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Though Trevor Brazile fell short in his attempt to clinch the 2017 world steer roping title at last month’s National Finals Steer Roping in Mulvane, Kansas, the legendary cowboy earned enough prize money to take the lead in the world all-around title race. At the Nov. 10-11 NFSR, Brazile, who lives in Decatur, finished runner-up in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s 2017 world steer roping title race behind Scott Snedecor who snared the world title. Snedecor edged Brazile in the world race, $136,419 to $127,548. But after earning an impressive $63,273 at NFSR, Brazile moved up from the No. 2 ranking to No. 1 in the PRCA’s 2017 world all-around standings. Tuf Cooper of Weatherford dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in the world all-around standings after earning $15,981 at the NFSR. In the 2017 world all-around standings, Brazile is ranked No. 1 with $243,760. Cooper is ranked No. 2 with $230,021.“I went to the steer roping finals (NFSR) trying to win as much money as possible with two goals in mind: trying to win a world (steer roping) championship and trying to get rid of that deficit in the (world) all-around race,” Brazile said. “At least one of those two things happened.”Again, Brazile fell short of clinching the 2017 world steer roping title in Mulvane. But he put himself in great position to clinch the world all-around title at this month’s Las Vegas-based Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

The 2017 National Finals begins Thursday, Dec. 7, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 16, at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center. Both Brazile and Cooper have qualified for the 2017 National Finals in tie-down roping. Brazile is a 23-time PRCA world champion. He will attempt to snare his 14th world all-around title at the NFR. Brazile clinched world all-around titles in 2002-2004 and 2006-15. Brazile also will attempt to lasso his fourth tie-down roping world title at the Las Vegas championships. He snared tie-down roping gold buckles in 2007, 2009-2010. Cooper will attempt to earn his first all-around title and his fourth tie-down roping world title at the NFR. Cooper earned world tie-down roping titles in 2011-2012 and in 2014. Cooper will enter the Las Vegas NFR ranked No. 1 in the tie-down roping world title race with the $190,445 that he earned throughout the 2017 regular season. Brazile is ranked No. 6 in the tie-down roping world standings with $101,433. Cooper has a much better chance of winning the world tie-down roping title. But Brazile has a mathematical chance and don’t count him out. But in the world all-around race, it could be a close contest between Brazile and Cooper throughout the NFR. One of pro rodeo’s top bulldogging horses will be missing in action at the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Landrys Cadillac (Cadillac), the 2016 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association/American Quarter Horse Association Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year, which is owned by Sterling Wallace, was injured during a practice run with Clayton Hass on Nov. 16, according to prorodeo.com. Hass, a three-time National Finals qualifier from Weatherford, was preparing Cadillac for the WNFR by running steers on him when Cadillac had a bad step at Hass’ practice pen. The fall pulled a piece of bone away from the tendon in Cadillac’s back left leg and chipped part of it off into the joint, Hass said.Cadillac is scheduled to go into surgery on Dec. 4 to remove the bone chip.

From there, he’ll begin the rehabilitation process and is anticipated to return to the arena for the summer run. The 19-year-old horse has been the primary mount for Hass, Tyler Waguespack and Ty Erickson this season. Hass narrowly missed qualifying for the 2017 National Finals, placing 17th, but he was helping the horse stay fresh for the Dec. 7-16 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Waguespack advanced to the 2017 NFR after finishing fourth in the 2017 regular season steer wrestling world standings, and had planned on riding Cadillac at the WNFR again. Last year, Waguespack clinched the PRCA’s steer wrestling title after Cadillac helped him earn $213,218 at the 2016 National Finals. With his first-choice mount out of commission, Waguespack is planning on riding the 2017 PRCA/AQHA Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year, Canted Plan (Scooter), at the WNFR. Erickson, who will enter the NFR ranked No. 1 in the PRCA’s 2017 steer wrestling world title race, also had planned to ride Cadillac, according to Waguespack. At the National Cutting Horse Association World Championship Futurity, which currently is underway in Fort Worth, fans are beginning to learn which horses to watch in the open division. The open division features mostly pro riders. A total of 612 horses were entered in the open division at the 2017 Futurity. The Futurity, which is the sport’s most prestigious show, features the industry’s most promising debuting 3-year-old horses. It’s the first jewel of the sport’s Triple Crown Series. The 2017 NCHA Futurity began Nov. 15 and runs through Dec. 10 at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. The open division winner will receive the coveted $200,000 prize on Dec. 10. At the 2017 Futurity, the open division second round concluded on Nov. 23. After the first two rounds, a field of 69 horses with a two-ride aggregate score of 432 or higher advanced to the Dec. 9 open semifinal. Austin Shepard, the 2007 NCHA Futurity open champion rider, and a stallion named Dual Reyish, finished the first two rounds at the 2017 Futurity with the highest aggregate score en route to earning an open semifinal berth. The duo turned in a two-ride score of 442.5 (222.5 in the first round and 220 in the second round).John Sanislow and Im Quintan Checks turned in the second highest aggregate score after competing in Round 1 and Round 2. They turned an aggregate score of 441.5 (221 and 220.5). Im Quintan Checks, a stallion, is owned by Circle Y Ranch of Millsap.Every year during the National Finals Rodeo, Las Vegas hosts an informal citywide country-music and comedy festival, with a variety of artists performing at venues large and small.

