December 27, 2012, 11:37 am Danielle Peck spent her first trip to this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a video crew, capturing a behind-the-scenes look at the rodeo for Roper Apparel & Footwear. She interviewed the Ropers Elite Team, took a tour of the Roper cowboy marketplace and covered the happenings at the Roper Booth at Mandalay Bay. She [...] Read More
December 16, 2012, 2:24 pm LAS VEGAS – Team ropers split the world championship. The outcome simply wasn’t the one that appeared most likely. The possibility of a header from one team winning the world championship with a heeler from another partnership became more and more real as the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo wore on, but in a final-round stunner, [...] Read More
December 15, 2012, 12:48 pm LAS VEGAS – One final night will decide who brings home the gold. Eight world champions will be crowned on the final night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Saturday night – and not a moment sooner. While two races have much heavier favorites to win gold buckles than the others at the Thomas [...] Read More
December 14, 2012, 1:37 pm So much for rookie jitters. The 29 first-timers at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo have pulled their weight through the first eight rounds. Bradley Bynum, the only NFR rookie in the tie-down roping this year, and saddle bronc rider Tyrell Smith each put together eighth-round victories Thursday night to keep the newcomers’ momentum rolling [...] Read More
December 13, 2012, 12:09 pm Jesse Wright may not leave here with multiple Wrangler National Finals Rodeo records like he did a year ago. But the saddle bronc rider may take something much shinier home to Milford, Utah. Wright won the seventh round – the third time this week that he’s won at least a share of a round title [...] Read More
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