Rodeo

After the second night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, there is a new All-Around leader.

Each year, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo showcases the very best of the best in seven events. But the reason the field of around 120 is so solid is because of the support these contestants received while riding, roping and wrestling their way up through the ranks.

It’s now called Wrangler NFR After-Dark. It comprises all the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo activities that take place after the sun goes down, not at the Thomas & Mack Center, but at properties up and down the Strip and around town.

Here’s the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Schedule for Saturday, Dec. 3 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

With Trevor Brazile out of the competition, the National Finals Rodeo began Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center with the promise of the closest race for the all-around title in years.

First-round results from the National Finals Rodeo on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016.

Whoever wrote “Beer Barrel Polka” didn’t necessarily have Flint Rasmussen in mind, but some of the lyrics certainly are appropriate in describing the longtime rodeo clown/barrelman.

For those who have enjoyed Flint Rasmussen’s “Outside the Barrel” TV show, which goes live daily at Cowboy Christmas during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, you’re about to get a second helping of that enjoyment.