Daily Archives: July 9, 2009

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Trevor Brazile has pulled out all the stops to make sure he has a great time at the Calgary Stampede.

It’s paying off.

Brazile, whose resume boasts pretty much everything but a win in Calgary, was tops in the tie-down roping for the second day in a row.

He did it in spectacular fashion Wednesday, too, tying an arena record with a 6.5 seconds.

“My wife (Shada) filmed every calf (Tuesday) so even though he was missed, I knew exactly what start I needed to take to get the fastest throw,” said Brazile, of Decatur, Tex. “It’s like statistics. If you’re going to guard somebody in basketball, you want to know their tendencies, and it’s the same thing in rodeo.

“She did all the work. I just had to do my job.”

Brazile collected $5,500 for the second day in a row.

Second was Ryan Jarrett of Summerville, Ga, followed by Stran Smith of Childress, Tex.

STEER WRESTLING

Dean Gorsuch watched an unpredictable batch of steers cause troubles for his bulldogging buddies.

His assignment did exactly what he wanted — ran slow and rolled over easy.

Gorsuch, a former world champ from Gering, Neb., spiked his steer in 3.8 seconds, cashing a cheque for the second consecutive day at the Calgary Stampede.

Gorsuch sits atop the Pool B steer wrestling aggregate with $8,500 in earnings through two go-rounds.

Todd Suhn of Weatherford, Tex., was second with a clocking of 3.9 seconds. Ken Lewis of La Junta, Colo., and Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., split the third-place payout after identical times of 4.5…..(read more)

By KARL PUCKETT • Tribune Staff Writer • July 9, 2009

Officials with Cascade County and Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit met Wednesday to discuss a deal to bring the pro rodeo circuit finals back to Great Falls in January 2010, with both sides sounding positives notes after the meeting.

“I’m confident we can work an agreement out in the next few days,” County Commission Chairman Joe Briggs said. “That’s certainly our goal, and I think it’s their goal, too.”

Rodeo officials Jim Croff, Duane Walker and David Wagner met with Briggs and Lisa Bracco, general manager of Montana ExpoPark. (read more)

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Thursday, July 09, 2009
Story last updated at 7/9/2009 – 2:14 am

Trevor Brazile increased his chances of winning a record-tying seventh world all-around title by earning $24,190 last weekend during Cowboy Christmas, the Independence Day week when competitors frantically travel to an abundance of high-paying rodeos.

Brazile, who lives in Decatur, competed in tie-down roping and team roping. In the world all-around standings released Monday, he ranked first with $117,792, $35,966 ahead of Curtis Cassidy….(read more)

Trevor Brazile increased his chances of winning a record-tying seventh world all-around title by earning $24,190 last weekend during Cowboy Christmas, the Independence Day week when competitors frantically travel to an abundance of high-paying rodeos.

Brazile, who lives in Decatur, competed in tie-down roping and team roping. In the world all-around standings released Monday, he ranked first with $117,792, $35,966 ahead of Curtis Cassidy.

According to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Cowboy Christmas began June 29 and when night fell Sunday, there had been 30 rodeos contested in 15 states and two Canadian provinces, paying out more than $3.25 million in prize money…. (read more)