MARCH 2024 ROPERS SPORTS NEWS PAGE 5 the action at major events like the NFR and PBR Finals. Grant Dalen – Past Reno Rodeo Association President Dalen made his mark on the Reno Rodeo during his tenure as the event’s president in 1988. He worked alongside David Cox and Bob Beach to establish the Reno Rodeo Foundation in 1986, which provided scholarships to rural communities across Nevada. As the nonprofit’s second president in 1988, Grant helped grow the foundation’s scholarship funding to $50,000 that year. His leadership and vision helped shape the rodeo into the beloved institution it is today. Bob Beach – Past Reno Rodeo Association President Beach served as president of the Reno Rodeo Association in 1987 and helped establish the Reno Rodeo Foundation alongside Grant Dalen and David Cox. For years, Beach had the honor of firing the starting pistol for the popular businessmen’s steer decorating contest. His enduring passion for the rodeo was clear to all who knew him. 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It’s a great opportunity to fill that, now, with two events that are best showcased in that arena.” Wild West Promotions will produce the barrel race with no memberships required, and ground drug after every three runners. Exhibitions will be offered both mornings with the race starting at noon each day. Entry fees are $2,000 with a 92.5 percent payout and several sidepots available. Pre-entries close on March 29 via the free NextGen Rodeo app, which can be downloaded at EquineSportsAlliance.com. Weekly or monthly payment plans are available, and late entries are accepted for a $50 fee. That Friday night after the barrel race, at 7 p.m. in the Lazy E’s Gold Buckle Cantina, Ullman Peterson Events will host a calcutta for the following day’s $10,000added four-head steer roping, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday. The best steer ropers in the world, many of whom hail from Oklahoma, will be gunning for Gist buckles, $10,000 cash added by Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, and a custom Veach trophy saddle, thanks to Clark Quarter Horses and Veach Saddlery. Entries are due March 1 on forms available at BFIWeek. com. The barrel race and steer roping are two of several events recently added inside the world’s largest indoor equestrian arena, which still hosts the Timed Event Championship of the World and now includes the Barrel Futurities of America (BFA) World Championships, the World Championship Junior Rodeo, the Platinum Medal Roping Futurity, and the WCRA’s Stampede at the E. “We have a number of improvements taking place over the next 12-18 months,” said Lazy E General Manager Dan Wall. “We’re adding some new permanent stalls and a 30,000-squarefoot multipurpose building to house trade shows and horse sales, plus we’ll add a new office building for event producers, and a new shower and restroom facility.”
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