WYO Bull Riders Advance

A pen of bulls that would justly have once been called “eliminators” threw most riders in tonight’s third round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas but Wyoming was two-for-three. Kanin Asay of Powell walked off with third-place money totaling over $10,000 and Gillette’s Bobby Welsh took fourth adding $7K to his cache. Bobby is the only man who has been able to stay on for a score every time out so far at this years’ WNFR. Kanin has won more money than any other rider ($27,367.79) and Welsh and Asay are #1 & #2 in the average.

JW Harris’ once seemingly insurmountable lead in the bull riding world champ chase is still relatively safe but he is sitting out at least two rounds due to a broken bone in his riding hand. Harris leads Asay by nearly $100,000. With seven rides remaining and the coveted average money slipping away from Harris’ grasp the race has become at the very least….interesting.

Kanin Asay and Bobby Welsh have risen to the second and third positions in the world standings. We spoke with both men after tonight’s rodeo and we’ll have those interviews and much more video to share with you tomorrow morning.

It is imperative now though to display a great photo (by Kristin Phipps of Wyoming Travel & Tourism) of bullfighter Dusty Tuckness losing his pants tonight. He has performed masterfully throughout his first national finals and it probably isn’t fair to show this shot to begin our coverage of the Man from Meeteetse. But we just can’t help it.

Please re-join us here tomorrow. We’ll have a much more thorough discussion about the actions of our Wyoming riders and take a look at the annual shopping extravaganza known as Cowboy Christmas in Las Vegas.