Cowboy Christmas is the most lucrative stretch on the ProRodeo calendar, a sprint of back-to-back rodeos from late June through the Fourth of July where the biggest checks of the season drop in a matter of days.
What is Cowboy Christmas
Now is the time rodeo athletes load up and haul from one city to the next, stacking wins and mileage in equal measure. For breakaway ropers, this year’s run has more than $271,000 in added money on the table between now and July 5th, spread across more than 22 rodeos from Greeley, Colorado to Basin City, Washington to Mandan, North Dakota.
St. Paul, Oregon leads the way at $50,590 in added money. Cody, Wyoming is close behind at $36,000, Greeley still running at $35,000, and Oakley, Utah at $30,000. From there, the checks keep coming—Mandan, North Dakota, at $18,000, Basin City, Washington, at $15,000, Killdeer, North Dakota at $10,000—with smaller but meaningful payouts stacking up at rodeos across the country from Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Brush, Colorado to Belton, Texas.
The math compounds fast. A cowgirl who strings together two or three of these in the same week doesn’t just cash checks; she reshapes her season. The WPRA standings can look completely different on July 6th than they do today.
Results
Greeley – In Progress
Greeley, Colorado, June 25-July 1, 2026
| Place | Roper | Time (seconds) | Money |
| 1 | Danielle Lowman | 1.9 | — |
| 2 | Haiden Thompson | 2 | — |
| 3 | Suzanne Williams | 2.1 | — |
| 4 (T) | Jackie Crawford | 2.2 | — |
| 4 (T) | Jordi Edens-Mitchell | 2.2 | — |
| 4 (T) | Bradi Good | 2.2 | — |
| 4 (T) | Jordan Jo Hollabaugh | 2.2 | — |
