Preston Pederson stopped the clock at 8.6 seconds to take the lead in Pool 1 by just one tenth of a second at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo.
With a horse that worked great, Pederson and his horse Valentine made it look easy inside the Denver Coliseum.
Beau Cooper is hot on Pederson’s heels in the the two-head Average but going into the next round, Pederson is focused on one thing: making the best run on the calf that he draws. The Top 3 cowboys in each event advance to the Semifinals.