Friday, December 8th the 65th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo kicked off in Las Vegas.
As always in the rodeo world, the first round opened up with country artist Zach Top performing the National Anthem. Top is a Washington ranch kid who is revitalizing 90s country music.
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Nellie Miller qualified for her fifth career NFR by winning the ProRodeo Tour Finale to jump from No. 16 to No. 8 in the world during the season’s final weekend.
Clayton Biglow has finished inside the top 7 of the Bareback World Standings every year since 2016, including winning a World Title in 2019.
Spencer Wright’s NFR hopes all came down the final ride of his 2021 season, and he did just enough to earn another NFR qualification.