It currently takes 82.5 points to get paid at the Will Rogers Stampede and 86.5 to lead. Lousiana's Luke Thrash is in control after two rounds!

Patrick Gottsch had a passion for the Western way of life and one of the pinnacles of that way of life is the Daddy of ‘Em All, the Cheyenne Frontier Days.

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Summer Kosel is far more than a barrel racer. Before making her first NFR she pursued country music and before all that, was a childhood spent around horse racing.

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'The guys today do not realize how good they have it, but i think they know who did it, and that's Patrick Gottsch.'

Kade Sonnier’s journey in bareback riding is an unconventional one, however, the Louisiana cowboy has proved that a late start to rodeo’s most physical event was nothing he couldn’t handle.

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Coy Pollmeier Conquers Pete Carr Pro Rodeo's Crash Course for the lead in Claremore

Colleagues and industry friends remember the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch.

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Pam Minick and Patrick Gottsch go way back as friends and business partners, that includes their 17 years of hosting and floating at one particular, bucket list parade in Pasadena, California.

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Dean Thompson learned rodeo can humble you fast his rookie year, but his attitude helped him get to the 2023 NFR. In 2024, he was No. 6 in the World Standings and No. 1 in the PRCA Playoff Standings

It has been one week since we lost our visionary Founder and President Patrick Gottsch. He was a pioneer of rural broadcasting, champion of American agriculture and family man.

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Kind words from baseball legend Nolan Ryan...

Patrick considered Randy a close friend and the two saw each other on both Thursday and Friday of last week before Patrick passed.

“His spirits were great, he looked great and it was just a sudden shock for me,” he said.

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In 2008, Stran Smith received a Gold Buckle as he claimed his Tie-Down Roping World Championship. Today, he is family man along with a businessman and a rancher with a day to day that includes testing new pieces for STS Ranchwear.

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Mason Stuller picked up the PRCA Last Chance Rodeo win on his permit, can he do it again as a rookie?!

Redding came and went for 2024, so let's throw it back to Shane Hanchey's winning run there in 2013

Lisa Lockhart has claimed three American Rodeo titles and the first came at the inaugural event at AT&T Stadium.

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Stetson Wright has eight Gold Buckles and no one made him feel more like a superstar than Patrick Gottsch

Throughout his legendary career, Patrick Gottsch had the chance to meet many amazing people, from industry partners and Western sports athletes to country stars and celebrities.

Here some photos we found or were shared.

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Patrick Gottsch's involvement with the Tournament of Roses Parade began in 2009, when RFD-TV entered its first float. Over the years, RFD-TV proudly presented 11 floats, each greeted with Patrick’s beaming smile as they rolled down Colorado Boulevard.

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'I didn't realize the legend I was meeting, I just knew I met somebody who was so kind and humble. I felt like I'd known him a decade.'