ProRodeo Sports News - March 3, 2023

SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO

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Stetson Wright holds up his buckle for winning the saddle bronc riding, while taking a victory lap at the AT&T Center.

Wright sets record with San Antonio win

StetsonWright reset the ProRodeo record books a year ago with a historic $927,940 earned, as well as his sixth and seventh PRCAWorld Championships. The Milford, Utah, cowboy hasn’t missed a beat in 2023. Wright sits No. 1 in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings in both the saddle bronc and bull riding. Three hours before the finals, the rough stock athletes get to draft the animals they will ride in the final go-round. Wright was toward the back end of the draw but got the perfect dancing partner inThe Cervi Brothers’ Ricky Bobby. In 2021, Wright secured his first saddle bronc riding world championship on that same horse to the tune of 93 points in the 10th and final round.

His eight-second ride on Feb. 25 was good enough for 92.5 points and the new San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo arena record. “There wasn’t much left to pick from, but he was the one that I wanted anyway,” saidWright, 23. “I actually won my first world title in the saddle bronc riding on him. So, he means a lot to me, and I just figured let’s do it again.” In total, Wright earned $44,750 in both events while in San Antonio. He said one of the many keys to his success is going down the road every day with people that love winning just as much as he does. “Like I’ve said before I travel with winners, they make me a winner,” Wright said. “I get a lot more excited when my brothers and uncles are doing well too.

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