by Julie Mankin | Mar 28, 2026 | Press-Release, Uncategorized
Spring is for new beginnings – and a shakeup in Sunday’s BFI roster. After three yearson and off together, two-time World Champion Header Clay Smith, 34, and two-timeNFR heeler Coleby Payne, 27, will get back together for the world’s toughest jackpot.That means...
by Julie Mankin | Mar 27, 2026 | Press-Release, Uncategorized
A whopping 468 teams of roping’s up-and-coming ranks converged on Guthrie March 28 for the Hooey Jr. BFI 10.5, with a pair of best friends from Missouri earning the six-figure prize. John Cole Van Loan, 17, and Paden Evans, 19, are both straight 5s who live...
by Julie Mankin | Mar 26, 2026 | Press-Release, Uncategorized
A 53-year-old disk jockey cashed checks worth $152,500and a 20-year-old NFR hopeful hauled in $115,500. Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti, now in its seventh year at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, concluded seven days of competition on April 1, having paid...
by Julie Mankin | Mar 11, 2026 | BFI News
The boys of BFI greats get great advice – and great expectations In very few professional sports do fathers and sons reach the same pinnacle, but the BFI is special. This year’s early roster reveals several sons of former BFI champs, from Tyler Tryan to Trey Yates to...
by Julie Mankin | Mar 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Premier Women’s Rodeo guarantees $2,000 to Senior champion The Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Team Roping has for decades been the country’s richest roping for cowgirls, and was the first major event to add breakaway back in 2017. Now, the Charlie 1 Horse Breakaway on March...
