ProRodeo Sports News - July 12, 2019

“I’ve been on that horse four or five times now and

Record at St. Paul

Saddle bronc rider Cort Scheer scored a St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo-record ride of 89 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy. The St. Paul mark had been 88 by Cody Wright (2003), Matt Marvel (2007) and Bradley Harter (2011).

she has been unbelievable every time. I was stoked when I heard I had that horse. She pretty much

did all the work.” – CORT SCHEER

Roughstock riders battle in All-Around As of July 9, the race to win the 2019 season’s all-around cowboy gold buckle was littered with competitors who compete in roughstock events. Stetson Wright, who competes in bull riding and saddle bronc riding, led the way with $105,416. Daylon Swear- ingen competes in bull riding, bareback riding and saddle bronc riding and was seventh in the all-around. Among the top eight competitors in the PRCA | RAM World Standings for the all- around, five compete in at least one roughstock event. The last cowboy to win the all-around award as a roughtsock com- petitor was Ty Murray who did it in 1998 in bull riding and saddle bronc riding.

HOT TAKES

93.5 + 100 = Cody Stampede The 100th edition of the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede saw a historic bareback ride. Caleb Bennett posted a 93.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire. That’s the fifth-highest scored ride in PRCA history. Only four other rides have hit 94. Impressively, Bennett needed the 93.5 to win the rodeo. Four days prior, Orin Larsen notched a 93-point ride on C5 Rodeo’s Make Up Face.

385

NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2019 SEASON SO FAR

$25,374,328

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2019 SEASON

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