ProRodeo Sports News May 3, 2019

Surging steer wrestler ready to hit the road IN HIS WORDS JUAN ALCAZAR JR.

H onestly, it was awesome to be given that opportunity to be able to go compete for that kind of money (at the RAMNCFR), No. 1, and No. 2, because of the quality of guys there and to be able to compete with those guys is another big, awesome accomplishment. As a whole – being close to home, being from here – man, it was awesome just to be able to win, period. That was the biggest amount of money I’d ever won in my life. It made the bank account a lot different, that’s for dang sure. My wife, Bobbie Jo, and tons of family and friends, including my dad, Juan Sr., were there. To celebrate, we packed up and came home. I was ready to get home. It was a long week, an emotional roller coaster.They said, ‘Let’s go get something to eat.’ I said, ‘Nope, let’s head to the house. I’mdone.’ Two- and-a-half-hours later and we were here, and it was great. I got the opportunity to win a little bit. These past three weeks, I went to Logandale (Nev.), Oakdale (Calif.), Red Bluff (Calif.) and Clovis (Calif.), and I had some success. Now, I’m home for a few weeks, then we’re going to get ready to go to some circuit rodeos. Then, we’ll go to Fort Smith (Ark.), Hugo (Okla.) and Claremore (Okla.), then hopefully crack out back at Reno. The past few years I’ve just circuit rodeoed. I tried going hard in 2016 and didn’t have much success. Hopefully come Reno, I don’t come home for a few months, and maybe we would have a shot to make the NFR.

That’s the ultimate goal. Realistically, it’s going to be there, and hopefully I’m going to be there in Las Vegas. I started shoeing horses this year, and I do day work and work for a veterinarian in Okeechobee, so I do a little bit of everything. I enjoy it a bunch. Working in a mobile veterinarian truck is very interesting. I work for Paul

When steer wrestler Juan Alcazar Jr. took home a check for $11,940 from the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla., it marked the biggest windfall in his ProRodeo career. The 33-year-old who was born in Kissimmee and now lives in Okeechobee is a lifelong circuit cowboy. Until last season, he had never cashed in for more than $18,000. This season, he’s already at a personal best, with $29,787 earned. That has him 14th in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings, as of April 29. And because of it, Alcazar is planning on going hard, already hitting the California rodeos with an eye heading to the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, a ProRodeo Tour stop.

Bryant at Arrow 5 Equine. From horses getting cut up, to removing eyes, to checking cows, it’s fromA to Z with that guy, and it’s all mobile transportation. It’s pretty cool. There’s not one specific rodeo I’m looking forward to going to. The whole Fourth of July run is awesome. From Cody, Wyo., to St. Paul Ore., to Red Lodge, Mont., that whole run is honestly what I’mmore excited about than anything. The last time I did that, it was the nonstop running one, packing up, hauling to the next one that was the most exciting part of that. The all-night drives, the day-to-day hustle and bustle of trying to make the next one is what’s exciting about that run. It’s as many as you can get to in two weeks. It’s rocking and rolling. I haven’t checked the standings. I’ve been leaving that stuff alone. I’m going to let the cards play where they’re going to play. We’ll check them at the end of September, and if it says I’m in the Top 15, awesome. If it doesn’t, it was awesome trying to make it anyways.

Not licensed to use PRCA marks

ProRodeo Sports News 5/3/2019

ProRodeo.com

6