The Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) is returning to Cowtown for its fourth consecutive season this May for three nights only. This event will take place at the iconic Cowtown Coliseum May 18-20 as the world’s preeminent women’s rodeo athletes duke it out for the title of 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Champion.
The women participating in this event will battle it out in events like team roping, breakaway roping, and barrel racing. A collective $750,000 will be on the line, with $182,500 being paid out in each discipline and each event champion leaving the Cowtown Coliseum with a minimum of $60,000.
This will be the second of four Major rodeos comprising the 2023 WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) Triple Crown of Rodeo, according to a release. Should the victor in any discipline at the Women’s Rodeo World Championship also take the top spot on the podium at the subsequent two WCRA Majors, the athlete will be eligible to win an additional $1 million bonus.
Last year, Texas native Hope Thompson captured her second consecutive Women’s Rodeo World Championship, making the 37-year-old the richest female athlete in the WCRA. Thompson claimed the 2022 WRWC All-Around Buckle to earn a $20,000 bonus on top of a $5,000 Heeler Challenger World Champion bonus. In 2020, Thompson logged the only qualified time in team roping with Rylie Smith on her heels, to take home nearly $100,000. Combined, Thompson has earned more than $240,000 in WCRA competition.
Tickets are on sale now and start at $20. They can be purchased at the Cowtown Coliseum Box Office or online at cowtowncoliseum.com.
