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The 31-year-old Texan, who’s been a fixture at the Stampede, has seen his fortunes improve since acquiring new mount Snoop.
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The 31-year-old Texan, who’s been a fixture at the Stampede, has seen his fortunes improve since acquiring new mount Snoop.
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Marty Yates is on the who’s-who list of cowboys at the Calgary Stampede.
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Trouble is the Texan’s not on the scoreboard that matters most …
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The one highlighting past rodeo champions.
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“Absolutely … that’s something I’d like to change here this year,” said Yates, a 31-year-old tie-down roper who’s been coming annually to ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’ since way back in 2015.
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“I’ve been here a lot, and it’s been a long time since I got a good start and won the first round.”
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That changed Thursday for the veteran roper who’s a fixture at the Stampede.
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Yates was quick enough to post a 7.1-second score to win the day-money — $7,000 — and get off to that elusive strong start.
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“That doesn’t necessarily guarantee you a spot in the finals, but it gives you a very good step in that direction,” said Yates, of Stephenville, Texas. “If you don’t place in the first round, it’s just kind of hard to climb back up out of that. But if you win the first round, usually everything starts going into place and you have a lot better luck in the next two rounds.
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“Setting the tone means everything. It doesn’t matter which rodeo you’re at. If you start off good and usually you have some confidence to build on there. It’s just hard to go the other way around. When it don’t go good, and then you’re trying to work from nothing. So just look forward to going to more good calves and having a good week.”
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It’s been a good year for Yates, who is in and out of the top 10 depending on what day of the week it is in the highly competitive tie-down world.
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But he’s noticed a particular upturn in his fortunes since he acquired a new mount in Snoop in early April.
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“Yeah … he’s pretty new,” Yates said. “I knew the guy really well that owned him. He moved to Texas this spring and brought that horse down there, and some guys told me about him, and it’s just been a great fit ever since.
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“He’s only six years old, but he’s very secure in his mind and in his body, for sure. I’ve had many young horses over the years, and he’s just been very good for me. He’s awesome.
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“We’ve hauled him all over the country already so far, and he doesn’t seem to care about any of it. It’s just been fun.
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“Any time you get a new horse or something new, they get you going,” added Yates. “It’s just something else to fuel your fire and help get you down the road.”
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And into the money.
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BULL RIDING
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Dakota Buttar did Saskatchewan and Canada proud Thursday at the Stampede.
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His 85.5-point ride aboard OLS Tubs Big River was the best of bull riding to give him a $7,750 top prize.
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“I was pretty excited when I saw that bull beside my name,” Buttar said. “He’s been good for quite a while now.
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“I’ve never been on him before, so I was glad to be on him.”
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With only four cowboys lasting the full eight seconds, ground money pumped up the payouts for Buttar — who hails from Eatonia, Sask. — Colorado’s Luke Mackey, Oklahoma’s Wacey Schalla and Oklahoma’s Trey Kimzey, They respectively scored 85, 84 and 77 points aboard Koulee’s Pet, TG Shepard and Minor Detail to pocket $6,250, $5,250 and $4,000.
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BAREBACK
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The start of Pool C saw a Montana cowboy come out to a bucking start at the Calgary Stampede.
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Weston Timberman, 21, rode Coconut Valley to a Day 7-best 88.5 and took home the top bareback prize of $7,000, putting him in a good spot to make it into Showdown Sunday.
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Timberman was joined by California’s RC Landingham — with an 85.5 aboard Pittsburg Nellie— and Nebraska’s Garret Shadbolt — with an 84.5 on Oney — in rounding out the top three.
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BARREL RACING
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It was an all-Red River battle on Thursday, with two Texas cowgirls coming in one and three and an Okie placing second in barrel racing.
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Hailey Kinsel of Cotulla, Texas, has set the pace for Pool C with a time of 17.16 seconds, good enough to take home the top prize of $7,000 in the first round.
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Leslie Smalygo, of Skiatook, Okla., ran second in 17.24 for $5,500, and rounding out the top three was Tricia Aldridge, of Sanger, Texas, in 17.30 for $4,500.
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STEER WRESTLING
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A time of 4.2 seconds seemed to be a popular time with two competitors splitting the prize money for top spot on Day 7 in bull-doggin’.
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Chance Howard, from Sallisaw, Okla., and Bridger Anderson, of Carrington, N.D., split the first- and second-place prize money, each taking home $6,250.
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Holden Myers from Van, Texas, took home third place and $4,500.
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BREAKAWAY ROPING
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Kansas cowgirls cashed in big to start Pool C in breakaway roping in the Stampede rodeo.
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Beau Peterson, of Council Grove, Kan., threw up the fastest time of the pool’s first round Thursday with a 2.5-second trip. That gave her $7,000.
