The ProRodeoLive.com Weekly Newsletter

Posted Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The ProRodeoLive.com Weekly Newsletter -

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My thanks to the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo in Coeur D'Alene for the opportunity to announce their rodeo last weekend. We had big, enthusiastic crowds and a huge contestant turnout.

World Champions did wel in Coeur D'Alene.

Bobby Mote, Lee Graves, and Clay Tryan all found a spot atop the leader board.

Mote split first in the bareback riding with Dale Stoller from Idaho, both men rode for 80 points in Coeur D'Alene. Graves split first in the steer wrestling with a time of 3.6. Tryan and partner Corey Petska from Oklahoma won the team roping with a 4.2.
PRCA World Standings Leader Jesse Kruse from Montana won the bronc riding with an 85. Corey Navarre from Oklahoma won the bull riding with an 86.

Shelley Anzick from Montana won the barrel race with a time of 17.41, riding the horse Buster, the horse that took her to the NFR in 2006.

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There were some fast times at the Lynden Rodeo in Northern, WA Friday and Saturday.

Five time Wrangler NFR qualifier Trevor Knowles from Oregon won the steer wrestling at the Lynden Rodeo in Lynden, WA with a 3.4 second time. Justin Maass from Texas topped the tie down roping with a 6.6. David Key and Rich Skelton split the team roping with Matt Robertson and Sid Sporer with times of 4.5.

The rest of the winners in Lynden:

- Bareback Riding - Dave Worsfold, Australia - 78
- Bronc Riding - Ad Bugenig, CA - 79
- Barrel Racing - Sherry Cervi, AZ - 16.05
- Bull Riding - Colin McTaggert, NV - 83

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Wednesday and Thursday I'm looking forward to being a part of the annual Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant Fashion Show in Ellensburg as part of the Ellensburg Rodeo. Miss Rodeo Washington 2010 will be introduced during the Friday performance of the Ellensburg Rodeo.

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The Northwest Professional Rodeo Association's Finals are this week, with performances Tuesday through Friday at 7 PM in conjunction with the Oregon State Fair in Salem.
Rodeo Results. The Wrangler Million Dollar Tour visits Bremerton, WA.

Barrel Racer Sue Smith from Blackfoot, ID and her six year old Dash Ta Fame bred gelding named Claimer have put themselves in a position to go to the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Smith won the rodeo in Bremerton, finishing second in each round of the two go-round event and making two runs in a total of 35.06 seconds to win the average. Smith won more than $4,000 in Bremerton and has now won $48,838 for the year.

The rest of Bremerton's event champions:

- Bareback Riding - Clint Cannon and Ryan Gray. 87 points each.
- Steer Wrestling - Tommy Cook and Shawn Greenfield, 7.5 each on two.
- Team Roping - David Key and Rich Skelton, 8.5 on two head.
- Bronc Riding - Ty Atchison, MO. 89 points.
- Tie Down Roping - Matt Shiozawa, ID. 15.5 on two
- Bull Riding - Beau Schroeder, TX - 89 points.

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Sunday Bremerton hosted the PRCA's Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls Tour presented by B & W Trailer Hitches.

Jordan Hooten from Texas overcame a jaw that was wired shut and the rest of the field to win the event and more than $11,000.

In fact, the PRCA reported that the hardest part for Hooten might have come after the bull riding was over, when he wanted to mail his check home and couldn't lick the envelope.

Hooten made an 89 point ride to win the long round, that score held up to win the average when there wer no qualified rides in the short round. In the process, Hooten moved from 25th to 9th in the Xtreme Bulls Standings, earning a spot in this weekend's Xtreme Bulls Finale in Ellensburg, WA.

The results from Bremerton's Xtreme Bulls event are courtesy of the PRCA and www.prorodeo.com.

First round: 1. Jordan Hooten, 89 points on Growney Brothers' Wise One Willy, $4,320; 2. Tate Stratton, 88.5, $3,243; 3. Shawn Hogg, 87.5, $2,397.

Average: 1. Jordan Hooten, 89 points on two head, $7,050; 2. Tate Stratton, 88.5, $5,405; 3. Shawn Hogg, 87.5, $3,995

The Trevor Brazile Watch -

Courtesy of the PRCA:

Even Trevor Brazile's less productive weeks are pretty darn good.

Sure, Brazile failed to cash at Kennewick, Wash., and Lynden, Wash., but he won the steer roping at the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo in Vinita, Okla., and was the all-around champion at the Kitsap County Fair & Rodeo in Bremerton, Wash., earning paychecks in team roping and tie-down roping. It added $5,738 to his bottom line, bringing Brazile's season all-around earnings to $206,202 and keeping him $8,489 ahead of his pace in 2007, when he set a single-season record of $425,115.

Brazile's win in Vinita, with a two-head time of 22.1 seconds, moved him up a spot to fifth in the steer roping world standings. He leads the tie-down roping standings and is third among team roping headers.

