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Kashton Ford Celebrates Birthday with Bracket 6 Round 1 Win
Bracket 6 of the FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament got off to a rousing start on Saturday night when South Dakota’s Kashton Ford had one of the highest scores of the rodeo. Ford, who is from Sturgis, celebrated his 20th birthday with the win. He was 89 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s horse named Bill Fick New Scarlett to win round one.
Also winning round one was Cash Robb from Altamont, Utah, who had a 3.5-second run in the steer wrestling. Robb won the National Finals Rodeo championship in 2024 for having the fastest total time on ten runs. He will need another fast run on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Semi-Finals.
Rodeo action in Dickies Arena features one performance Sunday, Feb. 1. The rodeo begins at 2 p.m. and spectators will see the completion of Bracket 6.
The following are unofficial results from Round 1 of Bracket 6 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s PRORODEO Tournament, January 31, 2026.
Bareback Riding: 1, Kashton, Ford, Sturgis, S.D., 89 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Bill Flick New Scarlet, $2,500. 2, Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, 86, $1,900. 3, Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo., 87.5, $1,500. 4, Darien Johnson, Merriman, Neb., 87, $1,000.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah, 3.5 seconds, $2,518. 2, Denell Henderson, Huntsville, Texas, 4.2, $1,9180. 3, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 4.5, $1,518. 4, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 4.9, $1,018.
Breakaway roping: 1, Aspen Miller, Santa Fe, Texas, 2.4 seconds, $2,542. 2, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 2.5, $1,942. 3, Sami O’Day, Stewartsville, Mo., 2.7, $1,542. 4, Bailey Bates, Tohatchi, N.M., 3.2, $1,042.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Stetson Wright, Beaver, Utah, 88 points on Penthouse Pro Rodeo’s Bugatti, $2,518. 2, Cauy Masters, Leon, Iowa, 87.5, $1,900. 3, Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La., 87, $1,500. 4, (tie) Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, and Reed Neely, Clovis, Calif., 86, $580 each.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, 7.6 seconds, $2,518. 2, (tie) Blane Cox, Stephenville, Texas, and Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M., 8.8, $1,718 each. 4, Kyan Wilhite, Clovis, N.M., 8.9, $1,018.
Team Roping: (three times) 1, Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 4.4 seconds, $3,000 each. 2, (tie) Rhett Anderson Annabella, Utah, and Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, Nev.; and Cody Carter and Blake Bentley, Stephenville, Texas, 5.4, $1,800 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 16.51, $2,500. 2, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla.,16.62, $1,900. 3, Dena Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 16.65, $1,500. 4, Julie Plourde, Krum, Texas, 16.75. $1,000.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho, 88.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Moostache, $4,000. 2, Qynn Anderson, Koumala, Queensland, Australia, 87.5, $3,400.