PRORODEO Sports News | Roy Cooper 1955-2025 | May 2, 2025

B radlee Miller continues to carve his name into the elite ranks of bareback riding, and his latest performance at the San Angelo Cinch Chute Out left little doubt about his rising trajectory in PRORODEO. The 21-year-old Huntsville, Texas, native delivered a career-high 92-point ride aboard J Bar J Rodeo's Straight Stick during the championship round of the 2025 San Angelo Cinch Chute-Out on April 19, sealing the win and a big payout. The score was not only the highest-marked ride of the event, it was also the best of Miller's young career. "That was my third time on that horse in the last four months," Miller said. "I got on at the NFR and then San Antonio to win San Antonio. Now I've won about 50,000 on it the last four months, so that's definitely one of my favorites, if not my favorite." The matchup between Miller and Straight Stick has proven to be one of the sport's most exciting pairings of the year. Their first meeting came during Round 5 of the 2024 Wrangler National Fi nals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge, where they scored an 89. They met again at the championship round at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in February, tallying 89.5 points and earning Miller another major check. Everything clicked for Miller in San Angelo as he spurred the bronc for a near-flawless ride. "Today I didn't remember him pushing your rig ging so hard into you," Miller said. "Whenever she breaks and jumps in the air, she pushes it into you hard and then takes it away from you after that –

it's just normal business."

Coming off a breakout 2024 season that includ ed his first NFR qualification and more than $370,000 in earnings, Miller is showing no signs of slowing down. He placed in eight of the 10 NFR rounds, and notched go-round wins during rounds 2, 4, and 7, cementing his status as one of the top bareback riders on the circuit. Miller has his sights set on continuing his strong regular season, with the ultimate goal of entering Las Vegas No. 1 in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings. "I've had a really good winter so far and this is just another boost to have a head start going into the summer," Miller said.

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