Showing posts with label team roping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label team roping. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

6 Rounds Down, 4 to Go

Jordan Peterson made her first victory lap last night and Sherry Cervi took over the barrel racing average lead by 0.01 of a second. Looks like the top spot could waiver back and forth nightly between Sherry and Lindsay. Brittany is still holding on to 3rd spot. Here is how the average pays out:
First: $43,954 (per man in team roping)
Second: $35,661 (per man in team roping, etc.)
Third: $28,197
Fourth: $20,733
Fifth: $14,928
Sixth: $10,781
Seventh: $7,464
Eighth: $4,147

Here is the video of Tuesday nights barrel racing:

or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94sw0e0JoB4

Lee Graves stayed hot in the steer wrestling. He placed second behind Luke Branquino. Graves is leading the average, Curtis Cassidy second and Branquino third. Graves has a $13,900+ lead on Branquino who is hot on his heels winning last nights round.

Looks like Trevor Brazile has got his game back placing second last night (and first on Monday). He holds on to 8th place in the average having had some long times. Tuf Cooper leads the average but will need a couple of tough times to place high enough in the rounds to take over the world lead (he's currently a $60K behind with Cody Ohl also ahead and placing well in the average).

In the team roping there are only 2 teams that have all 6 steers down. Luke Brown/Martin Lucero and Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn there are 1 and 2 in the average respectively. Luke Brown is 2 in the World standings, Sartain #3 both behind Chad Masters who is 12th in the average with 3 NT's. On the heeling end of things Kollin VanAhn is 2nd and Martin Lucero 4th. Jade Korhill (12 in Ave) and Rich Skelton (4th in Ave) in 1 and 3 respectively in the World Standings. Wow - that's confusing....I think that could play out a lot of different ways especially since they don't get a third loop anymore.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Barrel Battle Continues in Round 3

Brittany and Lindsay are still battling it out after the 3rd round. Neither has weakened, and not a mistake has been made. They are so close in the average still as well.

Last night Sherry Cervi and Stingray took the win with Brittany second and Linz third. Here are last nights runs.



The Steer Wrestling remains open for several but the Canadian contingent of Cassidy and Graves are holding their own in both the World Standings and the average.

In the Saddle Bronc Flundra ended the night without a score.

In other news:
The team roping is still wide open as well, here are the headers:
Rank Name City State Earnings
1 Chad Masters Clarksville Tenn. $130,513.40
2 Luke Brown Rock Hill S.C. $128,663.30
3 David Key Caldwell Texas $107,803.75
4 JoJo LeMond Andrews Texas $103,031.76
5 Travis Tryan Billings Mont. $102,642.78
and heelers:
1 Jade Corkill Fallon Nev. $121,041.73
2 Martin Lucero Stephenville Texas $114,210.17
3 Richard Durham Morgan Mill Texas $111,598.25
4 Rich Skelton Llano Texas $107,639.58
5 Randon Adams Logandale Nev. $102,453.84
6 Michael Jones Stephenville Texas $102,023.67
7 Patrick Smith Midland Texas $100,849.98

So many just a few loops away from a win or a loss.

Really, by the looks of it the bull riding seems to be the only event that has a runaway J.W. Harris has $100,000 lead on second. The remaining events are still within reach for many contestants to take over the lead.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from RodeoClassifieds.com



2008 has been and exciting year for me personally and here at RodeoClassifieds.com We have many more exciting things to look forward to in 2009.

I have been back on the bandwagon working on the "new" RodeoClassifieds.com. This has been a project in the works for quite some time, but we are on a big push now to launch it in January. The new software we will be using will allow you as visitors to watch ads, save ads, print ads as well as edit your own ads. You will be allowed multiple pictures and be able to include complete pedigrees. It will be quite a change, pretty much a brand new site. I am sure we will have some growing pains, but I assure you that there will be so many exciting benefits you will enjoy the new site.

Thank you for your business and friendship in 2008. I look forward to promoting your ads in 2009 and making it our best year yet!

From my barn to yours, I hope you have a Christmas full of love and happiness and a season full of blessings.

Here's hoping 2009 brings you smooth runs and fast times.