Bremerton was Brazile's 11th all-around title in the past five weeks.

The World Standings Leaders, courtesy of the PRCA and WPRA.

All-Around: Trevor Brazile, TX - $206,201
Bareback Riding: Clint Cannon, Waller, TX - $167,173
Steer Wrestling: Curtis Cassidy, CAN - $95,331
Team Roping (Heading): Chad Masters, TN - $119,221
Team Roping (Heeling): Jade Corkill, NV - $109,749
Bronc Riding: Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, MT. $119,453
Tie Down Roping: Trevor Brazile, Decatur, TX. $99,444
Barrel Racing: Brittany Pharr, Victoria, TX. $136,381
Bull Riding: JW Harris, May, TX. $162,186
News and Notes -

Labor Day Weekend.

The Ellensburg Rodeo in Ellensburg, WA is this weekend, with the first full rodeo performance on Friday and the Championship round on Labor Day, Monday.

In conjunction with the Ellensburg Rodeo, the PRCA's Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls Finale is Saturday night at 8 PM.

This weekend's Ellensburg Rodeo, and the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days in Walla Walla, WA, will kick off the annual Big Four Series, which also includes the Lewiston Round-Up and the Pendleton Round-Up.

Walla Walla's Rodeo starts Tuesday morning with timed event slack, the first performance is Friday night, the rodeo ends on Sunday. We'll post the results from slack Tuesday afternoon and have rodeo results all weekend at www.prorodeolive.com on the blog page.

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This week's schedule also includes the conclusion of the Colorado State Fair Rodeo in Pueblo on Tuesday.

The IPE and Stampede in Armstrong, British Columbia is this weekend, so is the Magic Valley Stampede in Filer, ID, and the Dillon Jaycee's PRCA Rodeo in Dillon, MT.

There are a total of 20 rodeos in the PRCA this weekend.

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Taos Muncy wins in Kennewick

The PRCA's 2007 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider, Taos Muncy from New Mexico, won the Horse Heaven Round-Up Rodeo in Kennewick, WA with an 88 point Saturday night ride on the Big Bend/Flying 5 Horse Kool Toddy. He collected almost $4,000.

Kennewick's other champions:

- Bareback Riding - Tilden Hooper, TX. 84
- Bull Riding - Brady Scott Williams, CA. 88
- Team Roping - Ty Blasingame and Cody Hintz. 9.3 on two.
- Steer Wrestling - Lee Graves, CAN. 8.3 on two.
- Tie Down Roping - Cade Swor, TX. 17.1 on two.
- Barrel Racing - Holly Etbauer, OK - 17.31.
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Results from Salmon, ID

Former Dodge National Circuit Finals Champion Chris Timberman won the bareback riding in Salmon with an 83 on the Burns Rodeo Company Horse Jake Spoon.

The rest of the winners in Salmon:

- Steer wrestling: (tie) Jaren Whitman and Nick Stubblefield, 4.0 seconds.
- Team roping: Kelly Clement/Jake Freeland, 6.1 seconds.
- Saddle bronc riding: (tie) Jake Larson and Guy Simanton.
- Tie-down roping: Chad Johnson, 8.7 seconds.
- Bull riding: Jake Buller, 85 points.

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Jesse Kruse rides for 90 in Tremonton.

Pro Rodeo's top saddle bronc rider, Jesse Kruse from Montana, won the Tremonton, UT Rodeo with a 90 point score on Bar T's great horse Rock n Robin. Tremonton's other winners:

- Bareback: Justin McDaniel, OK - 87
- Steer Wrestling: Ryan Shaw, UT - 4.0
- Team Roping: Kelly Clement/Jake Freeland - 5.2
- Tie Down Roping: Kyle Kosoff, UT - 8.9
- Barrel Racing: Kelly Larsen and Holly Sue Richins - 16.94
- Bull Riding: Jesse Bail, SD - 87.

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ProRodeoLive.com is going to Puyallup.

Our Next Broadcast on ProRodeoLive.com. September 11-13, The Wrangler Pro Rodeo Tour Justin Boots Playoff's from Puyallup, WA. ProRodeo Hall of Famer Clint Corey and former NFR bronc riding average winner Butch Knowles will handle the commentary. The first of five performances is next Friday afternoon.

ProRodeoLive.com's 2009 Rodeo Coverage is being presented by:

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The official website of the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Program will see some changes this week. Tough Enough to Wear Pink organizer Terry Wheatley says the site, www.toughenoughtowearpink.com, will be remodeled with new information, sponsor links and other useful information.

Tough Enough to Wear Pink is the western community initiative to help in the fight against breast cancer. The Tough Enough to Wear Pink program will celebrate it's fifth anniversary this December during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In that time the program has grown to include hundreds of rodeos and related events each year and has raised more than $5 million for breast cancer research and support services.