Rough Stock Events – Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding:

Kaycee Field has been touted as one of the greatest bareback riders of all time and has the resume to prove it. However, even with four world championships and eight Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifications, Feild has yet to add Cheyenne Frontier Days to his list of career wins. He is the son of late Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer, Lewis Feild, who was a five-time PRCA world champion that never earned a Cheyenne buckle.

The 2015 world champion Steven Peebles is currently among the top 25in the world standings. A Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) win could make his eighth NFR qualification a reality. He will be matched against United ProRodeo’s Pow Wow Nights. The horse took Jake Vold to an 85-point score in the first round here. Peebles has struggled with chronic injuries and is hoping for at least one more NFR before he has to hang up his rigging. Tilden Hooper, ranked 10^th, has four NFR qualifications. He has struggled with persistent neck issues but seems to have found the magic formula that enables him to keep riding. Both of these men will keep the Justin Sportsmedicine Team busy.

Brody Cress, last year’s champion saddle bronc rider here, will be defending his title. The local cowboy represents CFD with every spur stroke at rodeos across North America as he proudly wears the iconic arrowhead on his chaps. Third in the world standings, Cress is aiming for his second NFR. Should he repeat his “Daddy of ‘em all” win, he would join the short list of only two other cowboys (Earl Thode 1931-1932, Turk Greenough 1935-1936) who have won this rodeo in back-to-back years.

Reigning world champion Ryder Wright is having a phenomenal year. Since June he has added wins and big money to his pockets at rodeos like Cody, Wyoming; Pecos, Texas; Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Sisters and Molalla, Oregon. Just last week he Nampa, Idaho and Salinas, California. He also added a big win at the Calgary Stampede in July, and while the money didn’t count in the world standings, it will certainly help Ryder provide for his family. Dawson Hay is another second-generation bronc rider hoping to take home a CFD title. His dad, Rod Hay, was the 2000 CFD champion and qualified for 20 NFRs. Hay is attending Oklahoma Panhandle State University under the coaching of two-time world champion Robert Etbauer and 9-time NFR qualifier Craig Latham.

Reigning College National Finals Rodeo All-Around Champion Will Centoni will be competing in the Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding. Centoni also competes in bull riding and team roping but is not entered in those events here. The saddle that he earned last month in Casper for the title was donated by Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Four-time and reigning world champion Sage Kimzey will face Dakota Rodeo’s Blue Stone. Owner Chad Berger was excited about the match-up and expects Kimzey to ride the bull for a high score. While Kimzey has won nearly everything under the sun, he hopes to add the 122^nd CFD to his resume. Former CFD champions Steve Woolsey (2008) and Roscoe Jarboe (2016) will also be in the field. Jarboe is 16^th in the world standings. A big win here could help him earn a berth at his third NFR. Young gun Brett Custer is third in the bull riding rookie standings. His dad Cody Custer is a former world champion, was the 1999 champion bull rider here and has been inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

 Timed Events – Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Tie-Down Roping and Barrel Racing:

Reigning world champion and current standings leader Tyler Pearson will compete in steer wrestling today along with former world champion Tyler Waguespack and NFR veterans Ty Erickson, Trevor Knowles, Blake Knowles and Kyle Irwin.

Each of these men has yet to win a buckle here.

Two steer wrestlers with local ties will also compete today. Aaron Vosler of Cheyenne has done well here in the past and Beau Clark, the former rodeo coach at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, is the new rodeo coach at the University of Wyoming and doing his part to uphold U-Dub’s new slogan “The World Needs More Cowboys”. Clark will be riding one of Tyler Waguespack’s horses.

The Navajo Nation is well-represented in team roping with a pair of world champion headers, Erich Rogers and Aaron Tsinigine competing today. Rogers earned the title here last year roping with Cory Petska which helped them qualify for the NFR and earn world titles. Tsinigine is currently 3^rd in the world standings and is roping with young gun Trey Yates. Yates is a third-generation roper whose father, J.D. Yates won the steer roping here in 1994 and was the all-around champion in 2016. Former CFD champion and team roping legend Clay O’Brien Cooper will heel for Spencer Mitchell.

