Arnie Jackson

Hi again everyone, this is Arnie Jackson with your Calgary Stampede Rodeo and Chuckwagon report.The qualification rounds, known as the “a” and “b”  pool have been completed and only 14 Canadians have advanced to the million dollar Sunday showdown series. A few more will get a chance during wild card Saturday, in which the contestants that came up short in the opening two rounds will have a sudden death opportunity this afternoon, to move up to the big money showdown. 

In the saddle bronc riding event we have no Canadians qualified as yet. Friday, from the “b” pool round, Cody Wright of Milford, Utah, Chet Johnson from Gillette, Wyoming, Cody Demoss out of Heflin, Louisiana and rusty Allen from eagle mountain, Utah, each get the second round of byes.

In the bareback riding event, there were no Canadians from the “b” pool that qualified for Sunday afternoon. Those moving on to the money round included Ryan gray from Petersburg, Texas, Cimarron Gerke out Brighton, Colorado, bobby motefrom culver, Oregon and Justin McDaniel who makes his home in Porum, Oklahoma.

The bull riding event did see one Canadian move on to the money round on Sunday, as Tyler Thomson from black diamond finished third in the “b” pool rounds. Joining Thompson will be mike lee from Decatur, Texas, beau hill out of Columbia falls, Montana, and Wiley Peterson from Pocatello, Idaho. Two Canadian calf ropers are assured a shot at the $100,000 run off on Sunday, as Jeff Chapman from Airdrie, Alberta and dean edge from Rimbey, Alberta qualified in second and third place
respectively. The two Americans that have moved on are stran smith from Childress, Texas and Blair Burk, from Durant, Oklahoma.

Only one Canadian bull dogger has his sights on the big money right now, and that’s Clayton Moore from Pouce coupe, British Columbia. Joining miller in the steer wrestling event will be Wade Sumter from fowler, Colorado, Jason miller from lance Creek, Wyoming and Casey McMillan who hails from Craig, Colorado.

There are also two young ladies in the barrel racing section that originally came from Canada. Lindsay sears of Nanton, who now makes here home in Stephenville, Texas qualified first in the “b” pool, and Joleen Seitz, a former Calgary Stampede champion, makes her home in Savona, British Columbia. The two American barrel racers advancing along the way, are Jill Moody from Lethcher, South Dakota and Codi Baucom, all the way from Anderson, South Carolina.  Any of the contestants that didn’t make the cut, will have one more chance this afternoon, during wild card Saturday.