Kyle Lucas of Corsairs, Alberta had the fastest tie down roping time at the 2026 Calgary Stampede on Friday. Lucas had a time of 7.8 seconds and was tied with Haven Meged of Miles City, Montana.
Lucas and Meged both had a payout of $6250.00. Bryce Derrer of Portales, New Mexico was in third place with a time of 8.1 seconds and won $4500.00.
Four more Canadians finished in the top three. In the ladies breakaway roping, Jenna Dallyn of Nanton, Alberta and Bobbi Henderson of Alix, Alberta had a second place tie with 3.4 seconds and won $5000 each. The fastest ladies breakaway roper on Friday was Payton Scalzo of Stephanville, Texas, who had a time of 2.6 seconds and won $7000. In the ladies barrel racing, Taylor Manning of Ponoka, Alberta was in second place with a time of 17.01 seconds, and Jayden Wilson of Gliechen, Alberta was in third place with a time of 17.32 seconds. Manning won $5500 and Wilson won $4500. Heidi Gunderson of Murdock, Minnesota had the fastest time of 16.94 seconds and won $7000.
In the chuckwagon racing, the fastest driver in the Rangeland Derby on Friday was Jamie Laboucane of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. Laboucane, who is being sponsored by the Panorama Advisory Group, had a time of 1:10.98.
