The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament is a 15-day event held at the Dickies Arena in Texas. The tournament features a prize pool of $1.2 million, attracting top rodeo cowboys from across the country.
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament was held at the Dickies Arena with a total prize pool of $1.2 million and lasted for 15 days. The tournament featured top rodeo performers competing in various events such as bareback riding and tie-down roping.
In the first bracket of the tournament, bareback rider Cole Reiner and tie-down roper Brush Minton made their mark, dominating their respective events. Reiner, a three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Buffalo, Wyoming, won the Friday night round of bareback riding with an 86.5-point ride on Brookman Rodeo’s Joe Dirt, earning $1,760. On Saturday night, he rode Brookman Rodeos’ horse SOS for a score of 90 points, securing another round win and moving on to the semi-finals scheduled for February 2-3.
Kaycee Feild, the winningest bareback rider in pro rodeo history, scored 89 points on Calgary Stampede’s horse Disco Party to win the bareback riding in Semi-final B at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. Feild has won four championships in Fort Worth – three in Will Rogers Coliseum and last year’s at Dickies Arena. He could win a fifth Saturday, Feb. 4 in the championship finals. FWSSR photo by James PhiferWalt Arnold of Coleman, Texas, the reigning National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion steer wrestler, took first place in Semi-final B at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. Coleman’s time of 3.8 seconds earned him $4,000 and a berth in the championship finals on Saturday, Feb. 4. FWSSR photo by James PhiferStetson Wright of Milford, Utah, and J Bar J Rodeo’s bucking horse Painted Commotion combined for 89.5 points to win Semi-final A of the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The reigning all-around world champion competes in bull riding at Semi-final B Friday, February 3. FWSSR photo by James PhiferTexans Tanner Tomlinson and Patrick Smith roped this steer in 3.9 seconds to win Semi-final A of the FWSSR Pro Rodeo Tournament. Smith has won the championship at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo three times at Will Rogers Coliseum, including the first time team roping was part of the event in 2006, but he could win for the first time in Dickies Arena on Saturday, February 4. FWSSR photo by James PhiferBareback rider Chad Rutherford from Hillsboro, Texas was a last-minute replacement for the Wild Card round at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. He took advantage of the opportunity, scoring 88 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s horse named High Heels. That gave him the win on Wednesday night and now he advances to the Semi-Finals hoping for a chance in Saturday night’s championship round. FWSSR photo by James PhiferJackie Ganter of Abilene, Texas and her great horse Howes a Tycoon set the pace in the women’s barrel racing and held the lead to win the Wild Card round at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. Ganter stopped the clock in 16.30 seconds, the fastest so far at the 2023 edition of the rodeo. FWSSR photo by James PhiferHali Williams of Comanche, Texas, is hoping to do something her famous team roping father has never done – win the rodeo at the legendary Fort Worth Stock Show. Williams, the daughter of eight-time world champion header Speed Williams, stopped the clock in 2.0 seconds to win in round 2 of Bracket 7. She will now be competing in the Semi-finals. FTWSSR photo by James PhiferHali Williams of Comanche, Texas, is hoping to do something her famous team roping father has never done – win the rodeo at the legendary Fort Worth Stock Show. Williams, the daughter of eight-time world champion header Speed Williams, stopped the clock in 2.0 seconds to win in round 2 of Bracket 7. She will now be competing in the Semi-finals. FTWSSR photo by James PhiferRiley Webb has been the most consistent tie-down roper in bracket 7 of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. He won round 1 with an 8.3, then stopped the clock in 8.4 seconds to tie for the win in round 2. FWSSR photo by James PhiferWorth Stock Show & Rodeo’s 2023 ProRodeo Tournament. He scored 86.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s bucking horse Utopia during the early performance on January 28. FWSSR photo by James PhiferRocker Steiner of Weatherford, Texas, scored 86.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Betty’s Boy to win round 2 of Bracket 5 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. Steiner advanced to the semifinals on money win in his bracket after this round win and a second-place finish in round 1. FWSSR photo by James Phifer.Cody Harmon of Dublin, Texas was at the top of the steer wrestling in round one of Bracket 6 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. It was a special win for Harmon as he qualified for the rodeo in Dickies Arena by virtue of his success at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo in nearby Weatherford. Harmon received $1,760 for his 4.5-second run on Saturday night and is in good position to advance to Fort Worth’s semifinals. FWSSR photo by James PhiferT.J. Gray from Dairy, Oregon was a last-minute bull riding replacement in the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. He took advantage of the opportunity and won round one of Bracket 6 with an 89.5-point ride aboard