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With an oh-so close 2.7 time was Timber Allenbrand, of Paola, Kan., matched by Jessie Everett, of Tarzan, Texas. They split the second and third payholes for $5,000 apiece.
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AROUND THE CHUTES
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Junior steer riding got going Thursday with Day 1 of its three-day run at the Stampede, and the top rider was Ryder Topolinski, of Grande Prairie, Alta.
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Topolinski rode his steer to 74 points, a shade better than Maple Creek cowpokes Cecil Baynton — with a 72 — and Dayton Cronkite — with a 70 … Day 8 of the Stampede rodeo, with the second round of Pool C competition, goes Friday at GMC Stadium (1:30 p.m., Sportsnet West/Sportsnet One).
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 230 | Timberman, Weston | Columbus, MT, MT | V 500 | Coconut Valley | 88.50 | $7,000.00 |
| 214 | Landingham, RC | Cassel, CA, CA | C5 771 | Pittsburg Nellie | 85.50 | $5,500.00 |
| 224 | Shadbolt, Garrett | Merriman, NE, NE | C5 A11 | Oney | 84.50 | $4,500.00 |
| 206 | Clements, Mason | Spanish Fork, UT, UT | V 071 | Big City | 82.50 | $3,250.00 |
| 222 | Pope, Jesse | Waverly, KS, KS | V 150 | Purple Rain | 81.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 205 | Champion, Richmond | Stevensville, MT, MT | V 904 | Cowboy Project | 80.50 | $1,000.00 |
| 210 | Hooper, Tilden | Granbury, TX, TX | V 838 | Mucho Dinero | 79.50 | $0.00 |
| 215 | Larsen, Orin | Inglis, MB, MB | V 60 | White Out | 78.00 | $0.00 |
| 202 | Aus, Tanner | Granite Falls, MN, MN | C5 520 | Sunday Sinner | 71.00 | $0.00 |
| 217 | Mazurenko, Ethan | Thorhild, AB, AB | V 307 | Snap Chat | 60.00 | $0.00 |
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BARREL RACING
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 613 | Kinsel, Hailey | Cotulla, TX, TX | 17.160 | $7,000.00 |
| 628 | Smalygo, Leslie | Skiatook, OK, OK | 17.240 | $5,500.00 |
| 601 | Aldridge, Tricia | Sanger, TX, TX | 17.300 | $4,500.00 |
| 619 | Mowry, Kassie | Dublin, TX, TX | 17.310 | $3,250.00 |
| 614 | Lide, Halyn | China Spring, TX, TX | 17.470 | $2,000.00 |
| 623 | Pinkston, Acey | Stephenville, TX, TX | 17.510 | $1,000.00 |
| 625 | Rule, Dona Kay | Minco, OK, OK | 17.590 | $0.00 |
| 609 | Etchebarne, Jeannette | Newberg, OR, OR | 17.660 | $0.00 |
| 610 | Fryar, Stephanie | Waco, TX, TX | 17.990 | $0.00 |
| 622 | Phillips, Abby | Marshall, TX, TX | 22.490 | $0.00 |
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JUNIOR STEER RIDING
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 827 | Topolinski, Ryder | Grande Prairie, AB | 74.00 |
| 822 | Baynton, Cecil | Maple Creek, SK | 72.00 |
| 823 | Cronkite, Dayton | Maple Creek, SK | 70.00 |
| 824 | Curtis, Rex | Donalda, AB | 69.00 |
| 825 | Loring, Tanner | Riske Creek, BC | 67.50 |
| 828 | Torkelson, Jax | Warburg, AB | 67.50 |
| 826 | Ogilvie, Koaltyn | Mountain View County, AB | 59.00 |
| 821 | Baird, Riley | Big Valley, AB | BO |
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TIE-DOWN ROPING
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 430 | Yates, Marty | Stephenville, TX, TX | 7.1 | $7,000.00 |
| 406 | Crouse, Tom | Gallatin, MO, MO | 7.4 | $5,500.00 |
| 404 | Cooper, Tuf | Decatur, TX, TX | 7.6 | $4,500.00 |
| 410 | Hale, Trevor | Perryton, TX, xx | 8.1 | $2,625.00 |
| 403 | Cooper, Beau | Stettler, AB, AB | 8.1 | $2,625.00 |
| 428 | Tatum, Pecos | La Plata, NM, NM | 8.7 | $1,000.00 |
| 421 | Livingston, Lane | Seymour, TX, xx | 11.4 | $0.00 |
| 405 | Cox, Blane | Stephenville, TX, TX | NT | $0.00 |
| 416 | Henry, Kincade | Mount Pleasant, TX, TX | NT | $0.00 |
| 427 | Solomon, Cory | Prairie View, TX, TX | NT | $0.00 |