Former college champion Logan Medlin is currently 21^st in the heeling standings. A win here could boost his bid for the NFR. Two sets of brothers are roping today – Oklahomans Andrew and Reagan Ward and Floridians Joshua and Jonathan Torres.

Today’s field of tie-down ropers is star-studded. Everyone in the field is ranked 38^th or higher in the world standings. Former world champ and current #1 Tyson Durfey starts the competition. A pair of CFD champs – Marty Yates (2015) and Trevor Brazile (2014) are in the field along with fellow NFR veterans Matt Shiozawa, Cory Solomon, Randall Carlisle and Shane Hanchey. Hanchey will be riding Si, the 2016 AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year.

In the barrel racing, keep your eye on two-time world champion and former CFD champ Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi. She’s currently ranked eighth in the world standings, headed to her 12^th NFR and trying to keep up with her 18-month-old daughter Tinlee. Former NFR cowgirls Jolee Lautaret-Jordan and Kelly Yates also compete today along with up-and-comers KL Spratt and Morgan Breaux. Yates is the sister of J.D. Yates and will be cheering for her nephew during the team roping.

All of today’s contestants are in their first round of competition, except the barrel racers who are in their second round.

Two bull riders are two for two at Cheyenne Frontier Days

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 24, 2018 — The fourth performance of the 122^nd annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo was an exciting one for bull riding fans as two riders got scores on their second-round bulls and moved to the top of the leaderboard tied with total scores of 166 points.

J.W. Harris and Jeff Askey became the first riders to have scores on two bulls thanks to their success here on Tuesday. Askey rode Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Atomic Drop for 85 points. Harris got on Dakota Rodeo’s Shelly’s Gangster and scored 80.5. When those scores were added to the ones they received in the first round, the bull riders were tied at the top of the overall leaderboard at 166 points each.

Harris has had a stellar career as a bull rider. He’s won four Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world championships, qualified for nine National Finals Rodeos (NFR), competed at three PBR world finals and won that organization’s rookie of the year title. But the Goldthwaite, Texas, cowboy has never won the coveted championship at the Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) Rodeo.

Even though the buckle has eluded him, the Daddy of ‘em All has been pivotal in Harris’s career. When he was a rookie in 2005, he had almost run out of money and was ready to head back to Texas and go to work. Then he won the final round and over $10,000 here.

Not only was that a turning point in his career financially, it gave them the confidence to keep riding and go on and become one of the best bull riders in the world. Harris qualified for his first NFR the very next year. That was one of nine times he competed at rodeo’s championships in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year could be another turning point for him. Harris, who returned to fulltime rodeo this season is currently ranked 25^th and could use a big CFD win to boost his chance of qualifying for a tenth NFR.

A win here could be equally as important for Askey. He qualified for his first NFR in 2016, then finished in 36^th place last year. The 2010 college champion is hoping for another trip to Las Vegas to compete for a world title this December.

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Askey has been moving farther west with each stage of his career. He went to college at the University of Tennessee at Martin, 815 miles west of his home. Then he moved to his current home of Athens, Texas, 600 miles farther west, because that was easier for traveling to rodeos and bull ridings.

Askey is currently 12^th in the world standings. A win here would add to his earnings and could nearly secure him his second NFR qualification.

There was another lead in the tie-down roping on Tuesday. Riley Pruitt from Gering, Nebraska roped and tied his calf in 10.9 seconds at Frontier Park on Tuesday. That was identical to Monday’s time and gave Pruitt command of the overall standings at 21.8 seconds. Sterling Smith, from Stephenville, Texas, moved into second with a total time of 22.8 after his record-setting 9.4-second run on Monday.

