FORT WORTH – It took 22 performances to change the second round leader in the bareback riding at the 2009 Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo.
Two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo champion Bobby Mote proved the saying ‘better late than never’ is definitely true. The veteran cowboy from Culver, Ore., drew Western Rodeo’s horse Big Easy and according to Mote the bronc does not live up to his name.
“He’s a big, strong horse and not easy to ride, but I was tickled to get him,” said Mote. “I had this horse at the short round in Salinas, Calif., last year, so I knew if I rode him, I could be a lot of points.”
Running off the momentum of his afternoon ride, Mote posted an 80-point ride at Thursday night’s performance for second place, only to be out done by traveling partner Ryan Gray. Gray, from Cheney, Washington, scored 81 points on Western Trails’ horse Aladdin. He is a former college champ, who won the title while attending Odessa (Texas) College.
Mote’s performance over the last two days puts him third overall with a total of 242 points on three rides. It is safe to say that Mote will be here for Sunday night’s final round.
Barrel racer Tana Poppino made the fastest run of the entire rodeo completing the pattern in 16.69 seconds and taking over the lead in the second round. The Big Cabin, Okla., cowgirl had trouble in the matinee performance, incurring a 10-second penalty, but came back strong and fast for the evening’s performance. Although she is out of the overall standings her time in the second round will be hard to beat.
Brian Curtis made the evening’s bull riding exciting by scoring 85 points on Rafter G’s bull Get Smart. Curtis donned his bright lime-green chaps to out smart the bull for the required eight seconds. For his efforts, he is now in second place in the second round. Curtis did not successfully ride his first bull in the afternoon, but looks to leave here with a hefty check for his second round effort.
There are two performances at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo presented by Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show on Friday. The 25th performance starts at 2 p.m. and the 26th begins at 7:30 p.m.
FORT WORTH --- The following are results from the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo presented by the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, Thursday, Feb. 05, 2009. Results are updated daily and available at Ufwssr.com/results.asp
Twenty-Third Performance –
Bareback Riding: 1, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 86 points on Western Rodeo’s Big Easy. 2, Scotty NeSmith, Russelville, Tenn., 81. 3, Monty Goodwin, McGregor, Texas, 79. 4, Dusty Garcia, Eakly, Okla., 77.
Steer Wrestling: (two times) 1, Tom Duvall, Hitchita, Okla., 4.3 seconds. 2, Cody Charmasson, Bristow, Okla., 5.3. 3, Reece Taylor, Perryton, Texas, 5.5. 4, Dean McIntyre, Wickenburg, Ariz., 10.1.
Team Roping: 1, (three times) 1, Cade Swor, Chico, Texas, and Twister Cain, Gonzales, Texas, 11.8 seconds. 2, Shawn Darnall, DeLeon, Texas, and Shane Durbin, Elsa, Texas, 15.2. 3, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 15.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas, on Western Rodeo’s Pine Ridge, and Ty Manke, Hermosa, S.D., on Smokin Smurf, 80 points each. 3, Matt McCloy, Stephenville, Texas, 78. 4, Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Can., 76.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 9.6 seconds. 2, Chase Johnston, Greeley, Colo., 9.8. 3, Todd Willis, Bogata, Texas, 14.3. 4, Todd Danley, Graham, Texas, 17.9.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.97. 2, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.09. 3, Tracy Nowlin, Nowata, Okla., 17.31. 4, Stacey Grimes, Kerrville, Texas, 17.35.
Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Jacob Tyner, Sacramento, Calif., 58 points on Western’s Bright Lightning.
Twenty-Fourth Performance –
Bareback Riding: 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 81 points on Western Trails’ Aladdin. 2, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 80. 3, Brian Bain, Culver, Ore., 75.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Olin Hannum, West Haven, Utah, 4.1 seconds. 2, (tie) Nick Guy, Rapid City, S.D., and Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 4.3 each. 3, Tait Kvistad, Crawford, Neb., 6.3.
Team Roping: (three times) 1, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.2 seconds. 2, Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas and Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 9.0. 3, Brady Minor and Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 10.6.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 79 points on Western Trails’ Little Justin. 2, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Can., 77. 3, Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas,73. 4, Ty Manke, Hermosa, S.D., 70.
Tie-Down Roping: (three times)1, Rusty Miller, Comanche, Texas, 14.0 seconds. 2, Jack Garr, Grandview, Texas, 16.5. 3, Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.8.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 16.69 seconds. 2, Sallye Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 16.78. 3, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.99. 4, Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 17.03.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D., 85 points on Rafter G’s Get Smart. 2, Jacob Turner, Sacramento, Calif., 81.
