BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN
All seven brackets are now complete at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, Thursday and Friday’s Semifinals are set along with Wednesday’s Wild Card.
The biggest star of the bracket was barrel racer Wenda Johnson. The Oklahoma cowgirl broke the arena record with a time of 16.17 seconds on Monday and then followed it up with a 16.21 on Tuesday, the second-fastest time ever in Dickies Arena.
“Mac is very fast, but he does it so flawlessly and smooth that he doesn’t feel like he is running out from under me,” she said after her record-breaking run. “I’m grateful to get to ride these amazing horses and to get to go fast, which is what I really do love to do.”
The bareback riding in Bracket 7 was all about the Canadians. Dantan Bertsch won Round 1 and Clint Laye won Round 2. Both of them are advancing. The other roughstock winners from the bracket were Mitch Pollock in saddle bronc riding and seven-time World Champion Sage Kimzey in bull riding.
“Two in a row, got ‘em knocked out,” Kimzey said Tuesday night.
The other timed events were won by Garrett Rogers/Justin in team roping, Marty Yates in tie-down roping, Justin Shaffer in steer wrestling and Bailey Gubert in breakaway roping.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Dantan Bertsch, 86 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Dirty Harry, $1,760; 2. Clayton Biglow, 85, $1,320; 3. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Austin Foss, 82, $660 each.
Second round: 1. Clint Laye, 87 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Holy Grail, $1,760; 2. Dantan Bertsch, 84.5, $1,320; 3. Tim O’Connell, 82.5, $880; 4. Clayton Biglow, 78, $440.
Advancing: 1. Dantan Bertsch: 2. Clint Laye. Wild card: Clayton Biglow.
CLINT LAYE’S 87 POINT RIDE
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Rowdy Parrott and Clayton Hass, 4.1 seconds, $1,540 each; 3. Justin Shaffer, 4.4, $880; 4. Dakota Eldridge, 4.7, $440.
Second round: 1. Jason Thomas, 3.8 seconds, $1,760; 2. Justin Shaffer, 3.9, $1,320; 3. Newt Novich, 4.1, $880; 4. (tie) Rowdy Parrott and Dakota Eldridge, 4.2, $220 each.
Advancing: 1. Justin Shaffer; 2. Jason Thomas. Wild card: Rowdy Parrott.
JASON THOMAS’ 3.8 SECOND RUN
Team roping
First round: 1. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 5.8 seconds, $1,760 each; 2. Cory Clark/Blaine Vick, 6.9, $1,320; 3. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 10.2, $880; 4. Rhett Anderson/Max Kuttler, 11.6, $440.
Second round: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.0 seconds, $1,760; 2. Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 4.5, $1,320; 3. Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix, 5.0, $880; 4. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 5.3, $440.
Advancing: 1. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira. Wild card: Britt Smith/Jake Smith.
KALEB DRIGGERS/JUNIOR NOGUEIRA’S 4.0 SECOND RUN
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. Cash Wilson, 88 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Wall Street, $1,760; 2. Mitch Pollock, 82.5, $1,320; 3. Damian Brennan, 81, $880; 4. Leon Fountain, 80.5, $440.
Second round: 1. Mitch Pollock, 84 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Classy Clark, $1,760; 2. (tie) Stetson Wright, Shorty Garrett and Cole Elshere, 82.5, $880 each.
Advancing: 1. Mitch Pollock; 2. Cash Wilson. Wild card: Stetson Wright.
CASH WILSON’S 88 POINT RIDE
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Marty Yates, 7.7 seconds, $1,760; 2. Shad Mayfield, 8.0, $1,320; 3. Haven Meged, 8.7, $880; 4. Lane Livingston, $440.
Second round: 1. Riley Webb, 8.0 seconds, $1,760; 2. Tanner Green, 9.2, $1,320; 3. Matt Shiozawa, 9.3, $880; 4. Haven Meged, 9.8, $440.
Advancing: 1. Marty Yates; 2. Riley Webb. Wild card: Shad Mayfield.
MARTY YATES’ 7.7 SECOND RUN
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Wenda Johnson, 16.17 seconds, $1,760; 2. Emily Beisel, 16.29, $1,320; 3. Stephanie Fryar, 16.55, $880; 4. Lacinda Rose, 16.67, $440.
Second round: 1. Wenda Johnson, 16.21 seconds, $1,760; 2. Emily Beisel, 16.29, $1,320; 3. Kassie Mowry, 16.33, $880; 4. Stephanie Fryar, 16.57, $440.
Advancing: 1. Wenda Johnson; 2. Emily Beisel. Wild card: Stephanie Fryar.
WENDA JOHNSON’S 16.17 SECOND RUN
Bull riding
*First round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 80 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Road to Nowhere, $2,420; 2. Trevor Reiste, 72, $1,980; no other qualified rides.
Second round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 88 points on J Bar J Pro Rodeo’s Little Hoot, $1,907; 2. (tie) Jimy Marten and Nic Lica, $1,247 each.
Advancing: 1. Sage Kimzey; 2. Trevor Reiste. Wild card: Jimy Marten. *(all totals include ground money).
SAGE KIMZEY’S 88 POINT RIDE
Breakaway Roping
First round: 1. Loni Lester, 1.9 seconds, $1,760; 2. Joey Williams, 2.1, $1,320; 3. (tie) Alex Loiselle and Cadee Williams, 2.5, $660 each.
Second round: 1. Bailey Gubert, 2.2 seconds, $1,760; 2. Whitney Thurmond, 4.5, $1,320; 3. Danielle Lowman, 11.9, $880; no other qualified runs.
Advancing: 1. Bailey Gubert; 2. Loni Lester. Wild card: Whitney Thurmond.
LONI LESTER’S 1.9 SECOND RUN
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