The fifth performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo will see contestants competing in the first round, except barrel racers who are in the second round. Competition gets underway at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday is all about local residents on Cheyenne/Laramie County Day.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 24, 2018 — The following are current leaders from the 122^th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo after the fourth performance.

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 86.5 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Pretty Woman. 2, Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 85.5 3, (tie) Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, and Jamie Howlett, Weatherford, Texas, 85 points. 5, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 84. 6, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 82. (second round) 1, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Ca., 87.5 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Wilson Sanchez. 2, Lane McGeHee, Victoria, Texas, 85. 3, Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 84. 4, Logan Patterson, Kim, Co., 5, Hardwick, 81. 6, Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas, 80.5. (overall leaders) 1, Hardwick, 166.5 points. 2, McGeHee, 166. 3, (tie) Bennett and Lowe, 165.5. 5, Biglow, 163. 6, Schwagler, 161.5. 7, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 160. 8, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 159.

Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 6.4 seconds. 2, Jacob Edler, Dacoma, Okla., 6.5. 3, Sam Olson, Buffalo, S.D., 6.9. 4, Chase Black, Coalville, Utah, 7.3. 5, (tie) Miguel Garcia, Kaycee, Wyo., and Cody Kroul, Solon, Iowa, 7.6. (second round) 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 7.5. 2, Kody Woodward, Dupree, S.D., 8.2. 3, Nick Guy, Sparta, Mich., 8.3. 4, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 8.9. 5, (tie) Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, and Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 9.1. (overall leaders) 1, Cassidy, 16.7. 2, Guy, 16.8. 3, Milan, 17.5. 4, Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb., 18.2. 5, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 18.3. 6, Garcia, 18.6. 7, Kelby Bond, Avondale, Co., 18.7. 8, Edler, 18.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 82 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Native Fringe. 2, Hawkins Boyce, Malad, Idaho, 80. 3, (tie) Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D.; Chanse Darling, Hyattville, Wyo., and Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 79. 6, JJ Elshere, Hereford, S.D., 78. (second round) 1, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 85 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Peanut Butter Oreo. 2, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 84.5. 3, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 84. 4, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas. 5, (tie) Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev., and Tyrell J. Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont., 80. (overall leaders) 1, Thurston, 159.5. 2, Jacobs Crawley, 158. 3, Sterling Crawley, 157.5. 4, Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, 156.5. 5, Fountain, 156. 6, Harper, 154. 7, Schuelke, 152. 8, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 150.5.

Team Roping (first round) 1, Ty Bach, Mt. Vernon, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Weatherford, Texas, 7.0 seconds. 2, (tie) Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla.; and Cody Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., and Clay Johnson, Rozet, Wyo., 8.0. 4, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho, and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 8.3. 5, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta, and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 8.4. 6, Chris Francis and Cade Passig, Las Vegas, N.M., 8.6. (second round) 1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Co., and Joe Mattern, Plantersville, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, Kellan Johnson and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 7.6. 3, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 7.7. 4, Derrick Begay, Seba Delkai, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 8.5. 5, (tie) Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil; Clint Gorrell, B, N.D., and Drew Gartner, Killdeer, N.D.; and Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Co., and T.J. Watts, Eads, Co., 8.6. 8, Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Cody Cowden, Atwater, Ca., 19.3

(overall leaders) 1, Francis and Passig, 17.5. 2, Bach and Johnson, 18.3. 3, White and Wakefield, 18.5. 4, Driggers and Nogueria, 18.6. 5, Begay and Petska, 18.7. 6, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla. 7, Tyler Harris, Killdeer, N.D., and Ross Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D., 19.1. 8, Jr. Dees and Cody Cowden, 19.3.

