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HOT STREAK

ROCKER STEINER CLAIMS BAREBACK TITLE AT BATTLE BORN BRONCS

By Lexi Gieck

R ocker Steiner has been on a hot streak the back-half of March and into April and shows no signs of cooling off as he captured yet another bareback championship in Fallon, Nev., on April 19. The 21-year-old Weatherford, Texas, cowboy became the first bareback rider to win a second buckle at Battle Born Broncs after delivering an 89-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics' Sozo, a 10-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bucking horse. Steiner's first cham pionship at the Fallon event came in 2022, when he completed an 88-point ride aboard Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phe nom Genetics' Mustard. "Sankey has some of the best horses in the world and Sozo is one of their best horses," Steiner said. "It's super fun to get on. It's a great pluck, espe cially when you see it by your name. Glad to be drawing good and riding good at Fallon." Steiner's style and pure talent, mixed with the familiarity between him and Sozo, helped him succeed. He last matched up with her in 2023 at the

Magic Valley Stampede in Filer, Ida ho. Steiner delivered an 88.5-point ride to win. The Fallon payout of $6,339 added to Steiner's season earnings, which have increased drastically recently with $71,000 in total earnings at Rodeo Houston, $4,804 at Rodeo Austin and another $100,000 at The American Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge, an unsanctioned rodeo in April. It also helped him continue to climb near the top of the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings, where he finished the 2024 regular season. "I started my year off pretty bad," Steiner said. "I didn't do any good at Fort Worth (Texas) or San Antonio. I had to heal up and show everybody that I'm still relevant." In saddle bronc, Sage Newman and Darcy Radel tied in the championship round with 88.5-point rides. Newman was aboard Burch Rodeo's Lunatic Nation, while Radel matched up against Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics' The Black Tie. Both cow boys earned $5,620.

“I started my year off pretty bad. I didn't do any good at Fort Worth or San Antonio. I had to heal up and show everybody that I'm still relevant.” Rocker Steiner

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