By Blanche Schaefer of Barrel Horse News, results and photo courtesy Susan Kanode for the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo
San Antonio, Texas — February 16, 2020 — At the conclusion of Semifinal One on February 18, half the field for the final round of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo is now set. Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racers Brittney Barnett, Carly Taylor, Kathy Grimes, Brooke Wills and Jimmie Smith can officially make plans to be back February 22 to run in the finals at AT&T Stadium. The remaining five will be determined from two rounds of Semifinal Two from February 19-20.
Kathy Grimes and her National Finals Rodeo mare KG Justiceweexpected (Judge Cash x Do It For Beau x Beaus Scoop Of Sun) topped Round One with a 14.05. Jimmie Smith and Lena On The Rocks (Firewaterontherocks x Tourlena x Smart Cash Cutter), who also own the fastest time of the rodeo so far at 13.84, came in second at 14.11.
The following night, Brooke Wills of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, set a fast pace in Round Two with a 13.94 aboard Ivy Conrado Saebens’ former back-up horse Fames To Blame (Lions Share Of Fame x SX Frenchmans Peach x Frenchmans Guy).
2019 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Rookie of the Year Carly Taylor and her 2020 Denver Stock Show Rodeo champion mare Diva Deniro and Brittney Barnett and her Paint mare Chicks Keen O Pocopoo both placed consistently Semifinal One to earn their place in the final round among the top money earners.
Semifinal Two begins its first of two rounds of competition February 19 at 7 p.m. CST.
SEMIFINAL ONE RESULTS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — February 18, 2020 — The following are unofficial results from SEMIFINAL ONE of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 14-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year.
SEMIFINAL ONE, ROUND TWO — FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Brooke Wills, Kamloops, British Columbia, 13.94 seconds, $5,000. 2, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D., 14.07, $4,000. 3, Brittney Barnett, Stephenville, Texas, 14.11, $2,500. 4, Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 14.17, $1,500. Finals qualfiers: 1, (tie) Barnett, Taylor and Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., $8,500 each. 4, Wills, $7,500. 5, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, $6,875.
Bareback Riding: 1, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 90.5 points on Picket Pro Rodeo’s Night Flight, $5,000. 2, Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas, 87.5, $4,000. 3, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 84.5, $2,500. 4, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, 84, $1,500. Finals qualifiers: 1, Aus, $10,250. 2, (tie) Berry and Clements, $8,500. 4, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., $7,500. 5, Broussard, $6,625.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, 3.2, $5,000. 2, (tie) Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., and Aaron Vosler, Laramie, Wyo., 3.8 and $3,250 each. 4, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.3, $1,500. Finals qualifiers: 1, (tie) Wagusapck and Vosler, $8,250 each. 3, Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D., $8,125. 4, Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa, $8,000. 5, Hass, $7,875.
Team Roping: 1, (tie) Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; and Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 4.0 seconds and $4,500 each. 3, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, MO., 4.2, $2,500. 4, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 4.4, $1,500. Finals qualifiers: 1, Egusquiza and Graves, $10,500. 2, Snow and Eaves, $9,500. 3, Charly Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., $8,875. 4, Brown and Smith, $8,625. 5, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., $6,500.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 90 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Firelane, $5,000. 2, Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, 85, $4,000. 3, Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., 84, $2,500. 4, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 83.5, $1,500. Finals qualifiers: 1, Casper, $11,750. 2, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, $9,750. 3, Green, $9,000. 4, Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., $7,417. 5, Braden, $7,000.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 7.1 seconds, $5,000. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.2, $4,000. 3, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 7.5, $2,500. 4, (tie) Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas; Tyler Miligan, Pawhuska, Okla., and Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 7.8 and $500 each. Finals qualifiers: 1, Cooper, $15,500. 2, Lewallen, $7,000. 3, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, $6,500. 4, Smidt, $5,624. 5, Solomon, $5,500.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La., 86.5 points on Four L and Diamond S Rodeo’s Space Unicorn, $7,000. 2, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 83, $6,000. Finals qualifiers: 1, Harris, $14,750. 2, Boquet, $9,750. 3, (tie) Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta and J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, $7,750 each. 5, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, $5,500.
SEMIFINAL ONE, ROUND ONE — FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 14.05 seconds, $5,000. 2, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 14.11, $4,000. 3, Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 14.15, $2,500. 4, Brittney Barnett, Stephenville, Texas, 14.32, $1,500. Total money: 1, Grimes, $8,500. 2, Taylor, $7,000. 3, Smith, $6,875. 4, Barnett, $6,000.
Bareback Riding: 1, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 89 points on J Bar J’s Blessed Day, $5,000. 2, Jesse Pope, Marshall, Mo., 88, $4,000. 3, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Leighton Berry, weatherford, Texas, 87 points and $2,000 each. Total money: 1, Breuer, $7,500. 2, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, $7,000. 3, Jesse Pope, Marshall, Mo., $6,500. 4, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., $6,000.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D., 4.1 seconds, $5,000. 2, Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa, 4.2, $4,000. 3, Aaron Vosler, Laramie, Wyo., 4.4, $2,500. 4, Juan Alcazar Jr., Okeechobee, Fla., 8.7, $1,500. Total money: 1, Anderson, $8,125. 2, Edler, $8,000. 3, (tie) Vosler, and Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., $5,000 each.
Team Roping: 1, Charly Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 4.2 seconds, $5,000. 2, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.5, $4,000. 3, Jeff Flinniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 5.1, $2,500. 4, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 6.9, $1,500. Total money: 1, Crawford and Medlin, $8,875. 2, Snow and Eaves, $7,000. 3, (tie) Flenniken and Worley; and Masters and Thorp, $6,500 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 87.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Wild Cherry, $5,000. 2, Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, 87, $4,000. 3, Lane Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 81.5, $5,625. 4, (tie) Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., and Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 81, $750. Total money: 1, Wright, $9,750. 2, Casper, $7,750. 3, Garrett, $7,517. 4, Schuelke, $5,625.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, (tie) Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, and Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.0 seconds and $4,500 each. 3, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 8.6, $2,500. 4, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 9.6, $1,500. Total money: 1, Cooper, $11,500. 2, Lewis, $6,500. 3, Smidt, $5,125. 4, Solomon, $5,000.
Bull Riding: 1, J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, 91 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Grey Wolf, $5,000. 2, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 88, $4,000. 3, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 86, $2,500. 4, Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta, 81, $1,500. Total money: 1, Harris, $8,750. 2, Moore and Hansen, $7,750 each. 4, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, $5,500.
