Tie-Down Roping

Mote remains hot in Round 6 as team roping drama builds at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 9, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Two-time World Champion Bareback Rider Bobby Mote may want to ask Delta Air Lines for a sponsorship. The Culver, Ore., cowboy won his second straight Wrangler NFR round on a horse with Delta in its name. A night after winning a share of Round 5 with an 88.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo's Delta Ship, Mote teamed with the horse's brother, Frontier Rodeo's Delta Force, for 87.5 points to win the sixth performance in front of 17,018 at the Thomas & Mack Center. By Courtesy PRCA

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Brazile-Ohl tie headlines Round 5 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 8, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- The rodeo world was waiting for nine-time World Champion Trevor Brazile to make an impact at the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and the wait ended in Round 5 in front of 17,027 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Brazile, who had won just $7,188 combined in team roping and tie-down roping through four rounds, tied six-time World Champion Cody Ohl for the top spot in the tie-down roping with a 7.1-second run to earn a $15,343 check. By Courtesy PRCA

Graves, Kruse overcome injuries to earn Round 4 wins at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 7, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Nothing cures what ails a cowboy more than winning. Just ask steer wrestler Lee Graves and saddle bronc rider Jesse Kruse. Both cowboys gritted their teeth through the pain of nagging injuries to earn Round 4 victories at the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in front of 17,069 at the Thomas & Mack Center Sunday night. By Courtesy PRCA

Repeat winners highlight Round 3 at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 6, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Déjà vu was the theme of the night at Round 3 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Shawn Greenfield won the steer wrestling for the second consecutive night in front of 17,612 at the Thomas & Mack Center, and bareback riders Justin McDaniel and Jason Havens split first place for the second time in three rounds. By Courtesy PRCA

Feild continues family's success in Thomas & Mack Center during Round 2 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 5, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Twenty five years after his father Lewis won his first of three consecutive all-around gold buckles at the Thomas & Mack Center the first year the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was held in Las Vegas, bareback rider Kaycee Feild got a win of his own in the same building. Feild, of Elk Ridge, Utah, rode Harry Vold Rodeo's Dusty Dan for 89 points to win Round 2 in front of 17,267 and add $17,193 to his season earnings. By Courtesy PRCA

World champions highlight Round 1 winners at 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 4, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- It was a good night to be a world champion during Round 1 of the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Five past or reigning world champs made their ways to the winner's circle in front of 17,091 at the Thomas & Mack Center as the 51st Wrangler NFR -- and the 25th installment of the sport's grandest event in Las Vegas -- got under way. By Courtesy PRCA

Durfey ready to rope in big bucks at National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 1, 2009] LAS VEGAS – In this year’s tie-down roping field for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, there are 15 cowboys representing 15 world championships and countless qualifications to ProRodeo’s grand finale.

The fact that Tyson Durfey is part of the elite class is not only a testament to him, but also those who have influence him. The fact that this is his third straight trip to play the biggest game in the sport is also a showcase of the up-and-coming superstar who was raised to rope calves. By Ted Harbin

Bill Pickett Champions Crowned
[Nov. 27, 2009] The Champion Cowboys and Cowgirls were: Calf Ropin, Deon Osborn; Bareback Ridin, Jason Griffin; Bull Doggin Wefus Tyus; Ladies Steer Undecoratin, ...

Down but not out: Injured rodeo star on long ride back to ring
[Nov. 27, 2009] The 17-year-old from Rover almost died in September when a routine rodeo competition in Columbia went suddenly, terribly wrong. ...

California Circuit PRCA Finals Rodeo 2009
[Nov. 24, 2009] No economy woes were going to keep fans from the stands at the 2009 PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo held November 20 & 21, in Horsetown USA By Melanie Biedebach

PRCA News and Notes November 23, 2009
[Nov. 23, 2009] Mote leads ‘Pride’ to 1-2-3 sweep in Dodge Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo; Egan dominates tie-down roping in Dodge California Circuit Finals Rodeo; Bullet points fron the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. By Courtesy PRCA

Spectators given show at stadium
[Nov. 18, 2009] IF you were any sort of cowboy, you were there.

PRCA Weekly Press Release - November 16, 2009
[Nov. 16, 2009] Patterson wins world title with 10th-round comeback at NFSR; Whitaker claims record-tying seventh Great Lakes all-around title; Hughes, Griffin repeat as champions at Dodge Mountain States Circuit Finals; Gold card member Hill dies at age 79; PRCA tie-down roper Miller dies in truck accident; AND MUCH MORE PLUS upcoming events! By Courtesy PRCA