ProRodeo Sports News - March 29, 2024

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Brennan keeps rolling with Houston victory RodeoHouston photo/Mallory Beinborn Coming off a win at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Damian Brennan kept the train rolling in Houston, winning the title with a 91-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Ed Bishop.

Fresh off his 2023 Wrangler Nationals Finals Rodeo debut – where Damian Brennan earned $166,751 – which pushed him to a fifth-place finish in the PRCA | RAM World Standings, he has kept his foot on the gas pedal. The Queensland, Australia, cowboy was celebrating on March 17 after capturing the title at RodeoHouston at NRG Stadium for the first time in his career. Brennan collected top honors with his 91-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Ed Bishop in the four-man Championship Shootout. “This is a massive dream come true and it hasn’t really soaked in yet,” said Brennan, 24, moments after his victory. “Like I have said before, this is what dreams are made of and this is why we ride bucking horses to be able to compete in front of all those fans and for $50,000. “It’s a great horse (Ed Bishop) and comes out in the air and gives you

plenty of time to set your feet and it is a bronc rider’s dream that horse. It makes things a lot easier.” Brennan earned $56,750 at RodeoHouston, $50,000 of which he won for his final ride. It has been an incredible season thus far for Brennan, as he rocketed to the top of the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $106,810. “I think a lot of confidence,” Brennan said about his key to success. “Coming off the NFR, I had a really good Finals, and it gave me a heap of confidence to come out to do my best this year.” Brennan placed in seven rounds at the NFR, highlighted by winning Round 4 outright with an 89-point ride on TNT Pro Rodeo’s Cancun Moon and splitting the Round 7 win with an 87-point trip on Powder River Rodeo’s Bet the Ranch. “I’m not going to change anything,” Brennan said. “What I’m doing now is working. I’m going to keep doing what I have been doing and hopefully we can keep the ball rolling.”

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