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding (first round) 1, Lane Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 77 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Watch This. 2, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 74.5. 3, Louis Aguirre, Sabinas, Mexico, 74. 4, (tie) Will Pollock, Utopia, Texas, and Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 71. 6, Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D., 70. (second round) 1, Rowdy Chesser, 74 points on Use Primary’s Stan Headings. 2, Corey LeFebre, Bloomfield, N.M., 71. 3. Cree Minkoff, Billings, Mont., 70. 4, Weston Mann, Sheridan, Wyo., 70. 5, Wright, 62. 6, Tyler Friend, Driggs, Idaho, 58. (overall leaders) 1, Wright, 136.5 points. 2, Chesser, 130. 3, Jake Running Crow, Billings, Mont., 124. (on one) 4, Schuelke, 77, 5, Aguirre, 74. 6, (tie) LeFebre, Cook and Pollock, 71.

Tie-down Roping (first round) 1, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 9.4 seconds. 2, Treg Schaack, Canyon, Texas, 10.1. 3, Cole Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla., 10.3. 4, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.6. 5, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 10.7. 6, (tie) Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M., and Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 10.9. (second round) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 10.3. 2, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 10.4. 3, Austin Barstow, Springview, Neb., 10.8. 4, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 10.9. 5, Billy Hamilton, Stigler, Okla., 11.6. 6, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 11.8 (overall leaders) 1, Pruitt, 21.8 seconds. 2, Smith, 22.8. 3, Gray, 22.9. 4, Ty Harris, 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 23.2. 5, Cooper, 23.3. 6, Boardman, 23.6. 7, Kormos, 24.5. 8, (tie) Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga., and Ryan Watkins, Morgan Mill, Texas, 25.1.

Barrel Racing: (second round leaders) 1, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 17.65 seconds. 2, Billie Ann Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 17.68. 3, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 17.76. 4, Jessie Telford, Caldwell, Idaho, 5, Becki Mask, Amarillo, Texas, 17.88. 6, Laura Lambert, Wiggins, Co., 17.91. (overall leaders) 1, Rose, 35 .77 seconds. 2, Darling, 35.96 seconds. 3, Lambert, 36.00. 4, Brown, 36.04. 5, Telford, 36.12. 6, Harmon, 36.1. 7, Kelley Carrington, Boston, Ga., 36.22. 8, Kenna Kaminski, Bellville, Tex., 36.33.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 88 points on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s #419. 2, (tie) Jeff Bertus, Avon, S.D., and J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 86.5. 4, Elijah Mora, Wiggins, Co., 85.5. 5, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., 85. 6, Bart Miller, Pleasanton, Neb., 84.5.  (second round) 1, Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., 90 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s American Blood. 2, Silvano Alves, Decatur, Texas, 86. 3, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 85. 4, Cain Smith, Pendleton, Ore., 83.5. 5, (tie) Dillon Tyner, Eaton, Co., and Wyatt Rogers, Tahlequah, Okla., 82.5. (overall leaders – four rides) 1, (tie) J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, and Askey, 166 points. (on one) 3, Eldred, 90. 4, Portenier, 88.5, (tie) Bertus, 86.5. 7, Mora, 85.5. 8, Savage, 85.

Wild Horse Race: 1, Davis Dental, $610. 2, Mo Green, $457. 3, Buntin Hump, $305. 4, Brad Carney, $152.

Four-time world champion bull rider J.W. Harris, is one of two men who have ridden both of their bulls so far at the 122^nd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. He was 80.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Shelly’s Gangster. PRCA photo by Dan Hubbell

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 22, 2018 — Even though he isn’t a full-fledged card holding member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), Lane McGehee is at the top of the bareback riding field at the 122^nd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

When a rodeo contestant joins the PRCA, they first get their permit. When they earn enough money on their permits they are eligible to become card holders. They can continue to compete as a permit holder while they are in college. McGehee, a student at Sam Houston State University is riding on his permit and focusing on his education. He competed for them at the 2017 College National Finals Rodeo and left with the championship as a freshman.

The Victoria, Texas, resident has won over $21,000 this year as a permit holder and currently leads those standings. He stands to add to that significantly with the success he is having in Frontier Park. He had his first horse here on Saturday and did well enough to have an 81 by his name. Then he came back on Sunday for his second competition where he was 85 on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Witchy Woman. That put him in the lead for the second round. His total of 166 points is also at the top of the overall standings.

