When Andrew Ward and Jake Long backed in the box to win the 2025 WCRA Rodeo Corpus Christi Saturday, May 10, they were gunning down an $18,000 prize and a spot in Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo for Ward.
While Long already had a spot on the Lowriders team, coached by 26-time World Champion Trevor Brazile, Ward needed the Corpus win to join team Free Riders, coached by 4-time Bareback Riding World Champion Bobby Mote. They sealed the deal with a 5.43-second run in the Rodeo Corpus Christi Kid Rock Rodeo Round, also bringing their coastal earnings to $28,000 a man.
“That’ll be fun,” Ward, 34, said of Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo. “I mean, it’s always fun to get invited or win a spot, and it’s fun to rope in Arlington. I’m sure it’ll be a good time–I’m excited.”…