11/02/2026
Rookie Noah Lee: $405,040 and a new bull riding earnings record.
The 18-year-old banked $405,040 in his rookie season, breaking Stetson Wright’s season earnings record of $368,630 from 2023. He heads to the NFR No. 1 in the world. (Rodeo On SI)
Also in today’s RB Daily:
Shad Mayfield won the Roping Fiesta in San Angelo, 30.0 on three head, for $13,487. He came back from two hip surgeries to make this year’s NFR.
In results: TJ Gray won the Reno Xtreme Bulls on Friday, 89.5 points on Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Frenchy, and Damian Brennan won the saddle bronc riding at the ACYLA Pro Rodeo in Palestine, Texas, 85.5 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Marie Leveau.
Top social posts: Central Arizona College’s Halloween Jackpot, in costume (), and Premier Women’s Rodeo’s highest earners of the past eight years, led by Martha Angelone at $259,148.51.
Up next this week: the AQHA World Show in Oklahoma City (through Nov. 18), the Triple B Cowboy Challenge in Ladson, SC (Nov. 5), the Columbia River Circuit Finals in Redmond, OR (Nov. 5-7), the St Helena Island Rodeo and the WNC Ag Center Rodeo (Nov. 6-7), and the PBR Team Series Championship in Las Vegas (Nov. 6-8).
Four rookies made the NFR in bull riding: Noah Lee, John Crimber, Hayden Welsh and Braxton Whitesell. Who has the best shot at a world title? Comment below.
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Sources: Rodeo On SI (Noah Lee, Shad Mayfield, the four rookies), PRCA results (TJ Gray, Damian Brennan), Central Arizona College Rodeo and Premier Women’s Rodeo (social posts).
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