California Rodeo Salinas Close Out 113th Year on July 23 with Championship Sunday and Increased Attendance!

 

SALINAS, CA, July 23, 2023 – The last performance of the California Rodeo Salinas entertained 16,846 fans at the Salinas Sports Complex. Attendance was up 8% over the same performance in 2022. Total ticket sales for the four performances of the Rodeo totaled 61,771 up 7.5% from 2022.

 

Sunday was Crown Royal Day of Champions, where event winners were presented their buckles, and Golden Circle of Champions Day, a program generates funds and awareness for pediatric cancer. The California Rodeo Salinas honored 4 pediatric cancer survivors and collected donations during the performance. 

 

Paden Bray of Stephenville, TX won the all-around title, Orin Larsen won the bareback riding, Ty Harris and Caleb Smidt tied to win the tie-down roping, Josey Murphy won the girls breakaway roping and Lefty Holman won the saddle bronc riding. Coy Tahlmann and Jonathan Torres won the team roping, JD Yates and Todd Hampton won the Gold Card roping and HP Evetts and Monty Jo Petska won the incentive roping. Taycie Matthews won the girls barrel race, Tucker Allen won the steer wrestling, Josh Frost won the bull riding and Weston Rutkowski won the freestyle bullfights.   Other results can be found here: https://www.carodeo.com/p/events/2023-rodeo-results---track--arena

 

Rewatch the performances on The Cowboy Channel and The Cowboy Channel + app.   The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 18-21, 2024. 

 

‘Like’ the California Rodeo Salinas on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CARodeoSalinas or follow on Instagram (@carodeosalinas) and twitter (@CaliforniaRodeo) for daily updates, photos and more.

 

Photo L to R: Fred Hooker, President, Cindy Silacci, Silacci Ranch (spurs donor), Paden Bray, All Around Champion, Derrick Hoskins, MYCars (saddle donor), Rose Escobar, Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023

About California Rodeo Salinas

The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 18-21, 2024. The California Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year-round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns over $560,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775.3100. ‘Like’ the California Rodeo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CARodeoSalinas or follow us on Instagram or twitter @CaliforniaRodeo for updates, photos and more.