Being almost half way through the National Finals Rodeo means we are one step closer to handing out Gold Buckles and the race is tight in some events.
BAREBACK RIDING
Dean Thompson is matched up with Boot Barn’s Night Crawler, the Bareback Horse of the Year. The Pickett Pro Rodeo horse was 92.5 with Tilden Hooper in October after being 92 with Cole Reiner at the Darby Xtreme Bareback. This will be Thompson’s first time on Night Crawler.
| Weston Timberman | Night Flight |
| Jess Pope | Frontier Rodeo Coffee Gun Fire |
| RC Landingham | R Watson’s Praire Fire |
| Dean Thompson | Boot Barn’s Night Crawler |
| Leighton Berry | Game Trail |
| Keenan Hayes | Renovo Night Gazer |
| Rocker Steiner | Frontier Rodeo Coffee Breaking News |
| Richmond Champion | Disco Party |
| Taylor Broussard | Fringe Jacket |
| Garrett Shadbolt | Agent Lynx |
| Cole Reiner | Damn Straight |
| Bradlee Miller | Straight Stick |
| Jacob Lees | Virgil |
| Cooper Cooke | Ranch & Crow Interiors |
| Cole Franks | OLS Tubs Stevie Knicks |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Ryder Wright has some momentum after winning Round 4, setting a new Go-Round record and taking over No. 1 in the World. His Round 5 draw is Kirsten Vold Rodeo Company’s Crossbreed’s Captain Hook, a horse that Logan Hay rode for 89 points in Salt Lake City.
| Lefty Holman | Bugsy |
| Zeke Thurston | Exotic Warrior |
| Brody Cress | Dandy Delight |
| Wyatt Casper | Cat Walk |
| Kade Bruno | Monster |
| Ryder Wright | Crossbreed’s Captain Hook |
| Damian BRennan | All or Nothin |
| Logan Hay | Tokyo Bubbles |
| Ben Andersen | Moose |
| Zac Dallas | R Watson Boot’s Ed Bishop |
| Brody Wells | The Black Tie |
| Kolby Wanchuk | Ed Bishop |
| Dawson Hay | Mary Lou |
| Statler Wright | Straight Moonshine |
| Sage Newman | Vitalix Womanizer |
BULL RIDING
Josh Frost will nod his head on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Burnt Oil. This is a bull that Tyler Bingham was 89.5 points on at the War Bonntett Round Up while Jeff Askey was 88 the previous year. Frost will go for eight for the first time on this bull.
| Wacey Schalla | Speed Dial |
| Jeter Lawrence | Ricky Vaughn |
| Clayton Sellars | Frontier Rodeo Coffee Cold Roll |
| Josh Frost | Burnt Oil |
| Jace Trosclair | Rodger’s Red Angus Chester |
| Hayes Weight | Ridin Solo |
| TJ Gray | Blue Magic |
| Dustin Boquet | Heavy Lifting |
| Tyler Bingham | Cross Brew |
| Trey Kimzey | Pegasus |
| Jordan Spears | Kingdom |
| Tristen Hutchings | Big Bank |
| Cooper James | Schott In The Dark |
| Trevor Reiste | Red Ant |
| Chase Dougherty | Ugly This |
