“They really like it,” Hirsig said, “because they get to run in the same conditions as the girls they compete against.” Last year’s weather at Frontier Days was exceptionally wet. It also makes it easier for the barrel racers. Under the old format, “if I’m competing in the mud, I’m competing against guys who are in performances later in the week where it’s 85 degrees and dry.” With the new format, “you compete against guys who are in the same weather conditions as you are.” Hirsig gave the example of a situation where during a rodeo performance, it rains and the arena is muddy. “That time of year, we battle the weather. It also evens out the disadvantage that weather causes for contestants. “People consider this a bucket list rodeo, and we want to have something they understand, and to entice them to come back.” We have a very novice fan base,” he said. “Eighty-five percent of the fans in Cheyenne are people who have never been to a rodeo before, or they go to one rodeo a year. Many fans at Cheyenne are not rodeo savvy, he said. There are several reasons for the format change, Hirsig said. The top four from each of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals July 26-27, and the top six from the each of the semi-finals July 26-27 go on to the finals on July 28. Two hundred-fifty cowgirls will compete in slack with the top 72 advancing to the performances July 20-25, considered the quarter-finals. The top eighteen from July 26 and 27 combined advance to the finals on July 28.Īs for the barrel racing, it will work in a similar fashion as the roughstock.
In the bull riding, the top six scores from each day (July 20-25) will advance to the semi-finals on July 26 and 27, making eighteen bull riders on the 26th and eighteen on the 27th. Out of those two performances, the top six each day advance to the finals on Sun., July 28. The first six performances (July 20-25) will be called the quarter-finals, with each cowboy riding once during those days.įor the barebacks and saddle broncs, the top four scores from each day advance to the semi-finals on Fri., July 26 and Sat., July 27, where they compete again. In the rough stock events, seventy-two bareback riders, seventy-two saddle bronc riders, and 120 bull riders will be allowed to enter. One hundred-fifty cowboys will be allowed to enter each timed event (150 teams in the team roping.) The finals will be in a “sudden death” format – those sixteen cowboys start from scratch their times are not carried over. The top four places: first through fourth, are paid each day, and the top four from each set advance to the finals, which will be the last day, this year July 28. Those forty contestants will be split into four sets, with ten in each set.Įach set of ten competes in two performances, back to back.
The top forty on two head will advance to the performances. This year, in the timed events, each contestant in the tie-down, steer wrestling and the teams in the team roping will make two runs in slack. In the past, each contestant made two runs or competed on two head.
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