Dean Thompson was fourth in the overall standings but first in the aggregate, an average of all riders’ scores at NFR, and had a chance to make a big leap and win the title. Thompson made the ...

“I’ve won big rodeos all year, and now coming out here to win the first round at my first NFR, there’s no better feeling.” Hayes, last year’s bareback riding world champion, finished ...

Year after year, people come from all over the world to see the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (now the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak ...

The field is stacked with World Champions, NFR Average winners, and multiple-time NFR qualifiers. These cowboys are the best ...

TOP GUN -- Trevor Brazile clinched his eighth all-around world championship Friday and has his sights on the first Top Gun award, presented to the NFR contestant who wins the most money in the 10 ...

He’s one of a kind. This was a great answer as Lees took the win on the horse in Round 5 of the 2024 NFR! I had a few mentors growing up. Mike Mosby, Casey Volin to name some. Guys I look up to ...

Making his second straight NFR appearance, Bruno earned his wins on the opening night, Friday Dec. 8 and in the Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, rounds of the saddle bronc competition.

their fifth round win in a row. The last time a barrel racer won five rounds in a row at the National Finals Rodeo was Jimmie Munroe in 1984. With Smooth Cadett, a horse she called "Cat," the ...

He also leads all NFR competitors earnings of $96,391. Lockhart of Oelrichs, South Dakota, had a time of 13.73 to win and is now second in both the barrel racing world standings and the aggregate ...

Mote is 10th in the NFR aggregate standings with 561.5 points ... so I knew it would take a good ride to win. “I had that horse (Cool Water) here in 2008 and was lucky to make it to the whistle.

Some have been able to carry the momentum of that win straight into another great National Finals Rodeo, while others may have had injuries, injured horses, and other struggles in the 2024 season.

won the second round round of saddle bronc riding in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Friday night with an 88.5 on Elvis. Hausauer earned $16,767 with the win. Dickinson's Shaun Stroh tied ...