The following are current leaders --
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta, 83 points on Vold Rodeo’s Sheep Tick. 2 (tie), Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas,; Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah; and Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan.; 82. (second round) 1, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 86 points on Western Rodeo’s Big Easy. 2, Feild, 83. 3, (tie) Cannon, Scotty NeSmith, Russelville, Tenn., and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 81each. (third round) 1, Feild, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Citation. 2, Dustin Mulrony, Pomeroy, Wash., 84. 3 (tie), Cannon and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 82. (total on three) 1, Field, 253. 2, Cannon, 245. 3, Mote, 242. 4, Mulrony, 240. 5, Hooper, 239. 6, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 235.
Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1 (tie), Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., and Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 3.4 seconds each. 3, (tie) Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb., and Jonathon Ferreira, Fort Jones, Calif., 3.9. 5, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 4.0. 6, (tie) Olin Hannum, West Haven, Utah, and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 4.1. 8, (tie) Ross Eickoff, Grass Range, Mont., Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo., and Tony Byers,Vernon, Texas; 4.2 each. (total on two) 1,Miller, 7.1. 2, Suhn, 7.5. 3, Robinson, 7.7. 4, McMillen, 7.9. 5, Ferreira, 8.1. 6, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 8.3. 7, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 8.4. 8, (tie) Blake Doyle, Granbury, Texas, and Spud Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 8.6 each.
Team Roping: (first round) 1 , Speed Williams, Deleon, Texas, and Clay O’Brien Cooper, Morgan Mill, Texas, 4.9 seconds. 2, (tie), Coleman Proctor, Miami, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.; Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah, and Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D.; 5.4 seconds. 4, JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.5. 5, (tie) Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and York Gill, Stephenville, Texas; Kevin Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 5.8. 7, (tie) Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; Cody Odell, Como, Texas, and Boogie Ray, Maybank, Texas, 5.9 per team. (second round) 1, Luke Brown, Santo, Texas, and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas; 4.7 seconds. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 4.8. 3, Justin Lovell, Grapeland, Texas, and Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, 4.9. 4, Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Kollin Von Ahn, Durant, Okla., 5.1 seconds. (total on two) 1, Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 11.9 seconds. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 12.1. 3, Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, and Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla.,12.5. 4, (tie) Ty Blasingame, Olney Springs, Colo., Bobby Baize, Anthony, N.M., and Siddoway, Zancanella, 12.6 per team.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 87 points on Sammy Andrews’ Precision. 2, (tie) Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas, and Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 85 each. 3, JJ Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 84. 4, Brody Bolton, Odessa, Texas, 82. (second round) 1, Elshere, 87 points on Western Rodeo’s Pine Ridge. 2, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 84. 3, Bolton, 82. 4, (tie) Matt Marvel, Winnemucca, Nev., Ty Manke, Hermosa, S.D., and Lide, 80 points each. (third round) 1, Marvel, 86 points on Carr ProRodeo’s Ginger Snap. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 85. 3, Reynolds, 83. 4, (tie) Elshere, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., and Max Filippini, Battle Mountain, Nev., 82. (total on three) 1, Elshere, 253. 2, Kruse, 242. 3,(tie) Reynolds and Bail, 241.
Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, 7.7 seconds. 2, Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 7.8. 3, Justin Macha, Needville, Texas, 8.1 seconds. 4, (tie), Jeff Davis, Fort Worth, Texas, and Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 8.2. 6, Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas, and Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.3 each. 8, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.5. (total on two) 1, Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 17.1 seconds. 2, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 17.2. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 18.3. 4,Hutto, 18.6. 5, Casey Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 18.7. 6, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 18.8. 7, Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 18.9. 8, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 19.0.
Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 16.78 seconds. 2, Tammy Key-Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 16.81. 3, Angela Gilliam, Pelahatchie, Miss., 16.87. 4, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.88. 5, P.J. Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 16.93. 6, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla. 16.95. (second round) 1, Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 16.69 seconds. 2, Kelly Maben, Spur, Texas, 16.72. 3, Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas, 16.82. 4, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 16.84. 5, Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif., 16.85. 6, Stephanie Fryar, Big Spring, Texas, 16.91. (total on two) 1, P.J. Burger, 33.87. 2, Mary Burger, 33.93. 3, Williams, 34.00. 4, Self, 34.01. 5, Shelly Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 34.03. 6, Shawna Bourne, Chapel Hill, Tenn., 34.06.
Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Logan Knibbe, Rockdale, Texas, 88 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Air Up There. 2, Tate Stratton, Stanley, N.M., 87. 3, (tie) Bonner Bolton, Odessa, Texas, and Dave Samsel, Haslet, Texas, 86 each. (second round) 1, Mauney, 90 points on Frontier’s Monkey Blood. 2, Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D., 85. 3, Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas, 84. 4, (tie) Harris and Jace Savoie, Mederland,Texas, 82 each. (total on two) 1, Mauney, 170. 2, Harris, 165. 3, Condra, 163. 4, Samsel, 162.
