Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo™ Celebrates Record-Breaking Attendance
The world’s largest celebration of agricul- ture, education, entertainment and Western her- itage drew a record-breaking 2,611,176 visitors in total attendance to the 85th annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, March 7-26 “Powered by more than 33,000 volun- teers, the 2017 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo successfully provided a record number of visitors with a world-class entertainment experience,” said Joel Cowley, Houston Live- stock Show and Rodeo president and CEO. “During the 2017 Show, fans were immersed in one-of-a-kind educational and agricultural exhibits, larger-than-life entertainment, and nightly celebrations of Western heritage during RODEOHOUSTON®.”
RODEOHOUSTON
RODEOHOUSTON committed $2.17 million to its contestants in 2017. The 2017 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series invited the world’s top rodeo athletes to compete in seven traditional rodeo events, March 7-25. With the entire purse provided by RODEOHOUSTON, Super Series athletes competed for a share of $1,748,000 in prize money. Each event champion rode out of NRG Stadium with $50,000, plus winnings from the preliminary rounds. 2017 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series Champions, with total money earned, are: Tie- Down Roping: Caleb Smidt: Belleville, TX, $58,500; Bareback Riding: Jake Vold: Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, $56,000; Team Roping: Zac Small: Welch, OK; & Levi Lord: Sturgis, SD, $110,000; Saddle Bronc Riding: Cody DeM- oss: Heflin, LA, $56,438; Steer Wrestling: Tyler Waguespack: Gonzales, LA, $56,500; Barrel Racing: Kassie Mowry: Dublin, TX, $60,000; Bull Riding: Garrett Smith: Rexburg, ID, $53,375.
The RODEOHOUSTON Super Shootout®: North
America’s Champions,
presented by Crown Royal, was held Sunday, March 26. With a total purse of $250,000, the Super Shootout is among the richest one-day rodeo events in the world. Each event champi- on earned $25,000, and team members earned an additional $2,500 each for their share of $12,500 for the winning team. 2017 champi-
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ons, with the rodeos they represented, are: Bareback Riding: Tim, O’Connell, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo; Barrel Racing: Ivy Conrado, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo; Bull Riding: Riker Carter, Fort Worth Stock Show & Ro- deo; Saddle Bronc Riding: Taos Muncy, Reno Rodeo; Steer Wrestling: Sterling Lambert, Rodeo Austin; Su- per Shootout Team Award: Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW™
Livestock and horse show competitions drew 32,793 entries. There were more than 19,000 Hous- ton Livestock Show junior
entries for the 10 breeding, market and dairy livestock shows, and 21 judging competi- tions and contests. Junior auction sales totaled $15,239,356. Six
junior auction Grand Champi-
on and Reserve Grand Champion lots set world or Show records. The prices for the top winners were: (*indicates world record) Jr Market Barrow: Grand Ch: $212,000*, Reserve: $133,000*; Jr Market Pen of Broil- ers: Grand Ch: $150,000, Reserve $75,000; Jr Market Goat: Grand Ch: $180,000*, Re- serve: $115,000; Jr Market Lamb: Grand Ch: $270,000*, Reserve: $125,000; Jr Market Steer: Grand Ch: $345,000, Reserve: $330,000; Jr Market Turkey: Grand Ch: $110,000, Reserve: $68,000; School Art: Grand Ch: $235,000*, Reserve: $221,000*.
Auction totals (unaudited preliminary totals that do not include cash contributions and some purchase commitment amounts) were: Barrow: $2,773,280, Lamb and Goat: $3,101,479, Poultry: $1,615,334, School Art: $2,285,233, Steer: $4,354,700. The Ju- nior Commercial Steer Auction totals were $628,539 (live auction of choice steers).
May 2017
NCHA Cutting Youth - Millie Joe Rosenberg
APHA HP Nov- ice Amateur: Sensational Sugardaddy & Amy Novacek
The Houston Livestock Show and Ro-
deo Champion Wine Auction brought in $1,844,
208.The Ranching & Wildlife Auction totaled $551,116. Calf scramble and judging contest winners received 370 certificates, each worth $2,000, to apply toward the purchase of a registered beef heifer, steer or dairy calf to exhibit at the 2018 Houston Livestock Show. Certificate premiums totaled $740,000. Calf scramble exhibitors from 2016 who returned with their heifer, steer and dairy projects to compete at the 2017 Houston Livestock Show received more than $100,000 total in premiums and awards.
SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION The Show committed $26,065,510 to the
youth of Texas in 2017: $14,272,000 in schol- arships to be awarded this summer ($18,000 scholarships were increased to $20,000); $7,653,750 to junior show exhibitors and calf scramble participants; $3,614,360 in educa- tional program grants; and $525,400 in gradu- ate assistantships.
For more information and complete re- sults, visit
www.rodeohouston.com.w
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