ProRodeo Sports News - July 28, 2023

CALGARY STAMPEDE

CALGARY, ALBERTA

Legacy Continues Dawson Hay adds to his family’s winning tradition TOP SCORES TOP MONEY

EARNER Jared Parson age (bull riding $68,233) BAREBACK RIDING

BY DIANNE FINSTAD Special to ProRodeo Sports News I t’s all in the family when it comes to the Hay clan and Calgary Stampede saddle bronc riding hampionships. On July 16, Dawson Hay became the fifth member of the family to win the title, just a year after his older brother Logan. That makes eight saddle bronc bronzes for the crew (including uncles Denny Hay and Glenn O’Neill). It was a 91-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Come Along in the semifinals, one more than the 90-point trip from Damian Brennan, that gave Hay first pick for the Showdown Round. He went right for Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies. “Yeah, it’s an unbelievable horse. I’ve got to see so many of my buddies get on it in these huge short rounds. My older brother, Logan, holds the world record on that horse (95.5 points). My best friend, Zeke, he won Wildwood — 93-and a-half — so the choice was easy,” said Hay, 25. Hay’s cousin, Ben Andersen, laid down a 90-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Tokyo Bubbles in the Showdown, but the three-time NFR qualifier managed to better that, with a 92-point trip, to notch the $50,000 victory. “You’ve just got to grit your teeth. It’s kind of all a blur. She leaves out of there so fast. I kind of thought she had me for a second, and then, I got my chin down and my rein out and it worked out,” Hay said. Hay’s ankle with the torn ligaments hadn’t had a chance to heal. So, he had to do some ‘surgery’ to his boot to get it to fit his swollen foot. “Actually, I have a new pair of boots already, but I might keep these on though. They’re lucky,” grinned Hay. Continuing the Hay family winning tradition in Calgary wasn’t lost on Dawson. “It’s huge for us,” Hay said. “It’s kind of a staple of our family. Some of the biggest moments in my family’s career have been here at Calgary. Some of the biggest rides. “It set up my brother last year for his first NFR. He came to Calgary and just cleaned house and took that fire from here and kept it rollin’ all year. It’s my wife and my daughter’s first Calgary Stampede. So that’ll be a memory forever.”

Parsonage

1. Kade Sonnier ........................86.5 pts. 2. Tim O’Connell ................................ 86 3. Tanner Aus ................................. 85.5 STEER WRESTLING 1. Scott Guenthner .................... 3.2 sec. 2. Jesse Brown ................................. 3.6 3. Will Lummus ................................ 3.9 TEAM ROPING 1. C. Proctor/L. Medlin .............. 6.6 sec. 2. C. Thomas/C. Green ................... 10.3 3. T. Wade/W. Thorp ......................... NT SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Dawson Hay ........................... 92 pts. 2. Ben Andersen ................................ 90 3. Damian Brennan ......................... 87.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Beau Cooper ......................... 7.0 sec. 2. Kyle Lucas .................................... 8.4 3. Blane Cox ..................................... 9.2 BARREL RACING 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi ....... 17.13 sec. 2. Lisa Lockhart .......................... 17.385 3. Emily Beisel ............................ 17.406 BULL RIDING 1. Jared Parsonage ..................... 89 pts. 2. Three tied with .............................. NS

Covy Moore/Calgary Stanpede photo Saddle bronc rider Dawson Hay was in top form in winning the Calgary Stampede with a 92-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies. Hay became the fifth member of his family to win the Calgary Stampede.

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