Bailey Bates is riding high after a dominant performance at the 2025 San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo—and she’s sharing every detail on the latest episode of The Breakdown Podcast.
Bates delivered three lightning-fast 1.9-second runs in San Angelo, roping her way to a $10,217 payday and a critical boost in the ProRodeo world standings. After narrowly missing out on big checks at Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio—including a heartbreak one-dollar miss at San Antonio—this win was a turning point.
“It was a sigh of relief,” Bates said. “I knew San Angelo could bump me in the standings—or just be another rodeo. So I told myself, ‘Capitalize on it.’”
