ProRodeo Sports News - April 15, 2022

Ky Hamilton is searching for his third straight trip to the Wrangler NFR Back in Business

“It might sound a little cocky, but I have no worries about trying to make the NFR. I know what kind of competitor I am, and I know I can do that (make the NFR again). There’s no point at looking at the standings. It’s just go ride everything they run in under you and the rest will take care of itself.”

presented by Teton Ridge. He had his season put on hold after suffering a lacerated kidney, but the Australian cowboy showed no rust coming off the shelf. He won the Division

1 Xtreme Bulls event in San Angelo (Texas), with a 90.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Time Bomb.

NEXT ON TAP GUYMON PIONEER DAYS RODEO Where: Guymon, Okla. When: May 6-7 Broadcast Schedule: The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 6-7. BATTLE OF THE BEST XTREME BRONCS Where: Coarsegold, Calif. When: May 8 Broadcast Schedule: The Battle of the Best Xtreme Broncs event will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 8.

HOT TAKES Hailey Rae photo Jeff Askey picked up a key win on the NFR Playoff Series pre- sented by Pendleton Whisky with his 88-point ride on Macza Pro Rodeo’s OLS Tubs Sunny..

On a Mission After just missing out on a fifth trip to the Wrangler NFR in 2021, finishing 16th in the final PRCA | RAM World Standings, Jeff Askey is on a mission to get back to Vegas in 2022 and helped his cause with a $5,978 win in Logandale, Nev. Askey had an 88-point ride on Macza Pro Rodeo’s OLS Tubs Sunny, the first qualified ride aboard the bull since the 2020 Wrangler NFR.

REDDING RODEO Where: Redding, Calif. When: May 19-21

Broadcast Schedule: The Redding Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 19-21. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3rnRCy2

206

NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2022 SEASON AS OF APRIL 13

$12,102,585

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2022 SEASON

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