The National Western Stock Show and Rodeo makes its return to Denver this weekend after a pandemic-induced hiatus — the event’s second-ever cancellation since its 1906 debut.

• The 16-day tradition runs Jan. 8–23 at the National Western Complex.

Of note: Despite surging Omicron cases and criticism from public health officials, the show is back in full swing — mostly. Organizers canceled the iconic kickoff parade, scheduled for Thursday, citing expected weather issues.

🤠 Here’s a roundup of everything else you need to know:

• Ticket information: Costs vary depending on your pass, day of the week and event. Prices for adults range from $17–$70. Admission is free for everyone on Jan. 11.
• COVID protocols: Proof of vaccination will not be required, but masks are mandated indoors for visitors and Stock Show participants, with the exception of people eating and drinking. (Public officials warn the festival is “not the place to be for those who’ve not been boosted.”)
• What not to miss: The Mexican rodeo extravaganza, dancing horses, or the grand pix show. For a full schedule, click here.
• Shops and food: More than 300 vendors sell a variety of food, clothes, collectables and more at the National Western Complex. Scope out your favorites.

With weather forecasts calling for snow and “dangerously low temperatures,” National Western Stock Show officials canceled the downtown parade and an event planned at McGregor Square in Denver on Thursday.

“We will not risk animal safety with slick streets,” President and CEO Paul Andrews said Tuesday. “Being right isn’t always popular; and being popular isn’t always right. We made the right decision, although a very tough one here.”

“After meeting with weather professionals, veterinarians, livestock and horse experts, we have decided to cancel the parade this Thursday,” Andrews said in a statement. “The forecast calls for snow Wednesday evening and continuing through the night. The larger problems are the single-digit temperatures and high winds making for icy conditions.

“Due to the risk for the parade entries traveling to Denver in high-profile vehicles hauling animals and hitches, as well as the risk for the animals along the parade route, the decision has been made to cancel.”

After the 2021 show was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns, many were looking forward to this year’s kickoff parade, where longhorn steers march down 17th Street and end up in the lobby of the posh Brown Palace Hotel.

First responders were going to be this year’s grand marshal — a first, instead of one or two people serving as grand marshal.

While the 16-day show opens Saturday morning at the Stock Show grounds and Denver Coliseum, Friday is going to be a big day with the ribbon cutting for the new stockyards and the Colorado State University Spur campus, which hosts an event for the new Vida building Friday afternoon.

There’s also high national interest — livestock owners from 42 states registered to show animals at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo 2022, which runs through Jan. 23. More than 700,000 people are expected to participate in the celebration of agriculture, rodeo, commerce and Western heritage, Andrews said.

“Start with the grand opening of the new stockyards. That alone makes this year’s ticket a historic keepsake,” Andrews said previously, noting the last time the show had a stockyard grand opening was in 1906.

“These stockyards will forever change the way livestock are marketed in the United States,” he said.

Wrangler NFR Round 10
Dec. 11, 2021

Gold Night is the opening act, and country music singer Kylie Frey is singing the national anthem. Wrangler is the performance sponsor. Tonight is Wrangler National Patriot Night.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

CRESS EYES FIRST WORLD TITLE IN SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Saddle bronc rider Brody Cress keeps pushing his foot on the gas to give himself a chance to win his first gold buckle. The Wyoming cowboy won Round 9 with a 91-point ride on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Kangaroo Lou before 17,210 fans at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Cress is third in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $256,511 and leads the average with 772 points on nine head.

FEILD LEADS RAM TOP GUN HEADED INTO ROUND 10
Bareback rider Kaycee Feild leads the PRCA | RAM Top Gun Standings after nine rounds in Las Vegas. He has earned $154,056 so far this Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack is sitting second with $141,066. The Top Gun honor is awarded to the cowboy or cowgirl that wins the most money in a single event during the NFR. Feild won the Top Gun Award in 2011 and Waguespack in 2016.

