The PRCA shifted west over the weekend, featuring four rodeos in California, highlighted by Clovis and its $500,000 in added money — the richest prize of the season in the Golden State.

Meanwhile, some bull riders chose to stay in Texas, heading south for the George Paul Memorial, where one of the world’s best made the most of the opportunity.

In his first full season since 2021, Tilden Hooper is up to No. 16 in the PRCA Bareback Riding World Standings after a win in Clovis. The nine-time NFR qualifier has made $42,320 on just 18 horses on the year and almost a quarter of it came from a $10,000+ payday over the weekend. Hooper rode Virgil for 88 points in the Final Performance of Clovis to get his second Playoff Win in April. It was his fifth ride of 88 points or more on the year.

Top 5 bull riders Tristen Hutchings and TJ Gray both made big moves over the weekend. The No. 3 ranked Hutchings swept the George Paul with rides of 89 and 90 points to win over $17,000. In April, he has won over $35,000 for six qualified rides, four of which have been 87 or better. Gray, on the other hand, followed his San Angelo win with an 88.5-point ride on Stand By Me to win Clovis. After both starting the weekend, more than $35,000 behind World No. 1 Wacey Schalla, they now trail by $21,000 and $24,000 respectively.

Saddle bronc rider Rusty Wright got his biggest payday since 2021 with a win in Clovis. Wright has been steadily climbing the World Standings over the last two months and has cracked the Top 30 thanks to a $10,000+ payday for his win in California. Since 2023, he has seven wins overall and four of them in California, including his last two Playoff wins — Red Bluff in 2023 and Clovis in 2025.

Brye Crites/Tyler Worley are both in the Top 20 after winning Clovis. The pair have both been to the National Finals, but never together, and now they have set themselves on the right course after a big April. Clovis paid them over $9,000 and they also won a round at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo and finished third in Round 1 in San Angelo this month. Crites is No. 19 on the head side and Worley is No. 15 on the heel side.

No. 2 saddle bronc rider Dawson Hay made a pair of 88-point rides over the weekend. Following a win in San Angelo, Hay won the Lakeside Rodeo in California and then also took second by a half-point behind Wright in Clovis to win over $10,000. Hay has been marked at least 87 points on 15-of-25 rides this season.

Bareback rider Gavin French won all three rounds of the Resistol Rookie Roundup. The 22-year-old bareback rider made a statement to his peers by riding for 80, 87 and 84 points to get the win in Cowtown. He won two rodeos on his permit in 2024.

Barrel racer Tricia Aldridge picked up her third win since April 9 at the Springville Sierra Rodeo. Aldridge’s victory continues an impressive stretch that also saw her win the Clark County Fair and Rodeo and the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo. She also finished fifth in the Average in Clovis over the weekend and is No. 6 in the WPRA World Standings.