Carr animals lead cowboys to big NFR payoffs
LAS VEGAS – The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is a place to showcase the greatest athletes in the sport on the biggest stage. Carr Pro Rodeo had its fair share. Bareback horse MGM Deuces Night led two cowboys to go-round victories and checks worth $17,885 each – Ryan Gray of Cheney, Wash., posted a 90-point[...]
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Reflecting on the 2011 NFR
It’s been four nights since the final bull was bucked at the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and the last image we can remember from the Thomas & Mack Center dirt was Shane Proctor being laid upon a backboard and hauled out of the golden yellow gates. While Proctor suffered a broken left arm that[...]
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Johnson taking his world title back to Wyoming
LAS VEGAS – About an hour after his final run of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Jhett Johnson was sporting some new hardware. The shiny object glistened with silver, white and gold, a reflection of a fantastic 10 days in the Nevada desert for Johnson and his heading partner, Turtle Powell. The trophy hung[...]
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Colletti cashes in big during 10 nights of 2011 NFR
LAS VEGAS – After months of traveling across the country, Casey Colletti found a pretty good place to make a significant living. Colletti, a bareback rider from Pueblo, Colo., found a small fortune in a week and a half in the Nevada desert, and it wasn’t at the blackjack table at the MGM Grand Hotel[...]
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Glause concludes his best NFR with 4th-place ride
LAS VEGAS – Being a bull rider is tough business, but it’s a job Seth Glause takes to heart. Of course, it helps when you’re one of the best. Glause, of Rock Springs, Wyo., just finished his run at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the third time in four years, and he had the[...]
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Final night photos
It was a magical final night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Of the nine disciplines that awarded Montana Silversmiths gold buckles in Las Vegas, seven came down to the final ride or final run of this year’s championship — only Trevor Brazile’s ninth all-around title and Kaycee Feild’s first bareback riding championship were clinched[...]
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Final Results
53rd annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev. December 10, 2011 Tenth round Bareback riding: 1. Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night, $17,885; 2. (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 86, $12,404 each; 4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 85.5, $7,500; 5.[...]
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