Sage Newman was just short of being a World Champion in 2023, finishing No. 2 in the World with nearly $400,000. He turned right around in 2024 and locked in his fourth consecutive National Finals Rodeo to try for that coveted Gold Buckle once more.
The Montana native is now the No. 8 saddle bronc rider in the PRCA World Standings and has $187,940 in regular season earnings, much of that coming from his 10 total victories during the regular season.
RodeoHouston, $13,750
After two straight victories at the regular season’s highest paying rodeo, Newman came up short in 2024, but still took home a big payday. He was 88 points on The Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies in the Finals, which made up $5,500 of it, but he also had four other rides marked 86.5 points or better inside NRG Stadium, including an 89-pointer to win Round 1 of Super Series.
San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, $12,956
Newman made good on two matchups with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo horses, Code Blue and MidKnight Train, as he split the Round 1 win and Average title in San Angelo. He was 174 points on two to share the Average with Tanner Butner and they were a half-point better than Wyatt Casper.
Angelina Benefit Rodeo, $4,145
A huge win came in April when Newman nodded his head on Korkow Rodeo’s Joker Poker. The two put up a score of 89 points to get the W in Lufkin, Texas by 2.5 points, beating the likes of Chase Brooks, Sterling Crawley and Parker Fleet.
Sisters Rodeo, $5,107
During the first week of June, Newman made sure to capitalize across the country including at Sisters Rodeo in Oregon. Aboard Big Bend Rodeo’s Spring Tour, Newman tied for the win after putting an 86.5-point ride together.
Earlier in that same week, Newman met up with a Pete Carr Pro Rodeo bronc for another win, this time in Weatherford, Texas. Downtown is a horse that Newman covered twice this season and this 87.5 was enough for first at the Parker Sheriffs Posse Frontier Days.
Jordan Xtreme Broncs, $6,888
A week of stand-alone bronc events fueled Newman’s fire. In his home state of Montana, he made his highest marked ride of the regular season when he went 91 points on J Bar J’s Shady Jacket. When combined with his Round 1 score of 84.5, Newman was the Champion by 1.5 points.
Later that week, at the Battle Born Broncs in Fallon, Nevada, Newman did it again. He drew Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics’ Pendleton Round Up’s Marquee to be 87.5 and win the event for the first time.
Black Hills Roundup, $5,217
Over Cowboy Christmas, Newman made his second highest marked ride of the year in South Dakota. The 90 points came on the back of Championship Pro Rodeo’s Smoke Wagon. The week before, he won two rodeos in Arkansas and Texas.
Over Cowboy Christmas, Newman also placed at Mandan Rodeo Days and the Oakley City Independence Day Rodeo.
NFR Open, $13,000
Newman broke Kade Bruno’s streak of NFR Open titles after an 85 and 88.5 in the first two Go-Rounds landed him in the Finals. It was there that his 88-point ride on All Or Nothin’, a standout bronc of Andrews Rodeo Company, would make Newman the champion of the event’s third installment.
Home On the Range Champions Ride, $8,825
Newman didn’t go very hard in August, but he didn’t have to because he started the month with a second place finish at another standalone bronc riding. This time he got it done with rides of 86 and 87 points to be 173 points on two.
Ellensburg Rodeo, $6,350
In his final rodeos of the season, Newman won the Finals and took second in the Average at the traditional Labor Day Rodeo. He was 89 points on Tokyo Bubbles in the Finals, his highest marked ride in July, August or September.
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