Bustin at Deadwood is a Hit!

The Steer Roping in Deadwood, SD...the Days of 76, went wonderfully on Tuesday July 27th... 85 entered...80 eventually roped 2 head each...the best 24 on 2 got another in the progressive round. This was the closest finals in a long time at Deadwood...Three ropers went into the short go within 6/10th of a second apart...J. Tom Fisher was leading with Trevor Brazile and Rod Hartness right behind him...when the dust settled in was Trevor who got the big prize, roping his final steer in 11.1 while Rod and J. Tom both took no times. Trevor's win earned him nearly $5200. The fast time of the day belonged to J. Tom who won the 2nd round with a 9.4 second run. The world record for fast time was set in Deadwood in 2003 when Guy Allen roped and tied in 7.9 seconds. Guy holds several Deadwood records...the most money won over the 14 years of the competition: $28, 186, the fastest time on 3 head; 29.2 in 2000, the most money won at a single roping; nearly $6700 in 2002. Guy has won the Days of 76 steer roping in 2000, 2002 and 2004. (guy was also 2nd one year) Trevor has now won twice in 2008 and 2010. (Brazile finished 2nd in 99 and again in 2000 and has a 4th place finish as well) and Scott Snedecor has won twice in 2003 and 06 (Scott has laos place third twice and 5th in the average once)...Nobody else has won more than once.

Other notables who have done well at the "Days" over the years: JD Yates has placed in the top 6 four times, Buster Record the same including a 2nd place finish) JR Olson and Jarrett Blessing have each placed 3 times in the top 6.

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not sure if you saw that Roxee Holloway has finally retired from picking up at rodeos. I got to work with Roxee at the World Finals in El Paso one year. She more than proved her worth in the arena but broke her back at the Casey Tibbs Match in Ft Pierre 4 years ago, and hasn't really been back. But her Dad convinced her to try one more time and so they worked together at a performance of the days of 1910 in Timber Lake in July. She said it went smoothly and she rode out of the arena with a heavy heart...for the last time. Thanks Rox, I'm proud of you.

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The Mountain States Circuit Finals Steer Roping will be moved to October. It'll be in Sterling, Colorado on the weekend of October 9-10. And the first ever Badlands Finals steer roping will be Saturday September 4 in Deadwood at the Days of 76 grounds...4pm. The top 12 in the circuit will each rope 5 head. Winners get to go to the National Circuit Finals in Torrington, Wyoming next April. The Badlands becomes the 5th circuit to have a Circuit finals for trippers. At some point perhaps the Wilderness and the Turquoise may join in. I can't imagine that Montana hasn't added steer roping yet....wouldn't you think that a cowboy state like Montana would want to be play with the big boys? Maybe someday soon.
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sorry that i haven't posted for a while...its an "old dog-new tricks" deal. I couldn't remember how to get on the site! Now Shelisa Davis has written me out instructions so I won't forget anymore. :)