Canadian Pro Rodeo’s all-British Columbia weekend was, as it usually is, a game-changer.
Cowboys and cowgirls made the most of the four critical stops on the CPRA calendar to mount late-season charges at those important 12 spots at the top of the season standings-board that determine berths at the Canadian Finals Rodeo — now just nine weeks away — as well as the top 15 world placings for the NFR in December.
Highlighting the weekend was the crowning of the 2023 SMS Equipment Pro Tour Champions after a dramatic tour finale in Armstrong, BC. The finale came on the heels of the final SMS Tour stop at the IPE and Stampede.
The beat goes on for the bull rider who is redefining the word ‘consistency.’ Camrose, Alberta’s Coy Robbins added a couple more wins to a season that had him atop the standings before the weekend.
Factor in a big time 89.5 point ride at Langley on the Kesler bull, 826 Fallen Angel, that netted a tidy $5,448 for the Camrose superstar and a split of first at the SMS Tour finale (with Jacob Gardner) — this time an 87 pointer on the Calgary Stampede bull 817 Cheap Thrills for $2,730 and, just for good measure a fourth place cheque at Armstrong for $1,680 and $256 for a split of sixth at Merritt.
It’s called four for four; it’s also called a north of $10,000 for three days’ work and what you have is a guy who is starting to put serious distance between himself and the rest of the bull riding fraternity.
Check for complete unofficial weekend results at rodeocanada.com.
With only a few rodeos remaining in the CPRA regular season, this weekend’s action will include the Coronation Pro Rodeo Sept. 8 to 9 and the Medicine Lodge Fall Round-Up Sept. 8.
- Submitted by the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association