Rafter G Rodeo’s Hercules. With only two qualified rides in the round, Gray has already won $2,420 and has virtually assured that he will advance to the semifinals. FWSSR photo by James PhiferSummer Kosel won round 2 of Bracket 6 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s 2023 ProRodeo Tournament with this 16.57-second run. The South Dakota cowgirl’s horse Firewaterfrenchfame “Apollo” has just returned to action after an injury at Ellensburg, Washington, on Labor Day weekend and carried Kosel to the Semi-Finals on February 2-3 . FWSSR photo by James PhiferTy Harris of San Angelo was the biggest money winner in Bracket 6 of tie-down roping at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. Harris won $3,080 after winning the first round with an 8.4-second run and placing second in round 2 with this run. FWSSR photo by James PhiferCoy Thorson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, had never competed at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) until last Tuesday when he won more than $2,000 at Bulls’ Night Out. He returned Thursday for the FWSSR Pro Rodeo Tournament, rode another bull – Andrews Rodeo Company’s Kyote Train for 88.5 points to win round 1 of bracket 4 and more than $2,400. He will have at least two more chances at more of the $1.2 million purse before the rodeo concludes February 4. FWSSR photo by James PhiferTanner Brunner of Ramona, Kansas, won round 1 of bracket 4 at the 2023 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. The four-time National Finals Rodeo stopped the clock in 3.9 seconds. FWSSR photo by James PhiferKorbin Rice from Hobbs, N.M., and Reed Lewis Boos, from White Cloud, Kan., qualified for the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament by winning the Johnson County Sherriff’s Posse Rodeo in Cleburne, Texas, last June. Now they are advancing to the semifinals after winning $2,200 in Bracket 3. They had a 6.6-second run to finish second on Wednesday night. FWSSR photo by James Phifer Wyoming’s Tanner Butner set a new arena record at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo in the saddle bronc riding. Butner rode Andrews Rodeo Company’s All or Nothin’ for 94 points in Bracket 3 and is advancing to the semifinals. FWSSR photo by James PhiferKelsey Domer of Cisco, Texas, the reigning breakaway roping champion of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament, began her quest for back-to-back titles by winning round one of bracket 3 on Tuesday. Domer has a new fan this year as she and her husband welcomed a new daughter in August. FWSSR photo by James PhiferRhen Richard of Roosevelt, Utah, and Jeremy Buhler of Arrowwood, Alberta, took the team roping lead in bracket 3 of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo with a 4.6-second run. The duo finished ninth in the world championship standings last year and advancing to through the tournament and winning the finals on February 4 would give them an early-season boost in the 2023 standings. FWSSR photo by James PhiferSix-time world champion Kaycee Feild matched the Fort Worth record he set last year in bareback riding with another score of 93 points on Monday. Feild, who has won Forth Worth’s signature square trophy buckle five times, rode Picket Pro Rodeo’s horse Night Crawler and advanced to the Semi-Finals on February 2-3. FWSSR photo by James PhiferJestyn Jax Woodward of Custer, South Dakota, scored 86.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s bull Up the Ante Monday at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. Woodward made the only qualified ride, won $4,400 and advanced to the Semi-Finals on February 2-3. FWSSR photo by James PhiferMississippians Marcus Theriot and Cole Curry dominated Bracket 2 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. After winning the team roping in the first round on Sunday, they came back on Monday with this 6.0-second run which tied for first with Canadians Dawson and Dillon Graham. Theriot and Curry advanced to the Semi-Finals on February 2-3. FWSSR photo by James PhiferJordon Briggs, the 2021 World Champion Barrel Racer from Tolar, Texas, notched her first big win in pro rodeos at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) in 2009 at Will Rogers Coliseum. She began her quest for another signature square buckle Tuesday when she won round one of bracket 3 at the FWSSR Pro Rodeo Tournament in Dickies Arena with a 16.58-second run. Briggs won the Texas Champions Challenge and $10,000 last Thursday here. FWSSR photo by James Phifer
Tie-down roper Brush Minton from Witter Springs, California, who also competes in steer wrestling and team roping, won the first round of tie-down roping with a time of 8.2 seconds, earning $1,760. In the second round, he made an 8.4-second run, tying with Caldwell, Idaho’s Bo Pickett for first place and advancing to the semi-finals. Minton is currently ranked 9th in the 2023 early-season world standings, the best start of his professional career.
As the tournament reaches its climax, rodeo fans are eagerly awaiting the final round of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament. The semi-finals are set to take place on February 2-3, and it is expected that the top performers from the first bracket will put on a show, with the winners set to advance to the finals and compete for a share of the $1.2 million prize pool. The tournament promises to be an exciting showcase of rodeo talent, and the final round is expected to bring out the best in each of the competitors.
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