By Sunday evening, RodeoHouston will have doled out $50,000 checks to its winners, which will set them on the path for NFR (and maybe World Championship) glory.
The highest paying PRCA rodeo of the year and third leg of the Texas Swings Championship Sunday action begins at 4 PM ET on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+.
BAREBACK RIDING
The reigning World Champion Keenan Hayes and RodeoHouston Champion Leighton Berry have both made it to Championship Sunday.
| Tanner Aus | Blasting Sand |
| Clayton Biglow | Exactly Midnite |
| Keenan Hayes | Circle Eyes |
| Leighton Berry | Ain’t No Angel |
| Garrett Shadbolt | Guardian Angel |
| Nick Pelke | Pearl Harbor |
| Cooper Cooke | On Second Thought |
| Richmond Champion | King Ding-A-Ling |
| Clint Laye | Hitman |
| Caleb Bennett | R. Watson’s William Wallace |
STEER WRESTLING
Only two of the 10 finalists have never been to the NFR, but one of them, Walt Arnold, enters with $10,000 earned already.
| Cody Devers |
| Tristan Martin |
| J.D. Struxness |
| Ty Erickson |
| Dakota Eldridge |
| Blake Knowles |
| Dalton Massey |
| Walt Arnold |
| Stetson Jorgensen |
| Tucker Allen |
TEAM ROPING
The 2021 and 2022 World Champions Junior Noguiera/Kaleb Driggers, 2023 NFR Average Champions Derrick Begay/Colter Todd and current World No. 1s Clint Summers/Jake Long are all looking to add that $50,000 and set themselves up on a Gold Buckle pace.
| Cash Duty | Ross Ashford |
| Jesse Boos | Jace Steenhoek |
| Lightning Aguilera | Jonathan Torres |
| Jr. Dees | Coleby Payne |
| Jake Smith | Douglas Rich |
| Andrew Ward | Tanner Braden |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueria |
| Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
| Clint Summers | Jake Long |
| J.C. Yeahquo | Buddy Hawkins |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Sage Newman’s quest for a three-peat is still alive, but he’ll have to go through reigning World Champion Zeke Thurston and World No. 1 and No. 2 Statler Wright and Damian Brennan
| Sage Newman | Dandy Delight |
| Statler Wright | Ricky Bobby |
| Damian Brennan | Wild Cherry |
| Zeke Thurston | Birch Bubbles |
| Ben Andersen | Uptick |
| Cole Elshere | Flying Karma |
| Ryder Sanford | Liza Jane |
| Brody Wells | Tokyo Bubbles |
| Q Taylor | Redial |
| Lefty Holman | Larry Culpepper |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Waiting at the bottom of the order in the 10 man is World No. 1 Shad Mayfield, who has won more than twice as much as any other tie-down roper this year.
| Trevor Hale |
| John Douch |
| Ty Harris |
| Macon Murphy |
| Shane Hanchey |
| Chance Thiessen |
| Joel Harris |
| Riley Webb |
| Marty Yates |
| Shad Mayfield |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
Defending Champion Hali Williams is still alive, but enters the Final Round with the least amount of money earned so far at $3,875. Macy Young has already banked $12,000 by winning all four rounds she has competed in.
| Hali Williams |
| Willow Wilson |
| Macy Young |
| Shelby Boisjoli-Meged |
| Tiada Gray |
| Joran Jo Hollabaugh |
| Jackie Crawford |
| Hope Thompson |
| Taylor Munsell |
| Rickie Fanning |
BARREL RACING
Hailey Kinsel has four Gold Buckles, but has never won RodeoHouston. She was second in 2018.
| Megan McLeod-Sprauge |
| Hailey Kinsel |
| Stevi Hillman |
| Sissy Winn |
| Andrea Busby |
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Paige Jones |
| Kassie Mowry |
| Hayle Gibson |
| Leslie Smalygo |
BULL RIDING
Tristen Hutchings’ last three outs in Houston have been 84.5, 85.5 and 85 points.
| Chance Schott | Choreboy |
| Braden Richardson | Ramrod |
| Josh Frost | White Trash |
| Roscoe Jarboe | Full Send |
| TJ Gray | Flight Risk |
| Dustin Boquet | Soccer Mom |
| Creek Young | Midnight Flyer |
| Tristen Hutchings | Broken Dreams |
| Jax Mills | Mellow Yelloe |
| Jeff Askey | Dirty Mike |
