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WEEKEND RODEO WRAP

Watson Goes Two for Two in Southern Alberta

Jake Watson - Stavely - Billie-Jean Duff copyright
Canadian Professional Rodeo Association
Airdrie, Alberta l May 13, 2019
For immediate release

Saddle bronc rider Jake Watson is enjoying a change from the way his rodeo seasons have unfolded in the past.

“I’ve never had much luck at the spring rodeos up here,” the Hudson’s Hope cowboy admitted. “So this is definitely a lot better.”

Coupled with a solid run at the winter rodeos south of the 49th parallel, the weekend’s successes at the Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo and the Kananaskis Pro Rodeo have the 25 year-old solidly in 10th place in the world standings and moving up the season leaderboard in Canada as well.

Watson kicked off his weekend at Stavely on Thursday night and teamed with a Jesse Dutchik bronc, Big Booty Judy, for 84 points and $1400.

“I didn’t know that horse but Nick Patterson showed me a video of her from an amateur rodeo so I kind of had an idea. But to tell the truth she was better than what I expected. She just jumped and kicked and was good.”

Twenty-four hours later, the three-time CFR qualifier was back at it, this time in Coleman on a paint stallion from Kesler Championship Rodeo, Sugar and Spice. The B.C. cowboy put together an 85 point effort for $1313. The dual wins will propel Watson solidly into the top five in the Canadian standings.

The early season successes have fit well with the 2016 WNFR qualifier’s 2019 goals—appearances at the WNFR, the CFR and the recently unveiled Maple Leaf Circuit. It’s a tall order but Watson is used to big-time challenges having had to overcome a fairly serious geographical handicap just to get started on a career as a professional rodeo cowboy. Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, a couple of hours north of Dawson Creek, is not an area noted for providing a lot of opportunities for a young man wanting to get on bucking horses.

“It didn’t matter,” Watson chuckled. “The first horse I got on threw me off pretty hard and made me question buying that bronc saddle. But after the second horse I was hooked.”

A few years later most observers concede that the former San Antonio Champion has earned the right to be considered among the best in the game. And with his acknowledging that “This is the best I’ve felt in a few years”, Jake Watson might just be a big time handful for the rest of the bronc riding fraternity throughout the 2019 season.Sage Kimzey - Chantelle Bowman photo

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ADDITIONAL WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS:

- Five time World Champion, Sage Kimzey, capitalized on an early trip north where he won the short go (86.5 points on Outlaw Buckers’ 096 Tennessee Whisky) and average at Innisfail’s Night at the Ranch Bull Riding for more than $3300. The Strong City, Oklahoma cowboy then added a fifth place $395 cheque at the Kananaskis Pro Rodeo.
- Jonny Webb was just 3/10ths of a second off the Canadian record as the Okotoks bulldogger posted a blistering 3.2 second run to take home $1649 at Coleman.
- Connor Hamilton followed up on last weekend’s Drayton Valley success with an 87 point ride on Vold’s True Grit for the win and $1412 at Stavely.
- Relatively unknown Ponoka barrel racer, Jennifer Massing, surprised the field with a dazzling 12.738 second run to take home $1880.24 at Kananaskis.
- The reunited duo of Brett Buss and Klay Whyte split top spot in the team roping at Stavely with Roland McFadden and Devin Wigemyr with both teams turning in 5.4 second runs for $1283 per man.

For complete unofficial weekend results, go to rodeocanada.com

Up next on the CPRA schedule is a May long weekend stop at the legendary Falkland Stampede. The May 18-20 British Columbia interior rodeo celebrates its 101st anniversary this year.

 

About the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association:
The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) with headquarters in Airdrie, Alberta is the sanctioning body for professional rodeo in Canada. The CPRA approves 55 events annually with a total payout exceeding $5.7 million. The organization holds their premiere event - the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) - at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta, October 29 - November 3, 2019 and will oversee the Finning Pro Tour Finals September 1 in Armstrong, BC and their inaugural Maple Leaf Circuit Finals November 27-30 at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan. Follow the CPRA on Twitter and Instagram @prorodeocanada, ‘Like’ Canadian Professional Rodeo Association on Facebook or online at RodeoCanada.com.

For more information:
Barb Poulsen
Communications and Media
Canadian Professional Rodeo Association
Mobile: 403 625-9225
Phone: 403 625-2797
Email: media@rodeocanada.com

 
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~ 2019 NEWS RELEASES and ANNOUNCEMENTS ~



2019
JANUARY MAY
* Red Deer Bull Riding * Drayton Valley Weekend Rodeo Wrap
FEBRUARY * Maple Leaf Circuit Finals Counts for CFR
* Claresholm Bull Riding * Coleman, Stavely, Innisfail Rodeo Wrap
APRIL * Finning Canada and CPRA Expand Partnership
* Medicine Hat Spring Rodeo  
* Agribition Welcomes Maple Leaf Circuit Finals  
* Picture Butte and Tofield Bullridings  
* Finning Pro Tour Expands  
 


2018 NEWS RELEASES and ANNOUNCEMENTS ARCHIVE
JANUARY AUGUST
* CFR Announcement Release * High Prairie, Strathmore, Grimshaw
FEBRUARY * La Crete, Jasper, Dawson Creek
* Rebel Energy Services Bull Riding * Cranbrook, Pincher Creek
* Chad Besplug Invitational Bull Riding * PRCA, CPRA Create Maple Leaf Circuit
MARCH * CFR Details Rolled Out in Red Deer
* CPRA Welcomes Jeff Robson as General Manager * Smithers, Okotoks
APRIL SEPTEMBER
* Broncs and Honky Tonks Indoor Rodeo * Armstrong, Merritt
* Tofield Bull Bash * Medicine Lodge
* Camrose-Coleman Rodeos * Oldstoberfest
MAY * Dallas Sunstrum Memorial
* Drayton Valley Pro Rodeo * Grass Roots Final
* Stavely Pro Rodeo-A Night at the Ranch Bull Riding OCTOBER-NOVEMBER
* Falkland Stampede * Final Regular Season Wrap
JUNE * On Board For CFR '45
* Grande Prairie, Leduc, Hand Hills, Wildwood * CFR Qualifiers and Back Numbers Announced
* Brooks, Lea Park, Rocky Mountain House * CFR Performance 1
* FloSports Announces Multi-Year Partnership With CPRA * CFR Performance 2
* Innisfail Pro Rodeo * CFR Performance 3
* Wainwright, Sundre, High River * CFR Performance 4
* Jody Seeley Joins CPRA Team * CFR Performance 5
JULY * CFR Performance 6
* Ponoka, Williams Lake, Airdrie * Agribition Pro Rodeo
* Benalto, Coronation DECEMBER
* Teepee Creek Stampede * NFR Round 1
* K-Days, Morris, Kennedy * NFR Round 2
* Medicine Hat, Bonnyville, Bowden, Pollockville, Bruce * NFR Round 3
  * NFR Round 4
  * NFR Round 5
  * NFR Round 6
  * NFR Round 7
  * NFR Round 8
  * NFR Round 9
  * NFR Round 10
 






 
 
 
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