IRON SADDLE RANCH
SALEM, ILLINOIS
MAY 16, 2026
WRC/NCPRA
Performance 7:00 PM CST
Slack Immediately following perf.
LOCATION:
Iron Saddle Ranch
3734 Cross Road.
Salem, Illinois​.
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**ALL TIMED EVENT CONTESTANTS WILL ENTER ONLINE ON THE WRC ENTRY PAGE**
https://www.whippoorwillrodeo.com/rodeoentry
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**ALL ROUGHSTOCK ENTRIES WILL ONLY BE TAKEN VIA TEXT MESSAGE OR CALLED IN ENTRY TO 618-218-0182​
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ENTRIES OPEN
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026 - 6:30PM CST
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Entry Fees: $70 BB, SB, TR, CR, SW, CBA, BR / $60 CBR
Added Money: $500 per event ($800 BR)
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** ALL RODEO CONTESTANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONTESTANT/PARTICIPANT FORM & PAY A $10.00 ONE TIME ANNUAL WRC CONTESTANT/PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP FEE BEFORE COMPETING, ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE CONTESTANT/PARTICIPANT FORM NOTARIZED AND SIGNED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN (Link at the bottom)
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** ALL RODEO CONTESTANTS WILL BE CHARGED A $10.00 AWARDS FEE PER CONTESTANT PER RODEO/$5.00 WRC ENTRY SYSTEM FEE PER ENTRY
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Team Roping enter twice either swap ends or enter with different partner.
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Money won will count towards the 2026 Whippoorwill Rodeo True American Cowboy Tour season standings, 2026 NCPRA season standings. It will count as one rodeo towards the Whippoorwill Rodeo count for 2026, it will count for 1/2 rodeo for the 2026 NCPRA season.
*If any bonus money is paid out it will NOT count towards year end standings.
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CONTESTANTS PLEASE BE CHECKED IN AN HOUR BEFORE THE RODEO PERFORMANCE
​**If you are not able to compete and do not draw out 24 hours prior to the rodeo performance you are still responsible for ALL entry fees, award fees, and entry system fees, these fees must be paid before being able to enter or compete again.
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WESTERN ATTIRE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL CONTESTANTS & ANYONE HELPING IN THE ARENA OR ON THE BACK OF THE BUCKING CHUTES
ALL CONTESTANT GATE PASSES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE
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m. (Link for CONTESTANT FORM at the bottom of this page)

