FastFacts
WCRA DY is a year-long leaderboard race of rodeo events worldwide, culminating at the World Championship Junior Rodeo (WCJR). The 2024 World Finals event will have over $200,000 in added money and will take place in Guthrie, OK, at the Lazy E Arena July 23-27. The 2023 event paid out more than $407,000.
Athletes can qualify by nominating their rodeo efforts and earning points for the WCRA DY leaderboard positions using the VRQ (Virtual Rodeo Qualifier). Athletes can nominate their rodeo efforts until Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. to nominate and earn points. The top 16 on the leaderboard will qualify for the event with no entry fees.
Eligible Athletes and Entry Fees
There are 3 ways to participate in WCJR:
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- Earn a seeded position via the DY25 Leaderboard – Top 12 of the DY25 leaderboard are seeded into the Semi-Final Round with complimentary entry fees for the seeded position. WCRA DY information HERE
- DY25 Leaderboard #1 seeded to the Championship Round
- Earn a generic qualification via a DY Qualifier Series event – QS winners will start competition in the WCJR OPEN Rounds with complimentary entry for the QS discipline.
- Enter the event as an Open Entry – athletes will start in the WCJR OPEN Rounds
- Earn a seeded position via the DY25 Leaderboard – Top 12 of the DY25 leaderboard are seeded into the Semi-Final Round with complimentary entry fees for the seeded position. WCRA DY information HERE
Athletes are required to have a minimum of fifteen (15) VRQ points on the WCRA Segment DY25 Leaderboard in a discipline to be eligible for the DY World Champion bonuses.