Youngster Bareback Bronc Rider Breaks Earnings Record Again

Bareback rider Keenan Hayes breaks the regular season earnings record that has been held since 2009.

Madi Roelofsen | Sep 15, 2023

Youngster Bareback Bronc Rider Breaks Earnings Record Again /

Earlier this week 20-year-old Keenan Hayes climbed up on to the back of his bronc at the Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo Finals in Puyallup, Wa. A long eight seconds later he scored a 90.5 and lands in the third position winning $4,875. This makes his total earnings for the season so far $237,546.

This Rookie Cowboy already shattered the record for most money earned on a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association/ RAM Rodeo permit, with $81,128. So it comes as no surprise that in his first year as a PRCA card holder he would take on the challenge head on and break yet another earnings record.

The previous PRCA regular season earnings record was held by Clint Cannon with $233,504 back in 2009. Hayes is now $4,000 over that record and is not showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon with the regular season not over yet and the Cinch Playoff Finals in South Dakota coming up at the end of this month. If he went all the way wins the final round at the Cinch Playoff Finals that would be another $25,000 alone!

Hayes has been on fire all year long, winning rodeos left and right. He has won a total of 15 rodeos so far this 2023 season. San Angelo, Silver Spurs, Mountain State Circuit Finals, Resistol Rookie Round up and Austin are just a few of his big wins.

If he keeps on climbing this bronc riding mountain like he has been, he will be making his first trip to Las Vegas this December for the National Finals Rodeo.

He is due to ride in the performance Friday Sep 15 at Pendleton Roundup pro rodeo.

Published Sep 15, 2023

MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone. Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen Facebook- @TVR Working Horses