The first tickets to Saturday’s Finals in Fort Worth will be punched Thursday night with the first Semifinal at 8:30 PM ET on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+.
BAREBACK RIDING
After winning the Wild Card on Wednesday, World No. 1 Bradlee Miller is up again Thursday. He will compete with reigning Fort Worth Champion Rocker Steiner, 2024 National Western Champion Garrett Shadbolt and four-time NFR qualifier Cole Reiner.
| Bradlee Miller | All Pink |
| Garrett Shadbolt | Night Jumping |
| RC Landingham | Ski Jacket |
| Ty Pope | Bronc Riding Nation |
| Jacek Frost | Disco Party |
| Clay Jorgensen | Pink Cadillac Tears |
| Cole Reiner | Delta Hawk |
| Rocker Steiner | Land of Fancy |
STEER WRESTLING
The last three cowboys out in the first Semifinal made up three of the Top 4 in last year’s PRCA Regular Season World Standings.
| Tanner Brunner |
| Boyd Sawyer |
| Kalane Anders |
| Don Payne |
| Stephen Culling |
| Dalton Massey |
| Will Lummus |
| Jesse Brown |
TEAM ROPING
There are two pairs that lead the way with $3,500 each earned so far in Fort Worth. Both Kaleb Driggers/Jake Minor and Nelson Wyatt/Lane Mitchell are up Thursday in Fort Worth.
| Clay Smith | Coleby Payne |
| Cash Duty | Ross Ashford |
| Kaleb Driggers | Jake Minor |
| Shay Carroll | Clay Green |
| Nelson Wyatt | Lane Mitchell |
| Ty Arnold | Tyler McKnight |
| Cole Thomas | Dylin Ahlstrom |
| Paul David Tierney | Carson Johnson |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
After sweeping his way through Bracket 5, Statler Wright is up Wednesday among NFR qualifiers Mitch Pollock, Wyatt Casper, Logan Hay and Damian Brennan.
| Ross Griffin | Outclassed |
| Mitch Pollock | ET |
| Stu Wright | Painted Hawk |
| Wyatt Casper | Business Girl |
| Q McWhorter | Choctaw Bingo |
| Statler Wright | Dirty Lizard |
| Logan Hay | Pete Longbrake |
| Damian Brennan | Kevlar Jacket |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
King Pickett’s 7.7-second run in Bracket 6, Round 2 matches Marty Yates for the fastest of the rodeo.
| Brayden Roe |
| Haven Meged |
| Tom Crouse |
| Macon Murphy |
| King Pickett |
| Joel Harris |
| Lane Livingston |
| Jake Pratt |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
New arena record holder Danielle Lowman is the headliner of the first Semifinal. She made runs of 1.8 and 1.6 seconds in Bracket 7.
| Jordan Jo Hollabaugh |
| Bailey Patterson |
| Martha Angelone |
| Madison Outhier |
| Willow Wilson |
| Bailey Bates |
| Danielle Lowman |
| Bradi Good |
BARREL RACING
Three-time NFR qualifier Kassie Mowry will look to take advantage of the top of the ground as she competes against Ashley Castleberry and Hailey Kinsel, who both swept their brackets.
| Kassie Mowry |
| Sissy Winn |
| Stephanie Fryar |
| Ilyssa Riley |
| Sharin Hall |
| Ashley Castleberry |
| Hailey Kinsel |
| Leslie Smalygo |
BULL RIDING
Braden Richardson and T Parker each turned in 2-for-2 performances in their respective brackets.
| Maverick Smith | Bumpstock |
| Braden Richardson | Bucking For Cash |
| Ethan Skogquist | Dragons Breath |
| T Parker | Aces and Eights |
| Tyler Kippes | The Shining |
| Bryce Burnell | Stewy |
| Jestyn Woodward | X-Factor |
| TJ Gray | Ski High |
