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A Colorado Kid Just Won the World Championship at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Vegas

Dec 20, 2023, 5:23 PM

In the sport of rodeo there is no bigger prize than a gold buckle at the Wrangler National Finals in Las Vegas, and a Colorado kid is now the proud owner of one of those coveted buckles… 

20-year-old Keenan Hayes, of Hayden, Colorado won the World Championship at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Hayes became the first cowboy to win a PRCA Bareback Riding World Championship in his rookie season. Hayes also finished the season with $434,050 in earnings, which is a PRCA Bareback Riding single-season earnings record.

 

 

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