August 2016
East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald • Page 17
stock events, are bareback riding, saddle
bronc riding and bull riding. Contes-
tants compete on one head of livestock,
which is selected in a random drawing
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competition day, selected in a separate
drawing. Contestants with the highest
scores earn money in their event, and
the highest score for each event will win
the Farm-City Pro Rodeo title.
Timed events
Timed events are tie-down roping,
steer wrestling, team roping and barrel
racing. Barrel racers compete on one
head of livestock, other contestants
will compete on two head. The lowest
combined time on two head will
determine the aggregate champions in
tie-down roping, steer wrestling and
team roping.
Slack
Slack is daytime competition for the
contestants in timed events that exceed
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evening rodeo performance. To better
accommodate the timed event contes-
tants, the FCPR introduced a “back-to-
back” format. Each timed event contes-
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at 2 p.m. on the performance day that
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second head of livestock will be run
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in slack competition after the rodeo that
night. This format allows the contestant
to run both head of livestock in one day.
Prize money
The Farm-City Pro Rodeo brings a
purse of $13,500 per event plus entry
fees for bareback riding, tie-down
roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc
riding, barrel racing, and bull riding.
Because there are two contestants
involved in the team roping event,
FCPR adds $27,000 plus entry fees.
The rodeo is ranked among the top 50
professional rodeos in North America
based on total prize money. The total
entries in each event determine how
many places or “monies paid” in each
event.
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change by the time the rodeo begins,
due to injuries or other factors, as of the
end of July there were 471 contestants
entered and planning to compete in the
2016 Farm-City Pro Rodeo.
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