After a year hiatus, the finalists have been decided, the back numbers have been assigned and preparations are underway as the countdown to CFR 47 continues. The six-performance event takes place November 3-7 at Red Deer’s Westerner Park Peavey Mart Centrium.

The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA), Westerner Park and the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce made the difficult yet important decision to postpone this year’s Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR47) until 2021. 

The addition of the Maple Leaf Circuit Finals is not just another rodeo for the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA).

We asked Edgar Durazo from Moctezuma, Mexico to imagine what it would be like to win a Canadian title several times, but until it happened, he couldn't fully imagine how he would feel about winning the highest title in a country that he had called home for the past six years. He talked about the people that had welcomed him with open arms, the friendships he gained on the rodeo trail, the bulls he would have to conquer, but when the title was finally his, there was one thing he had to say about how it felt:

The 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo was not going the way it was supposed to for Shane Hanchey. The reigning, and three-time Canadian champion was struggling through his week in Red Deer, Alberta, and it didn't look like he would be taking home a fourth title this year.

First time's the charm for the 2019 Canadian Champion Barrel Racer Brooke Wills who took home the title on her first trip to the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Red Deer, Alberta. Wills started off her rookie appearance at the CFR by knocking down two barrels, but the first-time jitters didn't last long.

He was the 2016 world champion, multi-time Calgary Stampede champion, he's won Houston, and just about any large rodeo you can think of, but he's been after the Canadian title since he was a kid and has finally checked his home country's highest honor off of his bucket list. Not only did Zeke Thurston win the 2019 Canadian Saddle Bronc Riding title, but he made sure of it by running away with the competition.

They said before their last run at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta that they might go for the arena record and - while they didn't break that particular record - they did break another at the 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo: the single-season earnings record. The previous record was held by Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler who earned $59,006 between the regular-season and the finals in 2017, but Sherwood and Koch raised that bar substantially with their $74,616.07 and $76,728.86 respectively.

Winning the 2018 Canadian title was special to steer wrestler Scott Guenthner because it meant he could share winning that title with his father, Ken Guenthner, who won the title in 1981. Winning the title again in 2019 was made all the more exciting because this time, Guenthner was a dad himself.

Ever since Orin Larsen ran his hand into a riggin' as a kid, it's been his dream to win a Canadian bareback riding title. That dream came true in Red Deer, Alberta at the 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo when Larsen emerged as the champion on November 3.

High scores, fast times, and broken records. That's what the 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo was made of. Watch the entire six-round finals again to relive the race for a Canadian title at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta from October 29 to November 3.

Five rounds, thousands of dollars, and it all comes down to one more day. Red Deer, Alberta has been treated to phenomenal rodeo action for the past five days and all that's left to do is hand out the Canadian titles after the top competitors in Canada compete just one more time.

We have a big weekend both in Canada and south of the border coming at you! The Canadian Finals Rodeo is underway with the top 12 professionals in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association battling it out for $1.65 million in prize money.

From snazzy suit jackets to sequinned silhouettes, the competitors and family members attending the 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo Night Of Champions in Red Deer, Alberta were dressed to impressed. For the second year since the finals moved to it's new home, the event was filled with sharp-fitting sport coats, starched jeans, fringe, velvet, embroidery, and more hot western trends.

No matter what happens—if I don’t have a good CFR or if our baby is born during the competition—I hope I remember to enjoy myself. Let’s face it: I’m pretty fortunate to have another shot at the Canadian title.