| NEXT RODEO: |
| VICTORIAN BULL RIDING TITLES | DECEMBER 15 | ENTRY DATES: December 6/7 |
| BAROSSA TIMED EVENT RODEO, SA | DECEMBER 16 | ENTRY DATES: December 6/7 |
| MYRTLEFORD RODEO | DECEMBER 26 | ENTRY DATES: December 6/7 |
| BUNDALONG TAVERN RODEO CANCELLED | DECEMBER 29 | ENTRY DATES: |
| CARRIETON RODEO, SA | DECEMBER 31 | ENTRY DATES: December 13/14 |
| TUMBARUMBA NEW YEARS DAY RODEO, NSW | JANUARY 01 | ENTRY DATES: December 13/14 |
| KATAMATITE LIONS RODEO, VIC | JANUARY 06 | ENTRY DATES: December 13/14 |
| ALEXANDRA RODEO, VIC | JANUARY 13 | ENTRY DATES: January 20/21 |
| PETERBOROUGH RODEO | JANUARY 13 | ENTRY DATES: December 20/21 |
| CARRICK BULL RIDE, TAS | JANUARY 13 | ENTRY DATES: December 20/21 |
STANDINGS leaders Jamie-Lee Williams and Tamara Knox started the Northern Run with victories as rodeo action hots up at Cloncurry on Friday and Saturday. (August 1-2).
Williams, of Rockhampton, is the leader in all around cowgirl and barrel racing standings and won the barrel race at the first event on the Northern Run at Taroom.
Knox was third in the May National Finals Rodeo at Caboolture in breakaway roping and is the new season leader.
She started the Northern Run with a win at Taroom and will be one of the favourites at Cloncurry this weekend.
Knox heads the breakaway roping standings from Jorja Iker, of Alton Downs, and Moree rider Wendy Caban, the most successful cowgirl in the past decade in the APRA.
There are 412 nominations for Cloncurry, one of only four two-day rodeos in the Australian Professional Rodeo Association.
The barrel race will be one of the most hotly contested events with 46 nominations at Cloncurry. There are 43 nominations for the breakaway roping.
The best of the best in rough stock events will be at Cloncurry on Friday and Saturday and then at Mt Isa on August 8-10.
There were already 562 nominations in the eight championship events in Mt Isa and more are expected in the final two days competitors can put their names forward.
Bull riding will be one of the feature events at Mt Isa with 46 nominations in the open event, 78 in second division and 24 in the junior event. After there were no scores in the bull ride at Taroom, the cowboys will be aiming to record some scores in the north.
Rodeo Program: August 1-2 Cloncurry; August 8-10 Mt Isa; August 16 Katherine (NT); August 23 Darwin (NT); August 30 Mataranka (NT).
More information from APRA on 07 4661 8183
Taroom open winners: Saddle bronc Anthony Caldwell (NSW)
Bareback bronc ride Stuart Frame (Qld)
Bull ride – No scores
Rope and tie Shane Iker (Qld)
Steer wrestling Kacey Kenny (Qld)
Team roping Jesse Townsend and Grant Hanrahan (Qld)
Barrel racing Jamie-Lee Williams (Qld)
Breakaway roping Tamara Knox
