ProRodeo Sports News | March 4, 2022

SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO

Stetson Wright claims saddle bronc crown Hailey Rae photo Stetson Wright kept his winter run victory binge rolling by winning the saddle bronc riding in San Antonio for the first time in his career.

Although StetsonWright has collected five PRCAWorld Championships – three all-around and one saddle bronc riding and one bull riding – he’s never had a great winter run. That’s not the case anymore. He earned $36,750 at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo – $25,750 in saddle bronc riding and $11,000 in bull riding. That came on the heels of him winning the saddle bronc riding crown at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo and earning $25,880. “Coming into this year after last year I was thinking ‘How do I top a season like that?’’’ Wright said. “To be honest I’m riding better right now than I did last year at the start of the year. My season has started off better than it has ever has. I’m super happy with the way everything has gone. I have been traveling with my brothers and I have got to be around them a lot more. The positive energy they keep in the truck just fuels me and makes me ride better.”

Wright won the saddle bronc riding with a 90.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Larry Culpepper in the finals. He added this to his 2021 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo bull riding crown. “The feeling is outstanding,” saidWright, 22. “I got to get on a horse that I was already 90.5 points on once before. He’s a big strong sucker from Pete Carr’s and he came fromHi Lo (Pro Rodeo). He’s just a horse everybody wants. I was honestly surprised when I was like fifth or sixth in the draft that I was left with her because she’s so big and droppy. I just kept trying to stay back and lift.” Prior to the San Antonio finals, Wright told Keith Marrington of the Calgary Stampede that either he or his brother Ryder, who picked Calgary Stampede Tokyo Bubbles, were going to win. Ryder had an 89.5-point ride. “I was glad I was right, but I wish Ryder and I would have tied, that would have been way more fun,” Stetson said.

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