ProRodeo Sports News - July 28, 2023

BY THE NUMBERS 1952 The year ProRodeo Hall of Famer Harry Tompkins claimed a triple crown of world champion ships – all-around, bareback riding and bull riding. 1976 The year ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider Don Gay had a 95-point ride on Kelsey’s Red One at the National Fi nals Rodeo in Okla homa City, Okla. Gay’s ride was the NFR record until Cody Hancock had a 96-point trip on Diamond G Ro deo’s Mister USA in 2001. $30K The amount of money ($30,734) earned by bull rider Trey Holston in capturing the vic tory at the 2023 NFR Open powered by RAM. Holston was the top money winner at the event and also was the Top Gun Award recipient and re ceived a voucher for a RAM Truck.

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Parade time

Members of the PRCA staff wave to the crowd while taking part in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo parade, July 8 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The parade was held in conjunction with the NFR Open pow ered by RAM at the Norris Penrose Event Center, July 11-15.

RodeoHouston changes start times

Big news from Houston Livestock and Rodeo is that the 2024 weekend rodeos will start an hour earlier, at 2:45 p.m. (CT) instead of 3:45 p.m. giving everyone added time to hit the carnival and other attractions on those days. Ticket sales start Aug. 1 for the 2024 rodeo that will run Feb. 27 through March 17 and are available at rodeohouston.com. The online waiting room opens at 9:30 a.m. that day. Customers who enter the waiting room from 9:30 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. will be randomly selected to enter the store to purchase season tickets at 10 a.m. So to be clear, this is not a first come, first served experience. And a place in the

waiting room does not guarantee season tickets. Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date once the 2024 star entertainer lineup is announced. Season Ticket options start at $500, plus a processing fee. Upper Level: $500; $740

Loge Level: $900 Field Level: $1,200 Club Level: $1,300 Endzone; $1,400

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Shared Entertainment Suite Seats:

$6,000

Chute seats presented by Hess: $8,000 The hours for the night performances during the week of the rodeo will not change.

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