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Bareback rider Chad Rutherford climbed to 12th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $11,216 as of March 30. Rutherford won the Ellis County Livestock Show & Rodeo in Waxahachie, Texas, March 27. In the groove

“I feel like I’m riding better than I ever have in my life, and I’m at the top of my game and in the best shape of my life. It’s a great push forward – I’m not only planning to make the NFR but I’m expecting that of myself.”

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RAM NATIONAL CIRCUIT FINALS RODEO Where: Kissimmee, Fla. When: April 9-10

Broadcast schedule: Airs on The Cowboy Channel and PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App on April 8, 7:30 p.m.; April

9, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; April 10, 1:30 p.m. What to know: As if the fact the RAM NCFR is on the ProRodeo Tour wasn’t significant enough, all earnings at the Silver Spurs Arena will count toward the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

HOT TAKES PRCA ProRodeo photo by Greg Westfall Marcos Costa celebrates his 2017 tie-down roping world championship.

SAN ANGELO RODEO Where: San Angelo, Texas When: April 9-11, 15-17, 21-23 Broadcast schedule:

Costa back on track Since winning the world title in 2017, tie-down roper Marcos Costa has battled knee injuries. The 30-year- old from Iretama, Brazil, is trying to get back to the National Finals Rodeo for the first time since that world- championship season. As of March 30, Costa had earned $13,423 and climbed to 13th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. He earned $2,665 in Montgomery, Ala.

Streams on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App on April 10, 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; April 11, 3 p.m.; April 15-16, 8:30 p.m.; April 17, 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; April 21-23, 8:30 p.m. What to know: The San Angelo Rodeo made the wait more than worthwhile. The rodeo that usually happens in February delayed until April because of the pandemic. Now it’s upping its payout, listing it as more than $32,000 per ProRodeo event. Plus, the rodeo is a stop on the

ProRodeo Tour. All times Eastern.

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2021 SEASON AS OF MARCH 30

$6,614,759

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2021 SEASON

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