PRESIDENT’S CORNER W ith the regular season behind us we turn our attention to what could be considered the reward season. Between now and December we will be crowning circuit champions, world
admission tickets available for $45 per day. Tickets can be purchased online at southpointarena.com or ticketmaster. com, by phone at 866-796-7111 or at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa box office. Tickets are electronic unless purchased at the box office or specified otherwise online or over the phone. The event will begin daily at 2 p.m. (PST) with doors opening at 1 p.m. daily. Parking at the South Point Hotel and Casino is FREE. For those unable to attend the NFBR in person, we encourage you to watch these ladies on the live stream brought to you by the Wrangler Network. Visit www.wpra. com for a link or go direct to www.wranglernetwork.com and watch for FREE! Entries are now open for our WPRA World Finals, scheduled for Nov. 10-13 at Extraco Center in Waco, Texas. There are so many great opportunities for all our members from the Junior division to the pros. The card only race in the barrel racing will have $20,000 added and will serve as a 2023 RodeoHouston qualifier. The breakaway roping will have $5,000 added and will serve as a 2023 Fort Worth and RodeoHouston qualifier, so be sure to take advantage of these two opportunities. All money won in these two races will count toward 2023 world standings. For more information and ground rules visit www.wpra.com. Thanks to everyone for making the 2022 rodeo season a success.
champions and recognizing both rodeo personnel and committees who have gone above and beyond in 2022. Congratulations to the Top 15 barrel racers and breakaway ropers who have secured their first or 16th qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo or the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping. I am excited to see all these ladies on the big stage in Las Vegas and if the action during the regular season was any indication the Finals is going to be magical. Also, congratulations to everyone who has qualified for their respective circuit finals that will take place between October and January. Both our Resistol Rookies of the Year have also qualified for their first NFR and NFBR, respectively. Bayleigh Choate won the barrel racing Rookie of the Year and enters her first NFR ranked 11th. Choate made headlines earlier this summer winning the Ponoka Stampede and winning the most money of any barrel racer over the Fourth of July week. Josie Conner is our breakaway roping Rookie of the Year, and she enters her first NFBR ranked 15th after a hard-fought battle for the position at the end of the year. We thank Resistol for honoring both ladies through the rookie program. Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center, Nov. 29-30. General admission tickets are $30 each day, with reserve
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