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Location: WI | Not to change the subject, but does anyone know when and where the semi-finals will be held? Last year it was Mesquite on Feb 21-23rd. I haven't been able to find out where its posted other than the Finals in Arlington on March 1st. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | rodeowithjoker - 2014-08-28 9:48 AM grinandbareit - 2014-08-28 8:55 AM It doesn't really matter where you go to qualify, you still have to run at the semi finals, lol. I figure... go where it's toughest, then you know right away. Glen Rose will definitely be the hardest to qualify at. They'll probably get 150 entries and only 10 move on. I think your odds are way better at some of the places where there are less entries. That's just common sense. If I could choose a place to run, it would have been in Colorado or Nebraska. Smaller patterns and not as many entries so it would be a little better odds of picking up a check and getting qualified. As it stands... I'll be running in Glen Rose this year and hoping for 2 spots in the semis, lol. Where would have a bigger pattern than Lincoln? That pen is HUGE for an indoor. lol.
I was kind of curious too as to what the arena sizes are and if I'm not mistaken the AZ arena is an outdoor or am I wrong? I think that's a standard pattern. Lincoln does have a huge indoor. I like their little indoor and wish the Barrel Bash was in that pen but I'm sure there are tons of girls that hate it. LOL |
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Location: Kansas | CYA Ranch - 2014-08-28 12:01 PM rodeowithjoker - 2014-08-28 9:48 AM grinandbareit - 2014-08-28 8:55 AM It doesn't really matter where you go to qualify, you still have to run at the semi finals, lol. I figure... go where it's toughest, then you know right away. Glen Rose will definitely be the hardest to qualify at. They'll probably get 150 entries and only 10 move on. I think your odds are way better at some of the places where there are less entries. That's just common sense. If I could choose a place to run, it would have been in Colorado or Nebraska. Smaller patterns and not as many entries so it would be a little better odds of picking up a check and getting qualified. As it stands... I'll be running in Glen Rose this year and hoping for 2 spots in the semis, lol. Where would have a bigger pattern than Lincoln? That pen is HUGE for an indoor. lol.
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Location: La Frontera | Buckeye is a covered arena. On the left is the bucking chutes, the right is the bleachers. At your back is the announcers stand and off the back side of 3rd is open. So it's kinda enclosed but technically just a covered arena. It's a full sized (standard) pattern. |
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| grinandbareit - 2014-08-28 7:55 AM
It doesn't really matter where you go to qualify, you still have to run at the semi finals, lol. I figure... go where it's toughest, then you know right away. Glen Rose will definitely be the hardest to qualify at. They'll probably get 150 entries and only 10 move on. I think your odds are way better at some of the places where there are less entries. That's just common sense. If I could choose a place to run, it would have been in Colorado or Nebraska. Smaller patterns and not as many entries so it would be a little better odds of picking up a check and getting qualified. As it stands... I'll be running in Glen Rose this year and hoping for 2 spots in the semis, lol.
The pen in CO isn't exactly little. While it isn't standard, it isn't exactly a 14 second pattern. The one thing about the CO race is its being held during the college rodeo season and the college rodeo that weekend is in Sheridan WY so the tough college girls in this region probably won't be there. Same thing happened last year. I will say though that you'd better have a horse that can win rodeos or else you probably won't make it out of the semi's. Or that was the case last year. These qualifiers are not the same atmosphere as the semi and finals. JMHO. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | kakbarrelracer - 2014-08-28 9:20 AM I figured the toughest one would be the last one. Everyone trying to get in last minute, including the NFR qualifiers that didn't get a free pass.
Thats the way it was last year. Buckeye Az was a virtual shark tank! It was the last one. Everyone was there, they had 180+ trying to qualify. You name them, they were there. I will throw out a couple people that qualified in Colorado all clocked 1/2 sec. off in Buckeye. You want easy go to the first ones and they wont exactly be easy either but I dont know what good that would do unless you just want to say you qualified because you will HAVE to take ALL on in the semi finals to try to advance. Your better off just goin to the tuffest one in the first place because if you cant place there, you sure wont place in the semi finals. |
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| ThreeCorners - 2014-08-28 4:35 PM
kakbarrelracer - 2014-08-28 9:20 AM I figured the toughest one would be the last one. Everyone trying to get in last minute, including the NFR qualifiers that didn't get a free pass.
Thats the way it was last year. Buckeye Az was a virtual shark tank! It was the last one. Everyone was there, they had 180+ trying to qualify. You name them, they were there. I will throw out a couple people that qualified in Colorado all clocked 1/2 sec. off in Buckeye. You want easy go to the first ones and they wont exactly be easy either but I dont know what good that would do unless you just want to say you qualified because you will HAVE to take ALL on in the semi finals to try to advance. Your better off just goin to the tuffest one in the first place because if you cant place there, you sure wont place in the semi finals.
Same horses or do they qualify on other horses? |
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| missroselee - 2014-08-27 10:52 AM If you are looking for easy, then don't bother. Easy doesn't deserve it :)
I honestly think this year is going to get enough tougher, not that last year wasn't tough, but having someone actually win the million dollars is going to make more people want to try it.
My thoughts exactly lots of tough men and women out there |
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| Itsme - 2014-08-28 6:56 PM
ThreeCorners - 2014-08-28 4:35 PM
kakbarrelracer - 2014-08-28 9:20 AM I figured the toughest one would be the last one. Everyone trying to get in last minute, including the NFR qualifiers that didn't get a free pass.
Thats the way it was last year. Buckeye Az was a virtual shark tank! It was the last one. Everyone was there, they had 180+ trying to qualify. You name them, they were there. I will throw out a couple people that qualified in Colorado all clocked 1/2 sec. off in Buckeye. You want easy go to the first ones and they wont exactly be easy either but I dont know what good that would do unless you just want to say you qualified because you will HAVE to take ALL on in the semi finals to try to advance. Your better off just goin to the tuffest one in the first place because if you cant place there, you sure wont place in the semi finals.
Same horses or do they qualify on other horses?
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Location: Where I am happiest | Itsme - 2014-09-01 1:31 PM Itsme - 2014-08-28 6:56 PM ThreeCorners - 2014-08-28 4:35 PM kakbarrelracer - 2014-08-28 9:20 AM I figured the toughest one would be the last one. Everyone trying to get in last minute, including the NFR qualifiers that didn't get a free pass. Thats the way it was last year. Buckeye Az was a virtual shark tank! It was the last one. Everyone was there, they had 180+ trying to qualify. You name them, they were there. I will throw out a couple people that qualified in Colorado all clocked 1/2 sec. off in Buckeye. You want easy go to the first ones and they wont exactly be easy either but I dont know what good that would do unless you just want to say you qualified because you will HAVE to take ALL on in the semi finals to try to advance. Your better off just goin to the tuffest one in the first place because if you cant place there, you sure wont place in the semi finals. Same horses or do they qualify on other horses? ???
They ran the same horses along with trying to qualify a different horse. |
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