Breakaway and Tie-Down Final Field Set at The American Rodeo East Regional as $2 Million Chase Continues

28 athletes advance in Lexington; watch live on Cowboy+ Friday and catch the Finals on FS1 Saturday

LEXINGTON, KY – As the first day of action inside of Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena at The American Rodeo East Region Semi-Finals rolled to a close on Thursday night, 28 athletes punched their ticket to Saturday’s final round.   

The American Rodeo East Regional at Alltech Arena features eight rodeo disciplines with up to 125 top athletes -including world-renowned pros, everyday cowboys/cowgirls and even local competitors putting it all on the line in hopes of earning a spot at The American Rodeo Championship Weekend May 22-23 at Globe  Life Field in Arlington, Texas – where they could win a life-changing $2 million bonus. 

Live results, scoring and more can be found online – HERE

The athletes advancing to Saturday’s final round in Lexington from breakaway roping and tie-down roping are: 

BREAKAWAY ROPING

1 Emmry Edwards

2 Kelsie Reininger

3 Beau Peterson 

4 Jill Tanner

5 Rylie Edens

6 Kelsie Domer

7 Kearstyn Betts 

8 Rickie Fanning

9 Kathryn Smith 

10 Lydia Towson 

11 Corlee Massey

12 Haiden Thompson 

13 Amy Ohrt

14 Amelie Coutu 

TIE-DOWN ROPING

1 Andrew Burks

2 Zack Jongbloed

3 Cross Fulford

4 Bobby Abernathy

5 Brodey Clemons

6 Dakota Felton 

7 Treyton Faulk

8 Cason Kingsbury 

9 Bryce Derrer

10 Macon Murphy 

11 Cynch Whitesell 

12 Cole Clemons 

13 Cruz Melanson 

14 Jesse Clifton 

Each season 27 winning athletes leave three Regionals held in the East, Central and West regions with $10,000 each before they get to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for The American Rodeo Championship Weekend. 

Tune into Cowboy+ and Cowboy Channel for all the action on Friday, April 10 throughout the day as the final rounds and Redemption rounds for barrel racing, steer wrestling and team roping unfold live followed by the Roughstock Semi-Finals at 8PM ET. Register at https://get.cowboyplus.com to tune in. 

Then watch live on Saturday, April 11 at 7PM ET on FS1 as 45 Contenders get one step closer to $2 million at The American Rodeo East Region Finals. 

More information and tickets for The American Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas can be found at www.americanrodeo.com. To apply for media credentials to cover the events, please visit www.americanrodeo.com/media-credentials.