The Calgary Stampede packed an even bigger punch in 2025 with 80 percent of its money going toward the PRCA World Standings. That means it was a lot like Houston, a massive moneymaking opportunity in every round with the winners almost certainly locking down NFR spot.

The action delivered just that in Stampede Park, producing two new ones and several more athletes quickly getting on the right side of the Top 15.

In bareback riding, Cooper Cooke rose nine spots in the World Standings to No. 7 thanks to a thrilling victory. After Dean Thompson kicked off the Short Round with 89.5, Weston Timberman followed it up with a 92 on Agent Lynx, which was the highest marked ride of the rodeo for all of one minute.

Cooke won in walk-off fashion thanks to 94 points aboard Disco Party, the highest-marked ride of his career.

“I’ve been coming to this rodeo for about three years now, I knew my day was going to come,” he said. “(Disco Party) came out and did exactly what I wanted her to do.”

The Calgary win was even bigger for steer wrestler Scott Guenthner, who was No. 46 in the World just two weeks ago.

He is now No. 10 after blitzing through Calgary with five straight times of 4.7 or faster, including a 3.7 in both the Semifinals and Finals.

It was his second Calgary Stampede victory in the last three years and this one could very well put him in the NFR despite the fact he is semi-retired.

Someone who will undoubtedly be in the NFR is Guenthner’s countrymen Zeke Thurston, who claimed his fourth saddle bronc riding title in Calgary since 2015.

Thurston, who finished runner-up a year ago, was 92.5 on Virgil to move up to No. 5 from No. 11. Thurston was 86.5 points or better on all five of his rides in Calgary and banked $51,000 total toward the World Standings.

In tie-down roping, Shad Mayfield had what might be the biggest regular season win of his already storied career. He was 6.8 as the first cowboy out in the Finals and his score held after runs from Tom Crouse and John Douch. Mayfield’s father Sylvester won The Stampede 40 years earlier and he not only followed in his father’s footsteps, but the victory also propelled him to No. 1 in the PRCA World Standings.

“(I feel) amazing, this is the best rodeo in the world and I’ve always wanted to win this rodeo,” Mayfield said. “When I looked up, I just said ‘I did my job, now let’s see what happens.’”

Mayfield wasn’t alone in moving back to No. 1, Wacey Schalla did so as well in the bull riding. He was the only one to make the whistle in the Short Round, capping off a 4-for-5 performance with 86.

“This is the most excited I’ve been at any type of bull riding, so I’m just blessed and happy to be here,” Schalla said.

In the two ladies’ events, Shelby Boisjoli-Meged became the first ever Calgary breakaway champion thanks to 2.2, the only clean time in the Finals. That was a tenth of a second off the arena record set earlier in the week by Jackie Crawford.

Meanwhile, Anita Ellis swept her way through the barrel racing, winning all three of her pool rounds and the Finals to make $71,000, all of which counted toward the WPRA World Standings. She started the week No. 32, but now could find herself in the Top 5.

QUICK DRAW

Zeke Thurston’s four Calgary Stampede titles tie him for second all time in the saddle bronc riding with Rod Hay.

Shad and Sylvester Mayfield joined Tuf and Roy Cooper as the only other father-son duo win the tie-down roping in Calgary.

Anita Ellis came into Calgary ranked No. 32 and won the Short Round over World No. 1 Kassie Mowry and World No. 2 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi.

RESULTS

BAREBACK RIDING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. Cole Franks, $13,000; 2. Waylon Bourgeois, $12,875; 3. Mason Stuller, Mason Stuller, $12,500.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Cooper Cooke, $14,000; 2. Sam Petersen, $13,500; 3. Dean Thompson, $11,500.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Garrett Shadbolt, $18,500; 2. Weston Timberman, $10,875; 3. R.C. Landingham, $9,500.

Semifinals: 1. Cooper Cooke, 90.5 points on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s True Grit; 2. Weston Timberman, 88.5; 3. Dean Thompson, 88; 4. Sam Petersen, 87.5, $3,500; 5. Mason Stuller, 87, $3,500; 6. R.C. Landingham, 86.5, $3,500; 7. Cole Franks, 82.5, $3,500; 8. Waylor Bourgeois, 80.5, $3,500; 9. Garrett Shadbolt, 66, $3,500.

Finals: 1. Cooper Cooke  94 points on Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party, $50,000; 2. Weston Timberman, 92, $20,000; 3. Dean Thompson, 89.5, $10,000.

STEER WRESTLING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. Scott Guenthner, $18,000; 2. Kyle Irwin, $10,500; 3. Justin Shaffer, $10,250.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Will Lummus, $17,167; 2. Rowdy Parrott, $12,167; 3. Cash Robb, $8,917.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Holden Myers, $11,500; 2. Chance Howard, $10,125; 3. Jace Melvin, $8,750.

Semifinals: 1. (tie) Scott Guenthner, Jace Melvin and Will Lummus, 3.7 seconds; 4. Justin Shaffer, 3.8, $3,500; 5. (tie) Rowdy Parrot and Cash Robb, 4.1, $3,500 each; 7. Chance Howard, 4.5, $3,500; 8. Kyle Irwin, 4.8, $3,500; 9. Holden Myers, 13.5, $3,500.

