- Oct 6th – 8th, 2023
The WCRA Rodeo Carolina will be held on Friday, October 6th – Sunday, October 8th, 2023 in Mill Spring, North Carolina. This Mill Spring rodeo is held at Tryon International Equestrian Center.
1. SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES AND DEADLINES
- March 20, 2023 at 12:01am CT – RNC23 nominations open
- September 10, 2023 at 11:59pm CT – RNC23 nomination close
- September 12, 2023 at 2:00pm CT – Preliminary Leaderboard Update
- All athletes have from Tuesday, September 12 at 2:00pm CT – Wednesday, September 13 at 2:00pm CT to email support@wcrarodeo.com to declare a dispute in the results. After this deadline, all points on the RNC23 leaderboard are final.
- September 14, 2023 at 1:00pm CT – RNC23 leaderboard final
- September 15, 2023 at 10:00am CT – September 18, 2023 at 3pm CT – Team Roping Pairings for RNC23 Leaderboard
- September 19, 2023 at 12:00pm CT – RNC23 Entries Open
- September 21, 2023 at 12:00pm CT – RNC23
PERFORMANCES: THREE (3): October 6 – 7:30 PM; October 7 – 7:30 PM; October 8 – 2:00 PM
ENTRY FEES:
o Timed Events - $250 per discipline in Qualifying Rounds – 70% jackpot payback based on Qualifying Round results
o Barrel Racing Buy Back Round: $250 – limit of 1 re-entry, no payout, advancement only
o Rough Stock - No entry fees
• COMPETITION FORMAT:
o Qualifying Rounds – Timed Events – 2 Rounds; Barrel Racing – 1 Round
o Barrel Racing Buy Back Round – 1 Round, minimum five (5) entries required to hold round.
o Progressive Round – all disciplines – 2 Rounds (no previous times advance except for tie breakers)
o Triple Crown of Rodeo – 1 Round (clean slate) – 8 athletes
• DISCIPLINE FORMATS:
o BB, SB, BR: Two (2) rounds in Progressive Round with eligible athletes advancing to Triple Crown of Rodeo round.
o TD, SW, TR, BAW – Two (2) Qualifying Rounds with eligible athletes advancing to Progressive round
o GBR – One (1) Qualifying Round with eligible athletes advancing to Progressive round
▪ Athletes not advancing are eligible to re-enter in the Buy-Back Round for $250.
• ADVANCEMENT TO SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS:
o Advancement from Qualifying Rounds to Progressive Round:
▪ Timed Events - Qualifying Round 1 Winner, Qualifying Round 2 Winner, Top 4 from Qualifying Rounds 2
head Aggregate
▪ Barrel Racing – Top 4 Fastest Times from Qualifying Round, Top 2 Fastest Times from Buy Back Round
o Advancement from Progressive Round to Triple Crown of Rodeo Round:
▪ Progressive Round 1 Winner, Progressive Round 2 Winner, Top 6 from Progressive Rounds 2 head
Aggregate
• RELIANCE RANCHES VRQ CHAMPION BONUS WORLD POINTS
o All entered athletes will be eligible for bonus World Points toward the Reliance Ranches VRQ Champion
Leaderboard. Qualifying Rounds of Rodeo Carolina are not eligible for Event World Points.