night. “I’ve had some ups and downs a little bit this week,” said Mindemann, a steer wrestler from Blanchard, Okla., competing at the National Finals Rodeo for the first time. “I thought we were rolling, and then we went back down. Last […]
Rematch benefits Champion
LAS VEGAS – A year ago, Richmond Champion was please with is performance on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Control Freak. He scored 84 points to earn money in the fourth round of the 2017 National Finals Rodeo. He did a bit better Friday night, riding the athletic bay horse for 87.5 points to finish in a […]
Biglow riding high into 10th round
LAS VEGAS – Bareback rider Clayton Biglow is feeling fantastic and relaxed heading into the final night of the National Finals Rodeo, and well he should. Biglow, 23, of Clements, Calif., has placed in six go-rounds so far. His most recent came Friday night, when he rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Painted Bunny for 86.5 […]
O’Connell, Waguespack open Round 8
Bareback riding: 1. Shane O’Connell, 89 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Black Leg, $26,231; 2. Mason Clements, 88.5, $20,731; 3. Orin Larsen, 87, $15,654; 4. Richmond Champion, 86, $11,000; 5. (tie) Kaycee Feild and Clayton Biglow, 85.5, $5,500 each. Steer wrestling: 1. Tyler Waguespack, 3.7 seconds, $26,231; 2. Bridger Chambers, 3.8, $20,731; 3. Scott Guenthner, […]
Jarrett wins NFR’s eighth round
LAS VEGAS – There’s likely nothing Ryan Jarrett hasn’t tried to change his luck at one point or another during his ProRodeo career. “I know I won the other night in pink, but I’ve been wearing black ever since, and I’m sticking with it,” said Jarrett, the 2005 all-around world champion from Comanche, Okla. “I’ve […]
Larsen scores big on rank horse
LAS VEGAS – Jim Boy Hash is a college rodeo coach in western Kansas and is an Oklahoma Panhandle State University graduate. He also raises bucking horses. Orin Larsen is from Inglis, Manitoba, who graduated from the College of Southern Idaho and Panhandle State. He also rides bucking horses. On Thursday night, Hash-raised, Hi Lo […]
Biglow tames another big gray
LAS VEGAS – Craig at Midnight is a giant of a bucking horse. Weighing 1,800 pounds, the gray gelding from Powder River Rodeo can be a bit intimidating. “He’s a huge horse,” said Clayton Biglow, who rode the animal for 85.5 points Thursday night to finish in a tie for fifth place on the eighth […]
Canadian horse perfect for Champion
LAS VEGAS – The last time Richmond Champion tried to ride Kesler Rodeo’s Illegal Smile, things didn’t go too well. He got a bit of redemption Thursday night, handling the big sorrel for 86 points to finish fourth in the eighth round of the National Finals Rodeo. “That horse is underrated,” said Champion, 25, of […]