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In recent years, the Texas Stampede has been the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s lucrative season-ending event.
But this year, it’s been converted into an all-star rodeo of bucking stock riders and barrel racers.The 2009 edition is Friday and Saturday at the American Airlines Center, and most of the competitors are also scheduled to ride in next month’s PRCA Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.For the first time, the Stampede will be non-PRCA approved because organizers have opted to feature only four events: bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding and barrel racing. In order to be sanctioned by the PRCA, a rodeo also must include tie-down roping, steer wrestling and team roping.The Stampede’s rodeo performances will feature eight contestants in each event, and they will vie for a share of the $80,000 purse.The roster of contestants includes defending world bareback riding champion Justin McDaniel, defending world saddle bronc riding champion Cody Wright, and 2006 world barrel racing champion Mary Burger. Isaac Diaz of Stephenville and Bradley Harter of Weatherford, who each have qualified for the 2009 NFR, also are on the card.Like past editions of the Stampede, the rodeo riding will be held in conjunction with a country music concert. For ticket information, visit texasstampede.org or call 214-520-8874 or 877-210-5425. Brazile’s opportunityTrevor Brazile of Decatur will attempt to increase his lead in the PRCA world all-around standings this weekend at the National Finals Steer Roping in Guthrie, Okla.Brazile enters the competition ranked fifth in the steer roping world title race with PRCA regular-season earnings of $39,456, more than $35,000 behind defending world champion Scott Snedecor of Uvalde.Brazile has a mathematical chance of clinching a world steer roping it, but it’s unlikely. Instead, he probably will draw upon the National Finals Steer Roping to build his lead in the world all-around race .In the world all-around standings, Brazile has earned $262,078, more than $118,000 ahead of second-ranked Clint Robinson. Brazile is attempting to tie the record of seven world all-around titles that was set by Ty Murray in 1998. A bullish bullA tough spinner named Black Pearl clinched the American Bucking Bull Inc. 2009 Classic title and earned his owners the coveted $250,000 prize last week in Las Vegas.Black Pearl, a 4-year-old bovine, is co-owned by Stephenville stock contractors Brad Boyd and Toby Floyd.The ABBI Classic competition, which featured the sport’s top 3- and 4-year-old bulls, was held in conjunction with the 2009 Professional Bull Riders World Finals.Black Pearl finished No. 1 with a two-run aggregate score of 183.75, 3.75 points ahead of second-place finisher Top Notch. The title was decided on the basis of aggregate scores from the Nov. 1 first round and Thursday’s final round.It’s the second consecutive year Black Pearl has finished in the top two in the ABBI Classic competition at the World Finals. Last year, the bull finished second and earned his owners $100,000.
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