RC Landingham’s consistency at the beginning of the Calgary Stampede made him the No. 1 bareback rider advancing to the Semifinals from Pool B. His match up in the Semifinals was a standout bronc of Calgary Stampede’s, Special Delivery. It was after an 89.5-point ride moved him on to the Final Four that Landingham zeroed in.
The Final 4 bareback riders selected their match up’s on stage and Landingham picked C5 Rodeo’s Hall of Fame bound gray powerhouse, Virgil.
“Man, that’s an outstanding bucking horse. There might not ever be another one like him but it took me 15 years to draw him and today, I get to walk up here and pick him, you know, I’d never miss out on that opportunity so it worked out the way I thought,” Landingham said.
After cinching a win earlier this season on Virgil, Landingham knew what was in store with the big gray.
“Today he dang sure bucked hard and he was testing me a lot more but I just kept gassing it. I knew that if I got to the whistle we were going to win first so just don’t give up on me,” he said.
Landingham came down with an unbeatable 94-point score to cinch his first ever Calgary Stampede win. He is now the No. 4 ranked bareback rider in the World.
Rocker Steiner finished second with a 90.5 while Leighton Berry was third and Orin Larsen fourth.
