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Lazy E Arena World's Greatest Roper
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WRANGLER WORLD’S GREATEST ROPER EVENT HEADS WEST TO RENO!
In Conjunction with the Reno Rodeo and the Bob Feist Invitational 

GUTHRIE, Okla., January 31, 2008 – For two years, the top 20 timed event cowboys in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rode into the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma for the annual Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper World Championship. New in 2008, Lazy E Productions is proud to announce that this highly successful and popular event is moving west to Reno, Nevada on June 21st and 22nd. The event will be held in conjunction with two of the greatest western events in the world “The Reno Rodeo” and “The Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping”.

Organizers from the Reno Rodeo Association, Lazy E Productions, and the Bob Feist Invitational met in Las Vegas this past December to finalize the agreement to move the event from late fall in Oklahoma to early summer in Reno. All combined, organizers are extremely excited in making the first weekend of the Reno Rodeo one spectacular show by combining the Reno Rodeo, the Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper, and the Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping - all within 3 action-packed days. “The Reno Rodeo welcomes this new world class event to Reno”, said Reno Rodeo President Mark Elston. “The addition of the Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper will make the first weekend of the Reno Rodeo a can’t miss among rodeo fans across the country”.

The Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper is one of pro rodeo’s most unique events and is patterned after the highly successful Wrangler Timed Event Championship — the event is a true all-around test of roping skills. Each contestant is required to compete in all three roping disciplines: tie-down roping, team roping heading, and team roping heeling. All totaled, each of the 20 invited contestants will rope 12-head of stock over two days with the top five roping an additional 3-head to determine the event champion.

The Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper was developed by the Lazy E in 2006 to determine the best roper in the world — the man who could stand out in more than his specialty roping event, the man who could be consistent over two days and five rounds of over-all competition. This event attracts the biggest names in the rodeo industry in addition to thousands of fans from across the country! Some of the cowboys tentatively scheduled to compete for the $80,000.00 purse are highlighted by 5-time PRCA All Around World Champion Trevor Brazile; two-time World’s Greatest Roper Daniel Green; eight-time World Champion Speed Williams; eight-time World Champion Joe Beaver; and World Champions Matt Sherwood, Patrick Smith and Ryan Jarrett.

Each round of competition features excitement with leaders changing after every run, with only seconds separating them. The champion isn’t determined until the last rope is thrown, the flag is dropped and the clock has stopped.  For the past two years, former Wrangler Timed Event World Champion Daniel Green from Oakdale, California bested the fields and took home title honors worth $47,500. In moving to Reno, the event is shaping up to be spectacular and is gaining national recognition as a premier world championship.

The Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper is sponsored by Wrangler, the Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Dodge, Priefert Ranch & Rodeo Equipment, Boyd Gaming, Serratelli Hats, Hiram West Silversmiths, and Cactus Saddlery.

The Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper is a Lazy E Production.  For more information and ticket sales for the Wrangler World’s Greatest Roper or other Lazy E events, contact Lazy E Productions, 9600 Lazy E Drive, Guthrie, OK  73044, (405) 282-RIDE, (800) 595-RIDE or visit www.lazye.com.