BULLFIGHTER DUSTY TUCKNESS INJURED
PRCA award-winning bullfighter Dusty Tuckness suffered a fractured left leg in Round 9 according to the Justin Sportsmedicine report. Tuckness rushed in to save bull rider Braden Richardson following his 89-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Bouchon and moments later he suffered the injury.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, Jess Pope has a chance to secure his first PRCA World Title Saturday night, matching up with the runner up of Pendleton Whisky’s Bareback Horse of the Year, Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire. Pope battles five-time world champion Kaycee Feild for a top spot in the average with only two points separating the cowboys. His matchup, Gun Fire, put together an impressive 2021 season, posting an average score of 89.6 points on six qualified rides. The two will pair up for the second time this year with Pope riding the horse to an 89.5-point ride earlier this year on July 24 in Spanish Fork, Utah. R.C. Landingham hopes to finish his 2021 Wrangler NFR out strong, drawing the Pendleton Whisky’s Bareback Horse of the Year, Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies. Cole Franks matched up with the award-winning horse in Round 5, scoring 90 points and a second-place finish. Landingham has made a strong showing at NFR, placing in six of the nine rounds…In saddle bronc riding, Chase Brooks has drawn the Pendleton Whisky Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year in Korkow Rodeo’s Onion Ring. Wyatt Casper rode the horse to a sixth-place finish in Round 5 with an 88.5-point ride. There have been three 90-point rides on the horse this season. Stetson Wright matches up with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Ricky Bobby. The horse has an average score of 88.5 points this season. Average leader Brody Cress has drawn Brookman Rodeo’s Flirtatious…In the bull riding, coming off last night’s round win Braden Richardson, has drawn Powder River Rodeo’s Chisled. The bull led Stetson Wright to the pay window with a round record breaking 94.5-point ride in Round 5 of this year’s Wrangler NFR. Six-time PRCA World Champion Sage Kimzey will go head-to-head with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Greeley Hat Works Centerfold. The bull bucked off Roscoe Jarboe earlier this NFR. Trevor Kastner is the only cowboy to have a qualified ride on him this season. He went for 91.5 points at the Tri-State Rodeo on Sept. 8. Parker Breding leads the average and has drawn Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s War Cry on Saturday night.

Record times and scores for the tenth round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:          93 points, Clayton Biglow, 2019
Steer wrestling:           3.2 seconds, Tyler Waguespack, 2017
Team roping:               3.6 seconds, Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 2011
Spencer Mitchell/Broc Cresta, 2011
Saddle bronc riding:    93 points, Billy Etbauer, 2004
Tie-down roping:         6.5 seconds, Cody Ohl, 2003
Barrel racing:              13.17 seconds, Hailey Kinsel, 2018
Bull riding:                   96 points, Cody Hancock, 2001

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Wrangler NFR Round 9
Dec. 10, 2021

Country singer Jamey Johnson is the opening act, and contest winner Layne Beasley is singing the national anthem. RAM Rodeo is the performance sponsor.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

BROUSSARD TO RETURN FOR ROUND 9
On top of a previous left shoulder dislocation from Round 3, bareback rider Taylor Broussard suffered a neck injury in Round 6. He doctored released out of Round 7 and also missed Round 8. He’s returning for Round 9 of the Wrangler NFR. Broussard is sitting 14th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $82,381. He has three qualified rides so far at the NFR.

STETSON WRIGHT CLINCHES THIRD STRAIGHT ALL-AROUND TITLE
Stetson Wright keeps adding gold buckles to his collection. His latest came at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge when he secured his third consecutive all-around world championship Thursday night before 16,948 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center.

“It means a lot to me because that means I put together a full year where I was doing two of the toughest and most dangerous (events),” Wright said. “I think it’s pretty sweet that I had so much luck and kept my body this healthy. “Oh, it’s awesome I mean Trevor is the greatest there’s ever been. So, to have my name next to him it’s pretty awesome.”

Brazile, the King of Cowboys, won a PRCA-record 26 world championships, including 14 all-around gold buckles. “I’m here to win rounds, I’m not worried about gold buckles right now,” Wright said. “I’ll worry about them when I’m holding onto them.”

Wright has $498,328 in the all-around the PRCA | RAM World Standings. He secured his latest all-around crown, thanks to splitting the win in Round 8 in saddle bronc riding with a 91-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Foul Motion. He earned $24,166. Wright is the first cowboy in PRCA history to win three straight all-around titles to start his career. He also is the first cowboy to collect three all-around titles in a row since Brazile accomplished the feat from 2013-2015.

