06/02/2026
𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬!!
(More on that shortly!)
We told you it would be a Total Harvesting Ltd Outram Rodeo in association with Hyslop Rural Transport Ltd on Waitangi Day to remember and it sure didn’t disappoint!
A huge thank you to our sponsors and to all our rodeo fans who turned up in big numbers just as we have seen all around the country this season to support rodeo, undoubtedly New Zealand’s favourite rural sport.
And a big thank you to the cowboys and cowgirls, many of whom have travelled from the north and from all around the south to put on what was an amazing show, and thanks to the good fella upstairs for not turning on the tap and making it a wet day, in fact, that early sprinkle was perfect, next to no dust!!
Some special moments and some exceptional rodeo action, that’s how we’ll remember this year’s event.
Outram was the highest paying single rodeo event this season and as a result we truly had the best of the best come to our little town.
And what happened, in a day of incredible action has totally changed the top eight contenders for national finals qualification in quite a number of events because of the prize money on offer.
Here’s just a few of the day’s highlights:
𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!
Hanmer Springs cowboy Fred McRae has been on the cusp of breaking open in the bull ride contest for quite a while now and today at Outram was the day with the young cowboy marking 66pts for the only qualified ride in the Dean Wooltorton Builder sponsored 2nd Divi Bull Ride.
With high hopes of making a qualified ride in his first open Bull Ride contest he drew a bull with the perfect name, ‘High Hopes’ but unfortunately ‘High Hopes’ had a different plan in mind for Fred and ‘buck off’ was written beside his name. But congratulations cowboy, you now get to ride the best bucking bulls in the country and we wish you all the best.
From just down the road from Hanmer Springs it was Culverden cowgirl Georgia Henderson who was the second contestant to move into the ‘Open’ ranks after she won the R.W. Richards Contracting sponsored 2nd Division Breakaway Roping with a 4.960 sec run. Congratulations cowgirl.
𝗔𝗟𝗟-𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗪𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚!
Fairlie cowgirl Kate Hughes has been way out in front in the All-Around cowgirl standings until a couple of weeks ago when Brooke Atkinson made a time in the Breakaway Roping and then all her Barrel Race money and the Breakaway placing on ‘Tango’ at Wairoa saw her move immediately into second place in the All-Around Champion Cowgirl of new Zealand standings, but still a fair way back from Kate.
That all changed today with the big money on offer at Outram.
Brooke won the Barrel Race, Kate didn’t place, Brooke collected almost $1700 for the win and now is only $935 and change behind Kate in the All-Around. Just maybe Kate might be back in the Breakaway contest because that might end up being the decider between these two incredible Barrel Racing cowgirls!
𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟-𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗪𝗕𝗢𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗢!
Money talks!
And it talked Matamata cowboy Kurtis Pertab into second place (up from 8th) in the All-Around Champion Cowboy of New Zealand standings today after he and Team Roping Header partner Bevan Clayton-Green stopped the clock in 9.98 secs to more than double their season earnings so far and claim the biggest prize of the season in this event, a staggering $2059.60 EACH to see them move to the top of the Header and Heeler standings and Kurtis moves from 8th to second in the All-Around Champion Cowboy standings where he is still $2315 and change behind the leader, Taumarunui cowboy Will Potts who pocketed a pretty cool $1117.20 after winning his fifth Rope and Tie event this season on his awesome 10yo gelding ‘Lockdown’
And just keep an eye on Rotorua cowboy Broc Maki who moved from 7th in the All-Round standings to third after he and Deanna McCarthy placed second in the Team Roping today. It’s definitely getting tighter at the top!
𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘!
He’s our ‘hometown cowboy’ and we hoped he would defend the title he won here last year along with the NZRCA Rookie and Open Steer Wrestling title but it wasn’t to be with ‘no time’ written beside Ryan Adam and his horse ‘Streaker’s names.
But what did happen in the Claas Harvest Centre sponsored Steer Wrestling is Cambridge cowboy Klay Lanigan went to the pay window to collect his winnings, a very cool $1178 and he is now just $57.00 behind Ryan and legendary cowboy Rex Church moved up from 15th place into the top 8 and a chance to make yet another NFR at Waikouaiti Rodeo on the 14th March.
'𝗦𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘' 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗜𝗦!
If you had to pick the name from ‘Snow White’ and the 7 dwarfs to sum up Reece Valois’s day it could only be ‘Happy’!
In the Off Grid Engineering sponsored Open Saddle Bronc Ride, Blenheim cowboy Reece Valois made the only qualified ride on board ‘Snow White’ and boy, was he happy going to the pay window to collect his $722 in prize money which puts him with reach of the leader, Lane Whitelock, now just $467 and change ahead!
𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘!
Another big moment from today.
NZRCA defending Team Roping Champions, sisters Ariana (Header) and Kiwa (Heeler) moved up from 15th in the standing to 5th. A good run tomorrow and look out!!
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦!
Geraldine cowboy Sam Church won his 12th title for the season today in the All Septic and Drainage Ltd sponsored Open Ba****ck contest and is looking very much like he will be the one to beat if any other cowboy wants to be crowned to 2026 Ba****ck Champion of NZ
Congratulations too to Cloncurry (QLD) cowgirl Brandee Ferguson who won the Peter Lyon Shearing sponsored Open Breakaway Roping contest, her first NZ win with Andrew Jamison’s calf roping horse (name?) under her saddle which sees the Aussie cowgirl move up from 11th place to fifth in the standings to be a possible contender for the NFR at Waikouaiti Rodeo on the 14th March
And well done to Te Awamutu cowgirl Riley Wood who collected her first Open Barrel Race cheque after breaking open at Mid Northen Rodeo on the 4th March.
𝟰-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗡𝗭𝗥𝗖𝗔 𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗔𝗬’𝗦 ‘𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬’
Our Secretary Marty Deans has been around Rodeo all his life and he’s a significant part of rodeo I NZ and here at our Club. Our Bull Contractors, local lads D & J Bucking Bulls decided to name a bull after him, he’s called ‘Let’s Party Marty’ and he’s an awesome competitor and has been unridden for the last few seasons.
Today, Rotorua cowboy, the 4-time Champion Bull Rider of New Zealand, Johnson Davis drew this bull and they danced together in the Yong Bros sponsored open bull ride contest for the requisite 8 seconds to make the only qualified bull ride of the day for 77pts
So as the sun sets on an amazing day of Rodeo here at Outram, we guess it’s time to ‘Let’s Party Marty’!
But not too hard, we’ve got the Southland Rodeo Association Inc Rodeo in the morning, gates open 8.30am for a 9.00am start!
Full results here:
https://www.rodeonz.co.nz/results/2025-2026-club-results/outram-rodeo-6-february-2026/