The rookies in the Bareback Riding are on fire this season with five of them currently sitting inside the Top 20.
Keenan Hayes leads the world after surpassing Leighton Berry during the summer run and Kade Sonnier’s big wins and consistency have landed him in the No. 3 position. Hayes and Sonnier also hold our No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the Resistol Rookie Race this year.
Dean Thompson made a jump from No. 16 to No. 14 in the world standings after placing in Ramona, California, Bremerton, Washington and took first in Round 1 of the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo.
Sam Petersen has been cashing in checks wherever he can to land him in the No. 15 spot but the work is not done. His most recent success coming from Vinita, Oklahoma at the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo. A second-place finish was worth $901 for the Montana cowboy in a game where every penny counts.
