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Rodeo action on Day 6 of the Ponoka Stampede
Top 12 athletes in each event will chase four Stampede Showdown spots after Day 6 rodeo action in Ponoka.
On Tuesday, June 30, cowboys and cowgirls competed during Day 6 of the Ponoka Stampede to qualify for the Canada Day Pro Rodeo Finals and Stampede Showdown.
Celebrating the 90th anniversary, the Ponoka Stampede offers trophy saddles and significant prize money; two-time World Champion Header Kaleb Driggers cited the $20,000 purse as motivation to travel north.
Team ropers Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira, a three-time World Champion heeler, clocked 12.1 seconds Tuesday to lead the field, while barrel racer Michelle Alley qualified on her six-year-old horse Stiletto despite sticky conditions.
Saddle bronc rider Rusty Wright scored 86 points on Good Vibrations, matching bareback rider Colton Clemens's score; Holden Atkinson also earned 86 on the Legends Bull A List.
Today, July 1, the top 12 athletes in each event compete in the Finals, with the top four performers advancing to the evening Stampede Showdown.