Barrel Racing

Dent takes over PRCA World Standings lead after Round 3 victory at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Inbox X
[Dec. 5, 2010] LAS VEGAS – Bareback rider Steven Dent took the wish of his injured traveling partner and friend Ryan Gray to heart in Round 3 of the $5.875 million Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Saturday night. Reminiscent of a scene from the 1940 movie “Knute Rockne All American,” Gray – the previous PRCA World Standings leader who is out for the rest of the Finals with a lacerated liver suffered in Round 2 – gave Dent a simple request when the two talked while Gray lay in a hospital bed. By Courtesy PRCA

Tolbert Takes Top Honors in Round 2
[Dec. 4, 2010] 12/4/10 By the time Kelli Tolbert sprinted into the Thomas & Mack Center arena, great times had already been posted.

Tolbert beat them all. By Ted Harbin

Brazile clinches record eighth all-around world title during Round 2 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 4, 2010] LAS VEGAS – At long last, Trevor Brazile stands alone.

The Decatur, Texas, cowboy finished second in the team roping and sixth in the tie-down roping in Round 2 of the 52nd Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to clinch a record eighth all-around world championship. Brazile earned $16,665 in the two events in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,197 to pass ProRodeo Hall of Famer Ty Murray and become the first cowboy in rodeo history to win eight all-around gold buckles. By Courtesy PRCA

Lockhart Locks Up Round 1 Win at 2010 Wrangler NFR aboard Louie
[Dec. 3, 2010] 12/3/10 Just moments before she and An Okie With Cash sprinted down the alleyway toward the Thomas & Mack Center's arena, Lisa Lockhart wasn't sure what to think. By Ted Harbin

Quartet of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo rookies lead Round 1 winners
[Dec. 3, 2010] LAS VEGAS – Rookie Night at the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is slated for Dec. 7, but Round 1 was the night for Wrangler NFR rookies at the Thomas & Mack Center. Wrangler NFR first-timers Joe Gunderson (bareback riding), Billy Bugenig (steer wrestling), Colby Lovell (team roping – heading) and Clif Cooper (tie-down roping) all took home checks for $17,512 after winning the opening round of the 52nd installment of the “Super Bowl of Rodeo” in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,021. By Courtesy PRCA

Cervi Chasing Third World Title aboard Homegrown Horse
[Nov. 28, 2010] In 2009, two-time WPRA World Champion Sherry Cervi entered the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, seventh in the world with $73,529 in earnings. By Ann Bleiker

PRCA Standings as of November 22, 2010
[Nov. 23, 2010] Includes standings for 2010 and 2011 By Courtesy of PRCA

PRCA News and Notes November 22, 2010
[Nov. 23, 2010] Koon, Werner battle to a draw in Inverness, FL; Vicky Fern Thurman, 11/9/59 – 11/19/2010; Upcoming rodeos and more By Courtesy of PRCA

Wrangler NFR accessible with mobile application
[Nov. 23, 2010] LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas Events has launched its new mobile application for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Rodeo fans will now be able to fully plan for the Wrangler NFR, which runs from Dec. 2 -11 at the Thomas & Mack Center. By Courtesy of PRCA

Former Cowtown Rodeo owner Howard Harris III passes away
[Nov. 23, 2010] Howard Harris III, a former national collegiate all-around champion who co-founded the historic Cowtown Rodeo series with his dad, Stoney, and later owned it for nearly 20 years, died Nov. 18 at a hospice in Claremore, Okla. He was 78. By Courtesy of PRCA

Nine-time NFR qualifier Lee Cockrell dies at 77
[Nov. 23, 2010] Lee Younger Cockrell, who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo nine times as a tie-down roper and won the 1966 NFR average title, died Nov. 19 at the Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kan. He was 77. By Courtesy of PRCA

The Ties That Bind: Family a big part of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Nov. 23, 2010] One of the dominating mantras in the sport of ProRodeo is that, because of its camaraderie and close-knit atmosphere, rodeo is one big family. That will certainly be true – in the literal sense – at the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where 14 contestants will be competing alongside family members Dec. 2-11. By Courtesy of PRCA

Six Ladies Punch their Tickets for DNCFR in One Weekend
[Nov. 22, 2010] Mays dominates Columbia River Circuit, claiming year-end and average titles By Tanya Randall

Cowgirls With A Cause Event Huge Success!
[Nov. 22, 2010] Cowgirls With a Cause was an awesome success this year. We were able to write a check to the Forsyth Medical Center Breast Clinic for $30,500... and have enough seed money left to get started on the next years event. RFD TV magazine was on hand along with two local TV stations.