PRESIDENT CORNER T he race for the world title begins in earnest this month with the kickoff of the summer run of rodeos. And what a summer it is shaping up to be with big paying rodeos like Reno, Cody, Calgary, the NFR Open
Our rookies have been making headlines as of late with the Resistol Rookie Roundup featuring both the barrel racers and breakaway ropers for the second year at Cowtown Coliseum in Ft. Worth and then Miley Bunting capturing the Redding Rodeo title as a rookie. What a month it has been for our first-year members. This month we honor all our fathers and what a special story we have on Hali Williams and her ProRodeo Hall of Fame dad Speed Williams. The sacrifices fathers make is often overlooked and underappreciated but well worth it when their children turn out to be great human beings like Hali. After winning RodeoHouston, Hali has a very strong hold on the No. 1 spot and will be exciting to see what the rest of the year has in store for her and her family. I would like to wish everyone good luck as the summer run begins and be safe on the road.
and Salinas all on the horizon. We are excited to have the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City back on the schedule for 2023 featuring barrel racing and breakaway roping with equal added money. Their added money along with Spanish Fork and Ogden is going to make the third week of July very profitable in the State of Utah. With an estimated $2 million payout and all rodeos being part of the NFR Playoff Series it will be exciting to watch the competition unfold. It is also exciting to have WPRA breakaway roping at the Calgary Stampede for the first time in 2023. The breakaway will be held in conjunction with the team roping with the breakaway being contested on July 12. This year’s event will be held at the indoor facility Nutrien Western Event Center as part of the Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup.
6 WPRA NEWS JUNE 2023
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