Cheers!
Michelle
www.RodeoClassifieds.com

Saturday, December 13, 2008

First Canadian World Champion Barrel Racer Crowned

Lindsay Sears and Martha are the first Canadian World Champion Barrel Racing team - that is SO EXCITING. I had a feeling all day she was going to break the world record time so I'm feeling a little disappointed she didn't. I mean....she broke every other record! ? Weird how when someone gets so darn good our (my) expectations just keep getting higher and higher. Good for her for letting someone else win for a change though eh? (threw that eh in there for our US visitors...they liked that in Vegas..lol). Martha won 5 of the 10 rounds and placed 3rd in the average even with a tipped barrel.

From www.prorodeo.com
Barrel racer Lindsay Sears clinched her first world title after Round 8, so the only question remaining in that event was how much the Canadian would win and how high she would set the season earnings record bar. Sears, of Nanton, Alberta, finished the season as the sport's first $300,000 barrel racer, earning $323,570 in 2008 while claiming the gold buckle. Her horse, Martha, was named AQHA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year, and Sears has been more than complimentary when talking about the talented horse.

"I''m very honored and very proud to be Canadian today, and it means a lot to get the first barrel racing world championship that we get to take home to Canada," said Sears, who finished third in the Wrangler NFR average. "It''s been such a surreal year this year. It''s unbelievable. I''m so thankful that I have such an awesome horse. Martha''s really the world champion. She deserves it, and I''m so proud of her."

Sears won five of the 10 rounds in Las Vegas, including four in a row from Rounds 6-9, to pocket $139,002 at the Wrangler NFR. Jill Moody of Letcher, S.D., won the Wrangler NFR average with a total time of 140.11 seconds, earning $104,117 in Las Vegas to finish a distant second to Sears with $218,880 in total earnings. Terra Bynum won the 10th round in 13.70 seconds to finish her 2008 Wrangler NFR on a high note.


Here is the link to Lindsay's round 9 win I missed earlier

And how about Rod Hay - Finally able to show is stuff in the 10th round drawing well to take the win with an 89 point ride on Miss Congeniality. Here is the link. Jeff Chapman won another round in the 10th with a 7.1.

Canadian Barrel Racers Traci Dawson and Deb Renger weren't able to add any more money to their bank account in the last round. Dawson with a Barrel and Renger with another solid run - just out of the money.

Dusty LaValley didn't take any coin home in the last round, but will gladly take his third place average check from the pay window.

Curtis Cassidy ended the week with a bit of tough luck, but the Cassidy family will still be well paid as Willy was hard at work all week helping the new world champion Luke Branquino. Cassidy will be happy to have taken a 4th place cheque home in the final round.

World Champions include:
2008 World Champion Bareback Rider: Justin McDaniel
2008 World Champion Steer Wrestler: Luke Branquinho
2008 World Champion Header: Matt Sherwood
2008 World Champion Heeler: Randon Adams
2008 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider: Cody Wright
2008 World Champion Tie-Down Roper: Stran Smith (a very exciting race to the end!)
2008 World Champion Barrel Racer: Lindsay Sears
2008 World Champion Bull Rider: J.W. Harris

For detailed interviews from the world champs click here for PRCA story

For Graham and a bit of round 9 reporting

Graham, here's some team roping reporting for you....
Sadly, I'm home from Vegas...its 2 am here (but only midnight in Vegas so I'm wide awake).

LAS VEGAS - The grandest stage in ProRodeo can often inspire greatness, and that certainly was the case in the team roping during Round 8 of the 50th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center. Travis Tryan and Cory Petska not only won the round, but also thrilled the 17,463 in attendance by tying the PRCA world record with a blistering 3.5-second time. Their mark ties the record shared by Blaine Linaweaver and Jory Levy (2001), Clay Tryan and Patrick Smith (2005) and Colter Todd and Cesar de la Cruz (2008).

It was the first round victory of the 10-day rodeo for Tryan and Petska and just their third check in the first eight performances, but they made it count in a major way.

"It's the coolest feeling I've ever had in my roping career," said Tryan, of Billings, Mont. "I got emotional after the run. I threw my hat, and I never do that. I had a feeling tonight that we were going to break the record, which I've never had before in my life, and can't explain why. When I was riding up to the box, I was thinking we were going to get the record. We had a great steer that stayed straight, maybe even stepped to the right a little, which helped us be fast because it helped my horse quicken up a little because he doesn't duck too hard, so it made things happen fast."

Petska is honored to have a share of the world record.

"I don't think it's set in yet that we just tied the world record," said Petska, of Lexington, Okla. "I got a little emotional at first. I was the same as Travis said, when we started to do the TV interview, I was a little worried that I would choke up. You own a piece of history."

Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith continue to lead the Wrangler NFR average race and are on pace to crush the average record of 59.1 seconds for 10 head set by Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper in 1994. They have a 41.4-second total through eight rounds and need only to finish the final two rounds in less than 17.6 seconds to lower the record mark.

Here is the link to that Run

Lindsay and Martha keep setting records and keep getting faster. Looks like they made another awesome run in the 9th round (will link tomorrow when its up). A 13.53 The world record is a 13.52 set by Brandie Halls (to correct any misleading info I might have posted earlier...). The 10th round will have the crowd on their feet cheering for the fastest time ever in the Thomas and Mack

Rod Hay and Dusty LaValley both grabbed cheques in the 9th round and Curtis Cassidy was empty handed with a NT. Deb Renger and Traci Dawson each took a barrel down according to Friday's results.

There are also some great interviews with round winners from the WPRA if you might like to read those...click here

Friday, December 5, 2008

Canadians Solid during first round of National Finals Rodeo

Jill Moody's round 1 winning run The barrel racing video will come up and there will be other events and their winning runs on the right.

Keep checking back to that site www.rodeoup.com they add the winning runs every night or next morning.

Barrel Racing Round 1 results Click to go to that results page and there will be links to all the other events.

On the Canadian barrel racing front Lyndsay Sears and Deb Renger ran matching times of 14.24. Linz on Martha and Deb on her 6 year old Harley. Traci Dawson ran Rana Walter's gelding Doc for a 14.00 +5. The would have shoulda coulda won the round minus the tip. Good things to come for that pair when they leave the barrels up in the next round! Brittaney Pozzi tipped her first barrel in 21 runs at the NFR, this will make it harder for her to overtake Lindsay Sears for the world championship. Stich and Brittaney are known to make their big check in the average race, not by winning rounds (like Linz and Martha). Should be interesting to see how the week plays out.

Curtis Cassidy got second in the steer wrestling, but the Cassidy horse Willy was the big winner of the night placing 3 times for over $30,000 in earnings! Dusty LaValley, 10th with an 81 point ride.

Stay tuned here on the www.rodeoclassifieds.com blog for daily reports. After you are done, go search for your next winning mount at RodeoClassifieds.com

Friday, November 21, 2008

The 50th annual NFR is on the way

Keep an eye on this blog for daily video highlights and reports from the 50th annual National Finals Rodeo.....live from Las Vegas!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Round 4 & 5 Canadian Finals Rodeo Video

Saturday Evening CFR Video



Saturday matinee rodeo performance video

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Canadian Finals Rodeo Winners - Round 3

Friday November 7, 2008 Canadian Finals Rodeo video recap of round 3 winners.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Canadian Finals Rodeo Winners - Round 2



An exciting round 2 with a record breaking Team Roping run!

Friday, January 4, 2008

Get Mentally Tough For Rodeo and Barrel Racing

A couple years ago I purchased some old barrel racing magazines off ebay ("Turn" maganzine I believe they are called...or possibly the other but that's beside my point).

In each issue there was a short article by
Dr. Patrick Cohn a "Master Mental Game Coach". " I thought the short articles were fantastic and tracked him down online. His website and training tools are excellent.

The topics are not rodeo or barrel racing specific but it isn't hard to think in those terms and relate his tips to your situation.

If you long to improve your times this year I highly recommend spending some time to improve your mental game. I am so glad I did. I was really a puddle before I started to get control of my emotions. lol... Something I like to remind myself is: If you can't control yourself, how do you expect to control your horse?

If you are a parent of an up and coming rodeo star, I highly recommend the section for parents and how to help your kids be the best they can.

The products are excellent and the members area offers piles or audio and articles.

If nothing else, sign up for Dr. Cohn's free newsletter and get the free e-book. The newsletters are full of tips and give you lots to think about.

Click Here to go to the peak sports website

Monday, December 31, 2007

We shall remember 2007 a year of broken records! Record earnings, record championships and of course...the record loonie!

2008 is upon us and it is time to make plans for the season. What are your goals, your dreams and aspirations? You can only achieve what you think is possible, so don't hold back.

Here is a link to an interview with the 2007 World Champion Heeler Walt Woodard.

Podcast from TalkRodeo

Good for Walt for giving credit to his wife and for telling the world how he takes naps to stay primed.