The draw for Round 1 is set in Las Vegas and the journey to crowning World Champions officially begins.
BAREBACK RIDING
Reigning World Champion Keenan Hayes’ first horse to nod on will be Brookman Rodeo’s Lunatic Heaven. The last two scores of the regular season on his horse came in at 88.5 and 88 points, the 88-point ride courtesy of Cole Reiner, who arguably knows this horse better than the rest has he is the only cowboy with multiple matchups according to PRCA Stock Stats.
| Richmond Champion | MLW’s Irish Eyes |
| Taylor Broussard | Land of Fancy |
| Garrett Shadbolt | Super Soaker |
| Cole Reiner | Cafe Risque |
| Bradlee Miller | Renovo Shady Nights |
| Jacob Lees | Exactly Midnight |
| Cooper Cooke | Tator Tot |
| Cole Franks | Yipee Kibitz |
| Weston Timberman | Drunk Bunny |
| Jess Pope | Sunny Skies |
| RC Landingham | Mustard |
| Dean Thompson | Good Girl |
| Leighton Berry | Redlicious Meats Unleashed |
| Keenan Hayes | Lunatic Heaven |
| Rocker Steiner | Bishop |
STEER WRESTLING
Dalton Massey came into Las Vegas in 2023 as an NFR Rookie and World No. 1. He stopped the clock faster than the competition in Round 1 to set the pace and he enters the Thomas and Mack No. 1 in the World yet again in 2024.
| Scott Guenthner |
| Tyler Waguespack |
| Tucker Allen |
| Tyler Pearson |
| Ty Erickson |
| Don Payne |
| Cash Robb |
| Jutin Shaffer |
| Rowdy Parrott |
| Jesse Brown |
| Will Lummus |
| JD Struxness |
| Stetson Jorgensen |
| Dakota Eldridge |
| Dalton Massey |
TEAM ROPING
Derrick Begay and Jonathan Torres are the new team on the block after roping during the regular season with their respective partners. Both veterans of the sport and multiple-time NFR qualifiers, they are sure to not miss a beat when backing into the box on Night No. 1.
| Erich Rogers | Paul Eaves |
| Cody Snow | Hunter Koch |
| Luke Brown | Travis Graves |
| Derrick Begay | Jonathan Torres |
| Clay Smith | Coleby Payne |
| Cyle Denison | Tanner Braden |
| JC Yeahquo | Buddy Hawkins |
| Brenten Hall | Kaden Profili |
| Jake Smith | Douglas Rich |
| Andrew Ward | Kollin VonAhn |
| Clint Summers | Jake Long |
| Coleman Proctor | Logan Medlin |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueira |
| Tyler Wade | Wesley Thorp |
| Dustin Egusquiza | Levi Lord |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Damian Brennan’s matchup is a Big Stone Rodeo horse called Rubels. This will be the No. 1 saddle bronc rider’s first time on the bronc that Ryder Wright rode for 87.5 points during the regular season at the Owyhee County Rodeo (Idaho).
| Logan Hay | Angel Cat |
| Ben Andersen | Smoke Wagon |
| Zac Dallas | Risky Mistress |
| Brody Wells | Flirtacious |
| Kolby Wanchuk | Joker Poker |
| Dawson Hay | Ragin Lunatic |
| Statler Wright | Devil’s Advocate |
| Sage Newman | OLS Tubs Little Muffin |
| Lefty Holman | Squash Blossom Steely Dan |
| Zeke Thurston | Frontier Rodeo Coffee Yellowstone |
| Brody Cress | American Hat’s Vein Reflections |
| Wyatt Casper | North Star |
| Kade Bruno | Ginger Snap |
| Ryder Wright | Bobby Shows |
| Damian Brennan | Rubels |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Shad Mayfield has battled injuries and pain all season long to have a career best year and set a new regular seasons earning record. Veterans Haven Meged and Ty Harris are hot on his trail while NFR rookies Joel Harris, Cole Clemons and Quade Hiatt cannot be counted out.
| Quade Hiatt |
| Cole Clemons |
| Joel Harris |
| Hunter Herrin |
| Tuf Cooper |
| Zack Jongbloed |
| Dylan Hancock |
| Kincade Henry |
| John Douch |
| Marty Yates |
| Shane Hanchey |
| Riley Webb |
| Ty Harris |
| Haven Meged |
| Shad Mayfield |
BARREL RACING
While there are plenty of fresh faces in the barrel racing, all eyes with be on Hailey Kinsel and her legendary mare, Sister. The four-time World Champion will be first out on the ground for Night No. 1 and it is no secret that Sister loves the Thomas and Mack as the duo set an NFR arena record in 2017 with an 13.11 seconds.
| Hailey Kinsel |
| Leslie Smalygo |
| Ashley Castleberry |
| Kassie Mowry |
| Emily Beisel |
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Tiany Schuster |
| LaTricia Duke |
| Halyn Lide |
| Dona Kay Rule |
| Wenda Johnson |
| Andrea Busby |
| Abby Phillips |
| Carlee Otero |
| Shelley Morgan |
BULL RIDING
Oregon’s TJ Gray is an NFR rookie and No. 1 in the World. His first ride ever made in the Thomas and Mack will be on Flying U Rodeo’s Bad Habits, a bull that he will have the scoop on as his brother, Levi, matched up with Bad Habits in California earlier this year.
| Dustin Boquet | Tatonka |
| Tyler Bingham | Theadore Vitalix |
| Trey Kimzey | Cookies & Cream |
| Jordan Spears | Yellawolf |
| Tristen Hutchings | Chandlers Dream |
| Cooper James | Trump Train |
| Trevor Reiste | Resistol’s Midnight Special |
| Chase Dougherty | Ford’s Gangster Walk |
| Wacey Schalla | Cherry Bomb |
| Jeter Lawrence | Bill Fick Surprised |
| Clayton Sellars | Hot Rocks |
| Josh Frost | Angels Landing |
| Jace Trosclair | Silver Bullet |
| Hayes Weight | Vitaliz Anthrax |
| TJ Gray | Bad Habits |
