by BFI | Apr 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
When the infamous “Jake n’ Clay” won the BFI, it was still held outdoors in Reno, Nevada. Want to see a repeat after exactly 20 years? That’s right, the sport’s icons are teaming up again to try to win BFI 2019. “Jake is one of the best there’s ever been,” said...
by BFI | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Leo Camarillo, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame before the BFI was even three years old, remembers how team ropers of the 1970s even landed on the idea for such a roping. Leo “the Lion” won gold buckles heeling in 1972-73, won the all-around and team...
by BFI | Mar 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
For the second straight year in Reno, Nevada, on June 22, team ropers under 18 years old will compete during Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti, in the same arena as the pros. The kids’ version of the Bob Feist Invitational (BFI) happens just two days prior to the...
by BFI | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Organizers revamp #11 with lower fees, add #9 Over-40 and change All-Girl format. When Perry Di Loretto founded the world’s first million-dollar #11 roping in Reno, Nevada, in 1996, it kicked off a legacy of giving back to the host community. Corky Ullman and Daren...
by BFI | Aug 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I figured, I’ve watched the best guys in the world throw it in the dirt here, so if I go throw it in the dirt I won’t be much different,” chuckled Daniel Green, recalling how nervous he was to heel for the first time at the BFI, which he considers “the daddy of ’em...
by BFI | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
RENO, Nev. (June 21, 2018) – Lari Dee Guy left no doubt about why she’s the winningest female roper of all time on Thursday during BFI Week in Reno. The horse trainer and roping clinician from Abilene, Texas, won first and second in the Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl...
