

In bareback riding, judges marked Trevor Lattin for 83.5 points for his ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo bronc Buttercup.


The lead changed hands in three events during Saturday's matinee. The ABC Pro Rodeo began with slack competition on Wednesday and the first public performance on Thursday. She won her world titles in 2018, 20 and was reserve champion last year.Įmily Beisel joined Kinsel in second place, going 17.13 in the Saturday matinee card. Beisel, a Weatherford, Oklahoma, cowgirl, is trying to reach the NFR for the fourth year in a row. Kinsel, a Texas A&M graduate who lives in Cotulla, is on a five-year streak of consecutive NFR appearances. Wimberley, a Stephenville resident, was the WPRA rookie of the year in 1987 at age 12. She advanced to the National Finals in 19, and then after time away from rodeo in private business, has made the NFR again each of the past three years.Īt the end of rodeo's regular season, the top 15 in each event qualify for the NFR in December in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other barrel racers were trying to better that going into Saturday night's final performance. Wimberley and her mount made the cloverleaf pattern at the Mallet Event Center & Arena in 17.11 seconds, and Kinsel and her horse clocked 17.13. LEVELLAND - A pair of household names in rodeo lived up to their reputations in Friday's second performance of the 79th ABC Pro Rodeo.įive-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier Cheyenne Wimberley and three-time world champion Hailey Kinsel took the top two spots in barrel racing.
