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2012 Barrel racer Mary Walker overcomes obstacles, hardship to win world title: Barrel racer Mary Walk er, a veteran barrel racer overcame amazing obstacles to qualify for her first NFR at the age of 53, just more than a year after shattering her pelvis in a nasty wreck in the arena. That qualification, on her prized gelding Latte, also just came more than a year after she lost her son, Reagon in an automobile accident. 2013 Tie-down roper Hanchey breaks Whitfield’s av erage record on way to world title: Tie-down roper Shane Hanchey breaks Fred Whitfield’s tie-down roping average record with an 80.1-second time on 10 head and also won the world championship. Whitfield set the record at 84.0 seconds on 10 head in 1997. 2014 Spencer Wright, Wright family make history: Spencer Wright made history by coming from 13th place to the top of the world standings. No saddle bronc rider in the years in which the world title was decided by total sea son earnings had ever come from farther back than fifth to capture the gold buckle. Wright was competing against his brothers, Cody, Jesse and Jake, marking the only time in NFR history four brothers qualified for the same NFR. Luke Branquinho wins his fifth title: Steer wres tler Luke Branquinho wins his fifth world championship. 2015 Brazile becomes first PRODEO cowboy to cross $6 million in career earnings: Trevor Brazile be comes the first man to cross the $6 million mark in career earnings by winning his 13th all-around gold buckle in 14 years. His season earnings of $518,011 pushed his career earnings to $6,077,744. 2016 Nogueira makes PRORODEO history, along with Wright family: Junior Nogueira is the first Brazilian in PRCA history to win a gold buckle as the all-around champion. Saddle bronc riders – Cody Wright, Rusty Wright and Ryder Wright become the first and only – as of now – father and two-son combination to qualify for the NFR in any event. In 2016, Cody’s brothers Jesse and Jake also qualified for the NFR.

2018 Brazile captures 14th all-around title, 24th overall: Trevor Brazile won his PRCA-record 14th All Around gold buckle, adding to his ever-growing record of PRCA world championships, this one is No. 24. 2019 Bull rider Sage Kimzey ties Shoulders with sixth consecutive title: Bull rider Sage Kimzey won his sixth consecutive world championship. Kimzey tied Jim Shoulders’ PRCA record for consecutive bull riding world championships at six. Rookie Meged shines: Rookie Haven Meged wins tie-down roping world title and average. The first rook ie to win both since Roy Cooper (1976). 2021 Kaycee Field becomes PRCA’s winningest bareback rider with title No. 6: Kaycee Feild becomes the greatest bareback rider in PRORODEO history by winning his sixth championship. He broke the tie at five he was in with ProRodeo Hall of Famers Ky Hamilton gets win for the ages: Bull rid er Ky Hamilton’s drama-filled NFR ends with a gold buckle and average buckle. Hamilton broke the single season bull riding mark, breaking Stetson Wright’s mark of $592,144 in 2022. Hamilton earned $595,414. He earned $341,249, counting ground money, at the NFR alone. Hayes, Meged step into spotlight: Keenan Hayes becomes the first cowboy to win a PRCA Bare back Riding World Championship as a rookie. Tie-down roper Haven Meged clocked an NFR re Joe Alexander and Bruce Ford. 2023

cord 6.4-second run in Round 7. 2024

PRCA, LVE sign lucrative extension to keep NFR in Vegas: On June 2, 2024, Las Vegas Events and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association jointly announced the financial details of an agreement that will keep the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas through 2035. Over the term of the contract, the total payment to the contestants and stock contractors will be $264,323,473.

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