Cowboy Christmas 2025 saw breakaway roping pushed to new heights, with Josie Conner’s 2024 leading $15,815 figure topped by Erin Johnson with $16,628 and a tightly-packed group of ladies on her heels.
Only $2,550 separates the top five earners from breakaway’s 2025 cowboy christmas.
What is cowboy christmas? It’s a densely-packed stretch of ProRodeos that take place around the Fourth of July. The money-making opportunities are so abundant that cowboys dubbed the time “cowboy christmas.” The Breakaway Roping Journal tallied rodeos starting with the Greeley Stampede in Colorado and ending with the World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Arizona. To find a full rodeo list and results, click here.
No. 5 Jill Tanner, $14,078
Jill Tanner struck where it counted at cowboy christmas, climbing into the No. 5 position with checks at three rodeos, including an arena record and big win at the St. Paul Rodeo in Oregon, where breakaway roping is in it’s second year.
- Greeley Stampede, Greeley, Colorado – $2,767
- Killdeer Mountain Roundup, Killdeer, North Dakota – $2,189
- St. Paul Rodeo, St. Paul, Oregon – $8,291
No. 4 Bailey Bates, $14,158
Tohatchi, New Mexico’s Bailey Bates continues to get comfortable in the ProRodeo ranks with more than $14K wrapped up at three rodeos across the holiday week. She finished No. 2 in St. Paul behind Tanner with a 2.3-second run and tied for No. 3 in Oakley City, Utah, with a 2.1-second run.
- St. Paul Rodeo, St. Paul, Oregon – $6,011
- Oakley Independence Day Rodeo, Oakley City, Utah — $3,908
- World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott, Arizona – $4,239
No. 3 Bradi Good, $15,140
Bradi Good was even surprised to read her Cowboy Christmas total—but Breakaway Roping Journal’s math has her at more than $15K in earnings across three rodeos including the Cody Stampede in Wyoming and the Basin City Freedom Rodeo in Washington.
Good tied for No. 1 in Cody with friend Josie Conner (who finished No. 6 in our Cowboy Christmas tally with $13,832) and fellow top earner Suzanne Williams. All three of them posted a 2.3-second time that paid a healthy $7,623.
- Cody Stampede, Cody, Wyoming – $7,623
- Basin City Freedom Rodeo, Basin City, Washington – $5,095
- Western Stampede, West Jordan, Utah – $1,662
@breakawayropingjournal The ProRodeo breakaway ladies are closely matched, and nowhere shows it better than the Cody Stampede in Wyoming, where a 2.4-second run holds the top spot with Josie Conner, Suzanne Williams and Bradi Good leading the charge. @Top Hand Ropes ♬ original sound – Ian Asher
No. 2 Suzanne Williams, $16,147
Suzanne Williams put together an impressive Fourth run—pulling checks at just two rodeos to climb into the No. 2 position. She tied with peer Good in Cody for No. 1 and found her own glory in Oakley City with a 1.8-second run that was the fastest of Cowboy Christmas.
- Cody Stampede, Cody, Wyoming – $7,623
- Oakley Independence Day Rodeo, Oakley City, Utah — $8,451
@breakawayropingjournal The lady terrorizing California is trying Utah on for size this Cowboy Christmas–that’s right, Suzanne Williams is hunting for some cash at the the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo in Oakley City, Utah, riding bay gelding “Ducker,” she’s leading the rodeo by 0.3 seconds. Thanks to @Top Hand Ropes ♬ Welcome to the Show – CODY JOHNSON
No. 1 Erin Johnson, $16,628
The No. 1 money-earner in 2025’s cowboy christmas run is Erin Johnson on ever-faithful “Chico,” registered as Husker Be Smokin. Johnson cashed checks starting in Greeley, Colorado, and finishing (with a win!) in Prescott, Arizona.
Johnson last advanced to the National Finals of Breakaway Roping in 2023, and is undoubtedly looking to do it again. She boasted $25,329 in WPRA earnings before cowboy christmas, and with her healthy payday, is now sitting at $41,957, which is still a touch outside the Top 15, but with her momentum, is within a $5,000 reach.
- Greeley Stampede, Greeley, Colorado – $2,279
- Mandan Rodeo Days, Mandan, North Dakota – $6,065
- Oakley Independence Day Rodeo, Oakley City, Utah — $2,007
- World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott, Arizona – $6,277
