ProRodeo Sports News - September 20, 2024

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6 Manager’s Message 8 Hot Takes 10 Grille 12 He Said, She Said 16 Social Media 20 World Standings 22 Short Round 60 Results 32 Puyallup, Wash. Cinch Playoffs 44 Pendleton, Ore. 46 Pendleton, Ore. Xtreme Bulls 48 Albuquerque, N.M. 50 Abilene, Texas RODEOS

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New Mexico State Fair Queen Taylor White presents the American flag before a performance in Albuquerque. Land of Enchantment The New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo in Albuquerque offered contestants one of the last big payouts in the PRCA Playoff Series, Sept. 11-15. Bull rider Brad Moreno was the top money earner at the event, pocketing $6,429. 48

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Playoff Push Jess Pope

nabs bareback riding crown at Cinch Playoffs

Jess Pope acknowledges the crowd in Puyallup, Wash., at the Cinch Playoffs after his record-setting 92.5-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party.

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