The 74th annual Oakdale Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo paid out $132,200 over two performances at the rodeo grounds on East F Street, with Four Star Rodeo on the bucking string. Stormy skies and intermittent rain didn’t keep the crowd away, and seven events ran on schedule in front of a full house at the Cowboy Capital of the World.
Paden Bray of Stephenville, Texas walked off with the all-around saddle for the second year in a row at Oakdale, earning $3,702 between tie-down roping and team roping. He placed second in round one of the tie-down with a 9.2, finished fourth in the tie-down average, and split fifth in round two of the team roping heeling for Ketch Kelton.
Brit Ellerman and Todd Hampton took the team roping average at 15.1 seconds on two head for $3,062 a man, the richest team roping check of the rodeo. The Minor brothers, Riley and Brady, won round two with a 6.5. Denton Parish and Corey Hendrick set the pace in round one at a flat 6.0.
Clayton Biglow won the bareback riding at 83 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Big Star for $2,775. Bailey Small topped the saddle bronc riding at 85 on Four Star’s Toodaloo, worth $2,876, the richest single-head check of the rodeo. Hayden Webb won the steer wrestling average at 10.5 seconds on two head, and Colton Suther took the tie-down roping average at 18.4 on two for $2,634. Kathy Petska clocked an 18.10 to win the barrel racing for $2,775. The bull riding produced no qualified rides.
Bareback riding (one-head): 1. Clayton Biglow, 83 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Big Star, $2,775; 2. Kash Martin, 82.5, $2,127; 3. (tie) Daxtyn Feild and Wyatt Wood, 81, $1,295 each; 5. Gauge McBride, 80.5, $647; 6. Andy Gingerich, 79, $462; 7. (tie) Kashton Ford, Brice Patterson and Lucas Samaniego, 75, $216 each.
Steer wrestling, first round: 1. Kaden Greenfield, 4.4 seconds, $1,223; 2. Sterling Lambert, 4.8, $1,012; 3. Hayden Webb, 5.0, $801; 4. (tie) Stan Branco, Kyler Dick, Zach Hamar and Cody Harmon, 5.6, $295 each. Second round: 1. Seth Peterson, 4.4 seconds, $1,223; 2. Levi Rudd, 5.4, $1,012; 3. Hayden Webb, 5.5, $801; 4. (tie) Dane Haas and Dirk Tavenner, 5.8, $485 each; 6. James Mann, 5.9, $211. Average: 1. Hayden Webb, 10.5 seconds on two head, $1,834; 2. Cody Harmon, 11.6, $1,518; 3. James Mann, 11.8, $1,202; 4. Jace Melvin, 13.1, $885; 5. Levi Rudd, 15.2, $569; 6. Dane Haas, 18.6, $316.
Team roping, first round: 1. Denton Parish and Corey Hendrick, 6.0 seconds, $2,042 each; 2. Jaxon Hill and Jessen James, 7.0, $1,775; 3. Blake Hirdes and Jason Johe, 7.1, $1,509; 4. Brit Ellerman and Todd Hampton, 7.2, $1,243; 5. Jake Raine and Billy Aviles, 7.3, $976; 6. Jake Raley and Russell Cardoza, 7.5, $710; 7. (tie) Corben Culley and Trent Vaught, and Brayden Schmidt and Kyle Lockett, 7.6, $311 each. Second round: 1. Riley Minor and Brady Minor, 6.5 seconds, $2,042 each; 2. J7 Bland and Truman Magnus, 6.7, $1,775; 3. Hayes Smith and Justin Davis, 7.1, $1,509; 4. Zack Engelhart and Colby Scott, 7.3, $1,243; 5. Ketch Kelton and Paden Bray, 7.5, $976; 6. Wes Moore and Clayton Moore, 7.8, $710; 7. (tie) Brit Ellerman and Todd Hampton, and Tanner Kent and Layton Oswald, 7.9, $311 each. Average: 1. Brit Ellerman and Todd Hampton, 15.1 seconds on two head, $3,062 each; 2. Brayden Schmidt and Kyle Lockett, 15.6, $2,663; 3. Jaxon Hill and Jessen James, 15.7, $2,263; 4. Caden Clay and Zach Varian, 16.1, $1,864; 5. Corben Culley and Trent Vaught, 16.3, $1,465; 6. Jake Raley and Russell Cardoza, 16.7, $1,065; 7. Roan Oldfield and Creed West, 17.6, $666; 8. Blake Hirdes and Jason Johe, 18.5, $266.
