Leaderboard: Dean Thompson Dominating Rookie Season

Taking full advantage of every opportunity his rookie season has presented, 21-year-old Dean Thompson from Altamont, UT has planned on doing everything possible to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 2023; and as number 11 in the world standings in bareback riding, he’s already racked up earnings of more than $40,000 so far this year.

Leaderboard: Team Roping’s 2022 World Champions, 2023 American Champions

One of the most consistent teams in the sport, Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira, brought some of the best roping to Globe Life Field at The American Rodeo after an exceptional 2022 season and great success so far in the 2023 season!

American Rodeo Win

Driggers and Nogueira are no strangers to winning big, and it doesn’t look like that will change. To advance to the final round at the American, the 2022 world champions made a businessman’s 5.45-second run before dominating in the short round with a 3.61-second run to earn Driggers his fourth American title and Nogueira his second.

“This guy is for sure the best in the world, and I’m fortunate to go behind him,” Nogueira said about his partner in their post-American interview. “Even when we don’t do great, we just keep trusting each other.”

World Top-5 Ranked Dalton Kasel and Cooper Davis Convert in Round 3 of PBR World Finals as Gold Buckle Race Intensifies

FORT WORTH, Texas – The 2023 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Championship battle intensified Sunday afternoon as gold buckle contenders Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) and Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) logged Top 5 scores in Round 3 of the World Finals to gain significant ground on No. 1 Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil), who is not competing due to injury. 

World Top-5 Ranked Dalton Kasel and Cooper Davis Convert in Round 3 of PBR World Finals as Gold Buckle Race Intensifies

Rafael Jose de Brito wins the third round inside Dickies Arena to rise from No. 9 to No. 7 in the World Championship battle

FORT WORTH, Texas – The 2023 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Championship battle intensified Sunday afternoon as gold buckle contenders Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) and Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) logged Top 5 scores in Round 3 of the World Finals to gain significant ground on No. 1 Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil), who is not competing due to injury.

Anthony Lucia: A Voice for Rodeo

Working The American Rodeo is an experience Anthony Lucia will never forget. The trick roper, team roper, and now rodeo announcer from Weatherford, Texas not only announced The Crown Jewel of Rodeo with Garrett Yerigan, but also hustled on to interviews with the champions immediately following the action. Over the past two years, Anthony has done both jobs individually, but was honored—and challenged—to tackle them simultaneously in 2023. “I doubted myself at times if I could do it, to go from entertaining during a live event to that special moment of talking with someone who’s advancing or just won $100,000. But by the grace of God I got through it, and it was an honor to be part of it all.”

Where Rodeo Meets the Road visits with PRCA Rookie Bull Rider Tristan Parker

Tristin Parker is a bull rider, and is currently the # 1 rookie, and # 7 in the world. Tristin is 19 years old and calls Winnie, Texas home. This weekend is the Resistol Rookie Roundup to be held in Fort Worth at the Cowtown Coliseum in the Stockyards. The Rookie Roundup is a premier event with $100,000 purse money on the line for the two day event. All the money earned from this event only counts towards Rookie standings, but not to World standing money. We are excited to be apart of this annual event.

Nashville Stampede’s Dener Barbosa Wins Final Regular-Season PBR Unleash The Beast Event in Louisville, Kentucky, to Crack Top 5 in Feverish 2023 World Championship Race

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As the 2023 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast regular season concluded Sunday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) further established himself as a World Championship contender. Barbosa went a perfect 3-for-3 inside the KFC Yum! Center to win the PBR Cooper Tires Invitational, presented by Kubota, and vault to No. 5 in the world standings. 

Spring Issue — The American Rodeo pictorial

Attention rodeo fans and western lifestyle enthusiasts! Our Rodeo magazine’s spring issue is now live, featuring stunning photos capturing all the thrills and excitement of The American Rodeo 2023 – by Teton Ridge. Held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, last month, this world-class rodeo event is showcased in all its glory in our latest issue. You’ll feel like you were right in the middle of the action as you browse through the images, and you can even interact with our sponsors through the interactive links included in their advertisements. In addition, we’ve included exclusive YouTube footage from the PBR, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the athletes and events that make rodeo such an incredible experience. So don’t miss out – grab your digital copy of the spring issue now and immerse yourself in the thrilling world of rodeo!

Perfect Alex Cerqueira wins eighth iteration of PBR Stockyards Showcase in Fort Worth, Texas

As the lone rider to go a perfect 2-for-2, Cerqueira earned 58 Velocity Global points inside Cowtown Coliseum.

FORT WORTH, Texas – In front of an electric Thursday night crowd in Fort Worth, Texas, Alex Cerqueira (Iguatemi, Brazil) delivered a perfect 2-for-2 finish to win the eighth iteration of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Stockyards Showcase inside the iconic Cowtown Coliseum.
Cerqueira first struck in Round 1 when he delivered what would remain the high-marked ride of the event. Matched with Disco Inferno (Lancaster & Jones Pro Rodeo), Cerqueira remained in perfect time with the animal athlete, reaching the requisite 8 for 87.5 points.