The highest paying rodeo of the PRCA regular season kicks off Tuesday night with the first performance of RodeoHouston.
The third stop on the Texas Swing begins on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+ at 8:00 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Cole Franks and Cole Reiner shared a Super Series in 2023 and both advanced to the Semifinals. Can it happen again? Franks Round 1 matchup is Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Dragon Fly who we saw out in Denver earlier this year. As for Reiner, he will climb on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Adam’s Pet, a horse that Jacob Lees rode for 82 points in Denver.
| Bradlee Miller | Golden Sister |
| Cole Franks | Dragon Fly |
| Cole Reiner | Adam’s Pet |
| Nick Pelke | Little Bug |
| Tanner Aus | Hanna Bear |
| Will Lowe | Mr. Crabs |
| Garrett Shadbolt | Wooley Legacy |
| Mason Clements | Ripcord |
STEER WRESTLING
Reigning World Champion Tyler Waguespack will have to contend Kyle Irwin and Stephen Culling, a pair of NFR qualifiers fresh off of a Finals berth in San Antonio.
| Gus Franzen |
| Tyler Waguespack |
| Kyle Irwin |
| Kyler Dick |
| Cole Walker |
| Rowdy Parrott |
| Stephen Culling |
| Mike McGinn |
TEAM ROPING
Just like in the steer wrestling, the reigning World Champions headline Super Series 1 in Houston. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler are another pair to watch.
| Tyler Wade | Wesley Thorp |
| Andrew Ward | Tanner Braden |
| Dawson Graham | Dillon Graham |
| Wyatt Bray | Paden Bray |
| Lightning Aguilera | Jonathan Torres |
| Aaron Tsinigine | Ryan Motes |
| Rhen Richard | Jeremy Buhler |
| Bradley Massey | Zack Mabry |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Brody Cress went all the way to the Finals in 2023. He is starting his Houston trip with Capone, a rematch from the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo where he was 86.5 points.
| Cort Scheer | Voodoo Doll |
| Brody Cress | Capone |
| Statler Wright | Jitterbug |
| Lefty Holman | James Bond |
| Kolby Wanchuk | Maniac Wheel |
| Tanner Butner | Dogfight |
| Q McWhorter | Sadie’s Brew |
| Cole Elshere | Light My Fire |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Young gun Trevor Hale is out first, but look whose right behind him. Four-time World Champion Caleb Smidt may have retired from full-time rodeo, but he’s still taking his shot at the $50,000 first place payday.
| Trevor Hale |
| Caleb Smidt |
| John Douch |
| Beau Cooper |
| Zack Jongbloed |
| Matt Shiozawa |
| Shane Hanchey |
| Lane Livingston |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
Danielle Lowman enters Houston having won both Fort Worth and San Antonio.
| Beau Peterson |
| Joey Williams |
| Shelby Boisjoli-Meged |
| TiAda Gray |
| Sarah Angelone |
| Tacy Kay Webb |
| Danielle Lowman |
| Braylee Shepherd |
BARREL RACING
The barrel racing field in Super Series 1 features one-third of the 2023 NFR field.
| Paige Jones |
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Taycie Matthews |
| Stephanie Fryar |
| Jimmie Smith |
| Jessica Routier |
| Ashley Castleberry |
| Skyla Peters |
BULL RIDING
Jeff Askey and Chance Schott both advanced all the way to the Finals in 2023. This year, they kick things off with big matchups. Askey and Hot Rocks, of Bailey Pro Rodeo, has only been covered three times. Schott’s draw, Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Varsity Blues, bucked off Jacob O’Mara in Houston last year.
| Chance Schott | Varsity Blues |
| Colton Kelly | Pop Evil |
| Dustin Boquet | Fire & Ice |
| Mason Moody | Ditch |
| Jestyn Woodward | Jato |
| Canyon Bass | Wiley |
| Grayson Cole | Trinity |
| Jeff Askey | Hot Rocks |
