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Solomon Ropes Silver Spurs Victory

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Tie-down roper Cory Solomon has had a strong winter, and he kept that going with a win at the 140th Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla., Sunday.

Solomon is hoping that trend continues in the middle of what has been an extremely busy winter for the 28-year-old, Texas cowboy.

Solomon competed in Okeechobee, Fla., Thursday before clocking a time of 7.5 seconds Friday in Kissimmee.

Solomon kept tabs on the results from Kissimmee every day, hoping to see his time stand up. It definitely did, but not by much. He held off Jason Hanchey by a tenth of a second and three others by three-tenths.

“Guys made some good runs,” Solomon said Sunday from his home. “… So, the perfs looked like they were pretty tough there. I’m just thankful to get the win. Every check counts this early.”

Less than two hours after his winning ride in Kissimmee, Solomon was on a plane bound for Texas to rope again Friday evening at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

Solomon was riding Ragin Cajun at Kissimmee. Ragin did his job well, which helped Solomon overcome a slight slip.

“He was really good at Kissimmee,” Solomon said. “He got a good start. I actually roped and lost my right stirrup. I jumped off, it wasn’t a smooth get-off. I just made it work when I jumped off. … The best thing about him (Ragin), once your hand touches the calf, he won’t make a mistake.”

Entering Kissimmee, Solomon was sitting seventh in the PRCA World Standings. He will likely climb after winning $2,375. He also placed second in the first round at San Antonio, then won his next two rounds and is in the semifinals there Tuesday. That’s another $6,500 before the rodeo has finished. He also won $5,296 in Fort Worth, Texas, and $6,403 in Waco, Texas.

All of that comes on the heels of winning $117,250 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on his preferred horse Dough Boy in December, where he placed third in the average to help him finish seventh in the 2017 world standings.

Last season, Solomon had to go hard in September to qualify for the WNFR. This season, he’s made it a point to go hard in the winter to make sure he isn’t under a time crunch come fall.

“To win Kissimmee, it gives me more momentum to go back to San Antonio,” said Solomon, who will be back on Dough Boy in San Antonio. “All these wins just keep your confidence going and keep you on a roll.”

Other winners at the $132,365 rodeo were bareback rider Evan Jayne (83 points on Silver Spurs Club’s Patty); steer wrestler Denell Henderson (3.7 seconds); team ropers Ross Lowry/Stephen Britnell (4.6 seconds); saddle bronc rider Chuck Schmidt (84.5 points on Silver Spurs Club’s Best Hope); barrel racer Amie Tyre in 15.6 seconds; and bull rider Dylan Hice Vick (84 points on Silver Spurs Club’s Stinky).

For more coverage of the 140th Silver Spurs Rodeo, check out the digital edition of ProRodeo Sports News at prorodeo.com on Feb. 23.

Courtesy of PRCA

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