The Trevor Brazile Watch
A relaxed, confident Trevor Brazile is a scary thing to behold for his fellow PRCA roping competitors.
Brazile pulled another double victory in the Aug. 18-22 Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo, winning the tie-down roping three-head average in a time of 25.6 seconds and the all-around with earnings of $9,549.
He also was the all-around champion at the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo to push his earnings for the weekend to $11,269 and his total of all-around titles to 10 over the last month.
Brazile now has a $94,164 lead over second-place Clint Robinson in the All-Around World Standings in his bid for a record-tying seventh all-around gold buckle. His total earnings of $200,463 put him $12,993 ahead of the pace he set in 2007 when he broke the single-season earnings record with $425,115.
He leads the tie-down roping standings by $20,806 over Ryan Watkins, is third among team roping headers and is sixth in the steer roping standings.
Thousands raised at Omaha Buckaroo Bash
The silent auction was held in the horse stable and dinner was served in the arena. The 10th Annual Buckaroo Bash held Aug. 15 in Omaha, Neb., definitely had an equine and Western theme.
The annual fundraiser for the Ak-Sar-Ben’s River City Roundup and the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund was held at the Omaha Police Mounted Patrol Horse Barn.
The event signaled that the River City Roundup is coming soon, and it is an opportunity to promote the rodeo’s philanthropic causes.
“It really had everything,” said Cindy Schonholtz, JCCF program director. “We learned about the great work of the Omaha Mounted Patrol, connected with the community and raised a lot of money. It was a lot of fun.”
This year’s River City Round-up, hosted by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation, will be the home of the Justin Boots Championships, Sept. 24-26. The competition is the culmination of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots.
There were 420 attendees at the Buckeroo Bash, and the auction grossed more than $20,000, generating more than $10,000 to send more than 400 kids to the rodeo.
A portion of the funds will be used to purchase new tack for the Omaha Mounted Patrol.
“Offering complimentary tickets to youths in local service organizations like Boys Clubs and Girls Clubs has proven to be a great way to reward positive behavior, and it serves as an introduction to the sport of rodeo for a new generation of potential fans,” said Beth Greiner, president of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation.
Among the many big-ticket items in the live auction were a four-day, three-night Wrangler NFR trip, donated by ProRodeo Hall of Famer Michael Gaughan and Southwest Airlines and a one-week-trip to Carlsbad, Calif., along with goodies for University of Nebraska sports fans.
The scheduled entertainment for the River City Roundup this year is Blake Shelton (Sept. 24), Julianne Hough (Sept. 25) and Billy Currington (Sept. 26).
Visit the rodeo’s Web site, www.rivercityroundup.org, for ticket information or call Ticket Master at 402.422.1212.
Rodeo troupe performs for young cancer patients
A troupe of cowboys and cowgirls will be providing a Wild West experience for cancer patients ages 8 to 18 Aug. 24-25 at Camp Happy Times in Tyler Hills, Pa. PRCA Hall of Fame bullfighter George Doak, rodeo clown Marvin Nash and specialty act performer Mike Rhenner will be among those taking part in a program that will include trick roping, stick horse barrel racing, clown face painting, movie stunt man training and Bullying Hurts training. For more information, visit www.thevaleriefund.org.
Former Bucking Bull of the Year Yellow Jacket dies in Texas
The 1999 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year, Yellow Jacket, died of natural causes Aug. 6 on Milt Bradford’s ranch in Weatherford, Texas. The Flying Five Rodeo Company bull appeared in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo six times (1997-2002) and was ridden just twice in 40 outings during the 1999 season, for 94 points by Scott Mendes in Eugene, Ore., and for 95 points by Mike White at the Wrangler NFR. Several of Yellow Jacket’s offspring followed him to the Wrangler NFR.
Dixon named coach at Blue Mountain Community College
Chance Dixon, a four-time saddle bronc riding qualifier in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (1994-96, 2000), has been named head rodeo coach at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Ore. Dixon attended BMCC and competed in team roping, saddle bronc riding and bull riding for the Timberwolves before embarking on a professional career that saw him finish as high as fifth in the world in 1994. He was a five-time Columbia River Circuit saddle bronc riding champion and had career earnings of $514,660.
Mussell-Dent injures shoulder, sidelined for rest of season
Saddle bronc rider Kaila Mussell-Dent, the only woman ever to have placed in a roughstock event in a PRCA rodeo, injured her shoulder July 17 and will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2009 season. Dr. Tandy Freeman performed surgery on her shoulder Aug. 3, inserting a 4-inch steel plate and grafting bone to the break site. “I keep my thoughts positive, and I have faith that I will heal well,” Mussell-Dent told Rodeo Attitude. “If all goes according to plan, I will be riding somewhere around the end of October.”
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