PRORODEO Sports News March 2026 Digital Edition

talizing when the opportunity finally aligned. “Fort Worth has always been kind of a tough one to get through the bracket system,” Kimzey said. “It’s just so awesome to finally come through and actually draw a good bull in the short round and get it done.” On a night when only two riders covered their bulls, Kimzey’s poise separated him from a field stacked with talent. The bulls were strong and the margins slim. A handful of riders left points on the table, but Kimzey made the most of his chance when the gate cracked. “There was a great set of bulls out, a great set of guys,” he said. “Just kind of got it all worked out for sure.” KASSIE MOWRY SETS NEW ARENA RECORD IN FORT WORTH Kassie Mowry is once again proving she is one of the best barrel racers in the world. Not only is she well on her way to defending her WPRA Barrel Racing World Championship for the second year in a row, she’s setting records in the process. Mowry won the title last year without her star horse, Jarvis, as she elected to keep him home and out of Las Vegas due to the EHV-1 outbreak ahead of the NFR. But Jarvis didn’t skip a beat in Fort Worth, as the two set a new arena record with a 16.04-second run inside Dickies Arena for the title.

of 9.0 and 11.0 seconds helped him earn a spot in the semifinals. With only four advancing, Henry knew he needed a clean, controlled run. He placed second with an 8.5-sec ond run. But his final run was what he needed to clinch the title, despite the calf slipping by. “If I wouldn’t have kept hustling, she’d have probably gotten all the way by me,” Henry said. TREY KIMZEY PICKS UP MAJOR BULL RIDING WIN IN FORT WORTH Four years removed from his last appearance in the finals at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, four-time Wrangler National Finals qualifier Trey Kimzey returned to Dickies Arena with unfinished business and left with the buckle to prove it after an 88.5-point ride on Rafter G Rodeo’s Hermes. Fort Worth’s bracket-style format is notoriously unfor giving, a winter test that can end a cowboy’s week before it ever truly begins. For Kimzey, navigating it this year meant more than just advancing. Rather, it meant capi Trey Kimzey was one of just two cowboys to cover their matchup in the championship round of bull riding in Fort Worth. (PRCA photo by James Phifer)

Kassie Mowry hasn’t skipped a beat in December as the two-time defending world champion barrel racer set a new arena record in Fort Worth. (PRCA photo by James Phifer)

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