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| TRARALGON RODEO | DECEMBER 09 | ENTRY DATES: 29/30 November |
| 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, VIC | DECEMBER 29 | ENTRY DATES: December 6/7 |
| 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 |
WANTABADGERY (NSW) cowboy Cody Angland is second in all around cowboy standings in the Australian Professional Rodeo Association leading up to the Northern Run.
Alton Downs (Qld) rider Shane Iker leads the all around from Angland with two Queenslanders making up the top four. Gracemere rider Cameron Bell is third and Emerald star Shane Kenny fourth.
It is no surprise three Queenslanders are in the top four as most of the action so far in the season which started on May 1 has been in the Sunshine state. The Northern Run is the second biggest group of rodeos in the APRA and features rodeo in four towns in July and August in Queensland.
While Angland leads saddle bronc standings early in the new season, all other event leaders are from Queensland.
Dysart cowboy Sonny Schafferius is on top in bull ride standings, David Worsfold (Wandoan) leads in the bareback and Mark Knox (Ebenezer) is on top in the rope and tie.
Bell heads steer wrestling, Kenny is the leading team roping header and Liam Davison from Charters Towers is the best of the team roping heelers.
Townsville rider Suzie Fearon leads the all around cowgirl rankings from fellow Queensland rider Bridie Davison (Charters Towers) with Victorian competitor Shianne O’Donoghue-Kent third.
Fearon is third in both the barrel race and breakaway roping so has the consistency across events to be a runaway leader in the all around cowgirl standings.
Tenielle Middleton from Hughenden is the barrel racing leader and Jorja Iker from Alton Downs the best of the breakaway ropers.
The first rodeo of the Northern Run will be at Emerald on July 8-9 with the Junior National Finals on both days and then on July 9 a rodeo with open, second division and junior events.
APRA Program
July 8-9 – Junior National Finals Rodeo, Emerald, Qld
July 9 – Emerald Ag Grow Rodeo, Qld
July 30 – Taroom Rodeo, Qld
August 5-6 – Cloncurry Merry Muster Rodeo, Qld
August 12-14 – Mt Isa Rotary Rodeo, Qld
August 19 – Pine Creek Rodeo, NT
August 27 – Moura Xtreme Bulls, Qld
More information from APRA on 46618183.