These performances draw nearly as many people to Las Vegas as it does for championship competition, and this year’s lineup includes some of the biggest stars from the ’60s to now. Reba, Brooks & Dunn (Dec. 5 & 8-10, Caesars Palace) Fresh off the news that Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas has been extended through August 2018, Reba McEntire, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will wrap their 2017 Colosseum dates on the first weekend of NFR. McEntire first joined Brooks & Dunn for the initial run of their Caesars Palace residency in 2015, with Brooks & Dunn reuniting for the first time in five years. The venue has become their Vegas performing home, with a 30-song set.John Michael Montgomery (Dec. 7, Golden Nugget) In the ’90s, John Michael Montgomery was part of the wave of neo-traditionalist “hat acts” like Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and Clint Black, delivering straightforward, listener-friendly country that appealed to longtime genre fans as well as pop listeners. He hit the top of the country charts seven times in his first decade, with singles including “I Love the Way You Love Me,” “I Swear,” “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)” and “The Little Girl.” “I Swear” was a hit twice in the same year, first for Montgomery and then for R&B group All-4-One, proving the versatility of Montgomery’s material. That smooth versatility and accessibility continue to serve him well. Rodney Carrington (Dec. 7-16, MGM Grand) Rodney Carrington and NFR go together like cowboys and hats. The singing comedian performs in Las Vegas every December for a 10-day stretch, connecting with the audiences that see him each year during their annual rodeo pilgrimage. His latest Netflix special, Here Comes the Truth, filmed in Tulsa, Okla., was released in October, and reveals a leaner, darker, post-divorce Carrington. The album version debuted at No. 1 on iTunes’ comedy charts, and furthers Carrington’s legacy of delivering raunchy, NFR-worthy standup. Brenda Lee (Dec. 8, Golden Nugget) In the 1960s, Brenda Lee was one of the biggest names in early rock and pop, racking up more than 40 chart hits, including the classics “I’m Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Lee returned to her country roots in the ’70s, hitting the country charts with songs like “Nobody Wins,” “Sunday Sunrise,” “Tell Me What It’s Like” and “The Cowgirl and the Dandy,” and recording a 1982 album with country legends Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Since then, Lee has been a staple of the country-music world, and she’s seen a whole generation of younger fans and musicians discover her influential early rockabilly style and sound.Gary Allan (Dec. 8-9, Hard Rock Hotel) Gary Allan is a country-music lifer. Born into a musical family, he started playing honky-tonks at age 13 and discovered the musicians that would shape his initial artistic approach and attitude when he caught the Highwaymen (Cash, Haggard, Jennings, Kristofferson) live. Allan established himself as a new traditionalist with Bakersfield leanings on his 1996 debut Used Heart for Sale, and has maintained a maverick persona throughout his recording career. His latest single “Mess Me Up” was released in May.Ron White (Dec. 8-9, The Mirage) Ron White loves Las Vegas and the country music community. The Route 91 Harvest tragedy affected him deeply, so it’s a safe bet the most hard living of the Blue Collar comedians plans to help heal with humor and will likely give some of his most heartfelt performances ever this December. White is one of the few entertainers to perform both weekends of NFR this year. Rest assured, he’s up to the task. Travis Tritt (Dec. 8-9, Westgate Las Vegas) Travis Tritt winning Billboard’s Top New Male Artist in 1990 signaled a new era in country music and the launch of a nearly three-decade career. His second single, “Help Me Hold On,” earned the Southern rock revivalist his first No. 1 hit that year, and his 1991 album It’s All About to Change made him a permanent fixture in the country superstar firmament. Tritt brings his special solo-acoustic show to Las Vegas during NFR, with stripped-down arrangements of his outlaw sound.Pam Tillis & Lorrie Morgan (Dec. 9, Golden Nugget) Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan could easily fill entire shows with their own country hits (Tillis’ “Maybe It Was Memphis” and “Mi Vida Loca”; Morgan’s “Something in Red” and “Except for Monday”), but when the two team up, they take things to a whole other level. The veteran stars launched the first edition of their Grits and Glamour tour in 2009, and since then they’ve been an unstoppable team, recording two albums together (2013’s Dos Divas and last month’s Come See Me and Come Lonely) and enhancing each other’s live performances with harmonies and duets. Together, they’ve taken their music to places beyond what they could ever do on their own. Charlie Daniels Band (Dec. 10, Golden Nugget) Charlie Daniels has been the embodiment of Southern rock since releasing his signature song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in 1979, with its story of a young musician defeating the devil in a fiddle battle. It’s been used in countless movies and TV shows and covered by acts ranging from The Muppets and Blues Traveler to Primus, but nothing can compare to the experience of seeing Daniels perform the virtuosic fiddle parts himself. The leader of the Charlie Daniels Band is a versatile singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who’s been recording and touring for nearly 50 years, and he can still fiddle with the best of them. Parmalee (Dec. 10, SLS Las Vegas) Named for the quartet’s North Carolina hometown, Parmalee formed when brothers Matt (lead vocals, guitar) and Scott Thomas (drums) united with cousin Barry Knox (bass) and childhood friend Josh McSwain (guitar). The band survived a 2010 robbery that put Scott Thomas in the hospital, and played a label showcase the next year. Parmalee’s 2013 album Feels Like Carolina yielded the hits “Musta Had a Good Time” and “Carolina.” They’re currently on tour in support of their latest album, 27861.Sheridan musician Tris Munsick will perform for the opening ceremonies at this year's National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Munsick is guitarist and lead vocalist for The Innocents, but in a recent interview with Sheridan Media, he said he'll be performing alone in Vegas.He said he'll actually be doing three performances while he's there later this month. He added he's got meetings in between, so that's going to be a full week for him. He said the full band had tried to get a couple of shows in Las Vegas, but the talks failed. He said the band was offered a few accoustics shows there and was debating about that when Munsick was offered the chance to perform at the NFR ceremonies. He said in terms of expenses, it made more sense for him to make the trip alone. But, he added, he's hoping his performance could lead to future bookings for the entire band. He explained how the opening ceremony performance came about. They were open, and, as Munsick put it, the stars aligned. He sees the upcoming performance as a huge opportunity for the entire band. The Innocents have been touring and performing since 2012. Munsick said there've been changed through the years, but the current band members click both personally and musically. He said the band tries to be representatives of Wyoming and Sheridan when they perform.

Munsick is a native of Sheridan County. He said his dad ran a ranch outside Big Horn for a long time, and he and his brothers grew up in that area. Later, when he was in his teens, his family moved to the Dayton area. These days, he said, he lives in Sheridan. Sheridan Media will carry reports from the National Finals Rodeo twice a day, on KYTI and KWYO, while the rodeo is happening.It’s rodeo time here in Las Vegas, where cowboys and cowgirls from around the world gather to attend the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, one of the hottest tickets in town. So what exactly do you wear to an event like this? We got ya’ll covered. Inspired by the icons of casual country style, clothing designers are tweaking tradition in fresh, flattering ways. The result? Wellies you can wear to work and barn jackets guaranteed to stun. But don’t think that you must stick to Western wear brands. You can easily mix and match pieces you may already have with something new for a perfect NFR look. Just focus on the key elements: suede, leather fringe, denim, boots, and hats. Whatever you choose, have a great time doing it.