With two nights left to go at the Finals, the Milford, Utah, cowboy has a $269,260 lead over tie-down roper Caleb Smidt for the top spot. Wright has earned $598,990 so far this season in saddle bronc riding and bull riding. That shatters Trevor Brazile’s PRCA all-time single season earnings record of $518,011, which was set in 2015. He will have four more outs to increase the all-time mark. His run at this year’s NFR is highlighted by a 94.5-point bull ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Chiseled in Round 5. He has one split win and two second place finishes in saddle bronc riding.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, Cole Reiner aims to secure his third career go-round win, going head-to-head with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix William Wallace. Reiner sits fourth in the average and seventh in the world standings heading into the final two rounds. His matchup, Vitalix William Wallace, was ridden by R.C. Landingham for an 87.5-point ride to earn a split go-round victory in Round 4. Orin Larsen seeks to find the pay window for the fourth-straight night after drawing Calgary Stampede’s Arbitrator Joe. Larsen, currently sitting fifth in the average, has collected one go-round win so far at the 2021 Wrangler NFR. Arbitrator Joe will be making its second 2021 NFR appearance after a third-place ride with Richmond Champion, scoring 86 points…In the saddle bronc riding, NFR Rookie Sage Newman will try his hand against Calgary Stampede’s Amazon Hills. It will be the horse’s first out at this year’s Wrangler NFR. Reigning PRCA World Champion Ryder Wright had a 91-point ride at the Brad Gjermundson Extreme Broncs, Oct. 1. Brody Cress, who is sitting first in the average with 681 points on eight head, has drawn Summit Pro Rodeo’s Kangaroo Lou in Round 9. The horse bucked off Layton Green in Round 4. Fellow NFR qualifier Chase Brooks has the highest marked ride this season on Kangaroo Lou. He went for 89.5 points at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo on August 6…In the bull riding, Sage Kimzey will look to keep his world title hopes alive in Round 9 as he matches up with Duane Kesler’s Switchback. No one has ridden the bull this season, Trey Benton III was bucked off Switchback in Round 4. NFR average leader Parker Breding will look to stay on his hot streak Friday night. The Montana cowboy has drawn Salt River Rodeo’s Boss Baby. It’ll be a tall task for Breding, the bull has yet to be ridden so far in 2021.

Record times and scores for the ninth round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:          90 points, Rowdy Buechner, 2005; Tim O’Connell, 2018
Steer wrestling:           3.2 seconds, Derek Daye, 1993; Cash Myers, 2001;
Team roping:               3.3 seconds, Chad Masters/Tryan/Jade Corkill, 2009;
Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 2017
Saddle bronc riding:    92 points, Dan Mortensen, 2002
Tie-down roping:         6.6 seconds, Hunter Herrin, 2015
Barrel racing:              13.40 seconds, Hailey Kinsel, 2018
Bull riding:                   96 points, Cody Hancock, 2001

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Wrangler NFR Round 8
Dec. 9, 2021

Canadian country singer and songwriter Corb Lund is the opening act, and 2020-21 Miss Rodeo Canada Alicia Erickson is singing the Canadian national anthem. American country singer Tyler Booth is singing the national anthem. Tonight, is Canadian Night. Durango Boots is the performance sponsor.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

BROUSSARD TO MISS ROUND 8
On top of a previous left shoulder dislocation from Round 3, bareback rider Taylor Broussard suffered a neck injury in Round 6. He doctored released out of Round 7 and as such will also have to miss Round 8. He’s eligible to return for Round 9 of the Wrangler NFR. Broussard is sitting 14th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $82,381. He has three qualified rides so far at the NFR.

STETSON WRIGHT DAZZLES IN ROUND 7, WINNING BULL RIDING ON HIS SECOND RE-RIDE
During his short PRCA career, Stetson Wright has become a household name winning back-to-back all-around world championships and last year’s bull riding crown. Add Wednesday night to his list of great accomplishments. Wright rode three bulls in less than 15 minutes and then won Round 7 on his second re-ride bull. The Milford, Utah, cowboy had a 90.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Bloomer’s High Rise. “The pain is going to go away and especially after the tenth round is up, so I figured I’d put everything on the line,” said the exhausted Wright. “I risked getting every bone in my body broke to win and right now it’s going good, but we have a few more to go.” Wright, 22, said he never been on three bulls in one rodeo at the PRCA level. Wright earned $46,374, counting ground money, since he and Josh Frost were the only two cowboys to make the whistle in Round 7. Frost, who had a 52.5-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Record Rack’s Viper, earned $40,713.

