Special promotion: The Gold in the Buckle Summer’s rodeo season is upon us. Whether you’re looking for a road trip adventure, a local rodeo or even a vacation to Las Vegas in December, below is a gathering of information, tips and links to help you plan your rodeo visit.

If you’re a trivia nut, you might appreciate some nuggets of rodeo facts from Megan Winterfeldt at the The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

• The first Rodeo was held on September 23, 1897, and netted $26.12. The 2016 Cheyenne Frontier Days spanned 10 performances and netted almost $1.5 million.

• Rodeo celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2019. The first rodeo was hosted in 1869 in Deer Trail, Colorado. The winner was Englishman Emilnie Gradenshire, and he won a new suit of clothes.

• It takes 1,200 tons of dirt to create the 12- to 15-inch depth on the arena floor at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Wrangler . It takes an additional 800 tons to create the stalls and stock pens outside the arena.

•  is the winningest cowboy ever, with 24 PRCA world championships. He is followed by , with 18, and , with 16.

• There have been 326 inductees in the The ProRodeo Hall of Fame since the museum was opened in 1979. These include both two- and four-legged contestants.

• The 1973 film The Great American Cowboy directed by Keith Merrill focused on the All-Around Gold Buckle race between and Phil Lyne, both Hall of Fame inductees. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary.

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Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Reno Rodeo is nicknamed the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West.” The Reno Rodeo’s PRCA rodeo offers a purse of more than $500,000, making it the fourth- richest PRCA rodeo tour. It welcomes more than 140,000 fans and 1,000 professional athletes to the 10-day event. The rodeo also features events such as Xtreme Bulls; Wrangler BFI Week with the Bob Feist Invitational Team and Reno Million Invitational; businessman steer decorating contest; drill team competi- tion; kids’ events; and a parade. Get a schedule at renorodeo.com.

July 10-13 Cinch Presents the 79th Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Colorado Springs, Colorado pikespeakorbust.org

Championship rodeo is coming to town this summer at the 79th Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, July 10–13 at Colorado Springs’ Norris-Penrose Event Center. Top talent will compete at this PRORO- DEO TOUR event, with the best scores advancing to Saturday night’s Gold

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Buckle Championship Round. Evening The 84th Annual St. Paul Rodeo will performances start at 7 p.m. and continue to bring a slice of the old West Saturday matinee are at 12:30 p.m. BFO to St. Paul’s legendary rodeo arena this Freestyle Bullfighting returns for the first July 2–6. Fans can also enjoy a carnival, three performances only. Be there for spectacular nightly fireworks, the Wild Western family fun, while honoring local West Art Show, 4th of July parade, the military and their families. Tickets are famous Tack Room Saloon, Great available at pikespeakorbust.org. Western BBQ Cook-Off and much more. Go to stpaulrodeo.com for tickets and July 2-July 6 information. st. paul rodeo St. Paul, Oregon July 19–24 stpaulrodeo.com Days of ’47 cowboy Games & rodeo 800-237-5920 Salt Lake City, Utah tors will compete for a share of the $1 daysof47cowboygames.com million in prize money. The Gold Medal Round on July 24 will feature 10 contes- The Days of ’47 Rodeo is one of Utah’s tants in each event competing in a longest-standing traditions, commemo- sudden-death format with the winner rating July 24, 1847, when Mormon collecting a gold medal and $50,000 in pioneers realized their dreams upon cash. Visit daysof47cowboygames.com entering the Great Salt Valley. The 2019 for details. Komatsu Equipment Days of '47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo presented by Zions July 19–28 Bank starts July 19 and for the fifth time cheyenne Frontier Days in history, will award gold, silver and Cheyenne, Wyoming bronze medals to the top three in each cfdrodeo.com

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Championship rodeo is coming to town this summer at the 79TH Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, July 10-13, 2019! v Fan Zone fun with rides, games, mutton bustin’, & shopping v Bonus Bullfighters Only (BFO) Freestyle Bullfighting(Wed., Thurs. and Fri. only) v Parking is free! Evening performances Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday (Rodeo starts at 7:00 p.m., grounds open at 4:00 p.m.) Saturday Matinee starts at 12:30 p.m., grounds open at 10:00 a.m. Get your tickets NOW at PikesPeakorBust.org!

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