Fredricksburg, Texas You didn’t see Scott Snedecor compete at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping last November. He missed the finale for the first in 11 years, finishing the regular season 18th in the world standings; 2012 was just one of those years for the two-time World Champion. He’s been on a mission the[...]

The opportunity to compete for his share of the $2 million purse in The American always has been a no-brainer for two-time world champion bull rider Justin McBride. “As soon as Randy (Bernard) said he was doing it, I thought, ‘I’m going to go win the bull riding,’ ” McBride said Thursday morning from Las[...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Whatever history there is to tell about the American Royal, a Dillingham surely can tell it. “As a family, when it pertains to the American Royal, we’ve been involved in it for generations,” said Bill Dillingham, now part of the fourth generation of his family to participate in the charitable organization,[...]

Justin McBride has figured out a way to play his game at The American, the richest one-day rodeo in the world scheduled for March 2 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. McBride, the two-time world champion on the Professional Bull Riders tour, has accepted the exemption to be in the bull riding field at The[...]

DALLAS – No other horse has had a better win record in 2013 than Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket. In 10 trips this past season, the 9-year-old bay gelding led bareback riders to at least a share of the go-round victory nine times. Bareback riders realize he’s one of the greatest animals in their discipline,[...]

SALINA, Kan. – Steven Dent loves riding bucking horses. It’s how he makes a living. It’s how he’s qualified five times for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It’s how he won $5,690 on Saturday in Salina, the bulk of which came from his bareback riding win during the Professional Roughstock Series’ Midwest Classic inside the[...]

Andrews, Texas The moment came in July at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Dan Fisher won the opening go-round and placed in the finale to finish second in the average. He earned $17,147 and punched his ticket for this weekend. That’s big. It marks the 16th time in Fisher’s career he’s played on steer roping’s[...]

It’s almost 11:30, and I’m still waiting on results from the Midwest Classic, the Professional Roughstock Series event in Salina, Kan. I do know through my Twitter feed that McKennon Wimberly won the bull riding, Cole Elshere won the saddle bronc riding and Steven Dent won the bareback riding. I will probably have to finish[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – Stockton Graves’ focus all weekend was on winning the steer wrestling average championship at the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo. He did that, clinching the coveted title on Saturday night during the third go-round of this year’s championship event at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center in Duncan. Combined[...]

SALINA, Kan. – Steven Dent made the biggest splash Saturday morning inside the Bicentennial Center during the first qualifier for The American, the largest one-day rodeo set for next March in Arlington, Texas. Dent won both the bareback riding and saddle bronc riding, earning the right to compete in the semifinals, which will take place[...]