STETSON WRIGHT CLOSING IN ON THIRD CONSECUTIVE ALL-AROUND TITLE
Stetson Wright has all but locked up his third straight PRCA All-Around World Championship headed into Round 8 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR. If Wright can finish the job in Las Vegas, he will become the first cowboy to win three straight all-around titles since Trevor Brazile accomplished the feat from 2013-2015. With three nights left to go at the Finals, the Milford, Utah, cowboy has a $254,331 lead over tie-down roper Caleb Smidt for the top spot. Wright has won $467,197 so far this season in saddle bronc riding and bull riding. Stetson now has his sights set on breaking Trevor Brazile’s PRCA all-time single season earnings record of $518,011, which was set in 2015. He will have six more outs to try and set the all-time mark. His run at this year’s NFR is highlighted by a 94.5-point bull ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Chiseled in Round 5. He has two second place finishes in saddle bronc riding.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, five-time PRCA World Champion Kaycee Feild looks to make a strong final push, matching up with Hi Lo Pro Rodeo’s High Heels. The horse was awarded the bareback horse of the night after bucking off Caleb Bennett in Round 3. Feild currently holds an $11,550 lead over Jess Pope, the current leader in the average. Bennett will aim to build off his 86-point ride Wednesday night, drawing Calgary Stampede’s Soap Bubbles. The nine-time NFR qualifier has only found the pay window once thus far. Soap Bubbles will make his 2021 Wrangler NFR debut Thursday, entering with an average stock score of 44.18 and seven qualified rides.…In the saddle bronc riding, two-time PRCA World Champion Zeke Thurston has a favorable matchup in Round 8. He has drawn Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Indian Burn. In nine outs this season, only three cowboys have lasted the eight seconds. Layton Green had a 91-point ride on the horse at ProRodeo Tour Finale in Salinas, Calif., Sept. 26. Spencer Wright will look to continue his solid Wrangler NFR on Thursday night, when he matches up with Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Killer Bee. Wright is sitting second in the average and will try to cover a horse that has yet to have an out at this year’s Finals…In the bull riding, Josh Frost will look to build off his second-place finish last night. In Round 8, he’s drawn Four Star Rodeo’s Shark Bait. The bull has bucked off 83 percent of would-be riders in 2021. The only cowboy to cover Shark Bait this season is the world’s No.1 man Sage Kimzey. That ride came in Salinas, Calif. on Sept. 23. Ky Hamilton has a golden opportunity in Round 8 on Stockyards ProRodeo’s Soy El Fuego. In Round 3 of the NFR, Parker Breding rode the bull for 88 points and a third-place finish.

Record times and scores for the eighth round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:         90 points, Clayton Biglow, 2019
Steer wrestling:          3.1 seconds, Shawn Greenfield, 2013
Team roping:              3.5 seconds, Travis Tryan/Cory Petska, 2008
Saddle bronc riding:   92  points, Ryder Wright, 2017
Tie-down roping:         6.5 seconds, Trevor Brazile, 2015
Barrel racing:             13.37 seconds, Amberleigh Moore, 2016
Bull riding:                  95 points, Colby Yates, 2002

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Wrangler NFR Round 7
Dec. 8, 2021

Country singer Adrian Brennan is the opening act and country music artist John Wayne Schulz is singing the national anthem. Tonight, is Military and Linderman Night and 2021 Linderman Award recipient Josh Frost will be recognized. Pendleton Whisky is the performance sponsor.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

BOQUET OUT OF NFR; BROUSSARD TO MISS ROUNDS 7 & 8
After the conclusion of Round 6, two additional cowboys will miss time at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Three-time NFR qualifier and Round 4 bull riding winner Dustin Boquet is out for the remainder of the Wrangler NFR. Boquet suffered a left shoulder injury in Round 6 after his 79-point ride on Painted Pony Championship Rodeo’s Cocktail Diarrhea. “I broke that humerus (bone) again that I had just come back off of, from September” said Boquet. “It was just a freak deal with how I landed, Dr. Tandy Freeman said it had nothing to do with my previous break.” He said unfortunately injuries happen in the sport of rodeo. “I’m just super thankful that I got that round win when I did,” he said. “I’m not mad about it (the injury). It’s just a part of it. I’m going to get right, come back next year, and get after it full throttle.” He won $43,544 with the Round 4 win aboard Hou’s Bad News. On top of a previous left shoulder dislocation from Round 3, bareback rider Taylor Broussard suffered a neck injury on Tuesday night. He doctored released out of Round 7 and as such will also have to miss Round 8. He’s eligible to return for Round 9 of the Wrangler NFR. “Last night when I came off that horse, I honestly thought I broke my neck,” Broussard said. “My neck is really tight this morning, so it’s difficult for me to tuck my chin. If I can’t perform my best, my best bet is to take a little break and come back. I will be back for Round 9.” Broussard is sitting 14th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $82,381. He has three qualified rides so far at the NFR.