Saddle bronc riding (one-head): 1. Bailey Small, 85 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Toodaloo, $2,876; 2. (tie) Jasper Frost and Riggin Smith, 83.5, $1,918 each; 4. Joe Harper, 82.5, $1,055; 5. (tie) Q McWhorter and Gavin Nelson, 81.5, $575 each; 7. Reed Neely, 80.5, $384; 8. (tie) Carson Bingham, Caleb Brangham and Dawson Hay, 79.5, $96 each.
Tie-down roping, first round: 1. Brushton Minton, 8.6 seconds, $1,756; 2. Paden Bray, 9.2, $1,454; 3. (tie) Cash Enderli and Colton Suther, 9.4, $999 each; 5. Cash Hooper, 9.8, $545; 6. Brandt Ross, 10.1, $303. Second round: 1. Ketch Kelton, 7.8 seconds, $1,756; 2. Jayden Broussard, 8.6, $1,454; 3. J. Cody Jones, 8.9, $1,151; 4. (tie) Roan Hudson and Colton Suther, 9.0, $696 each; 6. Bo Yaussi, 9.4, $303. Average: 1. Colton Suther, 18.4 seconds on two head, $2,634; 2. Roan Hudson, 19.2, $2,180; 3. Brushton Minton, 19.3, $1,726; 4. Paden Bray, 19.4, $1,272; 5. Cash Hooper, 19.6, $818; 6. Cash Enderli, 19.7, $454.
Barrel racing (one-head): 1. Kathy Petska, 18.10 seconds, $2,775; 2. Shayane Fredrickson, 18.24, $2,359; 3. Shelley Holman, 18.39, $1,942; 4. Ruby Lightfoot, 18.46, $1,665; 5. Mendy Beardsley, 18.50, $1,387; 6. Vicky Cook, 18.56, $971; 7. Jennifer Haile, 18.59, $694; 8. Jenny Sherbo, 18.61, $555; 9. Jordan Bassett, 18.62, $486; 10. (tie) Ann McGilchrist and Brittany Richards, 18.69, $382 each; 12. Nellie Miller, 18.70, $277.
Bull riding: No qualified rides.
Total payoff: $132,200. Stock contractor: Four Star Rodeo. Sub-contractors: J Cody Jones, Steve Simons and Bridwell Pro Rodeos. Rodeo secretary: Allison Whitsett. Officials: Brad McGilchrist, Matt Weishoff and Mike Tatsey. Timers: Kyla Pearson and Kaely Juzek. Announcer: Jody Carper. Specialty acts: Bethany Kiesner and Rider Kiesner. Bullfighters: Austin Jones, Josh Daries and Dave Murdoch. Clown/barrelman: Rider Kiesner. Flankman: Dave Murdoch. Pickup men: Jared Groene, Jeffrey Shearer and Rick Moffatt. Music director: Michael Dwyer. Photographers: Shelby McClain, Stuart Hagen, Ryan Jae, Fernando Sam-Sin, Lara St Jacques, Kathryn Coleman, Yoko Kobayashi, BRERDOG Brereton, Brett Schneider and Janelle Schneider.
Paden Bray of Stephenville, Texas won the all-around saddle at the 74th annual Oakdale Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo for the second year in a row, earning $3,702 across tie-down roping and team roping.
The 74th annual Oakdale Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo paid out $132,200 over two performances on East F Street in Oakdale, California, with Four Star Rodeo supplying the bucking string.
Brit Ellerman and Todd Hampton won the team roping average at the 2026 Oakdale Rodeo with 15.1 seconds on two head, worth $3,062 per man — the richest team roping check of the rodeo.
Oakdale, California is known as the Cowboy Capital of the World for its deep rodeo and ranching heritage, and it hosts the long-running Oakdale Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo, which reached its 74th annual edition in 2026.
