ProRodeo Sports News - April 30, 2021

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Frost retires due to blood clots Bull rider Joe Frost, a five- time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, announced his retirement due to injury in April. The Randlett, Utah, native, who

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$30,000 to construct the memorial and keep a reserve on hand to maintain the area designated to host it, underneath the grandstand at the Wild West Arena. Donations for the memorial have already exceeded the 25% mark. The effort to support the memorial fund will be the focus of the foundation’s efforts during North Platte Giving Day on May 5. Donations may be made by sending a check to the Wild West Arena Foundation at 2801 Charlie Evans Dr., North Platte, Neb., or through the Giving Day Portal when it opens. But riding bulls is risky enough without being on blood thinners. And I need to be on them indefinitely. My biggest goal in life is to be a good husband and father. My bull riding chapter has to close, but I’m really excited about what’s next in my life, too.” Frost is the older brother of bull rider Josh Frost, who was fifth in the 2021 PRCA | RAM World Standings as of April 20, and second cousin of the late and legendary Lane Frost.

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Rodeo’s Virgil carried bareback riders Cole Reiner (at RFD-TV’s The American March 7) and Tilden Hooper (at the Clovis Rodeo) to in the horse’s only outs in 2021. Virgil was the PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year in 2017 and 2018. $23K The combined amount of money ($23,217) tie-down roper Tuf Cooper earned over the weekend at the San San Angelo Cinch Chute-Out. Cooper is second in the PRCA | RAM World Standings in all- around and tie-down roping. $313K The record payout ($313,630) at the 2021 Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, besting the previous record of $292,270 set in 2019. Angelo (Texas) Rodeo and the

suffers from blood clots, made the NFR five consecutive years (2014-18) and earned $1.2 million in the PRCA. “This hasn’t been a fun decision,” Frost, 28, told rodeo reporter Kendra Santos. “I knew the answer, I just wasn’t excited about it. Frost

Foundation working on Hadley Barrett statue The Wild West Arena Foundation has

launched a new fund and a corresponding fundraising drive to recognize those who have made extraordinary contributions to Nebraskaland Days, the Buffalo Bill PRCA Rodeo in North Platte, Neb., and the organization’s legacy. The first honoree is the late ProRodeo Hall of Fame announcer Hadley Barrett. The foundation has teamed with

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artist Jake Hebbert to create a bust of Barrett, who anchored the Buffalo Bill Rodeo as its announcer for more than 50 years until his death in 2017. The foundation is hoping to raise more than

Pandemic forces Sisters Rodeo to cancel again Due to the unfortunate rise in

businesses, fellow rodeo associations, stock contractors and sponsors. The SRA would like to thank the Deschutes County Commissioners for their hard work and support during this process. Postponing the rodeo to a

COVID-19 cases and the restrictions enforced by local & state government agencies, the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo Association (SRA) Board of Directors made a unanimous decision on April 13 to cancel the 2021 Sisters Rodeo

and subsequent events for the second year in a row. The 2021 Sisters Rodeo was scheduled for June 9-13. The directors have worked diligently with state and county officials for the past several weeks and looked at the situation from multiple angles, including drawing feedback from community

later date in 2021 was not an option. Due to other obligations, the rodeo’s stock contractor, announcers and entertainment/contracted personnel would be unable to get to Sisters at the same time. All tickets for the 2021 rodeo that have been pre-sold will automatically roll over to the equivalent dates for the 2022 Sisters Rodeo.

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