Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho)
- Champion (~$11,300): Abby Phillips & Andi Andersen. Biggest single-rodeo check in the country this week.
Standings movers
- Tayla Moeykens: won the Silver State Stampede (Elko, Nev.) for $6,601, the week’s biggest single check; $12,670 on the week, the most of anyone. 9th in the world at $52,337, up from 11th.
- Carlee Otero: +$4,699 at Nampa; $66,120 on the year. Projected 6th in the world, up from 9th, behind a top five led by Hailey Kinsel.
- Hayle Gibson-Stillwell: $9,997 (Nampa short-round win, 2nd in the average); holds inside the top five.
- Morgan Bagnell (rookie): won Strawberry Days, plus checks at Vernal, Nampa and Elko; $9,528 on the week. Leads the Resistol Rookie race, 17th in the world.
Alberta swing
- Wainwright Co-Champion ($5,313): Taylor Manning (tied Austyn Tobey). Added 2nd at Sundre ($3,926); $9,239 on the week, the biggest north of the border.
- Sundre Champion ($4,907): Blake Molle. Added 4th at the Earl Anderson Memorial; $6,806 on the week, 25th in the world.
- Austyn Tobey: Wainwright co-champ plus 6th at Sundre; $6,785.
Other checks
- Dinosaur Roundup Co-Champions (Vernal, Utah, $6,132 each): Megan McLeod-Sprague & Alyssa Urbanek-Wade.
- Steely Steiner: $8,664 across Nampa and Elko.
- Earl Anderson Memorial (Grover, Colo.): Suzanne DePaoli.
- Old Santa Ynez Days: Kathy Petska, California Circuit leader.
- Regional wins: Lakota Elkins (Stockton, Mo.), Lucy Ferch (Bellevue, Iowa), Kim Squires (Tarkio, Mo.), Faith Nolte (Mesquite, Texas).
- Standings note: the WPRA’s June 19 list predates most of the weekend; Nampa’s average, Elko, Vernal and the Alberta money land in the next update. Watch the 6–10 range.
- Reno (in progress): Otero leads the first round (17.06), Catherine Asmussen the second (16.76). Headlines next week.
Bonus Race Finals
Quick Notes: More than 6,280 class entries, $486,000 paid out, $48,000-plus added. A $10,000-added open ran with no qualifying required; the Ultimate Bonus took a $1,500 entry into two bonus runs, side pots and up to six checks across 382 entries.
- 1D Champion — Ultimate Bonus & Bonus Race ($28,000+): Ryann Pedone & One Slick Czar (2018 Slick By Design out of Dashing Czar, by Tres Seis). Winning run 14.707 (after a 15.026, 11th in the Ultimate Bonus). Now past $215,000 lifetime. Pedone is also running Tracer at the rodeos, a check in each of his last four.
- Thursday round: Pedone 7th; round won by Randee Prindle & Red Man Jones ($3,000).
- Reserve 1D ($10,000+): Alona James & XF Tres of Heroine.
- 3rd, Ultimate Bonus ($10,000+): Namgis D 33 “Chongo” (Emily Beisel); to $974,000 lifetime, nearing the $1 million goal.
- 2D ($10,616): Addie Davis & Credit Me Valiant.
- 3D ($8,493): Lylianna Chaloupek & FR Canyouseemenow.
- 4D ($6,370): Hele Thompson & Yogis Shawne Stella.
- 5D ($4,246): Ashley Banister & PFF Perks Goldseeker.
- Saturday Gambler 3D Pole Bending Champion ($3,323): Olivia Harland & LR Dollywood, 19.473. Reserve ($2,594): Lane Smith & Flits Ace N The Hole. (LR Dollywood: PC Frosty Rare Bar out of MP Lonely Senorita, bred by Mel Potter; set the Kansas high school rodeo record at 19.510 last month.)
College National Finals Rodeo (Casper, Wyoming)
Texas A&M won the team title and put three riders in the top four — the program’s first national title since 2024.
- National Champion (55.00 average): Devin Young (freshman) & Tequila, Texas A&M. 2nd in the first round, won the second and third; title by 0.72.
- Reserve National Champion (55.72): Raegan Chance, Northwest Mississippi. No round wins all week.
- 3rd: Ceily Simpton, Texas A&M. Fastest short round of the night (13.71).
- 4th: McKinlee Paschal, Texas A&M.
- 6th: Molly Harper, Odessa. Best of the first-year pros in the field.
- 12th: Acey Pinkston. Won the first round and sat 2nd into Saturday before a 24.73 in the short round.
Industry Notes
- Ruby Buckle West (this week): June 23–27 at the Bastian Agricultural Center, South Jordan, Utah; $1.22 million-plus in guaranteed payouts. Free stream at TheRubyBuckle.com; live and on demand on Ride TV (ridetvgo.tv). Code Rundown15 = 15% off the first month.
- Exclusive Ride TV clip this episode: Carlee Otero and Stevi Hillman.
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