SADDLE BRONC RIDER RYDER WRIGHT WINS ROUND 6
Reigning world champion saddle bronc rider Ryder Wright has found his groove. The Milford, Utah, cowboy won Round 6 with an 89.5-point ride on Hi Lo Pro Rodeo’s Border Town at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. It was Wright’s second consecutive round win and upped his 2021 NFR earnings to $84,459. He leads the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $266,353. Bareback rider Orin Larsen had not collected a check at the Wrangler NFR before Tuesday night. That changed in Round 6. The Inglis, Manitoba, cowboy had a 91-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Gazer to win Round 6.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, Round 6 winner Orin Larsen hopes to build off his 91-point ride, drawing Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s Fired Up. Larsen visited the pay window for the first time Tuesday night, he currently sits sixth in the average. Jess Pope, who’s currently leading the average and second in the world standings, rode Fired Up in Round 2 for an 89.5-point ride to secure his second Wrangler NFR victory. Clayton Biglow, who entered the 2021 Wrangler NFR third in the world standings, has a golden opportunity to overcome his tough start after placing in only two of the first six rounds. Biglow will go head-to-head with Calgary Stampede’s Yippee Kibitz. Fellow NFR qualifier Garrett Shadbolt had an 88-point ride on Yippee Kibitz in Round 2 to collect a second-place finish…In the saddle bronc riding, Dawson Hay hasn’t had the start to the NFR he’s wanted, but he’ll have an opportunity to visit the pay window in Round 7. He has drawn C5 Rodeo’s Kitty Whistle. Brody Cress won Round 2 on the horse with an 87.5-point ride. Ryder Wright has won the past two rounds and is in a prime position for success again in Round 7. He’s matched up with J Bar J’s In The Lu. The horse was named the saddle bronc horse of the night in Round 2 after bucking off Stetson Wright…In the bull riding, reigning PRCA World Champion Sage Kimzey has drawn Outlawbuckers Rodeo’s Lose Your Bones. Wrangler NFR average leader Parker Breding won Round 2 on the bull with a 90-point ride. Breding has another solid matchup as well in Round 7. After winning Round 2 and Round 4, the Edgar, Mont. cowboy has drawn Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Priefert’s Shaft. That bull led Stetson Wright to the pay window in Round 2.

Record times and scores for the seventh round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:          91.5 points, Bobby Mote, 2008; Clayton Biglow, 2019
Steer wrestling:           3.1 seconds, Matt Reeves, 2013
Team roping:               3.6 seconds, Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 2009;
Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 2012;
Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 2015
Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 2019
Saddle bronc riding:    92.5 points, Zeke Thurston, 2019
Tie-down roping:          6.7 seconds, Trevor Brazile, 2007;
Cody Ohl, 2013;
Matt Shiozawa, 2015
Barrel racing:              13.40 seconds, Tillar Murray, 2011
Bull riding:                   94.5 points, J.W. Harris, 2010

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Wrangler NFR Round 6Wrangler NFR
Dec. 7, 2021

Country singer Glen Templeton is the opening act and Jim McCloughan is singing the national anthem. Tonight, is Resistol Rookie Night. Resistol is the performance sponsor.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

WADE SUNDELL TO MISS REMAINDER OF NFR WITH BACK INJURY
Veteran saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell will miss the remainder of the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after suffering a back injury.

The injury occurred on Monday when Sundell was thrown off a horse during the Grand Entry for Round 5 while carrying the Iowa state flag.

“I ended up having a fracture in my spine,” said Sundell, the 2018 PRCA World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider. “Absolutely (it’s heartbreaking), but it’s just part of it. Being around this sport things are going to happen like that.”

