Legendary Horse 'Dirty Jacket' Honored at San Angelo Rodeo

SAN ANGELO, TX – Hundreds of rodeo’s greatest athletes have graced the CRC Roofers Coliseum.

They’ve shared the spotlight in a building known for greatness. On Saturday night during the eighth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, nothing shined brighter than the career of two-time world champion bucking horse Dirty Jacket.

Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s powerful bay gelding is 21 years old now, and Carr is sending the champ off in grand fashion. He first bucked in May 2008 when he was just 4 years old, and Colorado cowboy Jared Schlegel won the title on him. He’s been the primary contributor to dozens of other titlists since then and is a likely candidate to be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

Carr is giving the bronc a farewell tour in 2025, showing the athletically built equine superstar off to rodeo fans across the country. Dirty Jacket bucked for the last time in San Angelo on Saturday night.

“He’s some kind of special,” announcer Boyd Polhamus said of the horse. “This is the last trip in San Angelo for the one and only Dirty Jacket.”

Saddle bronc rider Keene Justeson of Malakoff, Texas, was the last man to ride the storied gelding inside those historical walls. He was just 78 points, but Dirty Jacket showed off a style that helped him become a two-time PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year. He won those awards in 2014 and ’15 but was recognized as one of the top three two years prior.

Oh, and Dirty Jacket has already been inducted into one special museum; he was honored in 2023 into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.

“The one that deserves most of the applause is the horse himself,” Polhamus said. “He made 12 consecutive trips to the (National Finals Rodeo). That’s a warrior’s horse. That’s a fierce, fighting force without question.”

In his prime, Dirty Jacket set the standard for 90-point rides. He helped make magic happen, whether it was in Pecos, Texas, or Cheyenne, Wyoming. His explosions out of the chute became legendary, and though he doesn’t quite move like he did 10 years ago, he proved Saturday night that he is still a tremendous athlete.

San Angelo has had its fair share of tremendous talent, and that included the team roping duo of Kolton Schmidt and Will Woodfin. They posted a solid, 4.7-second run during the seventh performance Saturday afternoon, then built on that in the nightcap.

They were one of three teams in the eighth show to stop the clock in 3.9 seconds to move into a six-way tie for third place in the second round, only theirs stood out when combined with their first-round run. Schmidt, of Barrhead, Alberta, and Woodfin, of Marshall, Texas, moved into the two-run aggregate lead by just one-tenth of a second.

They are a virtual lock for the championship round, which features only the top 12 from the preliminary performances in each event. That’s when they’ll battle for the San Angelo title.

San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo

April 4-18

Bareback riding leaders: 1. Sage Allen, 89 points on Penthouse Rodeo’s Cosmic Stardust; 2. Cole Reiner, 88; 3. Cole Franks, 87.5; 4. (tie) Jess Pope, Tucker Carricato and Mason Stuller, 87; 7. Waylon Bourgeois, 85.5; 8. Jayco Roper, 84.5; 9. Kade Sonnier, 84; 10. (tie) Orin Larsen, Leighton Berry, Bradlee Miller and Sam Petersen, 83.5.

Steer wrestling: First round leaders: 1. Dalton Massey, 3.2 seconds; 2. Mike McGinn, 3.4; 3. Winsten McGraw, 3.5; 4. Bridger Chambers, 3.6; 5. (tie) Teel Sikes and Brandon Harrison, 3.7; 7. (tie) Colten Leech, Ben Kilburg, Cimarron Thompson and Coy Johnston, 3.8. Second round leaders: 1. (tie) Denell Henderson, Bridger Anderson and Dakota Eldridge, 3.3 seconds; 4. (tie) Weston Taylor, Hunter Cure and Cash Robb, 3.7; 7. Mike McGinn, 3.8; 8. (tie) Landris White and Will Lummus, 3.9. Average leaders: 1. Mike McGinn, 7.2 seconds on two runs; 2. Dakota Eldridge, 7.3; 3. Bridger Anderson, 7.5; 4. Dalton Massey, 7.6; 5. Hunter Cure, 7.7; 6. Will Lummus, 7.9; 7. Rowdy Parrott, 8.0; 8. (tie) Stetson Jorgensen and Justin Shaffer, 8.1; 10. Cody Devers, 8.4; 11. Landris White, 8.5; 12. Emmett Edler, 8.7.   

Team roping: First round leaders: 1. Clay Tryan/Nicki Northcott, 3.8 seconds; 2. Brye Crites/Tyler Worley, 3.9; 3. (tie) Hiyo Yazzi/Shawn Murphy, Jhett Trenary/L.J. Yeahquo, Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres and Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 4.0; 7. (tie) Chet Weitz/Blake Walker and Korbin Rice/Cooper Freeman, 4.1. Second round leaders: 1. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and Luke Brown/Trey Yates, 3.8 seconds; 3, (tie) Aaron Tsinigine/Jade Corkill, Devon Johnson/Boogie Ray, Tanner Tomlinson/Travis Graves, Cyle Denison/Lane Mitchell, Kolton Schmidt/Will Woodfin and Riley Kittle/Landen Glenn, 3.9. Average leaders: 1. Kolton Schmidt/Will Woodfin, 8.6 seconds on two runs; 2. Jhett Trenary/L.J. Yeahquo, 8.7; Jr. Dees/J.C. Flake, 8.8; 4. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 9.1; 5. (tie) Roan Oldfield/Creed West and Chet Weitz/Blake Walker, 9.2; 7. Manny Egusquiza/Walt Woodard, 9.6; 8. Korbin Rice/Cooper Freeman, 9.7; 9. Coy Brittain/Eddie Medina, 9.8; 10. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 10.2; 11. Devon Johnson/Boogie Ray, 10.4; 12. Forrest Fisher/Caleb Green, 11.2. 

