It was August 1983 at the Hand Hills Lake Stampede and Les McIntyre had just fallen out of his chuckwagon. As he remembers it ...

This summer marks 40 years calling Alberta’s chuckwagon circuit for Les McIntyre, who will narrate the races at the Calgary ...

The Ponoka Stampede kicked off July 1, 1936, as a celebration of western sport and culture. We decided to ask people at the ...

Jongbloed typically travels the rodeo trail with last year’s Ponoka champion, Haven Meged. Meged just suffered some back ...

On one of the most exciting race nights of the year, Logan Gorst - driving the Benchmark Commodities Ltd. outfit, and along ...

Logan Gorst won it all at the Ponoka Stampede on Canada Day. The six-day event wrapped up with Logan Gorst winning by the ...

Calgary's Chanse Vigen still leads the aggregate after 3 days of racing at the Ponoka Stampede. They race with the ...

2025 marks the 89th annual Ponoka Stampede. While it’s favored by many athletes, fans, and stock contractors, the recent announcement has athletes elated, as they’ve announced an increase in ...

So Thurston rolled into Ponoka with some high expectations Sunday, for the fifth performance of the 89th Stampede. He did a ...

Why do an estimated 100,000 rodeo fans flock to Ponoka, Alta., for the annual stampede? Turns out it is a combination of small town charm and big time prize money with more than $1 million on the ...

The top four times from the semi-final round will qualify into the Tommy Dorchester Sudden Death Championship final heat ...

While the winnings of the Ponoka Stampede ranged from 0.50 cents to $6 in the early days, athletes from all over North America now come and compete for more than $500,000 in prize money.