The second of five Super Series at RodeoHouston begins Friday night at 8:00 PM ET on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+.
BAREBACK RIDING
Chad Rutherford’s matchup to kick off this year’s trip to Houston is a horse we watched in the saddle bronc riding last year. Cinchy Whitney will go back and forth from bares to broncs and Rutherford will meet up with the Calgary Stampede bronc for the first time.
| Ethan Crouch | Midnight Snack |
| Taylor Broussard | God’s Plan |
| Chad Rutherford | Cinchy Whitney |
| Dean Thompson | Vitalix Hell on Wheels |
| RC Landingham | Big Timin Houston |
| Kade Sonnier | R Watson’s Wyatt Earp |
| Clayton Biglow | Uvid Bubbles |
| Ty Pope | View Master |
STEER WRESTLING
Hunter Cure’s relationahip with RodeoHouston is a special one. The Texas native picke up a the win at NRG Stadium, winning the title in 2022. He is back to rebound after 2023 left him with only on go-round check.
| Hunter Cure |
| Jesse Brown |
| Olin Hannum |
| Bridger Anderson |
| JD Struxness |
| Stetson Jorgensen |
| Ty Erickson |
| Joshua Hefner |
TEAM ROPING
We saw Coleby Payne rope with Clay Smith in Fort Worth and San Antonio but now, you can watch him with Jr. Dees. Dees advanced to the Semifinals in 2023, maybe he can do it again with a new partner.
| Keven Daniel | Justin Davis |
| Billy Bob Brown | Kirby Blankenship |
| Luke Brown | Travis Graves |
| Hagen Peterson | Chase Tryan |
| Clint Summers | Jake Long |
| Jr Dees | Coleby Payne |
| Tanner James | Sid Sporer |
| Cash Duty | Ross Ashford |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Ryder Sanford has a rematch with Calgary Stampede’s Sergeant Whitney. The two went for 82 points in Kennewick, Washington last year. The last time the Calgary bronc was in Houston, he was covered for 80 and 81 points.
| Ryder Sandord | Sergeant Whitney |
| Parker Kempfer | Bears Cowboy |
| Ryder Wright | Vitalix Sicilian Kiss |
| Shea Fournier | Vain Reflections |
| Logan Cook | Umber Bubbles |
| Dawson Hay | Lost Hope |
| Parker Fleet | Mortician |
| Karson Mebane | Mr. Bombastic |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Kincade Henry ended up a Semifinalist in 2023 and he is looking for a repeat. He broke the barrier to still make it back but this year, it might be different.
| Kincade Henry |
| Riley Webb |
| Cole Clemons |
| Britton Bedke |
| Garrett Jacobs |
| Bo Pickett |
| Westyn Hughes |
| Kyle Lucas |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
McKenna Hickson roped a 2.9 in the Wildcard Round to barely miss the Championship Round in 2023 but she is back and in the perfect position to do it again.
| Maddy Deerman |
| Madison Outhier |
| Addie Weil |
| Addee Carder |
| Nicole Baggarely |
| McKenna Hickson |
| Josie Conner |
| Bradi Good |
BARREL RACING
Only two of the barrel racers in Super Series 2 advanced to the Semifinals in 2023. Tarryn Lee and Andrea Busby. They are familier with the set up at NRG Stadium and this year, times faster.
| Tarryn Lee |
| Preslie Reid |
| Ashley Rogers |
| Latricia Duke |
| Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi |
| Leslie Smalygo |
| Andrea Busby |
| Dona Kay Rule |
BULL RIDING
Tristen Hutchings will climb on Agent 88 just a day after celebrating his birthday. The bull has been covered three times in his career and twice by fellow Super Series 2 bull rider, Hayes Weight.
| Hayes Weight | Deets |
| T Parker | Flat Top |
| Jacauy Hale | Voodoo |
| Jake Gardner | Gritty |
| Jax Mills | Unknown Foe |
| Cannon Cravens | Scrapper |
| Chase Dougherty | Razzmatazz |
| Tristen Hutchings | Agent 88 |
