DENVER, Colo. – The 118th edition of the National Western Stock Show came to a close on Sunday and a highlight of the day’s events was the championship finals of the rodeo. It took 19 performances to determine who the players would be for the titles. Contestants competed in brackets and advanced to the Semi-Finals and then the Final round. … Read More
Press Release: Fans and Competitors Embrace the Cold to Celebrate Colorado’s Beloved Western Tradition
Denver, CO – It is officially time to take down your Christmas lights; the 118h National Western Stock Show, presented by CommonSpirit Health, has come to a close. The 2024 Stock Show welcomed over 671,000 guests during the 16-day celebration. Despite the frigid cold temperatures, Stock Show fans of all ages and different communities dusted off their hats and boots to celebrate Colorado’s … Read More
Barrel Racing Arena Record Set Again
DENVER, Colo. – The barrel racing couldn’t have been any more exciting at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo on Saturday night. The arena record in the Denver Coliseum prior to this year’s rodeo was set in 2002 by Tammy Fischer at 14.69. That was broken during the eighth performance by Chelsea Moore, from Rose Hill, Kansas, who stopped the … Read More
World Champions Highlight Friday’s Rodeos
DENVER, Colo. – The brackets of the 2024 National Western Stock Show Rodeo were completed on Friday and contestants are now ready for Saturday’s Semi-Finals. Reigning world champions showed fans in the Denver Coliseum the talent that it took to win gold buckles in 2023 and are embarking on the 2024 season in style. It started Wednesday afternoon when Texans … Read More
Press Release: Buyers Came Out in Support of the Future Leaders in Agriculture
Denver, CO – The iconic Beef Palace Auction Arena at the National Western Stock Show hosted a standing-room-only crowd for the 2024 Auction of Junior Livestock Champions, presented by BOK Financial. The generosity of the buyers was evident as the sale numbers were tallied, totaling $548,000 across the top eight champion animals. The money invested supports the junior exhibitors who raised the … Read More
Idaho Cowboys Excel at National Western Rodeo
DENVER, Colo. – Idaho cowboys were at the top of the bareback riding and bull riding on Wednesday at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo. Bull rider Brady Portenier from Caldwell, Idaho, was not successful in his first attempt on Wednesday afternoon. He came back Wednesday night determined to get a score and he got a big one. He rode … Read More
Press Release: 2024 National Western Stock Show Enters Final Five Days
Denver, CO – Despite some of the coldest temperatures in Stock Show history, the National Western grounds have hosted over 441,846 visitors since opening day, January 6th. With just five days remaining in the best 16 days in January, and warmer weather in the forecast, show officials expect strong numbers for the final weekend. “With exciting competition like the pro rodeo … Read More
Rodeo Action Heating Up At NWSS
DENVER, Colo. – Five out of eight brackets are now complete at this year’s National Western Stock Show Rodeo. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association events in the Denver Coliseum are all set up in brackets. Eighty contestants in each event are evenly distributed across eight brackets. A bracket consists of two rounds of competition and … Read More
Saturday Rodeos See Top Action
High scores and fast times highlight NWSS Rodeo DENVER, Colo. – Sub-zero temperatures in Colorado didn’t keep the action from heating up in the Denver Coliseum on Saturday. The highest score of bareback riding at the 2024 edition of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) through six performances has been awarded to Ty Pope from Garnett, Kansas. Pope is the … Read More
Bull Rider Sets Bar High at National Western
Contestants plan to return to National Western Stock Show Rodeo DENVER, Colo. – With three performances completed at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, three contestants in each of the events are already planning their trip back to Denver next week to compete in the Semi-Finals. Friday’s action in the Denver Coliseum saw the completion of Bracket 1 and the … Read More