The bar has been set in Alberta and Performance 2 brings you more of rodeo’s best that are gunning for the Ponoka Stampede title.
BAREBACK RIDING
Dean Thompson is the No. 5 ranked bareback rider in the World and his matchup in Ponoka is OLS Tubs Country Girl of Macza Pro Rodeo. Kody Lamb rode this horse for 88 points in Fort Worth last year.
| Tanner Aus | Mexican Tattoo |
| Dean Thompson | OLS Tubs Country Girl |
| Nick Pelke | Party Girl |
| JJ Alley | Sneak Attack |
| Clint Laye | Klondike Queen |
| Sam Petersen | Sunday Stepper |
| RC Landingham | 73 |
STEER WRESTLING
JD Struxness is chasing a 5.5 in Round 1 and a 6.2 in Round 2 of Ponoka. A win in Ponoka could push him into the Top 5 in the World Standings.
| Derek Frank |
| Evan Spady |
| Francois-Pier J Goul |
| Jay Many Grey Horses |
| Riley Wakefield |
| Owen Schauer |
| Chase Tkach |
| Pacean Deleeuw |
| Tyler Ravenscroft |
| Tanner Brunner |
| JD Struxness |
TEAM ROPING
The Bray brothers are back in Canada and hungry for a win but Cody Snow and Hunter Koch have brought the horsepower that could make a difference.
| Jake Clay | Trey Yates |
| Trey Gallais | Joey Romo |
| Jr Dees | JC Flake |
| Riley Wakefield | Clay McNichol |
| Brandon Duperron | Pacean Deleeuw |
| Jake Crawler | Jay Crawler |
| Elliott Benjamin | Jackson Louis |
| Cole Eiguren | Tyler Eiguren |
| Wyatt Bray | Paden Bray |
| Cody Snow | Hunter Koch |
| Kolby Wanchuk | Luke Skocdopole |
| Lance Gordon | Kelly Buhler |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Your No. 1 saddle bronc rider in the World, Damian Brennan, and your No. 1 rookie in the Resistol Rookie Race have arrived in Ponoka. Brennan has a rematch with Macza Pro Rodeo’s Trapper, the two went for 81 points in Logan, Utah last year.
| Kolby Wanchuk | Felisha |
| Cash Wilson | Montana Cat |
| Damian Brennan | Trapper |
| Brody Wells | Molly Brown |
| Cort Scheer | Calamity Jane |
| Zac Dallas | Enigma |
| Tate Harmon | Cloud |
| Jaret Cooper | Big Surprise |
| Jake Henry | Honeymoon |
| Hunter Sawley | Pearl Harbor |
| Chance Barrass | 612 |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Tuf Cooper’s success in Canada in the past has been impressive. He is looking for a third Ponoka Stampede title, the first two came in 2010 and 2014.
| Joel Harris |
| Chad Gulick |
| Shay Stewart |
| Denton Dunham |
| Paden Bray |
| Noah Hartum |
| Blair Burk |
| Clay McNichol |
| Riley Wakefield |
| Tuf Cooper |
| Cash Fretwell |
| Nick Achille |
BARREL RACING
Julie Plourde is in her rookie year with the WPRA and a Canadian native with the momentum in her favor. She is off a World Championship in the Women’s Rodeo World Championship and she pulled checks in Bassano and Wainwright.
| Debbie Knudsen |
| Lisa Zachoda |
| Kaitlin Schuck |
| Rene Leclercq |
| Tosha Seitz |
| Joleen Downey |
| Kennedy Smith |
| Kirby Penttila |
| Karli Cowie |
| Blake Molle |
| Julie Plourde |
| Justine Elliott |
| Jayden Wilson |
| Sonya Dodginghorse |
| Shalayne Lewis |
| Chelsea Moore |
BULL RIDING
Second year veteran Bo Vocu will nod his head on Red Rocker of Macza Pro Rodeo. The bull only has one out and one qualfiied ride according to Stock Stats and that came courtesy of 2024 Rookie Jestyn Woodward at the Calgary Stampede during his permit year for 87.5 points.
| Tanner Eno | Blue Bombshell |
| Dawson Shannon | Bluestone Black Panther |
| Chanse Switzer | Little Bill |
| Bo Vocu | Red Rocker |
| Lonnie Phillips | Thunder Dome |
| Fabian Dueck | Caibration |
| Wyatt Laughlin | Rock Salt and Nails |
| William Barrows | Church Bells |
| Tanner Skene | Stray Bullett |
| Grady Young | Bruised Ego |