Sundell won Round 4 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with an 89.5-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Bet The Ranch. He was sitting 14th in the average headed into Tuesday. He is expected to be sideline for two to three months.

“It’s going to be one of those deals where we just wait and see,” he said. “The doctors said I will most likely be out 8-12 weeks.”

BAREBACK RIDER KAYCEE FEILD MAKES PRCA HISTORY WITH ROUND 5 WIN
History doesn’t have to wait any longer for Kaycee Feild.

The five-time and reigning bareback riding world champion is the all-time PRCA record holder in bareback riding round wins at the National Finals Rodeo with 26 surpassing Bobby Mote.

Feild etched his spot in history by winning Round 5 with a 91-point ride on Brookman Rodeo’s Famous Dex at the 2021 Wrangler NFR presented by Teton Ridge Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Feild is on a heater. He won Round 3 outright, split Round 4 and won Round 5. Feild won a PRCA record six rounds at the 2011 NFR.

Feild leads the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $230,127 and he’s first in the average with 439.5 points on five head.

Reigning bull riding world champion Stetson Wright electrified the Thomas & Mack crowd with a 94.5-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Chiseled to lead in Round 5.

The Round 5 of bull riding was not completed because Shane Proctor was injured during his re-ride. Proctor was evaluated Tuesday morning and cleared to take his re-ride during the Round 6 performance. On the Justin Sportsmedicine injury report, Proctor is listed with a right lower leg contusion and right shoulder strain.

Chiseled, owned by H.D. Page, is the 2020 and 2021 Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘er Buck Bucking Stock of the Year Bull of the Year. Wright’s ride is a Round 5 record at the NFR. The record was a 92-point ride by Daylon Swearingen on Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s War Cry in 2019.

The overall record at the NFR in bull riding is a 96-point trip by Cody Hancock on Diamond G Rodeo’s Mister USA in 2001.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, Jess Pope, currently third ranked in the world standings and second in the average, matches up with Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Irish Eyes. The horse was ridden for an 88.5-point ride by Cole Reiner in Round 1 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR for a second-place go-round finish. Three-time PRCA World Champion Tim O’Connell hopes to build off his 87.5-point ride Monday night, drawing The Cervi Brothers’ Vitalix Ain’t No Angel. O’Connell hasn’t finished higher than fifth place in a go-round through the five rounds. R.C. Landingham rode his way to a split third-place finish in Round 1 on Vitalix Ain’t No Angel, scoring 87 points…In the saddle bronc riding, average leader Brody Cress has drawn Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Pendleton Whisky’s Marquee. In Round 1 of the Wrangler NFR, Chase Brooks put up an 88.5-point ride to tie for the round win. Coming off a second-place finish in Round 5, Stetson Wright will matchup with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Wyatt Earp on Tuesday night. In the opening round, two-time PRCA World Champion Zeke Thurston went for 88.5-point ride on the horse. All seven cowboys that have ridden Vitalix Wyatt Earp this season have qualified rides…In the bull riding, world standings leader Sage Kimzey will go head-to-head with Hurst & TNT Pro Rodeo’s Rip. Ky Hamilton was the first cowboy to cover the bull this season in Round 1. He had an 87.5–point ride to tie J.B. Mauney for the win. Dustin Boquet has the same bull that led Mauney to the pay window on opening night. He’ll matchup with Painted Pony Championship Rodeo’s Cocktail Diarrhea. The bull has bucked off more than half of the cowboys who have tried their hand at him this season.

Record times and scores for the sixth round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:         90.5 points, Cimmaron Gerke, 2004; Kaycee Field, 2008
Steer wrestling:          3.0 seconds, Bryan Fields, 1986
Team roping:              3.5 seconds, Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 2011;
                                                         Colby Lovell/Russell Cardoza, 2012
Saddle bronc riding:   89.5 points, Ryder Wright, 2020
Tie-down roping:         6.8 seconds, Haven Meged, 2016
Barrel racing:             13.37 seconds, Taylor Jacob, 2011
Bull riding:                  94 points, Jerome Davis, 1996

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Wrangler NFR Round 5
Dec. 6, 2021

Country singer Lainey Wilson is the opening act and country singer William Michael Morgan is singing the national anthem. Tonight, is Tough Enough to Wear Pink. Montana Silversmiths is the performance sponsor.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

WADE SUNDELL FLASHES CHAMPIONSHIP FORM IN ROUND 4 WIN
Making his first appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge since 2018, Wade Sundell showed he’s still an elite saddle bronc rider Sunday.

