RODEOHOUSTON
HLSR Debuted A TX-Sized Concert Stage and Brought Garth Brooks Back
The 2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo presented a new, state-of-the-art, star-shaped concert stage, and opened and closed with dy- namic performances by Garth Brooks, 25 years after his last RODEO- HOUSTON® performance. Brooks entertained more than 150,000 RO- DEOHOUSTON fans during his two performances, and landed in the No. 1 spot on the paid rodeo/concert atten- dance records. The Houston Tradition entertained guests for 20 days, Febru- ary 27- March 18. RODEOHOUSTON commit- ted $2.17 million to its contestants in 2018. The 2018 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series invited the world’s top rodeo athletes to compete in seven tra- ditional rodeo events. RODEOHOUS- TON Super Series athletes compet- ed 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. The 2018 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series Champions, with total money earned, are: Tie-Down Rop- ing: Tyler Milligan: Pawhuska, OK- $56,000; Bareback Riding: Clint Laye: Pocatello, ID-$57,250; Team Rop- ing: Matt Sherwood: Pima, AZ; and Walt Woodward: Stephenville, TX- $112,000; Saddle Bronc Riding: Cody DeMoss: Heflin, LA-$56,250 (3x RODEOHOUSTON champion 2003, 2017, 2018); Steer Wrestling: Timmy Sparing: Helena, MT-$53,500; Barrel Racing: Nellie Williams-Miller: Cot- tonwood, CA-$58,750; Bull Riding: Parker Breding: Edgar, MT-$57,500. The RODEOHOUSTON Super Shootout®: North America’s Cham- pions was held March 18. This event featured champion athletes from eight of the best rodeos. With a total purse of $250,000, the Super Shootout is among the richest one-day rodeo events in the world. Each event champion earned $25,000, and team members earned an additional $2,500 each for their share of $12,500 for the winning team.
2018 champions, with the ro- deos they represented, are: Bareback Riding: JR Vezain, Team RODEO- HOUSTON; Barrel Racing: Nellie Williams-Miller, Team Reno Rodeo; Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey, Team
Calgary Stampede; Saddle
Bronc Riding: Heith Demoss, Team Reno Rodeo; Steer Wrestling: Tyler Waguespack, Team RODEOHOUS- TON; Super Shootout Team Award: Reno Rodeo.
Livestock and horse show com-
petitions drew 33,949 entries. The Ju- nior auction sales totaled $15,141,680. Five junior auction Grand and Re- serve Grand Champion lots set world or Show records. The prices for the top winners (* indicates world cham- pion) were: Jr Market Barrow: GCh: $214,000*, Res: $134,000*; Jr Mar- ket Pen of Broilers: GCh: $150,000, Res: $118,000; Jr Market Goat: GCh: $182,000*, Res: $100,000; Jr Mar- ket Lamb: GCh: $300,000*, Res: $120,000’ Jr Market Steer: GCh: $410,000, Res: $366,000*; Jr Market Turkey: GCh: $110,000, Res: $95,000; School Art: GCh: $225,000, Res: $150,000.
Auction totals (unaudited) were:
Barrow: $3,002,251, Lamb and Goat: $2,912,540, Poultry: $1,745,870, School Art: $2,048,745, and Steer: $5,432,274. The Junior Commercial Steer Auction totaled $644,106. Calf scramble and judging contest winners received 365 certificates, each worth $2,250, to apply toward the purchase of a registered beef heifer or steer to exhibit at the 2019 HLSR. Certificate premiums totaled $821,250.
The Rodeo committed
$26,709,110 to the youth of Texas in 2018: $14,271,000 in scholarships to be awarded this summer; $8,125,250 to junior show exhibitors and calf scramble participants; $3,726,820 in educational program grants; and $586,040 in graduate assistantships. For complete results and news,
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