Marwayne, Alberta’s Austin Hines kicked off the 2026 Canadian Finals Rodeo with a 7.7-second run Wednesday night at Rogers Place, winning Round 1 and $11,500.50 to pull within $628.32 of Canadian standings leader Logan Bird.

San Angelo, Texas’ Ty Harris was a tenth back at 7.8 seconds for second and $8,551.65. Harris is the lone American in the calf roping field, and the check moved him up two spots, from eighth to sixth in the standings. Wimborne, Alberta’s Shane Smith was 8.4 for third and $5,602.81, which moved him up two spots to third in the standings.

Bird came into Edmonton as the No. 1 seed with $47,514.88, but his 11.7 in Round 1 didn’t place. Two contenders also lost ground on night one. Carstairs, Alberta’s Kyle Lucas and Wimborne’s Jason Smith both went no time, which takes them out of the aggregate race.

Canadian Finals Rodeo Calf Roping Format

The top 12 tie-down ropers in the CPRA regular-season standings each get five runs at Rogers Place. Each go-round is worth $29,488.46 and pays five places. The aggregate pays $44,232.69 total, giving the calf ropers $191,675 in total payout.

In Round 1, the field ran in reverse order of the standings, with No. 12 going first and No. 1 going last. Video review is in play this year, and a roper can throw the challenge flag on:

• Barrier infractions and failures
• Neck-rope fouls
• A calf that stumbles, turns or stops before the score line
• A legal tie
• A bad gate

If the call stands, the roper is charged a $500 fee.

The Canadian championship is decided by combined regular-season and CFR earnings.

Round Results

Round 1 | Oct. 7

1. Austin Hines, 7.7 seconds, $11,500.50; 2. Ty Harris, 7.8, $8,551.65; 3. Shane Smith, 8.4, $5,602.81; 4. Coy Skocdopole, 8.5, $2,653.96; 5. Tyler Popescul, 9.5, $1,179.54; 6. Beau Cooper, 10.0; 7. Denton Dunham, 10.1; 8. Shay Stewart, 11.1; 9. Logan Bird, 11.7; 10. Stran Dunham, 19.7. No time: Kyle Lucas, Jason Smith.

Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Aggregate

Aggregate leaders after one round: 1. Austin Hines, 7.7 seconds on one head; 2. Ty Harris, 7.8; 3. Shane Smith, 8.4; 4. Coy Skocdopole, 8.5; 5. Tyler Popescul, 9.5; 6. Beau Cooper, 10.0; 7. Denton Dunham, 10.1; 8. Shay Stewart, 11.1; 9. Logan Bird, 11.7; 10. Stran Dunham, 19.7.

Aggregate payout: 1st, $17,250.75; 2nd, $12,827.48; 3rd, $8,404.21; 4th, $3,980.94; 5th, $1,769.31.

Canadian Tie-Down Roping Standings

After Round 1. Includes regular-season and CFR earnings.

2026 CFR Tie-Down Roping Qualifiers

Final 2026 CPRA regular-season standings.

Results and standings courtesy of RodeoCanada.com.