Saturday
Spring Thaw Showdown
Entry Forms
Warm Up
Warm up schedule main arena:
March 21 2025
7:00am to 10am
March 22 2025
6:30am to 7:30am
March 23 2025
7:00am to 8:30am
Warm up second arena is open all day
Camping Booking
Phone
Email: ponokaspringthaw@gmail.com
Box Stalls
Entry Rules
PRE ENTER ONLY WILL NOT EXCEPT LATE ENTRIES.
Phone in Entry
no phone entries Online only
Online Entry
Date Open March 1 2025
Date Close March 15 2025
Pre Pay Only
Turn out
New Rule- All Turns out before Monday March 16 2025 will be refunded and will not be in the payout. After Monday March 16 2025 you will not receive a refund and the entry fee will remain in the payout.
SATURDAY Morning Evens Order
Note: Change the order of events
1-Peewee
2-Junior
3-Open
4-Breakaway
5-Tie Down
6-Steer Wrestling
7-Team Roping
Dress Code
Full cowboy attire
Cuff, collars, cowboy hat and boots or helmet
Supper and Calcutta TBA
Grand Entry
Please meet at back centre gate at 6:30 and be ready to run in when they call your name. No horses in the grand entry and there will be lights and loud music. If your horse is scared please tie up outside.
Barrel Racing
Date: March 22 2025
Capped at 150 entries for Saturday After 150 entries will be able to enter the over flow Friday March 21 2024 @ Time slots 12pm and 1pm
Start Time: Saturday 8am Friday will start 12 pm
Rolling your times:
In order to accommodate making multiple runs on horses in a short period we have collectively decided to offer our barrel racers the following option:
Enter the spring thaw over flow Friday at 12pm or 1pm and roll your time to the Friday Barrels for buckles. Or enter the Friday Barrels for Buckles and roll your time to the Cinch Spring Thaw Timed Event. We will not allow Saturday 8am Cinch Spring Thaw Timed Event runs to roll back to the Barrel for Buckles. You must roll within your category meaning open to open youth to youth.
To roll you must enter both events online and email ponokaspringthaw@gmail.com by Sunday March 16 2025 to let them know you will be rolling your time.
Fees
Open $100
JR $80 (16 years and younger Jan. 1)
Pee Wee $10 (10 years and younger)
Added Money
Open $2,500
JR $500
Pee wee No added money every pee wee barrel racer will win a prize.
No Membership required
Not ABRA sanctioned
Turn out Rule- All Turns out before Monday March 18 2024 9:00am will be refunded and will not be in the payout. After Monday March 18 2024 you will not receive a refund and the entry fee will remain in the payout.
Format:
4D Format
5/10th second split
Payout Open
First Round 60% of the pot paid out
1D- Pay 6 spots
2D- Pay 6 Spots
3D- Pay 6 spots
4D-Pay 6 spots
Short go Open 40% of the pot paid out
1D- Pay 4 spots
2D- Pay 4 Spots
3D- Pay 4 spots
4D-Pay 4 spots
No Average payout. The amount of spots paid may change with the amount of entries
Payout JR
First Round 60% of the pot paid out
1D- Pay 4 spots
2D- Pay 4 Spots
3D- Pay 4 spots
4D- Pay 4 spots
Short go Open 40% of the pot paid out
1D- Pay 2 spots
2D- Pay 2 Spots
3D- Pay 2 spots
4D-Pay 2 spots
No Average payout. The amount of spots paid may change with the amount of entries.
Admin fee $35
Paid out by cheque and will be ready to pick up after short go or will be mail out.
Tie Down Roping
Fee- $200
Enter one time
Added Money $1,500
Spring Thaw Fee- 25% of the fees
Based on 30 entries
30entries X $200= $6,000
Spring Thaw 25% -$1,500
= $4,500 + $1,600(added money)
Total amount paid out $6,100
25% of the pot to each round 50% of the pot to the average
First Round Payout
1-$610 2-$457.50
3-$305 4-$152.50
Second Round Payout
1-$610 2-$457.50
3-$305 4-$152.50
Average Payout
1-$1,220 2-$915
3-$610 4-$305
This payout may change depending on amount of entries
Youth Breakaway
Fee – $100
Enter one time
Added Money $300
Youth ages 15 years old or younger (January 1)
Have to come out of the heeling box
Spring Thaw fee 25%
Ladies Breakaway
Fee – $200
Enter one time
Added Money $1,000
Ladies all ages
Have to come out of the heeling box
Spring Thaw fee 25%
Steer Wrestling
Fee- $200
Enter one Time
Added Money $1,500
Spring Thaw Fee- 25% of the fee
Based on 30 entries
30entries X $200= $6,000
Spring thaw 25% -$1,500
= $4,500 + $1,600(added money)
Total Pot $6,100
25% of the pot to each round 50% of the pot to the average
First Round Payout
1-$610 2-$457.50
3-$305 4-$152.50
Second Round Payout
1-$610 2-$457.50
3-$305 4-$152.50
Average Payout
1-$1,220 2-$915
3-$610 4-$305
This payout may change depending on how many entries
Team Roping Open and #12 Incentive
Fees: $200/ man / time
Entre- 2 times
Added Money $3,000
Spring Thaw Fee- 25%
Payout Open 60% of the pot #12 40% of the pot
May Change demanding on the percentage of Open and #12 % of teams
Open
First Round 25% of the pot
Second Round 25%
Average 50% of the pot
#12
First Round 25% of the pot
Second Round 25% of the pot
Average 50% of the pot
Showdown Round
Time- 7:00pm Saturday March 22 2025
Barrel Racing
Top 8 open barrel racer in each D makes it back to the showdown round
Top 4 JR barrel racer in each D makes it back to the showdown round
Showdown Round will be run as a clean slate short go
Harrow after 4 runs in the open
Harrow after each D in the JR Barrels
Tie Down Roping & Steer Wrestling
Top 10 contestants make it back to showdown round
Youth Breakaway
Top 4 contestants make it back to the showdown round
Ladies Breakaway
Top 10 contestants make it back to the showdown round
Team Roping
Top 10 open teams and top 10 #12 teams make it back to the showdown round.
Showdown Event Order
This order is only in the showdown Round.
1- Grand entry
2- Tie down Roping
3- Youth Breakaway
4-Ladies Breakaway
5- Rodeo Act
6- Steer Wrestling
7- Team Roping
8-JR Barrels
9-Open Barrel
10- Rodeo Dance after performance
