ProRodeo Sports News - November 2, 2018

R OUND THE SHORT

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The number of times Necklace, owned by Harry Vold, won the Top Bareback Horse of the National Finals Rodeo Award, a PRCA record. Necklace won the honor in 1964, 1966, 1968 and 1970.

On Sept. 22, veteran bareback rider J.R. Vezain suffered a broken back while competing at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo when he was riding Frontier Rodeo Company’s Brazos Bash. The injury has left Vezain, a five-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (2012-14 and 2016- Helping J.R.Vezain PRCA donates Wrangler NFR package for fundraiser

2017), with mobility issues from the waist down. He underwent surgery and is rehabilitating in Houston. Expenses from the injury continue to add up. As a result, the J.R. & Shelby Vezain Aid fundraiser has been established. It began Nov. 1 and will conclude at 9 p.m. (CT), Nov. 10. Vezain and his wife, Shelby, who live in Melstone, Mont., are expecting their first child in May. To participate in the auction go to www.32auctions.com/ VezainAid The PRCA contributed a 2018 NFR Package to the auction. To bid on that item go to https://www.32auctions. com/organizations/46422/auctions/57071/auction_ items/1531332 The package includes 2018 NFR Gold Buckle

The PRCA-record number of rounds

tie-down ropers Dave Brock (1978) and Cody Ohl (2001, 2013) won in single years at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The year that the team roping event was held at the National Finals Rodeo for the first time, and it has been part of the NFR ever since. Before 1962, team roping finals were held in Clayton, N.M. (1959), Scottsdale, Ariz. (1960) and Santa Maria, Calif. (1961).

J.R. Vezain

seating tickets for two people for Round 10 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Dec. 15, when the world champions will be crowned. The package also consists of MGM Hotel room lodging for two nights – Dec. 14 and Dec. 15. It also includes two 2018 PRCA NFR Jackets, a PRCA official NFR Pin, NFR ball cap, NFR Gear Bag, NFR program and an NFR tin sign signed by all 2018 contestants.

Complete, up-to-date rodeo results, at prorodeo. com

ProRodeoTV.com livestreaming Wilderness, Great Lakes finals ProRodeoTV.com will livestream the Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo, from Heber City, Utah, Nov. 1-3. The livestream begins at 9 p.m. (ET) nightly. The RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo on ProRodeoTV.com will livestream Nov. 8-10 in Louisville, Ky. The livestream begins at 7:30 p.m. (ET) each night. For more information about ProRodeoTV.com go to http://prorodeo.com/prorodeo/tv/online-streaming-schedule.

$425,000

TOTAL PAYOUTATTHE CLEM M C SPADDEN NFSR, NOV. 2-3

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