GUYMON, Okla. – Bareback rider Matt Bright knew something special was going to happen Sunday afternoon at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo.

“As many years as I’ve been coming to Guymon, they’ve won that rodeo on that horse,” he said of Dirty Jacket of Carr Pro Rodeo. “That’s one of the best horses in the world.”

Bright and Dirty Jacket danced across the Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena dirt for 87 points to win bareback riding; it marked the fourth straight year the 7-year-old bay gelding has guided cowboys to the Guymon victory, with 87-point rides each May – three-time world champion Will Lowe won in 2010; Jared Smith won in 2009 and Jerad Schlagel won in 2008.

“It’s the matchup that makes the difference,” said Pete Carr, owner of Carr Pro Rodeo, the primary stock provider in Guymon. “You’ve got a horse from the 10^th round of the National Finals Rodeo, the TV pen, and you’ve got one of the top 15 cowboys in the world, an NFR qualifier.

“It’s supposed to be good.”

Bright is coming off his first qualification to ProRodeo’s championship. It was a bittersweet 10 days in Las Vegas – he relished in the experience, but he was knocked out of the Wrangler NFR when he was smashed in the back of the bucking chute by another Carr horse, Real Deal, the 2005 bareback riding horse of the year.

Bright suffered a broken back and didn’t play the game for four months. Since he returned to action, Guymon is the second victory of the season for the Tennessee-born cowboy. His victory in the Oklahoma Panhandle was worth $2,708, which will move Bright into the top 30 in the world standings.

“Right before the rodeo, I talked to Pete Carr’s livestock superintendent, John Gwatney, and he reminded me that a lot of guys get strung out on that horse because he just keeps getting stronger,” said Bright of Azle, Texas. “He said I just need to keep going, ride all the way through the whistle. So I was just focused on that, and I think that helped as much as anything.”

Sunday’s performance wasn’t the only outstanding trip for the bucking animals. Lowe finished second with an 86 on Powder River Rodeo’s Show Boat on Saturday night. That same night, Louie Brunson of Interior, S.D., matched moves with Frontier Rodeo’s Let ’Er Rip for 87 points to win saddle bronc riding and $2,725. Seth Glause of Rock Springs, Wyo., rode Powder River’s Hustlin’ for 85 points to win bull riding, earning, $3,192.

“This arena is a good setup,” Carr said. “It’s a sideways deliver, and there’s a lot of room for everything to circle around.

“It also draws the best cowboys in the country, so that makes a lot of difference in what happens here, too.”

 

GUYMON PIONEER DAYS RODEO
HENRY C. HITCH PIONEER ARENA
FINAL RESULTS

BAREBACK RIDING
1. Matt Bright, 87 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket, $2,708; 2. Will Lowe, 86, $2,076; 3.Heath Ford, 84, $1,534; 4. Tilden Hooper, Joe Gunderson, Whitten Hoover and Steven Peebles, 83, $609; 8. Bill Tutor, 82, 271.

TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 6.2 seconds, $1,823; 2. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 6.3, $1,585; 3. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 6.4, $1,348; 4. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 6.5, $1,110; 5. Charles Pogue, Ringling, Okla./Jett Hillman, Jones, Okla., 6.6, $872; 6. Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D./Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 6.8, $634; 7. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla./York Gill, Stephenville, Texas, 7.0, $396; 8. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo./Shawn Harris, Searcy, Ark., 7.1, $159.
Second round: 1. Cody Doescher/Garrett Tonozzi, 6.0 seconds, $1,823 each; 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 6.2, $1,585; 3. Bryce Palmer/Garrett Jess, 6.4, $1,348; 4. Cole Cooper/Jay McClain, 6.7, $1,110; 5. Andrew Ward/Reagan Ward, 6.9, $872; 6. (tie) Jake Barnes/Walt Woodard, Tyler Schnaufer/Josh Fillmore and A.J. Horton/Kyle Horton, 7.0, $396 each.
Third round: 1. Caleb Mitchell/Camish Jennings, 6.5 seconds, $1,823; 2. Chris Lawson/Justin Hendrick, 6.6, $1,585; 3. Jess Tierney/Paul David Tierney, 6.9, $1,348; 4. Turtle Powell/Jhett Johnson and Arky Rogers/York Gill, 7.2, $991; 6. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 7.3, $634; 7. Justin Yost/Kyle Crick and Drew Horner/Trey Johnson, 7.5, $277.
Average: 1. Brazile/Smith, 21.9 on three runs, $2,735; 2. Charles Pogue/Jett Hillman, 22.2, $2,378; 3. Brandon Beers/Jim Ross Cooper, 23.9, $2,021; 4. Mitchell/Jennings, $1,665; 5. Nick Sartain/Collin von Ahn, 24.5, $1,308; 6. Horner/Johnson, 25.7, $951; 7. Powell/Johnson, 26.3, $594; 8. Barnes/Woodard, 26.5, $238.

STEER ROPING
First round: 1. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., 11.8 seconds, $2,015: 2. Buster Record Jr., Buffalo, Okla., 12.0, $1,667; 3. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., and Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Okla., 12.1; $1,146; 5. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 12.2, $625; 6. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M., 12.4, $347.
Second round: 1. Shay Good, Midland, Texas, 10.9 seconds, $2,015; 2. Riley Christopher, Clarksville, Texas, 11.5, $1,667; 3. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 11.7, $1,320; 4. Trey Wallace, George West, Texas, 11.8, $973; 5. J. Tom Fischer, Andrews, Texas, 12.0, $625; 6. Jeff Wheelis, Goliad, Texas, 12.2, $347.

Third round: 1. J. Paul Williams, Burbank, Okla., 10.1, $2,015; 2. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 10.2, $1,667; 3. Shandon Stalls, McLean, Texas, 10.6, $1,320; 4. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., and J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 10.8, $799; 6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 10.8, $347.

Fourth round: 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 9.7, $2,015; 2. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas, 10.1, $1,667; 3. Tyler Mayse, Ponca City, Okla, 10.7, $1,320; 4. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas, and Jeff Wheelis, Goliad, Texas, 11.3, $799; 6. Jay Sellers, Waurika, Okla., and J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 11.4, $174.

Fifth round: 1. Shay Good, 11.4 seconds, 2,015; 2. Tony Reina, 13.3, $1,667; 3. Mike Chase, 14.3, $1,320; 4. Trevor Brazile and Buster Record Jr., 14.6, $799; 5. Jimmie Cooper, 15.5, $347.
Average: Brazile, 70.2 on five runs, $6,043; 2. Cody Lee, 76.0, $5,002; 3. Clint Singleton, 78.2, $3,960; 4. Good, 83.3, $2,918; 5. Chris Glover, 89.4, $1,876; 6. Kim Ziegelgruber, 53.0 on four, $1,042.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING
1. Louie Brunson, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo Co.’s Let ’Er Rip, $2,725; 2. Taos Muncy, 86, $2,089; 3. Hardy Braden, 85, $1,544; 4. Bradley Harter, 83, $999; 5. Luke Butterfield and Isaac Diaz, 82, $545; 7. Jeff Willert, 81, $369; 8. Travis Sheets, Brady Bolton, Jesse Bail, Chuck Schmidt and Jace Garrett, 80, $54.

STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 3.6 seconds, $1,812; 2. Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, 3.7, $1,500; 3. Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 3.9, $1,187; 4. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan., 4.0, $875; 5. Jarrett Rasmussen, Valentine, Neb., Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., and Kody Woodward, Dupree, S.D., 4.6, $292.
Second round: 1. Josh Peek, 3.8 seconds, $1,812; 2. (tie) Wade Sumpter and Jason Miller, 3.9, $1,344 each; 4. Dean Gorsuch, 4.0, $875; 5. (tie) Beau Clark, Stockton Graves and Cole Edge, 4.1, $292 each.
Third round: 1. Chad van Campen, 3.5, $1,812; 2. Ronnie Fields, 3.6, $1,500; 3. Matt Reeves, 3.8, $1,187; 4. Gabe Ledoux, 3.9, $875; 5. Zack Cobb, 4.4, $562; 6. Mickey Gee and Dru Melvin, 4.5, $156.
Average: 1. van Campen, 13.4, $2,718; 2. Ledoux, 13.6, $2,250; 3. Todd Suhn, 14.4, $1,780; 4. Cobb and Jason Lahr, 14.5, $1,078; 6. Mickey Gee, 14.6, $468.

TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, 8.2 seconds, $1,941; 2. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.4, $1,806; 3. Clint Singleton, Medina, Texas, 8.5, $1,272; 4. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., and Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 8.6, $770; 6. Clay Cerny, Brazoria, Texas, and Cody Prescott, Jay, Fla., 8.8, $167.
Second round: 1. Trevor Brazile, 7.6 seconds, $1,941; 2. Tuf Cooper, 7.7, $1,606; 3. (tie) Justin Maass and Brice Ingo, 7.8, $1,104 each; 5. Jerome Schneeberger, 7.9, $602; 6. Jeremiah Peek, 8.1, $335.
Third round: 1. Hunter Herrin, 7.0, $1,941; 2. Trent Creager, 8.0, $1,606; 3. Stetson Vest and Jim Locke, 8.7, $1,104; 5. Jeremiah Peek and Jim Ross Cooper, 8.8,. $468.
Average: 1. Schneeberger, 25.9, $2,911; 2. Hunter Herrin, 26.2, $2,409; 3. Cole Dorenkamp, 27.1, $1,907; 4. Jeremiah Peek, 27.3, $1,405; 5. Trent Creager, 27.9, $903; 6. Paul David Tierney, 29.2, $502.

BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 17.38 seconds, $1,258; 2. Susan Kay Smith, Hodgen, Okla., 17.44, $1,078; 3. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla., 17.47, $898; 4. Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 17.49, $778; 5. Delores Toole, Manter, Kan., 17.50, $599; 6. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Albertas, 17.57, $479; 7. Michelle Alley, Whitewood, S.D., 17.59, $359; 8. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 17.60, $240; 9. Jodi Ray, Heavener, Okla., 17.61, $180; 10. Tara Timms, Leedy, Okla., and Stacey Barrington, Lubbock, Texas, 17.63, $60.
Second round: 1. Kim Schulze, 17.20 seconds, $1,258; 2. Kassidy Dennison, 17.24, $17,27; 3. Carlee Pierce, 17.29, $898; 4. Alicia Stockton, 17.34, $778; 5. Mary Burger, 17.45, $499; 6. Tara Timms, 17.60, $479; 7. Diane Axmann, 17.61, $359; 8. Morgan Figueroa, 17.62, $240; 9. Tana Renick, 17.65, $180; 10. Stacey Barrington, 17.70, $120.
Average: 1. Dennison, 34.65 on two runs, $1,258; 2. Schultze, 34.86, $1,078; 3. Renick, 35.12, $898; 4. Timms, 35.23, $778; 5. Barrington, 35.33, $599; 6. Figueroa, 35.35, $4,79; 7. Jodi Ray and Delores Toole, 35.42, $299; 9. Axmann, 35.44, $179; 10. P.J. Burger, 35.46, $120.

BULL RIDING
1. Seth Glause, 85 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Hustlin’, $3,193; 2. Tyler Willis, 84, $2,447; 3. Steve Woolsey, 83, $1,809; 4. Dillon Tyner and Rankin Lindsey, 81, $958; 6. Nathan Klassen, Jeff Askey and Corey Atwell, 80, $426.

ALL-AROUND
1. Trevor Brazile, $14,085; 2. Clint Singleton, $5,231; 3. Jim Ross Cooper, $3,838.