ProRodeo Sports News - March 3, 2023

BY THE NUMBERS 1997 The year ProRodeo Hall of Fame tie-down roper Fred Whitfield set the tie-down roping average record at the National Finals Rodeo with an 84.0-second time on 10 head. The record lasted until Shane Hanchey broke it in 2013 with an 80.1-time. Hanchey’s record The year steer wrestler Rope Myers took down 10 steers in 37.4 seconds to set the average record at the NFR. The record still stands. $11K The amount of money ($11,210) earned by Kase Hitt by winning the Brighton Field Days Festival Division 1 Xtreme Bulls on Feb. 19 in Okeechobee, Fla., with an 87.5-point ride on Painted Pony Championship Rodeo’s No. 573. $44K The combined amount of money ($44,750) earned by Stetson Wright in saddle bronc riding and bull riding at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which concluded Feb. 25. still stands today. 2001

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Korkow Rodeo’s NFR horse Queenie passes away at 11 Bull rider Caleb McCaslin had an 87.5-point ride on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Cajun Rouge at the 78th annual Yuma (Ariz.) Silver Spur Rodeo on Feb. 10. McClasin finished second and earned $1,072. Ragin’ Cajun

Korkow Rodeo’s Queenie, an 11-time National Finals Rodeo horse – nine in saddle bronc riding and two in bareback riding – passed away Jan. 30. “She was never bronc of the year or anything, but she by far was one of our most popular horses,” Brie Korkow of Korkow Rodeo said. Queenie appeared as an NFR bareback horse in 2000 as a 4-year-old, then again in 2001. She then switched to saddle bronc riding and appeared at the NFR in that event in 2002-2009, and 2011.

Queenie placed second twice in bareback riding and led cowboys to the paywindow four times in saddle bronc riding, highlighted by Cody DeMoss winning Round 7 on her in 2004. “She was so photogenic, she was a beautiful paint,” Korkow said. “You could pet on her and love on her. She was a classy horse. Even if you didn’t do your job, she made it to where it still looked good. She just had this quality about her to make cowboys look flashy.”

PRCA’s Weber to be honored at Wrangler gala Maddie Weber, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Friday, March 10.

Association’s Manager, TV Programming & Production | PRCA Properties, Inc., will be honored at the Wrangler Cowgirl 30 Under 30 Empowered Gala presented by Teton Ridge taking place at Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas, on

The annual gala to honor the Class of 2023 Cowgirl 30 Under 30 Honorees will take place from 6-10 p.m. (CT) on March 10. The Gala will have a full day of events March 10-11.

2023 NFR set for Dec. 7-16 The 65th National Finals Rodeo will return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Dec. 7-16, 2023. The 10 nights of competition will feature the top 120 contestants in the world vying for a coveted PRCA World Championship. They will also be competing for their share of the increased payout of more than $11.5 million.

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