Saddle bronc riding leaders: 1. Logan Hay, 87.5 points on New Star Rodeo’s True Gritt; 2. Blaise Freeman, 86; 3. (tie) Thayne Elshere, Ben Anderson and Dawson Hay, 85.5; 6. Kade Bruno, 85; 7. Jake Finlay, 84.5; 8. (tie) Kolby Wanchuk and Wyatt Casper, 83; 10. (tie) Cooper Thatcher, Lefty Holman, Tanner Hayes, Jacobs Crawley and Parker Kempfer, 82.

Tie-down roping: First round leaders: 1. Kason Dyer, 7.4 seconds; 2. (tie) Brodey Clemons, Tyson Durfey and San Angelo, 7.7; 5. Britt Bedke, 8.2; 6. (tie) Sam Lewis and Dean Holyan, 8.4; 8. Treg Schaack, 8.5. Second round leaders: 1. Ty Harris, 7.0 seconds; 2. Tyler Calhoun, 7.5; 3. Colton Suther, 7.6; 4. Tate Teague, 8.0; 5. Chance Fleming, 8.2; 6. (tie) Jacob Walters, Chizm KuyKendall, Cutter Carpenter, Colton Green and Cash Enderli, 8.3. Average leaders: 1. Chance Fleming, 17.1 seconds on two runs; 2. Garrett Jacobs, 17.3; 3. Kody Mahaffey, 17.6; 4. (tie) Andrew Burks and Roy Lee, 18.1; 6. Trent McDonald, 18.2; 7. Daxton Hill, 18.3; 8. (tie) Riley Webb and Sam Lewis, 18.9; 10. Dean Holyan, 19.3; 11. (tie) Roan Hudson and Tyson Durfey, 19.9. 

Breakaway roping: First round leaders: 1. (tie) Shai Schaefer, Jordi Edens, Bailey Bates, Kelsie Domer and Jenna Dallyn, 1.9 seconds; 6. Jill Tanner, 2.0; 7. Abby Cox, 2.1; 8. (tie) Shalee King, Ellie Meeks, Kristy Stewart, KC-Gail Churchill and Madalyn Richards, 2.3. Second round leaders: 1, Summer Williams, 1.7; 2. Kieley Walz, 1.8; 3. (tie) Megan Powel, Rylee George and Bailey Bates, 1.9; 6. (tie) Carlee Potter and Aspen Miller, 2.0; 8. (tie) Shalee King and Jenna Dallyn, 2.1; 10. (tie) Bethanie Harkey, Jordi Edens, Simone Park and Brooke Ladner, 2.2. Average leaders: 1. Bailey Bates, 3.8 seconds on two runs; 2. Jenna Dallyn, 4.0; 3. Jordi Edens, 4.1; 4. Shalee King, 4.4; 5. Kristy Stewart, 4.8; 6. Sawyer Gilbert, 4.9; 7. Ellie Meeks, 5.1; 8. (tie) Emilee Charlesworth, Cheyenne Britain and Shai Schaefer, 5.4; 11. Haley Sage, 5.5; 12. (tie) Macy Auclair and Libby Winchell, 5.6.  

Barrel racing: Second round leaders: 1. Kassie Mowry, 14.01 seconds; 2. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 14.02; 3. Jordan Driver, 14.04; 4. Sophie Palmore, 14.20; 5. Heather Crowley, 14.23; 6. Fallon Taylor, 14.24; 7. Jo Fisher, 14.28; 8. Billie Harmon, 14.29; 9. Lindsey Muggli, 14.31; 10. (tie) Julie Plourde, Zoe Corkill, Emily Williams and Bristan McCarley, 14.32. Average leaders: 1. Jordan Driver, 30.04 seconds on two runs; 2. Kassie Mowry, 30.09; 3. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 30.14; 4. (tie) Julie Plourde and Krystal Dillman, 30.31; 6. Lindsey Muggli, 30.33; 7. Billie Harmon, 30.39; 8. Sophie Palmore, 30.41; 9. LaTricia Duke, 30.44; 10. Bristan McCarley, 30.45; 11. (tie) Heather Crowley, Jo Fisher and Emily Williams, 30.47.

Bull riding leaders: 1. Dustin Boquet, 87 points on Hampton Rodeo’s Kicking the Lights; 2. T. Parker, 86.5; 3. Lukasey Morris, 86; 4. Elijah Mora, 85.5; 5. Bryce Jensen, 85; 6. (tie) Jessi Petri and Maverick Smith, 84.5; 8. Colorado Kid Mackey, 83.5; 9. Sam Southern, 82; 10. Mason Moody, 80; 11. Lane Vaughan, 67; no other qualified rides.