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Biglow has record night at FCPR
ish on night one.
“A 17.01 ride is fast,”
Hillman said. “To win third
is great. There’s some phe-
nomenal horses and jockeys
here.”
Of the ten racers on Sat-
urday night, four received
penalties. Vale’s Danyelle
Williams closed the night
with a 17.42 finish for Sat-
urday’s second-best ride.
“He took off a little
sooner than I wanted,” Hill-
man said of Cuatro Fame.
“He’s a big, strong horse. He
feeds off the crowd’s energy.
He won’t do what you tell
him to do. The crowd was
amazing tonight.”
Hillman has qualified for
the National Finals Rodeo
for the past three years, and
is looking to do it a fourth.
“We’re looking good
here,” she said. “Now we’ll
just have to see if we have
good consistency.”
By BRETT KANE
and ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITERS
HERMISTON — In
his fifth appearance at the
Farm-City Pro Rodeo, Clay-
ton Biglow decided to open
the show in record fashion.
The Clements, Calif.,
cowboy not only won the
bareback riding title with
his 89-point ride Saturday
night, but also moved into a
three-way tie for the event’s
arena record.
Biglow, 23, matched
Andy Martinez’s 2006 ride,
as well as Austin Foss’ in
2017.
“It’s great just to be in
first,” Biglow said. “It’s
awesome. But tying a record
is just the cherry on top right
there.”
At a young age, Biglow
has already established quite
the name for himself in the
world of rodeo. He’s the No.
2 bareback contender in the
Pro Rodeo Cowboy Associ-
ation World Standings, and
has amassed $140,166.43 in
earnings so far.
“I just gotta keep doing
this,” he said. “I’m second
in the world, so my year’s
been going pretty good.”
Biglow’s talent is hered-
itary — his father, Russ,
competed in the PRCA as
a bareback rider and team
roper from 1980-1995.
“The Northwest is my
favorite place to come
rodeo,” Biglow said. “My
dad rode up here a lot. I
spent a lot of time up here as
a kid. There’s nothing like
it.”
Biglow’s record was
set on the back of Asian
Orchid. He’ll get a bit of a
break before his next per-
formance, which is sched-
uled for Thursday.
“I have some friends that
live around here, so I’ll stay
with them,” he said Satur-
day. “I’m just going to hang
out and work out until my
next rodeo.”
Clint Robinson of Span-
ish Fork, Utah, won the all-
around title, earning money
in tie-down roping and team
roping. Robinson, who
competed Wednesday, was
the 2014 FCPR tie-down
champion.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Clayton Biglow leaps high on Asian Orchid to win bareback riding Saturday night with a score of 89 points, which puts him in a
three-way tie for the Farm-City Pro Rodeo arena record.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Jesse Brown, of Baker City, won the steer wrestling event
Saturday at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston.
Bull riding
The big beasts ruled the
event this week, shutting out
the cowboys on two nights.
Saturday night, Josh
Frost of Randlett, Utah, was
not going to be frozen out of
a paycheck. He turned in an
87.5-point ride on the back
of Damn Right to win the
night and the FCPR title in
the event in his first trip to
Hermiston.
“This is one of the big-
gest rodeos going on right
now,” Frost said. “It is
a privilege to be here in
Hermiston. The ring setup
is cool, and there is a lot of
energy in the crowd,” I’ll be
back.”
Frost sits 13th in the
standings, and the $6,838
from the FCPR will go a
long way in helping him
earn his first trip to the NFR.
“It couldn’t be any bet-
ter,” he said. “It’s been a
really good year. Now, you
have to hammer down and
finish with some wins. It’s
been a slow week, so Herm-
iston will help me out a lot.”
Saddle bronc riding
Ryder Wright got a good
luck kiss from his 2-year-
old daughter, Bexley, before
he competed Saturday
night. It’s a ritual they have
when his wife, Cheyenne,
and his daughter join him
on the road.
That kiss seemed to do
the trick as Wright posted
an 82.5-point ride on Dirty
Little Secret for the mark on
the night, and a fourth-place
finish overall.
Dawson Hay, who turned
in an 86 on Friday, walked
away with the title and
$5,640.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Josh Frost, of Randlett, Utah, rides a bull named Damn Right
for a score of 87.5 points to win the bull riding title Saturday
at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Thor Hoefer, of Priest River, Idaho, rolls out from under a bull
after being tossed at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo.
“There’s always a lit-
tle pressure when there’s a
big number on top,” Wright
said.
Speaking of on top,
Wright, 21, leads the world
standing with $192,479 —
more than $33,000 more
than the second-place man.
Wright, who comes
from a long line of saddle
bronc riders, broke the reg-
ular-season earnings record
for saddle bronc riding with
$184,880 as of July 30. The
Utah cowboy surpassed
Jacobs Crawley’s 2017 total
of $184,052.
“I definitely have an
advantage,” he said. “I have
had awesome bronc riders
as coaches my whole life.
