ProRodeo Sports News - April 14, 2023

Horsepower

“He went down in June (of last year) with a torn suspensory. It was right before the Fourth of July, and I spent three weeks hopping around on every horse I could find. He’s a real nice horse, powerful.”

After qualifying for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2020, steer wrestler Bridger Anderson seemed poised to return a year ago when his horse Whiskers suffered a major injury. His horse is back healthy in 2023 and the duo is making noise once again on the ProRodeo trail after his win at the High Desert Stampede in Redmond, Ore.

NEXT ON TAP RED BLUFF ROUND-UP Where: Red Bluff, Calif. When: April 21-23 Broadcast Schedule: The Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, April 21-23. Broadcast Schedule: The Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, April 27-30. GEORGE PAUL MEMORIAL XTREME BULL RIDING Where: Del Rio, Texas When: April 28-29 Broadcast Schedule: The George Paul Memorial Xtreme Bull Riding will be streamed live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, April 28-29. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3LsEcbR CLOVIS RODEO Where: Clovis, Calif. When: April 27-30

HOT TAKES

Money Maker Saddle bronc rider Dawson Hay is making a push for his third straight Wrangler National Finals Rodeo appearance. The Wildwood, Alberta, native is sitting 17th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings after his win at the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo, April 9. Hay secured the title with a 91-point ride on Four Star Rodeo’s Wall Street. It marked Hays’ second win of the 2023 season. Click Thompson photo Dawson Hay made the most of his draw on Four Star Rodeo’s Wall Street at the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo. The duo combined for 91 points and the rodeo win.

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2023 SEASON AS OF APRIL 12

$15,464,401

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2023 SEASON

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