“I didn’t know much about the horse but watched a video. It didn’t show anything like how the horse performed today,” McGehee said. “I knew it was going to be a nice horse. Once I nodded my head I just rode jump for jump and it worked out the way I wanted it to.”

This is not the first time that he has had success at the Daddy of ‘em All. Last year, McGehee got a good check here after tying for fourth place overall. His success this year has come following a long road to recovery after breaking his leg last November.

“I didn’t know what my come back would look like because it was such a major injury.” he said. “I just love riding bucking horses. My hope was that I would be able to come back strong and have everything work the way it is supposed to.”

It is a rarity for a permit holder to win a rodeo with the same prestige as Cheyenne’s

“It would mean the world to win this rodeo,” he added. “Just to be able to call home and tell them I’m doing a good job would be great.

“I just ride my bucking horses and put on the best spur ride I can. I let everything fall the way it does. If that is me winning, then that’s me winning and I’m blessed.”

The 2016 world champion saddle bronc rider, Zeke Thurston, is looking for his first buckle from Cheyenne. He scored 84.5 points on Sunday, currently first in the second round and overall with 159.5 points on two head. Thurston and his wife, Jayne are expecting their first baby any day now and he says he is more than excited for the arrival.

Texans Ty Bach and Trey Johnson are setting their sights on Championship Sunday after making a business man’s run of 11.3 seconds for their second run. After their seven-second run yesterday, they moved into second overall 18.3 seconds on two head.

Billie Ann Harmon of Dublin, Texas had the quickest time in the second round of barrel racing with her 17.68-second run. She is now second in the average with a total of 36.14 seconds on two runs, riding a seven-year-old mare named Moon that she bought last year. Her husband Cody has also had some success here. He is second in the second round of steer wrestling with an 8.9-second run.

The third performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo will highlight Military Monday, with the grand entry and pageantry starting at 12:45 p.m.

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 22, 2018 — The following are current leaders from the 122^th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo after the second performance.

 

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, on United Pro Rodeo’s Pow Wow Nights and Jamie Howlett, Weatherford, Texas, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s JBC Bent Rail Sourdough, 85 points each. 3, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 82. 4, (tie) Tate Schwagler, Mandan, N.D., and Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 81.5. 6, Lane McGeHee, Victoria, Texas, 81. (second round) 1, McGeHee, 85 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Witchy Woman. 2, Bennett, 84. 3, (tie) Schwagler and Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 80 each. 5, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 79. 6, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Co., 75.5. (overall leaders) 1, McGeHee, 166. 2, Bennett, 165.5. 3, Schwagler, 161.5. 4, Laye, 156.5. 5, Wisehart, 156. 6, Howlett, 155.5.

 

Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 6.4 seconds. 2, Jacob Edler, Dacoma, Okla., 6.5. 3, Sam Olson, Buffalo, S.D., 6.9. 4, Chase Black, Coalville, Utah, 7.3. 5, Miguel Garcia, Kaycee, Wyo., 7.6. 6, Brady McFarren, Morris, Okla., 7.8. (second round) 1, Nick Guy, Sparta, Mich., 8.3 seconds. 2, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 8.9. 3, (tie) Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta,and Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 9.1. 5, Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 9.3. 6, Kelby Bond, Avondale, Co., 10.1. (overall leaders) 1, Cassidy, 16.7. 2, Guy, 16.8. 3, Milan, 17.5. 4, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 18.3. 5, Garcia, 18.6. 6, Bond, 18.7.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Hawkins Boyce, Malad, Idaho, 80 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Hullabaloo. 2, Chanse Darling, Hyattville, Wyo., 79. 3, Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, 77. 4, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 75. 5, (tie) Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev., and Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., 74 each. (second round) 1, Thurston,  84.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo’s Shining Mountain. 2, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 84. 3, (tie) Harper and Tyrell J. Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont., 80 each. 5, Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, 79.5. 6. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 79. (overall leaders) 1, Thurston, 159.5. 2, Wright, 156.5. 3, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 156. 4, Harper, 154. 5, Elliott, 150.5. 6, Griffin, 149.5.

