Cowboy Stetson Wright of Milford wins all-around, saddle bronc titles at National Finals Rodeo

All-around and saddle bronc champion Stetson Wright of Milford, Utah waves to crowd at National Finals Rodeo, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 11, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Roseanna Sales / PRCA, St. George News

LAS VEGAS — For the second straight year, Stetson Wright of Milford left the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as a two-time world champion.

Saddle bronc champion Stetson Wright of Milford, Utah competes during National Finals Rodeo, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 11, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Phill Kitts / PRCA, St. George News

In the 2021 Wrangler NFR presented by Teton Ridge, there was a new twist. After winning the all-around and bull riding world titles in 2020, Wright won the all-around and saddle bronc riding crowns in 2021 Saturday night before 17,373 fans at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Wright finished the season with a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) regular season record of $686,513. Wright won the all-around title with a record $585,850. He was the saddle bronc riding champ with $343,524.

This was Wright’s third all-around title in a row and he broke Trevor Brazile’s PRCA record for most money won in a season at $518,011, which he accomplished in 2015.

“I feel really good about it,” Wright said. “To break any record at all, it’s special, and especially when it comes to Trevor (Brazile) because he is the best to do it. So, to break one of his records, it’s pretty special.”

In saddle bronc riding, Wright had to have a bunch of the pieces of the puzzle come together in Round 10, and they did. Wright won Round 10 with a round-record tying ride of 93 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Ricky Bobby.

That earned him $26,997 and it pushed him to an eighth-place check in the average which earned him $6,532. The combination allowed him to edge his brother Ryder, the 2020 saddle bronc riding world champ, who finished the season with $342,337.

“I’m not going to lie, when they told me I won it, I looked at Ryder and I said I came in here to play defense for you tonight,” Stetson said. “I didn’t know I even had a chance but I guess as long as there’s still rounds there’s always a chance.”

Another Utah cowboy also made history at the National Finals Rodeo last weekend, as Kaycee Feild became the greatest bareback rider in PRCA history.

The Genola cowboy made that a reality when he won his sixth bareback world championship Saturday night.

Bareback champion Kaycee Feild of Genola, Utah celebrates during National Finals Rodeo, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 11, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Click Thompson / PRCA, St. George News

Feild finished the season atop the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $357,420. Jess Pope finished second with $340,499.

“This is a numb feeling,” Feild said. “Honestly, I’ve dreamed about giving this speech a lot. I really have. It is an unreal feeling. What’s most important to me is my family and having them here and experiencing this with me. Then, the records I’m breaking and putting my name down in history which will last a lot longer than I’m alive. That’s much more valuable than any business or any piece of land, I could leave for my kids.

“The Feild name, the Feild legacy that my dad (late ProRodeo Hall of Famer Lewis Feild) started is something I’m very proud of. I’m very proud of the heritage and legacy and everything that represents. This is a very big one for me. It’s hard to talk to tell you the truth. It is a lot of fun.”

Feild has won world championships in 2011-14 and 2019-20. He broke the all-time bareback riding world championship tie at five with ProRodeo Hall of Famers Joe Alexander and Bruce Ford.

Feild clinched his latest title with his 89.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s New Scarlet. That placed him second in the round, which earned him $21,336. He also placed second in the average with 872.5 points on 10 head. Pope won the average with 873 points and collected $69,234, but Feild earned $56,171 to hold off Pope.

Feild also won the RAM Top Gun Award with $231,564. The Top Gun Award goes to the NFR contestant who wins the most money in one event, not counting ground money.

Written by PRCA staff. For more information, visit the organization’s website.

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