RAPID CITY, SD – Big money, big names, big action — that describes the PRCA Xtreme Broncs Finals set for Sunday, August 17, 2025 at the Central States Fair in Rapid City.
The top 12 saddle bronc riders in the PRCA earnings standings and the top 12 competitors who have competed in the Xtreme Broncs Tour events will compete in a long go and a short go for the Xtreme Broncs title and a portion of the added money….the largest payout in saddle bronc history stand-alone events at $126,000.
The man to beat?
Miami, FL., cowboy and two-time Finals champions Wyatt Casper.
In both ’23 and ’24, Casper topped a loaded field of 24 contestants to walk away with the PRCA Xtreme Broncs Finals championship. The 29-year-old cowboy accomplished the feat with 174 points on two head in the average.
“I love Rapid City now,” laughed Casper, a five-time Wrangler NFR qualifier. “I never dreamt of probably even winning this deal one time, so to win it twice was a dream come true for sure.”
Casper’s 16 seconds of work in South Dakota at last years Xtreme Broncs Finals held during the Central States Fair put $33,644 in his pocket, a new event earnings record.
The Xtreme Broncs Tour is a series of events that feature only saddle bronc riding competitions. These stand-alone events were first approved by the PRCA in 2016.
One of the visionaries in developing stand-alone saddle bronc events is Rory Lemmel, announcer and producer of A Rory Lemmel Bucker
“A few years ago, several members of the PRCA board of directors flew up to watch a bronc match at the Faith Stock Show & Rodeo, among the first to host the stand-alone event,” recalls Lemmel.
“At that time, they had stand-alone X Bulls sanctioned but they wanted to see if a stand-alone saddle bronc match would attract people to stand on its own. It had to be competitive and there were other matches but it also had to be entertaining. Long story short they decided to approve these matches.”
The contestant and stock rosters at the Xtreme Broncs Finals on Sunday in Rapid City reads like a who’s who in the sport of rodeo. This event, beginning at 7:00p.m (MT), will bring the best saddle bronc riding competitors in the world to Rapid City.
“Although at first, there were just a handful of bronc matches, fast forward to today,” says Lemmel. “This year, there were 26 PRCA Xtreme Bronc Matches throughout the US and Canada. These matches count for X broncs standings and world standings only. They prove very hard to get in the finals because only the top talent in the world ride at these events.”
Following is the 2025 PRCA Xtreme Bronc Finals Contestant List:
Delbert “Shorty” Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D.
Layton Green, Millarville, AB
Lance Gaillard, Morse, TX
Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, LA
Logan hay, Wildwood, AB
Ben Anderson, Eckville, AB
Quinten Taylor, Nanton, AB
Wyatt Casper, Miami, TX
Kade Bruno, Challis, ID
Stetson Wright, Beaver, UT
Ryder Wright, Beaver, UT
Statler Wright, Beaver, UT
Kole Ashbacher, Arrowood, AB
Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, AB
Dawson Hay, Wildwood, AB
Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, AB
Quintin McWhorter, Petrolia, CA
Brody Cress, Hillsdale, WY
Lefty Holman, Visalia, CA
Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D.
Sage Newman, Melstone, MT
Calvin Wells, Powell, WY
Damian Brennan, Injune, QL
Zachary Dallas, Las Cruces, NM