Sundell, the 2018 world champion, won Round 4 with an 89.5-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Bet the Ranch before 16,851 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center.
This was his first NFR round win since Round 5 in 2018.

“It’s a great feeling. I’ve been here many, many times but this round win might mean the most. My little boy told me last night, ‘Daddy will you get a buckle? I want to go on stage.’ And I said I’ll tighten up a little bit.”

Sundell is 11th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $116,157.

Breding, Boquet cash in with split bull riding win
Parker Breding has picked a great time to get on a heater. The veteran bull rider won his second round of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with an 84.5-point ride on Universal Pro Rodeos’ Doctor X.

Breding, who won Round 2, is thrilled with how things are unfolding. Breding has earned $102,312 at the 2021 NFR and is leading the average with 344 points on four bulls. Breding is third in the world standings $205,026. Boquet shared the win with Breding with his 84.5-point rode on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Hou’s Bad News. They were only two bull riders to make the eight-second whistle in the round and each earned $43,544 including ground money.

In bareback riding, Kaycee Feild is now tied atop PRCA’s all-time list for bareback riding NFR round wins with Bobby Mote with 25. R.C. Landingham snared his third career NFR round win and first since 2016. The duo split the Round 4 win. Feild had an 87.5-point ride on Bar T Rodeo’s Outlaw and Landingham matched that score aboard Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix William Wallace.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, NFR rookie Cole Franks aims to find himself at the pay window for the fourth time, matching up with Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘Er Buck Bareback Horse of the Year, Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies. The horse enters the NFR with an average stock score of 45.92 points and all four qualified rides have scored 90 points or higher. Nine-time NFR qualifier Caleb Bennett drew the runner up for the award, Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire. Gun Fire’s 2021 season was impressive, posting an average score of 91.7 points on five qualified rides including a 94-point ride by Tim O’Connell in the finals of the Riggin Rally Xtreme Broncs, April 3. Another notable matchup is third-ranked Tilden Hooper pairing up with Macza Pro Rodeo’s OLS Tubs Stevie Knicks. Hooper is looking to rebound after failing to place each of the last three nights. He’ll have a great opportunity to do so, riding a horse who helped Jake Brown secure a fifth-place finish in round 10 of the 2020 Wrangler NFR… In the saddle bronc riding, Wyatt Casper will be aboard Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘Er Buck Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year, matching up with Korkow Rodeos’ Onion Ring. CoBurn Bradshaw rode the horse to 90.5 points at the (Puyallup) Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo, Sept. 9. Stetson Wright has a golden opportunity in Round 5 drawing Calgary Stampede’s Wild Cherry. Earlier this season Dawson Hay tied the PRCA world record with a 95-point ride on the horse at the Hardgrass Bronc Match, July 31. Only three other cowboys have lasted the eight second ride…In the bull riding, Resistol Rookie of the Year Creek Young has drawn Big Rafter Rodeo’s Resistol’s Cliff Hanger. In eight outs this season, no one has yet to make the whistle. All eyes will be on the reigning world champion bull rider Stetson Wright. Wright has drawn the Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘Er Buck Bull of the Year, Powder River Rodeo’s Chiseled. Josh Frost had the highest scored ride of the year on the bull when he went for 92 points on Aug. 11 at the Lawton (Okla.) Ranger Rodeo.

Record times and scores for the fourth round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:         93 points, Clayton Biglow, 2018
Steer wrestling:          3.0 seconds, Steve Duhon, 1986
Team roping:              3.6 seconds, Garrett Tonozzi and Kinney Harrell, 2006;
JoJo LeMond and Cory Petska, 2010;
Clay Smith and Jade Corkill, 2020
Saddle bronc riding:   93 points, Billy Etbauer, 2003
Tie-down roping:        6.7 seconds, Caleb Smidt, 2016
Barrel racing:             13.46 seconds, Carlee Pierce, 2011
Bull riding:                  92 points, Daylon Swearingen, 2019

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Wrangler NFR Round 4
Dec. 5, 2021

Memorial night and country singer Bonnie Bishop are the opening acts, and the national anthem will be performed by country singer Wyatt McCubbin. Polaris Ranger is the performance sponsor.

