One of the best competitions within the overall competition itself on Sunday in Round 4 of the 2021 National Finals Rodeo continues to be in bareback riding. After Jess Pope overtook the reigning champion, Kaycee Feild, on Saturday night in the world rankings, Feild jockeyed right back, to reclaim the top spot. Pope, however, still holds the average lead at the NFR, with Feild close behind. This bit of a rivalry is a continuation of the close competition that fans saw last year too. The 2021 National Finals Rodeo continues on Sunday, December 5 inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Viewing Information
- What: 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo – Round 5
- When: Monday, December 6, 2021, @ 5:45p.m. – 8 p.m. EST
- Where: Thomas & Mack Center – Las Vegas, Nevada
- TV Channel: Cowboy Channel
- Live Stream: RodeoTV
In addition to the Feild/Pope battle in bareback riding, team roping saw a pair of world leaders take the lead in the event. Kaleb Driggers and former all-around champion Junior Nogueira are the top header and heeler respectively and showed that on Sunday. Their time of 4.1 seconds was the best in the field that was separated by seven-tenths of a second.
Monday Round 5 Preview
It was a rough day in the bull riding competition, as only Dustin Donovan Bouquet and current leader Parker Breding recorded scores. Breding’s performance helped him overcome Creek Young in the world rankings for third place. He now sits just over $20,000 away from current all-around leader Stetson Wright for second place
Speaking of the all-around rankings, Caleb Smidt is still attempting to close the $200,000 gap between himself and Wright. Smidt and Tuf Case Cooper, who is just $20,000 behind in fourth place in the all-around standings, each tied for second in tie-down roping in Round 4. It is Smidt, however, who is the current leader in the event. Both performers have a lot of ground to cover to catch Wright and there are just five rounds left in this year’s competition. Wright has been able to do just enough to maintain his enormous lead.
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2021 Las Vegas NFR Leaders and Round Winners
| Event | Bareback Riding | Steer Wrestling | Team Roping | Saddle Bronc Riding | Tie-Down Roping | Barrel Racing | Bull Riding | All-Around Leaders | Top Gun Standings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Winner | Jess Pope | Dirk Tavenner & Riley Duvall (TIE) | Tyler Wade / Trey Yates | Zeke Thurston & Chase Brooks (TIE) | Shane Hanchey | Cheyenne Wimberley & Amanda Welsh (TIE) | J.B. Mauney & Ky Hamilton (Tie) | 1) Stetson Wright ($444,197) | 1) Kaycee Feild ($104,272) | |
| Round 2 Winner | Jess Pope | Dirk Tavenner | Derrick Begay / Brady Minor | Brody Cress | Shad Mayfield | Dona Kay Rule | Parker Breding | 2) Caleb Smidt ($212,866) | 2) Jess Pope ($102,893) | |
| Round 3 Winner | Kaycee Feild** | Tristan Martin | Rhen Richard / Jeremy Butler | Tegan Smith | Caleb Smidt** | Stevi Hillman | Creek Young | 3) Clay Smith ($179,468) | 3) Dirk Tavenner ($101,877) | |
| Round 4 Winner | Kaycee Feild** & R.C. Landingham | Will Lummus & Riley Duvall (TIE) | Kaleb Driggers** / Junior Nogueira** | Wade Sundell | Shad Mayfield | Wenda Johnson | Dustin Donovan Boquet & Parker Breding (TIE) | 4) Paden Bray ($177,801) | 4) Caleb Smidt ($90,555) | |
| Round 5 Winner | Kaycee Feild** | Tyler Pearson | Coleman Proctor / Logan Medlin | Ryder Wright** | Marty Yates | Emily Miller-Beisel | [PENDING OFFICIAL RESULTS - 12/7/10:42 EST] | 5) Tuf Case Cooper ($174,233) | 5) Ryder Wright (84,459) | |
| Round 6 Winner | Orin Larsen | Dirk Tavenner | Coy Rahlmann / Douglas Rich | Ryder Wright** | Cory Solomon | Ivy Saebens | Creek Young | 6) Rhen Richard ($173,889) | 6) Parker Breding ($81,629) | |
| Round 7 Winner | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7) Josh Frost ($134,708) | 7) Jeremy Buhler ($80,976) | |
| Round 8 Winner | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8) Taylor Santos ($132,787) | 8) Rhen Richard ($80,976) | |
| Round 9 Winner | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9) Marty Yates ($128,547) | 9) Zeke Thurston ($78,146) | |
| Round 10 Winner | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 10) Landon McClaugherty ($68,842) | 10) Riley Duvall ($74,444) | |
| Current Average Leaders (Pts) | Jess Pope (526.5) | Tristan Martin (25.8 sec) | Andrew Ward / Buddy Hawkins II (33.6 sec) | Brody Cress (519) | Caleb Smidt** (48.4 sec) | Jordon Briggs (68.82 sec) | Parker Breding (425.5) | |||
| (** denotes World Leader) |
