The sixth bracket of the National Western comes and goes Wednesday with two performances from Denver. The first begins with the Pre-Show at 3 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Fresh off a $20,000 payday in San Diego, Jacob Lees is up in Denver along with fellow 2023 NFR qualifiers Jess Pope and Dean Thompson.
| Rhett Kelley | Trail Mix |
| Jess Pope | Colorado Bulldog |
| Colton Clemens | Dilly Bob |
| Dean Thompson | Blue Eyes |
| JJ Alley | Easy Money |
| Jamie Howlett | Black Sunday |
| Dylan Riggins | Little Bug |
| Mason Payne | Hanna Bear |
| Jake Kesl | View Master |
| Jacob Lees | Adam’s Pet |
STEER WRESTLING
With Clayton Hass, Tristan Martin, Dirk Tavenner and Stan Branco, there are four NFR qualifiers in the Bracket 6 field. There’s not room for all of them in the Semifinals.
| Clayton Hass |
| Carter McIntyre |
| Landon Beardsworth |
| Logan Kenline |
| Joshua Hefner |
| Travis Munro |
| Parker Sandstrom |
| Tristan Martin |
| Dirk Tavenner |
| Stan Branco |
TEAM ROPING
Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin are both NFR pairs and they are joined by veterans Luke Brown/Travis Graves and World No. 1s Manny Egusquiza/Evan Arnold.
| Dustin Egusquiza | Levi Lord |
| Coleman Proctor | Logan Medlin |
| Jake Cooper | Chase Graves |
| Zane Thompson | Jesse Jolly |
| Tyler Waters | Blaine Vick |
| Manny Egusquiza | Evan Arnold |
| Jay Tittle | Justin Viles |
| Eric Martin | Ryan Tittle |
| Luke Brown | Travis Graves |
| Andrew Ward | Kollin VanAhn |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Ryder Wright’s presence looms as the last cowboy out Wednesday afternoon while Cash Wilson, Kole Aschbacher and Logan Cook are also worth tuning in for.
| Cash Wilson | Kenmare Honker |
| Parker Fleet | Canadian Mist |
| Kole Ashbacher | Organized Crime |
| Logan Cook | Marbel Trail |
| Parker Kempfer | Chop Chop Vitalix |
| Blaise Freeman | Don Juan |
| Jake Clark | Stump the Rump |
| Weston Patterson | Vitalix Red Dirt |
| Kody Rinehart | Magnum Luck |
| Ryder Wright | Here I Am R Watson |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
A field loaded with four 2023 NFR qualifiers, Ty Harris, Kincade Henry, Beau Cooper and Shane Hanchey all rope twice Wednesday in Bracket 6.
| Garrett Elmore |
| Ty Harris |
| Trenton Smith |
| DJ Smith |
| Matt Gutierrez |
| Reese Reimer |
| Kincade Henry |
| Beau Cooper |
| Shane Hanchey |
| JT Adamson |
BARREL RACING
2022 NFR Average Champion Shelley Morgan competes with defending National Western Champion Jimmie Smith and more in Bracket 6.
| Fallon Forbes |
| Casey Mathis |
| Jennifer Kalafatic |
| Andrea Busby |
| Shelley Morgan |
| Kim Schulze |
| Teressa Peck |
| Ivy Saebens |
| Kalli McCall |
| Jimmie Smith |
BULL RIDING
Bubba Greig and Brady Portenier both will look for big scores at the bottom of the order.
| Justin Rickard | Unjustified |
| Jesse Hopper | See What Happens |
| Cody McElroy | Reid’s Dream |
| Jarett Evans | Hot Rocks |
| Kacy Jones | Tar Baby |
| Scott Wells | Justified |
| Clayton Savage | Clarence Carter |
| Tyler Kippes | Little Tyran |
| Bubba Greig | Crazy Train |
| Brady Portenier | Who’s Aboard |