WRANGLER NFR LIVE ON TELEVISION AND INTERNET
The 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs nightly Dec. 2-11 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. EST. The Cowboy Channel is the official network partner of PRORODEO® and the exclusive broadcast and streaming partner of the NFR. Live coverage of the NFR can be found on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV through its cable and satellite partners, and online at cowboychannelplus.com.

TEGAN SMITH CAPTURES ROUND 3 IN RECORD-BREAKING FASHION
Saddle bronc rider Tegan Smith won his first career round in record-breaking fashion.

The Iowa cowboy had a 91-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Yesterday’s Delivery to claim the Round 3 victory at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge before 17,153 spectators at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Smith broke the Round 3 record, which was established by Allen Boore with his 90.5-point ride on the same horse – Yesterday’s Delivery in 2020.

“It’s amazing,” said Smith, 23. “It’s everything you dream of as a kid. Well, that’s the name of the game. You have to make the whistle no matter how hard you fight. You know in this pen it’s going to be tough to ride so you really have to fight.”

Smith is seventh in the world standings with $125,472.

“(I need to) keep it rolling,” Smith said. “I’ll be fresh and ready to go.”

Bareback rider Kaycee Feild came to the Wrangler NFR as the reigning world champ.

The Genola, Utah cowboy is on a quest for a PRCA record six bareback gold buckles. Feild took a step in that direction by winning Round 3 with a 90-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage.

“This rodeo I have watched it from sitting in the stands to watching my dad to competing in it and I’ve learned what I think are all the tricks,” Feild said. “Round 3 it is awesome to win it and it feels great. I want to keep chipping away a little bit at a time. There is still a lot of rodeo left.

“Not only a lot of money, but there are a lot of things can happen in seven rounds with this caliber of bucking horses that are coming up.”

Feild moved to second in the world standings with $178,964. Feild now has 24 career NFR round wins, which puts him in second place on the all-time bareback riding list one behind Bobby Mote.

NEWS & NOTES
In bareback riding, Jess Pope aims to continue his strong start, matching up with C5 Rodeo’s Sesame Street. The Waverly, Kansas cowboy, leads the average with 268 points on three head, earning himself $80,105. Fellow competitor and eight-time NFR qualifier Tilden Hooper had an 88-point ride on Sesame Street for a third-place finish at the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo, Aug. 19. Seven-time NFR qualifier Richmond Champion drew Calgary Stampede’s Arbitrator Joe. Three-time PRCA World Champion Tim O’Connell has posted the two highest rides of the season on the horse, including a 91-point ride to capture a round one victory at the Calgary Stampede, July 9. In saddle bronc riding, 14-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Cody DeMoss is matched up with Burch Rodeo’s Lunatic From Hell. It’s been a banner year for the horse, with eight qualified rides more than 90 points in 2021. Chase Brooks rode Lunatic From Hell to 92 points at the Jordan (Mont.) Match Xtreme Bronc Ride on June 20. Coming off a huge win in Round 3 Tegan Smith has another promising draw Sunday night in Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy. The horse finished third in the running for the Pendleton Whisky Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year this season. Stetson Wright has the highest marked ride on the horse this year with a 91.5-point score at the Veater Financial Group Battle of the Best in Coarsegold, Calif., May 22…In bull riding, Dustin Boquet will look for his first qualified ride of the NFR in Round 4. He’s matched up with Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Hou’s Bad News. In 12 outs this season only three cowboys have put together qualified rides. Ky Hamilton will look to bounce back in Round 4 aboard Big Rafter Rodeo’s Indigenous. The last time a cowboy covered on the bull was in March of 2019.

Record times and scores for the fourth round of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding:         90.5 points, Will Lowe, 2004; Tim O’Connell, 2017
Steer wrestling:           3.1 seconds, Dean Gorsuch, 2013
Team roping:               3.7 seconds, Brady Tryan and Jake Long 2010
Saddle bronc riding:   90 points, Jesse Kruse, 2009; Jesse Wright, 2012
Tie-down roping:         6.6 seconds, Cody Ohl, 2014
Barrel racing:              13.49 seconds, Taylor Jacob, 2013; Michele McLeod, 2016; Jessie
Telford, 2018
Bull riding:                  92 points, Jesse Bail, 2002; Paulo Crimber, 2004

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