If I need anything, they are
just a phone call away.”
Steer wrestling
There were a lot of great
runs Saturday night, but the
hot run belonged to Tyler
Pearson, who turfed his steer
in 3.6 seconds.
The Mississippi cowboy
had the top time in the second
go-round, and also picked up
the $100 bonus for the top
time of the night. He said the
cash was much needed.
“I lost my wallet the other
day,” he said. “I needed some
cash bad.”
The go-round money
($1,899) is nice, as is the
average money ($1,363).
Pearson was 16th in the
standings at the beginning of
the week — less than $2,000
out of 15th. He is looking for
his third consecutive trip —
and fourth overall — to the
NFR.
“Every dollar counts,” he
said. “It’s nice to get a win.
That was a good steer.”
Jesse Brown of Baker
City, who had a time of 7.6
seconds on two runs, won the
event and pocketed $4,914,
which included money in
each go-round.
“I knew I had to be fast,”
he said. “That steer was fast;
it worked out great.”
Brown, who turned 27
earlier in the week, is ranked
39th in the world stand-
ings, and leads the Columbia
River Circuit.
“It’s been all right,”
Brown said of his season.
“I’m just chipping away.”
Rodeo fans will see
Brown next month at the
Pendleton Round-Up.
“Pendleton is one of
my favorites,” he said. “I
wouldn’t miss it for nothing.”
Team roping
Lane Ivy and Cesar de la
Cruz may have had the hot
ride of the night, roping their
steer in 4 seconds flat, but it
was Charly Crawford and
Logan Medlin who won the
title with their 5.8-second
finish on Friday night.
Of the 14 competitors in
Farm-City’s final team roping
event, four teams received
penalties and seven received
no time, leaving it wide open
for Crawford of Prineville
and Medlin of Tatum, New
Mexico, to claim the title.
Pendleton’s own Clay-
ton Morrison, teamed with
Prineville’s Sean Santucci,
provided some Eastern Ore-
gon representation for the
event, but were one of the
unlucky groups who failed to
rope their steers.
Tie-down roping
Two cowboys tied for the
tie-down roping’s top spot,
but only one rode off with
the title.
Richard Newton of Por-
tales, New Mexico, and
Reese Riemer of Stinnett,
Texas, each clocked in at 8.1
seconds, but it was Riemer’s
17.8 average that earned him
the 2019 title.
For Riemer, the vic-
tory was seven years in the
making. He’s been a Farm-
City regular since 2012, but
this year was his first as a
champion.
“The money keeps me
coming back,” he joked.
“It’s a great rodeo with a
great committee. It’s just one
of those rodeos that every-
one has on their lists to ride
in every year.”
With $50,326.71 in
PRCA earnings, Riemer is
No. 21 in the tie-down world
standings. His goal, he said,
is to crack the top 15.
“I just gotta keep doing
what I did tonight,” he said.
“It’s one check at a time, and
one rodeo at a time. I’ve seen
guys in my position try too
hard and end up making mis-
takes. I just have to take it
easy from here on out.”
Barrel racing
Stevi Hillman came all
the way from Weatherford,
Texas, to win Farm-City’s
final barrel race.
On the back of her
12-year-old horse Cuatro
Fame, she finished at 17.13
for the night’s best ride.
Brittney Barnett of Joilet,
Montana, earned the title
with her 17.01-second fin-
FARM-CITY PRO RODEO
All-around cowboy: Clint Robinson,
$2,384, tie-down roping and team
roping.
Bareback riding: 1. Clayton Biglow,
89 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Asian
Orchid, $6,260; 2. (tie) Tim O’Connell
and Orin Larsen, 85.5, $4,174 each; 4.
(tie) Kody Lamb and Mason Clements,
84.5, $1,878 each; 6. Taylor Brous-
sard, 83, $1,043; 7. Leighton Berry, 82,
$835; 8. Steven Peebles, 81.5, $626.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1.
Stan Branco, 3.4 seconds, $1,899; 2.
(tie) Sean Santucci and Jesse Brown,
3.6, $1,528 each; 4. Ringo Robin-
son, 3.9, $1,156; 5. (tie) Cade good-
man, Jake Kraupie and Levi Rudd,
4.0, $661 each; 8. (tie) Dirk Tavenner,
Jace Melvin, Dakota Eldridge and
Tyler Waguespack, 4.1, $41 each. Sec-
ond round: 1. Tyler Pearson, 3.6 sec-
onds, $1,899; 2. Tyler Waguespack,
3.7, $1,652; 3. Cade goodman, 3.8,
$1,404; 4. (tie) Blake Knowles and
Heath Thomas, 3.9, $1,032 each; 6.
(tie) T.J. Hall and Jesse Brown, 4.0,
$537 each; 8. Hunter Cure, 4.1, $165.
