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

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

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

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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2022 Wrangler NFR Presented by Teton Ridge Round 3 Highlights

Team ropers Tomlinson/Smith win Round 3 in record fashion
 
LAS VEGAS – The stage wasn’t too big for team ropers – newcomer Tanner Tomlinson and world champion Patrick Smith Saturday night.

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2022 Wrangler NFR Presented by Teton Ridge Round 2 Highlights

Stetson Wright makes history while winning Round 2 in bull riding
 
LAS VEGAS – Add another line to the ever-growing impressive resume of Stetson Wright.
Wright, with his 88-point winning bull ride on Dakota Rodeo’s Pookie Holler, became the youngest cowboy in PRCA history to surpass the $2 million dollar mark in career earnings.
Wright, who is 23 years-old and 240 days, upped his unofficial career earnings to $2,050,520.

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2022 Wrangler NFR Presented by Teton Ridge Round 1 Highlights

Star Kaycee Feild continues to work his NFR magic in Round 1

LAS VEGAS – Kaycee Feild left the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after becoming the PRCA’s all-time leader in bareback riding world titles with six.
A year later, he shows no signs of slowing down.
Feild had an 87.5-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Bronc Riding Nation to win Round 1 of the 2022 Wrangler NFR presented by Teton Ridge before 16,929 spectators Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Cowhorse

XIT Ranch Acquires Renowned Stallion Kit Kat Sugar

CHANNING, TEXAS – The historic XIT Ranch has acquired 2008 stallion Kit Kat Sugar. The ranch, based in Channing, Texas, with equine operations in La Veta, Colorado, once relegated to the history pages, has had a rebirth in recent years, led by third great grandson of original ranch founder and owner John V. Farwell, Drew Knowles, who is focused on breeding the highest quality cattle and Quarter Horses.

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Globe Life Field Becomes New Home For The American Rodeo

Teton Ridge’s 2023 The American Rodeo Celebrates 10th Anniversary March 8-11 with marquee events, star-studded music and Western culture celebrations
ARLINGTON, Texas (August 30, 2022) – Today, Teton Ridge, a wholly American-owned brand and media company devoted to elevating the iconic American western way of life and western sports, is proud to announce that The American Rodeo will make Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas its new home on March 8-11, 2023.

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Cheyenne Frontier Days Closes Out With a Bang

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 31, 2022) – What started in 1897 as a competition between local ranches has turned into a 10-day entertainment extravaganza that celebrates the Western lifestyle known worldwide as Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD).

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WCRA and Lazy E Arena Announce Collaboration on 2023 World Championship Junior Rodeo

GUTHRIE, Okla. — WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and the Lazy E Arena have announced a breakthrough collaboration on the Cinch World Championship Junior Rodeo (WCJR) presented Montana Silversmiths. The two properties will join forces to host the World Championship event in Guthrie, Oklahoma the week of July 24, 2023.

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One of the World’s Richest Youth Rodeo Set to Storm Shawnee July 10-15

Shawnee will again make Western sports history in 2022, when the 30th annual International Finals Youth Rodeo rides into the Heart of Oklahoma Expo July 10-15. The $250,000 event will bring Shawnee edge-of-the-seat action where youth from around the country will compete for the largest purse in the history of youth rodeo.