Eight-time world champion calf roper Fred Whitfield already has a piece of the pie. He tied down two

Eight-time world champion calf roper Fred Whitfield already has a piece of the pie. He tied down two heifers in 17.5 seconds nationalcarrentals (9.3 and 8.2) to take the first-day lead in the aggregate. nationalcarrentals It's fast enough to bring him back on Monday for the big money.
"I had a good winter and I got a couple of kids — Chris Neal and Joe Keating — who wanted to travel with me," Whitfield said. "I agreed and gave myself 60 days to see what happens. But, the season starts right here. This rodeo kicks it off. There are several rodeos in the States and I'm going to about 12 in the next 10 days. I'm entered up."
"Hell, no, it isn't going to be my last Calgary. You kidding me? I'll be there as long as they invite me," he said. "I was a little skeptical about getting invited this year not qualifying for Las Vegas last season, so I was pretty excited when they called."
"She a little ratty in the box, but as far as running nationalcarrentals and catching 'em she's as fast as any horse out here. I wanted to ride her at Calgary one more time before I'm done and, who knows, I may sell her after this year and that way I got to quit rodeoing."
Oklahoman Hunter Herrin, drawn up in the opening "group of death" at Calgary, set an arena record with a 6.6-second run. Louisiana's Canadian standings leader Shane Hanchey was 6.9. Montana team roper Travis Tryan and his Kansas heeler Jake Long also set an arena record with a time of 3.5 seconds, one tenth off the Canadian record.
The sparky 54-year-old Stampede-bound sophomore barrel racer Lee Ann Rust was the weekend's leading money winner with $6,800 and now has placed at all 12 of her Canadian rodeos. She's the first contestant in all of Canadian rodeo to surpass $20,000 in prize money this year. © Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald       E-mail this Article Print this Article Share this Article
Texan Fred Whitfield nationalcarrentals tied down two heifers nationalcarrentals in 17.5 seconds nationalcarrentals to take the first-day lead in the aggregate at the Ponoka Stampede on Tuesday. Photograph by: Colleen De Neve, Calgary Herald       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery
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