PRORODEO Sports News - August 8, 2025

The 2025 Calgary Stampede champions celebrate with their winning checks on stage July 13 at GMC Stadium. The winners are left to right, Cooper Cooke, Anita Ellis, Shad Mayfield, Scott Guenthner, Zeke Thurston, Shelby Boisjoli-Meged and Wacey Schalla.

I n terms of career rodeo wins, Cooper Cooke has never had one bigger than this. Cooke had the packed house at GMC Stadium roaring when he won the bareback riding title at the Calgary Stampede with a superb 94-point ride aboard Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party. It was the highest-scored ride in Cooke’s career. “It was awesome,” said Cooke, 22, before he even arrived at GMC Stadium. “I woke up this morning and I knew exactly what was going to happen,” Cooke said. “I’m going to go out there and win the (nine-man) semifinals and pick Disco and I’m going to take home a $50,000 check.” COOPER COOKE STARS WITH 94-POINT WINNING RIDE

about his eight-sec ond trip. “That’s a big stout horse and all of Calgary’s are. It really tries you every jump and you just have to keep gassing it every time.” Cooke envisioned how his Champion ship Sunday - July 13 - was going to end

Bareback rider Cooper Cooke put together an electric 94-point ride aboard Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party to win the rodeo’s championship title.

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