ProRodeo Sports News - May 10, 2024

TORRINGTON, WYO.

NATIONAL CIRCUIT FINALS STEER ROPING

Good claims first NCFSR title BY TRACY RENCK T here was nobody better than Billy Good at the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping. The Wynnewood, Okla., cowboy, representing the Prairie Circuit, was the only one to clock a time at 12.6 seconds in the four-man, sudden-death finals to capture the win at Goshen County Pavilion, April 28. “Man, this is awesome,” said Good, 33. “I had a baby boy (Sonny) two months ago and he has been a life changer for me. My mind is in a different place. I’m a little more at ease and this (win) is great. This is the biggest win of my career.” Good, who qualified for the National Finals Steer Roping in 2020 and 2023, was the second-to-last cowboy in the finals and watched as Scott Snedecor, the reigning NCFSR champion and four-time PRCA World Champion, and J. Tom Fisher, the 2022 PRCA World Champion, registered no times in front of him. That set the stage for Cole Patterson, the reigning PRCA World Champion Steer Roper, and two-time NCFSR champion in 2021 and 2022, to knock Good off the top of the leaderboard, but it didn’t happen. Patterson, like Snedecor and Fisher, registered a no time when his steer got up, securing the victory for Good. “You can’t ever count Cole out, but I did know the steer that he had was pretty tough, and it wasn’t really great on the ground,” Good said. “I thought if I can just miss a little bit right here with (Snedecor and Fisher) going out, second is great but with Cole having that steer I thought I had a pretty good chance and it worked out.” Good put himself in position for the win on Day 1, clocking 59.2 seconds on four head to lead the average. Good began the final day by recording a 22.5-second run to stay five-for five on catches. He recorded a no time in Round 6, but it didn’t cost him as he finished third in the average at 81.7 seconds on five head. That average time qualified him for the eight-man semifinals. The semifinal field consisted of Snedecor (90.0 seconds on six), Ora Taton (95.7 on six), Good, Tom Sorey (86.7 on five), Patterson (51.2 on four), J. Tom Fisher (52.3 on four), Roger Nonella (54.5 on four), and Chet Herren (55.4 on four). Good earned $1,662 for his average finish. He was 32nd in the world standings with $7,168 prior to the NCFSR. This will move him up even further after he left Torrington with $7,616 in earnings. “This will absolutely help me,” Good said. “I have come up here other years in 2018 and 2023 and I was hoping to get ahead (and earn) some money and that didn’t happen so this is great. My plan is to get back to the NFSR. We are going full throttle as long as we can. This boost dang sure helps and will allow me to make some different choices as to where I’m going to go and how I’m going to get there.” Good praised his horse Frog, 17. “He felt good, and he did everything I told him to do,” Good said. “His drag is fast and he’s stopping on a dime.” Snedecor’s horse, Goose, 14, was selected as Top Horse of the NCFSR for the second year in a row. Snedecor’s horse Possum was the NCFSR’s Top Horse in 2020. The Prairie Circuit won the team title with $18,140, followed by Texas at $13,624. On Top

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Billy Good finished in a tie for third in the first round of the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping with a 13.5-second time. He went on to win the national championship.

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