Tie-Down Roping's Top-Three Fourth-of-July Money Winners & Where They Won

Tie-Down Roping’s Top-Three Fourth-of-July Money Winners & Where They Won

Ty Harris—the four-time NFR qualifier from San Angelo, Texas—topped the field of tie-down ropers over ProRodeo’s Cowboy Christmas run, netting $40,562 from the rodeos held between the start of the Greeley (Colorado) Stampede to the conclusion of Basin City, Washington over the Fourth of July week. Harris is now seventh in the PRCA world standings thanks to the massive boost from the week with $63,845.19 in earnings on the year. A full 63.53% of Harris’s season earnings thus far came from Cowboy Christmas.

Ty Harris’s Big Paydays: $40,562

Greeley Stampede, Greeley, Colorado
- First, second round, 7.3: $4,623
- Fifth, short round, 10.3: $509
- Fifth, average, 26.8 on three: $3,316
World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott, Arizona
- Third, second round, 8.8: $1,907
- Sixth, average, 19.8 on two: $1,476
Cody Stampede, Cody, Wyoming
- Fourth, 8.5: $5,687
Eugene ProRodeo, Eugene, Oregon
- Ninth, 9.8: $1,011
Ponoka Stampede, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
- First, first round, 7.6: $3,862.16
- Fourth, final round, 9.1: $250
- First, average, 26.6 on three: $5,793.24
- First, Showdown, 9.0: $8,250

The 2013 World Champion Shane Hanchey slid into the second-place spot in Cowboy Christmas’s top earners in the tie-down roping, having won $23,930. Hanchey is now ninth in the PRCA world standings with $61,296—meaning a full 39% of his current total earnings came from the Fourth of July.

Shane Hanchey’s Big Paydays: $23,930

Greeley Stampede, Greeley, Colorado
- First, short round, 8.3: $1,639
- First, average, 25.2 on three, $6,934
St. Paul Rodeo, St. Paul, Oregon
- Sixth, first round, 8.7: $1,202
- Fifth, second round, 8.6: $3,895
- First, average, 17.3 on two: $6,379
Oakley Independence Day Rodeo, Oakley City, Utah
- Fifth, 7.6: $3,895

Shad Mayfield sits No.2 in the PRCA world standings, nearing the $100,000-mark with $98,013 as of July 10, 2023. He won $20,162 over the Fourth, meaning 20.6% of his current earnings come from the Fourth.

Shad Mayfield’s Big Paydays: $20,162

Greeley Stampede, Greeley, Colorado
- Seventh, First Round, 8.3: $469
- Seventh, Second Round, 8.1, $352
- Second, Average, $5,578
- Third, Finals, $932
St. Paul Rodeo, St. Paul, Oregon
- Second, First Round, 8.2: $3,698
- Third, Average, 18.1 on two: $4,299
Killdeer Mountain Roundup PRCA Rodeo, Killdeer, North Dakota
- First, 6.6(!): $4,834

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