Rodeo at the Racetrack Brings PRCA Action to Sam Houston Race Park

Sam Houston Race Park welcomed a different kind of competition this November as Rodeo at the Racetrack brought PRCA rodeo to northwest Houston, Texas. With cowboys and cowgirls already working toward the 2027 season, the event was a high energy and fun early opportunity to add money to next years World Standings in a setting better known for horse racing.

The facility, which has hosted horse racing and entertainment events since 1994, traded its usual racing atmosphere for two nights of PRCA competition. 

Three-time National Finals Rodeo average champion Brody Cress led the saddle bronc riding with an 86-point ride aboard Dakota Rodeo's Smarty Pants, earning $2,064. Cress came off a big win at the Cooks Rodeo Days in Lubbock, Texas. Dane McPhail finished second with 84.5 points and $1,583, followed closely by Tagg Bond with 84 points and $1,170.

In the barrel racing, Alyssa Urbanek-Wade claimed the championship with a 16.27-second run worth $1,173. Brooke Krolczyk followed in second with a 16.37, earning $1,020, while Alyssa MacDonald rounded out the top three with a 16.46-second run for $867. Just two-tenths of a second separated the top three finishers.

Cash Money Walker took home the largest individual payout of the weekend, earning $2,482 after an 86-point ride on Dakota Rodeo's Big Time in the bull riding. Fernando Da Conceicao finished second with 84 points for $2,047, while Sage Vance was third with 83.5 points and $1,675. Those were the only three qualified rides in the bull riding.

The bareback riding title went to Toby Deudney, who matched the weekend's top roughstock score with 86 points on Dakota Rodeo's Prove It. The ride earned him $1,849, with Ethan Crouch finishing second at 83 points for $1,401.

Brandon Harrison topped the steer wrestling with a 4.3-second run worth $1,070, edging Cole Walker's 4.6 second. In tie-down roping, Karson Kolacek secured the win with an 11.2 second run and $1,131, while Cameron Crow and Guy Raasch split second with matching 11.4 second times.

Bryce Ehlinger and Preston Peay claimed the team roping championship with a 6.0 second run, winning $1,336 each. Matt Garza and PJ Ramos were just one tenth of a second behind at 6.1 seconds. Ehlinger also earned the all around cowboy title after competing in team roping and tie down roping.

With another rodeo season underway, Rodeo at the Racetrack brough professional rodeo to one of Houston's longtime entertainment venues. There is no where that rodeo can't go!