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3/6/2007
Austin/Okeechobee next on Tour...Courtesy
of the PRCA.
Rodeo fans and athletes in the capital of Texas
are just days away from the 70th annual rodeo
extravaganza Rodeo Austin, March 11-24, at the
Travis County Expo Center. Rodeo Austin is the
seventh stop on the 2007 Wrangler ProRodeo Tour.
Cowboys and cowgirls alike are waiting to pocket
a portion of the more than $300,000 available at
this year’s event. Rodeo Austin paid out
$308,033 last year, which was highlighted by a
committee purse of $120,000, 21st among PRCA-sanctioned
events in 2006.
This year’s Wrangler ProRodeo Tour consists of
21 rodeos from January to August. Contestants
will choose 15 out of the 21 rodeos to count
toward their official Tour Rodeo count and will
compete for money this year versus points like
in years past.
At the conclusion of the 21st rodeo, the top 35
contestants in total Tour money and the “wild
card,” event champions from the Dodge National
Circuit Finals Rodeo, will move on to the first
Tour Championship event. From there, the top 22
in total Tour money, as well as the wild card
from the DNCFR and the champion from the first
Tour Championship event will advance to the
field of 24 to the second Tour Championship
event. At the conclusion of that rodeo, the
field will be cut to 12, then to eight and
finally to four. The Championship sites will be
released at a later date. Fox Sports Network and
CBS are scheduled to televise the Championship
events only.
Last year, Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas,
firmly entrenched himself as the cowboy to beat
after winning the tie-down roping average title
and $8,332 in Austin, capping a month where he
won more than $101,000 in PRCA and other pro
events. Brazile ultimately claimed his fourth
world championship all-around cowboy title.
The Dodge Xtreme Bulls Tour will be bucking fans
out of the stands with a Division II qualifying
event with one performance on March 10 at 7 p.m.
CT.
Adding to the rodeo thrills and spills will be
more than 5,000 junior livestock participants, a
chuckwagon cookoff, which was started in 1985
and continues to grow strong, a carnival and
commercial exhibits.
For more information and a schedule of events,
visit www.rodeoaustin.com.
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Dodge Xtreme Bulls heads to Okeechobee
The Dodge Xtreme Bulls Tour presented by B&W
Trailer Hitches heads south to the Okeechobee,
Fla., as part of the Okeechobee Cattlemen’s
Spring Rodeo. Fans in this small south Florida
town – located about two hours north of Miami –
will see the top 40 PRCA bull riders in the
world matched with the best bulls vying for a
shot at the title at Fred Smith Rodeo Arena on
March 10 at 8 p.m. ET.
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