Martha Angelone, of Stephenville, Texas, held off challengers with a strong second day to claim the women’s National Finals Breakway Roping title at the South Point.
National Finals Rodeo
A full list of events is driving up room rates during a time of the year that’s typically slow for hotel and casino operators.
The National Finals Rodeo begins its 10-day run Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center with a record payout of $14.1 million — $10.9 million of which will go to competitors.
Starting this year, the Wrangler NFR will take time to honor the great champions who’ve left an indelible mark on the Thomas Mack Center dirt since 1985.
Here’s how you can watch the 2022 NFR in Las Vegas.
Here are a dozen from the National Finals Rodeo’s long run at the Thomas Mack Center that warrant another appreciative tip of a cowboy hat.
Cody Jinks returns to Las Vegas for two nights in December, joining George Strait, Luke Bryan, Tanya Tucker and other country music stars in town during the National Finals Rodeo.
Come NFR season, you never quite know what you’re going to see over the 10 days of Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
That’s one thing I have taken most from covering rodeo, how genuine and straightforward cowboys are about their specific journeys.
Here are the competitors taking part in the 2022 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
“Everyone knows we’re the No. 1 spot during the NFR, and the reason is that we’re a cowboy spot year-round,” South Point general manager Ryan Growney said.
It’s not just a rodeo. For all the events, watch parties and headliners surrounding the 2022 National Finals Rodeo, click here.
Here are 11 of the best — one representing each of the sport’s seven disciplines and three all-around cowboys in multiple events — who had few equals when it came to ridin’, ropin’ and the ability to git-R-done.
Little did 12-year-old Johnstown Saddle Club Princess Hailey Frederiksen know: Just a decade after meeting Miss Rodeo Colorado and Miss Rodeo America, she would fulfill her rodeo queening ambitions and capture both of those titles.
The National Finals Rodeo, which lasts 10 days, starts Thursday and coincides with Cowboy Christmas and other western-themed gift shows.
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