Average: 1. Jesse Brown, 7.6 seconds
on two head, $2,849; 2. (tie) Tyler
Waguespack and Cade goodman,
7.8, $2,292 each; 4. Kyle Irwin, 8.5,
$1,734; 5. Tyler Pearson, 8.7, $1,363;
6. (tie) Jake Kraupie and Nick guy,
8.9, $805 each; 8. Kalane Anders, 9.0,
$248.
Team roping: First round: 1. Dustin
Egusquiza/Jake Long, 4.5 seconds,
$2,029 each; 2. Charly Crawford/
Logan Medlin, 4.6, $1,765; 3. Spencer
Mitchell/Cody Doescher, 4.8, $1,500;
4. Levi Simpson/Cole Davison, 5.0,
$1,235; 5. Matt Sherwood/Hunter
Koch, 5.1, $970; 6. Jake Stanley/Bucky
Campbell, 5.2, $706; 7. garett Chick/
Ross Ashford, 5.4, $441; 8. (tie) Rhen
Richard/Clint Robinson and Rhett
Anderson/Trace Porter, 5.6, $88 each.
Second round: 1. Lane Ivy/Cesar de
la Cruz, 4.0 seconds, $2,029 each;
2. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens,
4.1, $1,765; 3. Billy Bob Brown/Evan
Arnold, 4.5, $1,500; 4. Jr. Dees/Lane
Siggins, 4.7, $1,235; 5. Chace Thomp-
son/Tyson Thompson, 5.0, $970; 6.
Tyler Smith/Andy Carlson, 5.5, $706;
7. Shane Erickson/Brent Falon, 5.6,
$441; 8. Levi Simpson/Cole Davison,
5.7, $176. Average: 1. Charly Craw-
ford/Logan Medlin, 10.4 seconds on
two head, $3,044 each; 2. Levi Simp-
son/Cole Davison, 10.7, $2,647; 3.
Chace Thompson/Tyson Thompson,
10.8, $2,250; 4. Dustin Egusquiza/
Jake Long, 13.4, $1,853; 5. Jake Stan-
ley/Bucky Campbell, 17.8, $1,456; 6.
Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, 18.2,
$1,059; 7. Jordan Tye/Jason Minor,
20.8, $662; 8. Brooks Dahozy/Walt
Woodard, 25.0, $265.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Dawson Hay,
86 points on Calgary Stampede’s
Arriving Kamloops, $5,640; 2. Zeke
Thurston, 84.5, $4,324; 3. Kolby Wan-
chuk, 83.5, $3,196; 4. Ryder Wright,
82.5, $2,068; 5. (tie) Joe Harper and
Tate Owens, 81.5, $1,128 each; 7. (tie)
Allen Boore, Colt gordon and Rusty
Wright, 80.5, $439 each.
Tie-down roping: First round: 1.
Cory Solomon, 7.6 seconds, $2,091;
2. Riley Pruitt, 7.8, $1,818; 3. Caddo
Lewallen, 8.0, $1,545; 4. Lane Living-
ston, 8.3, $1,273; 5. (tie) Dane Kissack,
John Douch and Cimarron Boardman,
9.0, $727 each; 8. (tie) Monty Lewis
and Michael Pederson, 9.1, $91 each.
Second round: 1. Matt Shiozawa, 7.5
seconds, $2,091; 2. (tie) Richard New-
ton, Rhen Richard, Clint Robinson
and Reese Riemer, 8.1, $1,409 each;
6. Jake Pratt, 8.2, $727; 7. Chad Fin-
ley, 8.4, $455; 8. Brad goodrich, 8.7,
$182. Average: 1. (tie) John Douch,
Jake Pratt, Reese Riemer and Lane
Livingston, 17.8 seconds on two
head, $2,523 each; 5. Brad goodrich,
17.9, $1,500; 6. (tie) Cory Solomon
and Clint Robinson, 18.1, $886 each;
8. Michael Pederson, 18.5, $273.
Barrel racing: 1. Brittney Barnett,
17.01 seconds, $6,294; 2. Lexie goss,
17.10, $5,035; 3. Stevi Hillman, 17.13,
$4,091; 4. Alishea Broussard, 17.17,
$3,147; 5. Destri Devenport, 17.21,
$2,518; 6. (tie) Cheyenne Allan and
Tillar Murray, 17.27, $1,731 each; 8.
Amberleigh Moore, 17.30, $1,416;
9. Sabra O’Quinn, 17.35, $1,259; 10.
Rachel Stoller, 17.37, $1,101; 11. Dona
Kay Rule, 17.39, $944; 12. Danyelle
Williams, 17.42, $787; 13. Jennifer
Barrett, 17.48, $629; 14. Mary Walker,
17.50, $472; 15. (tie) Hilary Imhof,
Mary Shae Hays and Nellie Miller,
17.52, $105 each.
Bull riding: 1. Josh Frost, 87.5 points
on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Damn
Right, $6,838; 2. Clayton Sellars, 85,
$5,461; 3. Dakota Louis, 83, $4,280; 4.
Dalan Duncan, 82, $3,099; no other
qualified rides.