 

Team Roping (first round) 1, Ty Bach, Mt. Vernon, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Weatherford, Texas, 7.0 seconds. 2, (tie) Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla.; and Cody Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., and Clay Johnson, Rozet, Wyo., 8.0. 4, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta, and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 8.4. 5, Chris Francis and Cade Passig, Las Vegas, N.M., 8.6. 6, Tyler Waters, Stephenville, Texas, and Cody Hogan, Bentonville, La., 9.3.(second round) 1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Co., and Joe Mattern, Plantersville, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, Derek Begay, Seba Delkai, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 8.5 seconds. 3, (tie) Clint Gorrell, Beach, N.D., and Drew Gartner, Killdeer, N.D.; and Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Co., and T.J. Watts, Eads, Co., 8.6. 5, (tie) Chris Francis and Cade Passig, Las Vegas, N.M., and Scott White, Oelrichs, S.D., and Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 8.9.

(overall leaders) 1, Francis and Passig, 17.5. 2, Bach and Johnson, 18.3. 3, White and Wakefield, 18.5. 4, Begay and Petska, 18.7. 5, Harris and Carson, 19.1. 6, Tierney and Braden, 22.3.

 

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding (first round) 1, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 74.5 points on Use Primary’s Russ Kling. 2, Louis Aguirre, Sabinas, Mexico, 74. 3, Jake Running Crow, Billings, Mont., 69. 4, Rowdy Chesser, Kansas, Okla., 56. (second round) 1, Rowdy Chesser, 74 points. 2, Corey LeFebre, Bloomfield, N.M., 71. 3. Cree Minkoff, Billings, Mont., 70. 4, Weston Mann, Sheridan, Wyo., 70. 5, Wright, 62. 6, Tyler Friend, Driggs, Idaho, 58. (overall leaders) 1, Wright, 136.5 points. 2, Chesser, 130. 3, Running Crow, 124. (on one) 4, Aguirre, 74. 5, LeFebre, 74. 6, Minkoff, 70.

 

Tie-down Roping (first round) 1, Treg Schaack, Canyon, Texas, 10.1 seconds. 2, Cole Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla., 10.3. 3, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.6. 4, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 10.7. 5, Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M., 10.9. 6, Josh Jennings, Glendale, Utah, 11.1. (second round) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 10.3. 2, Austin Barstow, Springview, Neb., 10.8. 3, Billy Hamilton, Stigler, Okla., 11.6. 4, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 11.8. 5, Bode Scott, Pryor, Mont., 12.0. 6, Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 12.1. (overall leaders) 1, Gray, 22.9. 2, Cooper, 23.3. 3, Boardman, 23.6. 4, (tie) Pharr and Ryan Watkins, Morgan Mill, Texas, 25.1 each. 6, Caleb Bullock, Boise City, Okla., 25.4.

 

Barrel Racing (second round leaders) 1, Billie Ann Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 17.68 seconds. 2, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 17.76. 3, Jessica Stolzenberger, Wellington, Co., 17.86. 4, Jodee Miller, Magnolia, Texas, 18.01. 5, Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas, 18.09. 6, Rainy Pratt, Stephenville, Texas, 18.12. (overall leaders) 1, Darling, 35.96 seconds. 2, Harmon, 36.1. 3, Stolzenberger, 36.37. 4, Miller, 36.48. 5, Richardson, 36.49. 6, Pratt, 36.60.

 

Bull Riding: (first round – three rides) 1, Elijah Mora, Wiggins, Co., 85.5 points on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s Preifert Sweep. 2, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., 85. 3, Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 80.5. (second round – one ride) 1, Dillon James Tyner, Eaton, Co., 85.5. (overall leaders – four rides) 1, Mora, 85.5. 2, Savage, 85. 3, Tyner, 82.5. 4, Smith, 80.5.

