ProRodeo Sports News - September 20, 2024

PRORODEO PLAYOFFS

Best of the best to end the season at the Governor’s Cup High Stakes Clay Guardipee photo Stetson Wright was a big winner at last year’s Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup. Between saddle bronc riding and bull riding he earned an event-best $49,250.

BY ALEX DODD T he best PRORODEO athletes in the world will close the regular season in one arena with a huge purse and trips to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge on the line. The top four finishers from the Cinch Playoffs at the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo and the top eight cowboys and cowgirls in the PRCA

Playoff Series Standings will square off from Sept. 26-28 during the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event paid out $1.1 million in 2023. The stakes are even higher this year, with an additional $200,000 up for grabs. “After a pretty exciting first year, we’re pretty excited about this year,” Governor’s Cup general manager Rorey Lemmel said. “We see that our

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