Wrangler NFR Round 3

Lisa Lockhart and Rosas Cantina CC take home the gold buckle in Round 3 of the Wrangler NFR. Photo from Roseanna Sales Photography.

BLACKFALDS, Alberta - Another clean round in the barrel racing for night number three at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where Lisa Lockhart and Rosa stopped the clock at 17.09 seconds. Lisa has qualified for the WNFR 14 times and has won the aggregate twice.

We saw a little bit of ground trouble tonight for a few of the ladies like Hailey Kinsel and Sister. Hoping they’ll get that tightened up for round number four. As for horse changes we saw Cheyenne Wimberly switch to Smooch, Ryann Pedone ran JS Milo & Stitch, and Emily Miller-Beisel ran Beau. In the round two recap I believed that Brittney Barnett would jump on her other horse, but she stayed on her mare Paint.

Photo from Roseanna Sales Photography

Only two cowboys covered their bulls this evening. Colten Fritzlan stayed aboard Bar T Rodeo’s Angel’s Landing for 89.0 points, and Ty Wallace rode for 88.5 points.

Cory Solomon came to the 2020 WNFR as a replacement for Caleb Smidt after Smidt came back positive for COVID-19, and tonight, Cory stopped the clock at seven flat to bring home the gold buckle. The number 1 cowboy, Shad Mayfield broke the barrier to be a 7.5, finishing at the bottom of the pack.

The saddle bronc riding was won on Canadian horse, Calgary Stampedes, Yesterdays Delivery with Allen Boore spurring for 90.5 points. Zeke Thurston had a rank ride but was given the yellow flag for missing his horse out of the chutes.

In the team roping Levi Simpson and Shay Carroll take home cheques for third spot, but it was Dustin Egusquiza and Travis Graves who took the lead with a 4.2. Kolton Schmidt and heeler Hunter Koch received another no time.

Over in the steer wrestling it was Will Lummus with a 3.5 to win the round, where Donalda, Alberta cowboy Curtis Cassidy finished just out of the money with a 3.9.

Finally in the bareback riding, Kaycee Feild on Xplosive Skies from Calgary Stampede wins his first Wrangler NFR round since 2015 with a 91.5. Canadian Orin Larsen was a 78.5, again out of the money.

Full go round results can be found at www.prorodeo.com

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