 

Wild Horse Race: 1, T-Joes Steak House, $610. 2, Dizzy Heifer Cattle Co., $457. 3, XINGULAR, $305.

Rough Stock Events – Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding:

We might have a Wright in the lead for a championship buckle after this afternoon’s performance and it will be one that is competing here for the first time. Stetson Wright took the lead in the rookie saddle bronc riding yesterday with a hard fought for 74.5 points. He rode on Friday at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, then made the trip to Cheyenne with his parents and younger sister. His father, Cody Wright, had a horse fall and roll over on him at Moab, Utah, June 1 st so he isn’t competing here, but he was behind the chutes with Stetson yesterday offering encouragement and helping his third son. Then the family loaded up and went back to Rock Springs to ride for the championship there. His second horse of the day gave him a second-place finish in the NHSFR final round. Stetson bought his PRCA permit as soon as he turned 18, and the day couldn’t come soon enough for him to join his two older brothers Rusty and Ryder on the circuit. While the other brothers travel together, Stetson also rides bulls and because of that his schedule doesn’t always coincide with the rest of the crew. The saddle bronc riders had a bit of a struggle yesterday with some of the best guys in the business stubbing their toes. So today, they will be going for broke trying to improve their position or get a good score in the second round and have a chance at that prize money. Hawkins Boyce bested yesterdays field with an 80 and has a good opportunity to be the overall leader with a good score today. Boyce competed at the College National Finals Rodeo last June for Odessa (Texas) College. He has always wanted to ride bucking horses and started his career as a bareback rider, but after a getting kicked in the face and nearly losing his life and vision in one eye, he decided never to get on another bareback horse. He now rides with 7 titanium mesh plates in his face and even though he has 20-20 vision, he still has problems with depth perception. There were only three bull riders who lasted 8 seconds and if that trend continues we will see qualifiers for the Championship Finals who just rode one bull. Elijah Mora, Clayton Savage and Garrett Smith will all be trying to be the first rider to be successful on two bulls. Savage was 33 rd in the world standings and Smith was 36 th prior to CFD’s rodeo so getting money here would help them move up in the world standings and put them closer to qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo next December where world
championships are determined.

Today’s bareback riding might seem a little light. Traveling partner’s Wyatt Denny and Clayton Biglow qualified for the final round at Salinas, so they will get to try their luck here again on Monday. Also in the mix is Jake Brown. Denny had the highest score in the first round here at 82 points. Biglow was 75.5 and Brown was a no score. Of the three, Denny has the best opportunity to ride for two of the most prestigious buckles in rodeo in a week’s time span. He also needs the money the most to move up in the PRCA world standings. He is currently in 14 th , Biglow is in 6 th and Brown is in 4 th.

Timed Events – Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Tie-Down Roping and Barrel

Racing:

Jacob Edler has come a long way since competing at his first rodeo in his home state of Iowa when he was in the 8 th grade. Edler, who now lives in Oklahoma, started college there and qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo twice. Edler put himself in position to make a trip back to Cheyenne one week from today for the Championship Finals yesterday. He has been at the finals here before, but on the hazing side. He traveled with J.D. Struxness in 2016. Struxness was the college champ that year and Edler won reserve. They rode the same horses and hazed for each other. That worked so well, that they did the same
thing at Cheyenne that year when Struxness won the championship. Edler moved into second place in the first round yesterday with a 6.5-second run. If he’s solid today, we are likely to see him again next Sunday.

What a team roping run Ty Bach and Trey Johnson made yesterday. Johnson is a veteran who has had success here in the past. Bach is the son of a four-time world champion who is making a name for himself. After Bach got his rope around the steer’s horns, it was Johnson that roped two feet. The clock stopped at 7 seconds and the duo couldn’t quit smiling. Johnson who has a ministry and teaches faith-based roping schools has also written two books. He put the skills he wrote about in his first one “Focus” to good use yesterday.

