Showdown Sunday at the Calgary Stampede is known as the ‘Richest Day in Rodeo.’ After nine days of battling it out in the rodeo arena, winners of each event took home a cheque for $100-thousand dollars. Here are your 2018 winners: SADDLE BRONC: Ryder Wright of Milford, Utah, scored a career high 93 points on …
Probably no two contestants better personify the drama of the Cinch Pro Series Canada Series Final than Alberta team ropers Steele DePaoli and Kasper Roy. DePaoli and Roy entered the weekend event as distinct longshots. Both were sitting 18th in the Canadian standings, $2,500 back of the 12th and final CFR qualifying berth with …
ILLUSTRATION BY DAVE ELSTON Question: Tuf Cooper invited back to compete at the world’s richest rodeo after last year\’s fiasco is a bit of a head-scratcher for me. As, for that matter, is the invitation. These rodeo cowboys need to understand it’s a new world, one where abuse of animals is simply no longer sanctioned. …
