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NEWS RELEASE
National Western Stock Show, Rodeo and Horse Show
4655 Humboldt Street Denver, CO 80216
Media Contacts: Bonnie Blitz 303-299-5522 bblitz@nationalwestern.com
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Stock Show ends with top ten
all time attendance.
A total of 636,662 for the 106th year!
January 22, 2012
The 106th National Western Stock Show ended Sunday, with strong numbers throughout the 16 days. Opening day started with a bang as Colorado Champions faced off against the World Champions in the first ever Colorado vs. The World rodeo. Over 44,000 people attended opening day, making it the second biggest in history. Total attendance for the 16 day run was 636,662, making it a top ten year in National Western history!
Records fell at the Junior Livestock Auction, as 98 animals were sold for a record $611,200 which was nearly a $20,000 increase from the previous record. The money invested supports the youth that raised the animal as they plan for their future needs for college education.
The National Western Scholarship Trust is funded by three primary sources and each source had a tremendous year. The Junior Livestock Auction, as noted earlier, had a record year and a percentage of the total goes to fund the Trust. The Citizen of the West dinner, honoring Lynne Cheney, made its first appearance at the Event’s Center to a sold out arena floor. The Coors Western Art exhibit had a great year and a portion of the proceeds fund the Scholarship Trust. All three of these events will produce enough revenue to fund a projected 75 scholarships throughout Colorado and Wyoming for students studying in the fields of agriculture and rural medicine.
Our 19 ProRodeos featured some of the greatest competitors from around the world, along with the famous Westernaires. New highlights this year included the Susan G. Komen “Pink” Rodeo, and a historic night in salute to our armed forces.
The historic yards hosted over 16,000 head of livestock, making it one of the top five years of all time. The Wagyu, a Japanese heritage breed made its debut at the Stock Show and was shown here for the first time in the Northern Hemisphere.
Press Releases
April 2008 - Present
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| 6/28/11 |
National Western Stock Show Statement |
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231k |
| 1/23/11 |
2011 National Western Stock Show Beats 2010 Attendance! |
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237k |
| 1/22/11 |
National Western Stock Show’s Junior Livestock Grand Champion Steer Sells for $50,000 |
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227k |
| 1/21/11 |
2011 National Western Stock Show Junior Livestock Champions |
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174k |
| 1/15/11 |
National Western Sells Out All 4 Performances on Saturday January 15! |
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236k |
| 1/8/11 |
National Western's Opening Day Rodeo A Sell Out |
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256k |
| 11/8/10 |
Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Names Steve Kestrel as 2011 Featured Artist And Harriet Kelly as Mary Belle Grant Award Recipient |
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271k |
| 10/8/10 |
National Western Stock Show Names Paul Andrews as New President/CEO |
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245k |
| 9/23/10 |
Pete Coors Named NWSS 2011 Citizen of the West! |
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237k |
| 6/22/10 |
Pat Grant to Step Aside as President/CEO of National Western Stock Show |
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183k |
| 5/28/10 |
National Western Disqualifies 5 Junior Market Animals |
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183k |
| 1/24/10 |
Elshere’s Winning Ways Continue at National Western |
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58k |
| 1/21/10 |
Junior Market Hog Champions Selected |
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253k |
| 1/18/10 |
Junior Market Lamb Champions Selected |
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247k |
| 1/18/10 |
2010 National Western Junior Champions |
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226k |
| 1/16/10 |
World Champions Named at National Western |
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233k |
| 1/15/10 |
Livestock Entries Up 16% at 2010 National Western |
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238k |
| 1/13/10 |
Colorado Natives Take Denver Chute-Out Bull Riding Title |
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29k |
| 1/6/10 |
Stick Horse Rodeo Heads to the Children's Museum of Denver |
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161k |
| 12/31/09 |
Longmont Cowboy is PBR's Million Dollar Man |
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159k |
| 11/24/09 |
Tom & Becky Kourlis Named 2010 Citizens of the West |
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159k |
| 10/27/09 |
Peter H. Hassrick Joins Coors Western Art Advisory Committee |
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227k |
| 8/28/09 |
Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Names 2010 Featured Artist and Mary Belle Grant Award Recipient |
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161k |
| 1/25/09 |
National Western Exceeds Expectations |
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159k |
| 1/23/09 |
Junior Livestock Auction supports youth education |
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161k |
| 12/11/08 |
International Livestock Congress |
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96k |
| 10/9/08 |
International Livestock Congress |
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96k |
| 8/13/08 |
Tom Petrie named 2009 Mary Belle Grant award winner |
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| 4/30/08 |
Premier exhibitor contest winners named |
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| 4/10/08 |
Proceedings for the 2008 International Livestock Congress-USA are available |
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