San Angelo Rodeo: Performance 6

The San Angelo Rodeo saw some shift in the leaderboard during Performance 5 and Performance 6 could bring the same thing. Pickett Pro Rodeo is adding to the already outstanding bucking stock lineup and you will see World Champion tie-down ropers.

BAREBACK RIDING

Seven-time National Finals cowboy, Tanner Aus, has drawn Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Delta Secret. It is a rematch for the Minnesota bareback rider as the two met in 2012 at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo for 81 points. It will take another 81-point ride to get Aus into the Top 12 and on to the Finals.

STEER WRESTLING

World Champion Ty Erickson and NFR steer wrestler JD Struxness have to be faster than 4.1-seconds to get in the money for Round 1. Erickson is looking to best his 2022 run after he broke the barrier while Struxness stopped the clock at 4.6 seconds. It is an average game for steer wrestlers, they need two solid runs.

TEAM ROPING

It’s a Round 2 run for tonight’s team ropers. Clay Tryan and Jade Corkill roped a 4.6 in Performance 5 meaning if they have a clean, quick run tonight, they have a good chance of making it into the Top 12 in the average and coming back to the Finals.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Sage Newman is the No. 1 ranked saddle bronc rider in the World and has matched up with a Pickett Pro Rodeo horse, Quality Unhidden, that is unridden in the saddle bronc riding. Fellow Montana saddle bronc ride Chase Brooks also has an unridden Pickett horse, Quilted Star.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Reigning World Champion Caleb Smidt along with World Champion Shad Mayfield have a time of 7.6-seconds to beat if they want to take the lead in Round 1 while it will take a 8.1 to get into the Round 1 go-round money.

BARREL RACING

The ladies in the barrel racing will all have to take advantage of Round 2 for a clean, solid run to find a nice place in the average. BryAnna Haluptzok has found her stride this 2023 season with her off the track gelding, Flash. They ran a time of 16.46 seconds in Round 1 meaning they will need to move the leaderboard if they want to come back in the Finals.

BULL RIDING

The bull power in Performance 6 is top-notch. Playin Hooky is a Rafter H Rodeo bull that is unridden in 2023 but had six qualified rides in 2022, one of which was a 90 point ride from JR Stratford. Under the Influence also comes from Rafter H and is unridden in his entire career while Wicked Sensation has not been covered since 2021.