Finals: 1. Scott Guenthner, 3.7 seconds, $50,000; 2. Will Lummus, 4.1, $20,000; 3. Jace Melvin, 4.4, $10,000.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. Lefty Holman, $18,000; 2. Brody Cress, $17,000; 3. Weston Patterson, $14,750.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Zeke Thurston, $14,417; 2. Brody Wells, $14,000; 3. Zachary Dallas, $12,000.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Wyatt Casper, $14,000; 2. Dawson Hay, $13,500; 3. Chase Brooks, $12,000.

Semifinals: 1. Zeke Thurston, 89.5 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Steely Dan; 2. (tie) Weston Patterson and Dawson Hay, 89 each; 4. (tie) Wyatt Casper, Brody Cress and Zachary Dallas, 87, $3,500 each; 7. Chase Brooks, 86, $3,500; 8. Lefty Holman, 85 $3,500; 9. Brody Wells, NS, $3,500.

Finals: 1. Zeke Thurston, 92.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Virgil, $50,000; 2. Dawson Hay, 90, $20,000; 3. Weston Patterson, 79, $10,000.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. John Douch, $17,500; 2. Riley Pruitt, $10,875; 3. Shad Mayfield, $8,875.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Ty Harris, $16,000; 2. Joel Harris, $13,500; 3. Riley Mason Webb, $13,250.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Marty Yates, $16,500; 2. Tom Crouse, $12,500; 3. Tuf Cooper, $11,250.

Semifinals: 1. John Douch, 6.6 seconds; 2. (tie) Shad Mayfield and Tom Crouse, 7.0; 4. Riley Mason Webb, 7.1, $3,500; 5. Riley Pruitt, 7.2, $3,500; 6. Ty Harris, 8.2, $3,500; 7. Tuf Cooper, 10.7, $3,500; 8. Joel Harris, 11.6, $3,500; 9. Marty Yates, NT, $3,500.

Finals: 1. Shad Mayfield, 6.8 seconds, $50,000; 2. Tom Crouse, 7.3, $20,000; 3. John Douch, NT, $10,000.

BARREL RACING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. Anita Ellis, $21,000; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $11,000; 3. Emily Beisel, $10,000.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Carlee Otero, $16,000; 2. Megan Mcleod-Sprague, $14,000; 3. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, $10,000.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Leslie Smalygo, $15,750; 2. Hailey Kinsel, $12,500; 3. Kassie Mowry, $12,250.

Semifinals: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16,97 seconds; 2. (tie) Kassie Mowry and Anita Ellis, 16.98 each; 4. Carlee Otero, 17.05, $3,500; 5. Emily Beisel, 17.06, $3,500; 6. Hailey Kinsel, 17.16, $3,500; 7. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 17.42, $3,500; 8. Leslie Smalygo, 22.20, $3,500; 9. Megan Mcleod-Sprague, 22.62, $3,500.

Finals: 1. Anita Ellis, 16.956 seconds, $50,000; 2. Kassie Mowry, 17.145, $20,000; 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 22.095, $10,000.

BREAKAWAY ROPING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, $14,500; 2. Kinlie Brennise, $14,375; 3. Cheyanne McCartney, $9,750.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Hali Williams, $16,500; 2. Bradi Good, $14,000; 3. Maddy Deerman, $10,250.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Beau Peterson, $11,500; 2. Timber Allenbrand, $11,250; 3. Jessie Everett, $10,875.

Semifinals: 1. Hali Williams, 2.2 seconds; 2. Bradi Good, 2.4; 3. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, 2.8; 4. Jessie Everett, 3.8, $3,500; 5. Timber Allenbrand, 3.3, $3,500; 6. Beau Peterson, 12.3, $3,500; 7. (tie) Kinlie Brennise, Maddy Deerman and Cheyanne McCartney, NT, $3,500 each.

Finals: 1. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, 2.2 seconds, $50,000, $. 2. Hali Williams, 12.0, $20,00; 3. Bradi Good, 12.5, $10,000.

BULL RIDING

Pool A Qualifiers: 1. JR Stratford, $29,500; 2. Hayes Weight, $12,250; 3. Tristen Hutchings, $8,750.

Pool B Qualifiers: 1. Grady Young, $14,400; 2. Trey Benton III, $11,400; 3. Jesse Petri, $10,325.

Pool C Qualifiers: 1. Luke Mackey, $29,500; 2. Dakota Buttar, $15,333; 3. Wacey Schalla, $11,833.

Semifinals: 1. Grady Young, 89.5 points on Outlawbuckers Rodeo’s Blue Magic; 2. Wacey Schalla, 89; 3. Trey Benton, 88.5; 4. Tristen Hutchings, 88.5, $3,500; 5. Dakota Buttar, 87, $3,500; 6. JR Stratford, 86.5, $3,500; 7. Hayes Weight, 83.5, $3,500; 8. (tie) Luke Mackey and Jessi Petri, NS, $3,500.

Finals: 1. Wacey Schalla, 86 points on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Haunted Hotel, $50,000; 2. (tie) Trey Benton III and Grady Young, NS, $15,000.

*(all totals include ground money).