All seven brackets of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo are complete, and we are moving on to the Wildcard Round. These cowboys and cowgirls have one more chance to snag their spot in the Semifinals. With two spots left, the game is on in every event.
BAREBACK RIDING
The bareback riding brings us the No. 20 ranked cowboy in the world, Bodee Lammers, who matched up with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Pretty Woman who R.C. Landingham rode for 87 points at the 2022 National Finals Rodeo.
| Ben Kramer |
| Ty Fast Taypotat |
| Trenten Montero |
| Jacob Raine |
| Kade Sonnier |
| Bodee Lammers |
| Gauge McBride |
| Will Lowe |
STEER WRESTLING
The steer wrestling is stacked with tough competition. NFR cowboys J.D. Struxness, Tanner Brunner and Timmy Sparing are out while young guns Tucker Allen and Kyler Dick will be gunning for the top 2 spots to move on.
| Timmy Sparing |
| Cody Harmon |
| Tucker Allen |
| Taz Olson |
| Ty Allred |
| Kyler Dick |
| J.D. Struxness |
| Tanner Brunner |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
The tough competition carries over to the breakaway roping as well. World Champions Jackie Crawford and Sawyer Gilbert are among the eight ladies that will back in the box along with 2022 Wildcard Winner Tacy Webb.
| Sawyer Gilbert |
| Tacy Webb |
| Jackie Crawford |
| Jacey Fortier |
| Laramie Johnson |
| Jill Tanner |
| Shai Schaefer |
| Erin Johnson |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Saddle bronc riding has some big names on both sides of the draw. South Dakota’s Cash Wilson will go toe-to-toe with Toma Jo of Pete Carr Pro Rodeo for the first time. Also out with be NFR saddle bronc riders Brody Cress, Cort Scheer and Kole Ashbacher.
| Cash Wilson |
| Brody Cress |
| Cort Scheer |
| Jake Clark |
| Kole Ashbacher |
| Traylin Martin |
| Parker Fleet |
| Parker Kempfer |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Tuf Cooper, John Douch, Cory Solomon and Haven Meged make up half the field of tie-down ropers in the Wildcard Round. It will take sharp scoring, smooth roping and fast hands to make the top 2 in this round.
| Tom Crouse |
| Haven Meged |
| Glenn Jackson |
| Cory Solomon |
| Zack Jongbloed |
| Chance Oftedahl |
| John Douch |
| Tuf Case Cooper |
TEAM ROPING
Canadians are taking over the team roping. The Graham brothers, Dawson and Dillon, are hoping to bring big momentum to get into the Semifinals with their goal being the NFR at the end of the year.
| Ty Arnold | Kaden Michael Profili |
| Dawson Graham | Dillon Graham |
| Clay Smith | Jake Long |
| Payden Emmett | Lucas Falconer |
| Kolton Schmidt | Jake Minor |
| Rhen Richard | Jeremy Buhler |
| Cash Duty | Sid Sporer |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueira |
BARREL RACING
Some of rodeo’s fastest barrel racers will be running down the alley looking for a top 2 finish. Stevi Hillman and Kassie Mowry have jockied some of the best horses in the industry. The horsepower that they could bring is what to watch for.
| Jackie Ganter |
| Molly Otto |
| Shannon McReynolds |
| Stevi Hillman |
| Kassie Mowry |
| BryAnna Haluptzok |
| Rainey Skelton |
| Margo Crowther |
BULL RIDING
Ky Hamilton will meet up with Rafter G Rodeo’s Swanky who is unridden. Hamilton was the first cowboy to make the eight seconds on his Round 1 bull, it is something the Australian is accustomed to doing. Trey Holston’s matchup is MMW Coriolis Effect who is one for one this season after bucking off Colton Kelley at the Fort Worth Xtreme Bulls.
| Tyler Ray Taylor |
| Jake Gardner |
| Dalan Duncan |
| Blaine Beaty |
| Jace Trosclair |
| Trey Holston |
| Jordan Hansen |
| Ky John Hamilton |
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