MONDAY MEDIA OPPORTUNITY:
Meet the Faces Behind Australia’s Most Famous Rodeo
THIS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15 at 9am
LOCATION at the base of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs – public carparking at Lower River Terrace
A bull rider, a legend, a Queen and a campdrafting superstar will be in Brisbane THIS MONDAY, celebrating the countdown to Australia’s most famous rodeo – the Warwick Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft from October 20 to 26, an iconic event that attracts 30,000 people to the event.
Media are invited to meet some of the sport’s biggest names – from Hall of Fame legend Daryl Kong, to reigning Rodeo Queen Rae-Louise Wright, Gold Cup Campdraft champion Kimberley Sammon, and 18-year-old bull riding sensation and 2024 buckle winner, Lucas Taylor.
*Rider vision, 2024 vision will be supplied, all four will be in full kit.
*Talent available until 2pm for interviews.
HERE ON MONDAY:
THE LEGEND Daryl Kong – in his 70s
A legendary Australian rodeo rider, known as the "King of the Australian Saddle Bronc Riders" and from Brisbane! He was the first Australian to compete in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) National Finals in 1972 and the first Australian to win the Bronco Ride at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming - the largest outdoor rodeo in the world, plus he won at the Calgary Stampede and rode at Madison Square Gardens in NYC! He is the most successful Asian Australian bronc rider and an Australian Pro Rodeo Association Hall of Famer.
2024 Warwick Rodeo Queen: Rae-Louise Wright
Rae-Louise Wright, 25, proudly represents her hometown as the 2024 Warwick Rodeo Queen. A late starter in the saddle at 13, she’s since ridden across disciplines, spent a year working on Gogo Station near Fitzroy Crossing in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, and earned a business and commerce degree from the University of Southern Queensland. She recently represented stage at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming where she joined USA’s state and national rodeo Queens and participated in arena fly-bys (where she raced around the arena on horseback flying the Australian flag). The Queen Quest is judged on horsewoman ship skills, knowledge of rodeo and campdraft and the region, Public Speaking skills and has a minimum $1000 fundraising component.
Kimberley Sammon – winner of the famous 2024 GOLD CUP (campdraft) – only the third woman ever to take the title!!!!
In the legendary Gold Cup campdraft last year, Beaudesert’s Kimberley Sammon rode the black stallion SDP Scott David to victory, becoming only the third woman ever to claim the coveted Cup. There was no questioning her dominance, she left Warwick with two buckles, after also taking out the Ladies Silver Cup. Kimberley just welcomed a baby boy, Tommy, into the world.
18 year old Lucas Taylor – 2024 junior bull buckle winner
The Junior Bull Ride went to Rosewood’s Lucas Taylor, a cowboy whose trophy shelf is already sagging. By the end of 2024, Taylor had stacked up the NRA Open Bull Riding Champion title, NRA Rookie Bull Riding Champion, Elite Bull Riders Australia Novice Champion, Elite Bull Riders Australia Junior Champion, and Wrangler Youth Bull Riders World Finals Reserve Champion. This year, Lucas rides in the opens!
Warwick Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft: Monday 20 to Sunday 26 October
Known as the ‘Melbourne Cup’ of campdrafting, the Warwick Gold Cup celebrates a sport born from Australia’s legendary stockmen and women, making it the nation’s most prestigious event of its kind, and drawing more riders and prize money than any other. With a $370,000 prize pool, bespoke saddles, gleaming trophies, and an array of awards, it’s long been regarded as the Australian Championship Campdraft, where the best of the best go head-to-head with the finest stock in the country. Then add a world class rodeo!! The Warwick Gold Cup runs alongside the legendary Warwick Rodeo, where the nation’s top cowboys take on champion broncs and bucking bulls. Today, this combined celebration of skill, grit, and heritage draws more than 30,000 spectators, with competitors and horses travelling from every mainland state to be part of the action.
Contact details:
KATH ROSE
0416 291 493 [email protected]
