Las Vegas Events and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Announce Cancellation of First Rodeo Performance

Due to the tragic event that took place on the UNLV Campus today, the Las Vegas Events Board of Trustees and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Board of Directors announced that the first performance of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, has been cancelled.

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Roster Announced for the Triple Crown of Rodeo Round at WCRA Rodeo Carolina

Photo by WCRA RODEO
Photo by WCRA RODEO

Saddle Bronc Rider Isaac Diaz Remains in Contention to Win $1 Million Triple Crown of Rodeo
MILL SPRING, N.C. (October 7, 2023) – After three days of competition at the inaugural Rodeo Carolina, the richest rodeo event east of the Mississippi, the WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) has announced the final list of athletes who will compete in the Triple Crown of Rodeo Round on October 8 at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort in Mill Spring, North Carolina.

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Rodeo Corpus Christi and WCRA Announce $600,000 Payout and Addition of Dy Showcase for 2024

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Photo by WCRA RODEO

AUSTIN, Texas- Rodeo Corpus Christi and WCRA have recently announced the increased payout to over $600,000 in prize money for the 2024 WCRA Triple Crown of Rodeo Event. The May 7-11 lineup of events will also now include the CEAT Specialty Tires Division Youth Showcase Rodeo. Rodeo Corpus Christi coincides with the annual Buc Days Festival and the PBR Velocity Tour Finals at the American Bank Center on the picturesque Corpus Christi Bayfront.

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Martha Angelone Wins 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Championship All-Around Cowgirl

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Photo by WCRA RODEO

FORT WORTH, Texas – After an electric record-setting season, Martha Angelone (Cross Junction, Virgina) emerged the supreme competitor, delivering a clutch final day of the all-around race in Fort Worth, Texas, to be crowned the 2023 WRWC (Women’s Rodeo World Championship) All-Around World Champion, earning the accompanying $20,000 bonus and Coats saddle.

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Barrel Racer Victoria Procter Becomes 1D World Champion At BBR World Finals 20th Anniversary

Photo by BBR | Traci Davenport
Photo by BBR | Traci Davenport

Texas Athletes & Equine Partners dominate the week in Oklahoma City, capturing four of the Top 5 positions in 1D Race

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – As a week of high-energy barrel racing came to an end at the 20th anniversary of BBR’s (Better Barrel Races) World Finals in Oklahoma City, Victoria Procter (Ledbetter, Texas) and her equine partner “NNN Sixums Firewater” rocketed to the top of the BBR 1D standings to clinch the event win.

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Wrangler BFI Week Breaks Records, Pays Out Nearly $4 Million

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Photo by BFI Press Release

Wrangler BFI Week, anchored by the 46th annual Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping on April 1, paid out a record $3.88 million to ropers and drew more than 2,000 teams. The event, running March 29 through April 4, was comprised of 13 separate ropings over seven days in Guthrie, Oklahoma’s Lazy E Arena. Aired live on the Wrangler Network, 112,000 viewers at home watched more than 3.3 million minutes of team roping.


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Kirchner & Thompson Take $160,000 Career Win at BFI

BFI Photos by Andersen CbarC Photo
BFI Photos by Andersen CbarC Photo

Curry Kirchner and Tyson Thompson had the biggest day of their young roping careers at the 46th annual Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping Classic, and thanks to the unprecedented 100% 2023 payback have a record $160,000 to show for it. Kirchner, 24, and Thompson, 25, roped six steers in 45.38 seconds to take center stage at the fabulous Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma at BFI’s end on April 1. After braving the BFI marathon, both were borderline speechless.
“The BFI is the biggest roping there is,” said Kirchner, 24, who works alongside his dad, Robert, at Myrl Mortenson’s cattle operation about an hour and 15 minutes northwest of Guthrie in Ames, Oklahoma. “To just be able to compete in this roping is great. To even think about winning it is crazy.

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Colten Fritzlan Wins PBR Ty Murray Invitational in Albuquerque, and Moves to No. 20 in Standings

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Photo by Press Release

Dener Barbosa records massive 92-point ride to win Albuquerque’s 15/15 Bucking Battle while Pacheco overtakes Dalton Kasel at No. 2 in standings
 
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After an exhilarating weekend inside of The Pit, Colten Fritzlan (Rifle, Colorado) stood on the dirt Sunday evening alongside PBR co-founder and event namesake Ty Murray after capturing the second Unleash The Beast (UTB) event win of his career at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Ty Murray Invitational.

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