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2026 Canadian Finals Rodeo Tie-Down Roping Format and Results

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Marwayne, Alberta’s Austin Hines won three rounds and the aggregate at the 2026 Canadian Finals Rodeo, banking $55,487.46 at Rogers Place to win the Canadian tie-down roping championship with $90,873.52.

Hines came to Edmonton fourth in the standings, $12,128.82 behind leader Logan Bird. He won Round 1 with a 7.7, Round 3 with an 8.2 and Round 4 with a 7.3. He also split third through fifth in Round 2 and fifth and sixth in Round 5. His 41.8 seconds on five head won the aggregate by 3.4 seconds and paid $17,250.75. He finished the season $27,680.61 clear of the field.

Nanton, Alberta’s Logan Bird held on for the reserve title with $63,192.91. He placed second in Round 4 with an 8.1 and fourth in the aggregate at 53.9 on five. Wimborne, Alberta’s Shane Smith was just $1,309.22 behind Bird for third with $61,883.69. Smith cashed in four rounds and finished second in the aggregate at 45.2 on five.

San Angelo, Texas’ Ty Harris had the fastest run of the finals, a 7.1 to win Round 2. But back-to-back no-times in Rounds 3 and 4 kept him out of the aggregate money. Souris, Manitoba’s Stran Dunham opened with a 19.7 and a 17.1, then split second in Round 3 and won Round 5 with a 7.9 for $18,577.73. Carstairs, Alberta’s Kyle Lucas went no time in Round 1, then cashed in three straight rounds for $18,282.85 and moved from 11th to eighth in the standings.

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Canadian Finals Rodeo Calf Roping Format

The top 12 tie-down ropers in the CPRA regular-season standings each get five runs at Rogers Place. Each go-round is worth $29,488.46 and pays five places. The aggregate pays $44,232.69 total, giving the calf ropers $191,675 in total payout.

In Round 1, the field ran in reverse order of the standings, with No. 12 going first and No. 1 going last. Video review is in play this year, and a roper can throw the challenge flag on:

  • Barrier infractions and failures
  • Neck-rope fouls
  • A calf that stumbles, turns or stops before the score line
  • A legal tie
  • A bad gate

If the call stands, the roper is charged a $500 fee.

The Canadian championship is decided by combined regular-season and CFR earnings.

Canadian Finals Rodeo Calf Roping Results

Round 1

  1. Austin Hines, 7.7 seconds, $11,500.50; 2. Ty Harris, 7.8, $8,551.65; 3. Shane Smith, 8.4, $5,602.81; 4. Coy Skocdopole, 8.5, $2,653.96; 5. Tyler Popescul, 9.5, $1,179.54; 6. Beau Cooper, 10.0; 7. Denton Dunham, 10.1; 8. Shay Stewart, 11.1; 9. Logan Bird, 11.7; 10. Stran Dunham, 19.7. No time: Kyle Lucas, Jason Smith.

Round 2

  1. Ty Harris, 7.1 seconds, $11,500.50; 2. Kyle Lucas, 7.3, $8,551.65; 3. (tie) Shane Smith, Austin Hines and Logan Bird, 9.6, $3,145.44 each; 6. Denton Dunham, 10.0; 7. Coy Skocdopole, 11.3; 8. Tyler Popescul, 11.6; 9. Jason Smith, 12.8; 10. Stran Dunham, 17.1. No time: Beau Cooper, Shay Stewart.

Round 3

  1. Austin Hines, 8.2 seconds, $11,500.50; 2. (tie) Beau Cooper and Stran Dunham, 8.4, $7,077.23 each; 4. Shane Smith, 8.7, $2,653.96; 5. Shay Stewart, 9.1, $1,179.54; 6. Coy Skocdopole, 9.7; 7. Kyle Lucas, 10.4; 8. Denton Dunham, 11.8; 9. Logan Bird, 14.8; 10. Tyler Popescul, 15.0. No time: Jason Smith, Ty Harris.

Round 4

  1. Austin Hines, 7.3 seconds, $11,500.50; 2. Logan Bird, 8.1, $8,551.65; 3. Kyle Lucas, 8.2, $5,602.81; 4. Denton Dunham, 8.4, $2,653.96; 5. Coy Skocdopole, 8.5, $1,179.54; 6. Shane Smith, 9.8; 7. Tyler Popescul, 10.6; 8. Stran Dunham, 11.5; 9. (tie) Beau Cooper and Shay Stewart, 11.8 each. No time: Ty Harris, Jason Smith.