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STEER WRESTLING
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 513 | Howard, Chance | Sallisaw, OK, OK | 4.2 | $6,250.00 |
| 502 | Anderson, Bridger | Carrington, ND, ND | 4.2 | $6,250.00 |
| 522 | Myers, Holden | Van, TX, TX | 4.3 | $4,500.00 |
| 521 | Melvin, Jace | Fort Pierre, SD, SD | 5.0 | $3,250.00 |
| 517 | Lord, Eli | Sturgis, SD, SD | 6.4 | $2,000.00 |
| 508 | Duvall, Riley | Checotah, OK, OK | 6.5 | $1,000.00 |
| 512 | Harrison, Brandon | Cheek, TX, TX | 14.3 | $0.00 |
| 505 | Brown, Jesse | Baker City, OR, OR | 17.5 | $0.00 |
| 506 | Cassidy, Cody | Donalda, AB, AB | NT | $0.00 |
| 523 | Nelson, Joe | Watford City, ND, ND | NT | $0.00 |
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SADDLE BRONC
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 115 | Hay, Dawson | Wildwood, AB, AB | V 955 | Enigma | 91.50 | $7,000.00 |
| 104 | Brooks, Chase | Deer Lodge, MT, MT | C5 -81 | Lacey Mae | 88.50 | $5,500.00 |
| 116 | Hay, Logan | Wildwood, AB, AB | V 32 | Alberta Moon | 88.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 113 | Garrett, Shorty | Eagle Butte, SD, xxx | V R3 | Pedro | 84.50 | $3,250.00 |
| 125 | Small, Bailey | McArthur, CA, CA | C5 5206 | Shattered Lunatic | 84.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 101 | Andersen, Ben | Rocky Mtn House, AB, AB | C B-88 | Betrayed Cankaid | 84.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 127 | Taylor, Quinten | Nanton, AB, AB | C F-69 | Flickering Skies | 83.50 | $0.00 |
| 106 | Casper, Wyatt | Miami, TX, TX | C F-08 | First Love | 83.00 | $0.00 |
| 105 | Bruno, Kade | Challis, ID, ID | C F-63 | Frontier Acres | 83.00 | $0.00 |
| 114 | Green, Layton | Millarville, AB, AB | C5 F14 | North Country | 80.50 | $0.00 |
| 101 | Andersen, Ben | Rocky Mtn House, AB, AB | V 111 | Mistress | RR | $0.00 |
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BREAKAWAY ROPING
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 725 | Peterson, Beau | Council Grove, KS, KS | 2.5 | $7,000.00 |
| 701 | Allenbrand, Timber | Paola, KS, KS | 2.7 | $5,000.00 |
| 713 | Everett, Jessie | Tarzan, TX, TX | 2.7 | $5,000.00 |
| 715 | George, Rylee A | Oakdale, CA, TX | 3.1 | $2,625.00 |
| 719 | Lowman, Danielle | White Cone, AZ, AZ | 3.1 | $2,625.00 |
| 714 | Fanning, Rickie | Martin, SD, SD | 3.2 | $1,000.00 |
| 708 | Crawford, Jackie | Stephenville, TX, TX | 3.4 | $0.00 |
| 702 | Angelone, Martha | Stephenville, TX, TX | 3.5 | $0.00 |
| 724 | Outhier, Madison | Utopia, TX, TX | 3.6 | $0.00 |
| 730 | Young, Macy | Wittmann, AZ, AZ | NT | $0.00 |
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BULL RIDING
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POOL C
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Thursday — Day 1
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| 304 | Buttar, Dakota | Eatonia, SK, SK | M 31 | OLS Tubs Big River | 85.50 | $7,750.00 |
| 314 | Mackey, Luke | Ignacio, CO, CO | M 909 | Koulees Pet | 85.00 | $6,250.00 |
| 321 | Schalla, Wacey | Arapaho, OK, OK | C 015 | TG Shepard | 84.00 | $5,250.00 |
| 313 | Kimzey, Trey | Strong City, OK, OK | C 013 | Minor Detail | 77.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 311 | Jensen, Bryce | Huntsville, TX, TX | C 90 | Tiger Torch | BO | $0.00 |
| 316 | Mize, Tristan | Bryan, TX, TX | M 1411 | Rock N’ Roll | RR | $0.00 |
| 325 | Tuni, Wade | Rock Point, AZ, AZ | M 058 | Stairway to Heaven | BO | $0.00 |
| 318 | Parker, Tristan | Winnie, TX, XX | C 961 | Far Too Filthy | SLP | $0.00 |
| 303 | Bingham, Tyler | Howell, UT, UT | C 92 | Dark Mark | BO | $0.00 |
| 305 | Carige, Jacob | Rockhampton, AUS, QLD | M 811 | Rock Salt and Nails | BO | $0.00 |
| 316 | Mize, Tristan | Bryan, TX, TX | C -615 | State Law | BO | $0.00 |
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