It was fitting that steer wrestlers Clayton Hass and Ty Erickson finished first and second in the third round of the National Finals Rodeo on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Rodeo cowboys know that part of what they sign up for is taking a tremendous beating on pretty much a nightly basis. And each year, the only way they’ll get to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is to absorb that beating and move on to the next round, the next ride, the next rodeo.
There’s no doubt that all the action taking place at the Thomas & Mack Center is the focal point of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo week here in Las Vegas. That’s as it should be.
Here’s your schedule of events for WNFR this weekend.
Third-round results from the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Saddle bronc rider Cody “Hot Sauce” DeMoss is in an all too familiar spot in the world standings entering today’s third round of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Scenes from the NFR’s second go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday night.
Competing in her second straight National Finals Rodeo at age 58, barrel racer Nancy Hunter hit two barrels in a disappointing run in the second round Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. But she had no problem putting things in perspective.
When Cody DeMoss’ name comes up in rodeo circles, talk inevitably turns to the superstar saddle bronc rider’s handful of world championship near-misses. Since his first ride at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, back in 2003 as a 22-year-old, DeMoss has finished second in the world standings five times.
If anyone can tell you how much the Thomas & Mack Center has improved fans’ experience at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, it would be Harley Martin and his good friend Katy Russell.
NFR results from Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
With a record $10 million prize purse at the National Finals Rodeo, no lead in the world standings is safe.
Scenes from the NFR’s first go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday night.
Most people who venture to Las Vegas shortly after their 21st birthday are here to party. Sage Kimzey isn’t most people.
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