PRORODEO Sports News - August 8, 2025

Kade Berry sets new arena record at Cheyenne Frontier Days. PRCA photo by Click Thompson

KADE BERRY SETS NEW ARENA RECORD EN ROUTE TO CHEYENNE BAREBACK CHAMPIONSHIP ade Berry's expectations for himself entering the short round at Cheyenne Frontier Days grew when he saw the bucking horse he was matched with. Brookman Rodeo's Lunatic Heaven was ridden twice at the 2024 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Garrett Shadbolt scored a 79. Keenan Hayes, while defending his world title, scored an 85.5 on the horse July 27 in Cheyenne, Lunatic Heaven gave Berry everything he had. The result was a 93.5-point ride for the 22-year-old Weatherford, Texas, cowboy to win the bareback championship and set a new arena record that stood for 51 years. "That horse was explosive. I know I felt like we were dancing heavy," Berry said. "I knew it was going pretty alright so I thought I would finish it off. When I got off and they announced the arena record, emotions were through the roof. I laid it all out on the table." K By Zach Alvira

Berry had an idea of what he needed to accomplish when he climbed onto the back of Lunatic Heaven in the bucking chutes.

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