Round 5

  1. Stran Dunham, 7.9 seconds, $11,500.50; 2. Beau Cooper, 8.1, $8,551.65; 3. (tie) Kyle Lucas and Shane Smith, 8.7, $4,128.39 each; 5. (tie) Denton Dunham and Austin Hines, 9.0, $589.77 each; 7. Jason Smith, 9.3; 8. Logan Bird, 9.7; 9. Tyler Popescul, 11.2; 10. Ty Harris, 19.0; 11. Shay Stewart, 19.4. No time: Coy Skocdopole.

Aggregate

  1. Austin Hines, 41.8 seconds on five head, $17,250.75; 2. Shane Smith, 45.2 on five, $12,827.48; 3. Denton Dunham, 49.3 on five, $8,404.21; 4. Logan Bird, 53.9 on five, $3,980.94; 5. Tyler Popescul, 57.9 on five, $1,769.31; 6. Stran Dunham, 64.6 on five; 7. Kyle Lucas, 34.6 on four; 8. Coy Skocdopole, 38.0 on four; 9. Beau Cooper, 38.3 on four; 10. Shay Stewart, 51.4 on four; 11. Ty Harris, 33.9 on three; 12. Jason Smith, 22.1 on two.

2026 CFR Tie-Down Roping Earnings

Place

Name

Hometown

Earnings

1

Austin Hines

Marwayne, Alta.

$55,487.46

2

Shane Smith

Wimborne, Alta.

$28,358.07

3

Ty Harris

San Angelo, Texas

$20,052.15

4

Stran Dunham

Souris, Man.

$18,577.73

5

Kyle Lucas

Carstairs, Alta.

$18,282.85

6

Logan Bird

Nanton, Alta.

$15,678.03

7

Beau Cooper

Stettler, Alta.

$15,628.88

8

Denton Dunham

Carstairs, Alta.

$11,647.94

9

Coy Skocdopole

Big Valley, Alta.

$3,833.50

10

Tyler Popescul

Cypress County, Alta.

$2,948.85

11

Shay Stewart

Carnduff, Sask.

$1,179.54

Final 2026 Canadian Tie-Down Roping Standings

Includes regular-season and CFR earnings.

Place

Name

Hometown

Earnings

1

Austin Hines

Marwayne, Alta.

$90,873.52

2

Logan Bird

Nanton, Alta.

$63,192.91

3

Shane Smith

Wimborne, Alta.

$61,883.69

4

Beau Cooper

Stettler, Alta.

$52,286.25

5

Denton Dunham

Carstairs, Alta.

$49,663.12

6

Stran Dunham

Souris, Man.

$49,022.29

7

Ty Harris

San Angelo, Texas

$45,376.01

8

Kyle Lucas

Carstairs, Alta.

$42,251.10

9

Jason Smith

Wimborne, Alta.

$31,525.57

10

Coy Skocdopole

Big Valley, Alta.

$28,409.89

11

Tyler Popescul

Cypress County, Alta.

$28,193.31

12

Shay Stewart

Carnduff, Sask.

$23,918.80

2026 CFR Tie-Down Roping Qualifiers

Final 2026 CPRA regular-season standings.

Place

Name

Hometown

Earnings

1

Logan Bird

Nanton, Alta.

$47,514.88

2

Denton Dunham

Carstairs, Alta.

$38,015.18

3

Beau Cooper

Stettler, Alta.

$36,657.37

4

Austin Hines

Marwayne, Alta.

$35,386.06

5

Shane Smith

Wimborne, Alta.

$33,525.62

6

Jason Smith

Wimborne, Alta.

$31,525.57

7

Stran Dunham

Souris, Man.

$30,444.56

8

Ty Harris

San Angelo, Texas

$25,323.86

9

Tyler Popescul

Cypress County, Alta.

$25,244.46

10

Coy Skocdopole

Big Valley, Alta.

$24,576.39

11

Kyle Lucas

Carstairs, Alta.

$23,968.25

12

Shay Stewart

Carnduff, Sask.

$22,739.26

Results and standings courtesy of RodeoCanada.com.

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