RED BLUFF CROWNS CHAMPIONS Hometown cowgirl, world champion wins barrel racing title  Red Bluff, Calif. (April 21, 2019) – A hometown girl won a gold buckle at the Red Bluff Round-Up. Nellie Miller, the 2017 barrel racing world champ and a native of Cottonwood, Calif. won the title with a…

RODEOHOUSTON® CHAMPIONS EARN A WIN OF A LIFETIME AND TAKE HOME THE $50,000 PRIZE DURING THE 2019 SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Eight RODEOHOUSTON athletes added $50,000 to their previous winnings during the Super Series Championship, Saturday, March 16. TIE-DOWN ROPING With a time of 8.5 seconds, Michael Otero took home the 2019 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series Tie-Down Roping Championship title. Otero said he has always wanted to be in the Super Series…

ATHLETES EARN ONE LAST SHOT TO COMPETE IN THE RODEOHOUSTON® SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP DURING THE WILD CARD ROUND

The RODEOHOUSTON Super Series Wild Card on Friday, March 15, determined the final 14 athletes advancing to the Super Series Championship to be held today, March 16. TIE-DOWN ROPING Tuf Cooper took advantage of a trail of unsuccessful runs by his opponents, taking the win in the Wild Card Round…

CTEC Rookie snags crown. Justin Thigpen dominates CINCH Timed Event Championship on its 35th anniversary

March 10, 2019 / Guthrie, Oklahoma – Seventeen days before the opening round of the CINCH Timed Event Championship, Justin Thigpen took a call from the Lazy E Arena inviting him to be a replacement for the injured JoJo LeMond. Fifty hours after he roped his first steer, the Waycross,…

Texan Tyler West rides to Jr. Ironman title, setting three Lazy E Arena records this morning to win $11,000

March 10, 2019 / Guthrie, Oklahoma – One man’s misfortune can turn the tide quickly at an event like the Jr. Ironman Championship. When leader Trevor Meier of Garden City, Kansas, failed to secure a catch during his heeling run Sunday morning, that opened the door for Tyler West to…

Georgia cowboy, Justin Thigpen increases his lead

March 9, 2019 / Guthrie, Oklahoma – The lessons that Justin Thigpen has gained over the first two days of his first CINCH Timed Event Championship will hopefully be carried over for years to come. He has held the lead at this year’s “Ironman of ProRodeo” since Friday night’s second…

Rookie rolls into the lead

March 8, 2019 / Guthrie, Oklahoma – Justin Thigpen didn’t look much like a replacement on Friday, the opening day of the CINCH Timed Event Championship. He roped, tied and wrestled 10 animals in 147.8 seconds and owns the average lead after two go-rounds of the “Ironman of ProRodeo.” That’s…

History is Made as RFD-TV’s The American Finals presented by DISH Concludes

$2.35 million purse divided between 10 athletes at AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas - March 3, 2019 - It's a cold night in Arlington, Texas but The American’s newly crowned champions brought the heat inside AT&T Stadium. RFD-TV’s 2019 The American Rodeo Finals concluded this evening after the event’s sixth year.…

21,000-Fan Crowd Shows Out for RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo Presented by DISH

Fans gather at AT&T Stadium to watch athletes compete for a share of the $2.35 million purse Arlington, Texas - March 2, 2019 - Tonight’s performances solidified the final qualifiers for RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo. On this Texas Independence Day, 132 athletes competed for a chance to win the $2.35…

Athletes move on to the finals for a chance at the $2.35 million purse

Fort Worth, Texas - March 1, 2019 - Lives will be changed and champions will be crowned at RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo as the event returns to Arlington, Texas on March 2-3, 2019. Athletes traveled from across the U.S. to compete at the Cowtown Coliseum in The American Semi-Finals, which…

Results from RFD-TV’s The American Semi-Finals Day Two Presented by DISH

Contestants move forward for a chance at the $2.35 million purse Fort Worth, Texas  - February 28, 2019 - Lives will be changed and champions will be crowned at RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo as the event returns to Arlington, Texas on March 2-3, 2019. Athletes traveled from across the U.S.…

Daylon Swearingen flies out of Tucson a winner

TUCSON, Ariz. - Daylon Swearingen didn’t have time to stick around La Fiesta de los Vaqueros after his bull ride Feb. 24. He had a plane to catch back to Texas. Then his phone died, so he couldn’t get updates on results from Tucson, Ariz. It wasn’t until he boarded…