Tim Pharr was the most successful tie-down roper here yesterday stopping the clock in 13.0 seconds. Pharr is a veteran\ roper from Resaca, Georgia who had some success here last year. The best part about this event is the equine athletes that are involved. The highly-trained animals do 80 percent of their jobs without a cowboy on their back. Pharr has been riding a mare that his family raised and that he trained. She is patient, important over the long start here, and will wait for him to signal here to run after the calf. Then she stops quickly, backs up while he is dismounting and again patiently waits for him to get the calf tied, all while keeping the rope tight. She is an invaluable part of his team and family. The American Quarter Horse mare whose name is Zanna Frost is 9 years old.

Trell Etbauer didn’t have any luck yesterday in the tie-down roping or steer wrestling. He had a no-time in tie-down and struggled to get his steer down finishing the job in 18.2 seconds. However, with success today he still could win his second CFD all- around title. That championship is the most prestigious one awarded and goes to the contestant that wins the most money while competing in more than one event. If Etbauer would place high enough in the second round in both of his events, his name would
move to the top of the list for the championship.

More than 700 guests will ride behind the Living Legend, No. 844 Denver, CO, July 20, 2018 – The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train, presented by MDC Richmond American Homes Foundation, travels round trip from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday, July 21. More than 700 passengers, selected through a ticket lottery in mid May, will be treated to a historic day of western entertainment which includes attending the “Daddy of ’em All” rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Dating back to the 1900s, this annual trip was a highlight for Denver and Colorado politicians and businessmen because of the hospitality and VIP treatment they received. In 1992, The Denver Post brought back this western excursion to celebrate the paper’s 100 year celebration, and it has been running ever since.

The Train will be led by the Union Pacific Railroad’s Living Legend, Steam Locomotive No. 844 again this year. Delivered in 1944, No. 844 is the last steam engine built for Union Pacific.

The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train is a signature event of The Denver Post Community Foundation. A $2,500 grant will be awarded to The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum to support their mission of acquiring, preserving and interpreting the art and material culture of the American West.

“We look forward to this unique event each year,” said Tracy Ulmer, President and CEO of The Denver Post Community Foundation. “It’s exciting to take our guests back in time to enjoy such a great day of western hospitality from the Union Pacific Railroad and Cheyenne Frontier Days and we are thrilled to give back to the community in the process.”

For more information about the event, please visit DenverPostTrain.com.

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About The Denver Post Community Foundation
The Denver Post Community Foundation, a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, raises funds through individual and corporate donations, through seven unique Signature Events and Programs and through its annual holiday campaign Season To Share. The overall mission is to improve and enrich the lives of those in our community through support of programs that benefit arts and culture; children and youth; education and literacy; and the provision of basic human services. To date, including recent Denver Post Season To Share presented by DaVita grants issued this spring, over $3,090,250.00 has been raised and distributed. For more information, visit denverpostcommunity.com.

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum and CFD Hall of Fame is excited to announce the CFD Hall of Fame Class of 2018!

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame showcases individuals, livestock, and organizations whose distinctive contributions to Cheyenne Frontier Days have helped grow a dream into “The Daddy of ‘em All.” Whether it be contestants, contract personnel, entertainers, livestock, families, or volunteers; those voted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame represent the wonderful competitive and cooperative spirit that has remained the hallmark of Cheyenne Frontier Days since 1897.

This year, we are welcoming six individuals into the Hall of Fame:

Trevor Brazile

David Johansen

Jim Lynch

David “Sammy” McInerney

O.D. “Jack” Mueller

J.D. Yates

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held September 7, 2018 at the Cheyenne Red Lion Hotel, beginning at 5 p.m.

For more information, please call 307-778-7290, email us at info@oldwestmuseum.org or visit www.oldwestmuseum.org.