The Wrangler BFI 2024

When looking at men who have dedicated their lives to Western sports, rodeo, and particularly team roping, there is no doubt Bob Feist is one that sits at the top of the list. Because of Feist’s passion for the sport, top ropers from across the country will gather at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma March 28-April 6, 2024 for the 47th annual Wrangler BFI presented by YETI.

The Wrangler BFI
March 28-April 6, 2024
Lazy E Arena
9600 Lazy E Dr, Guthrie, OK 73044

History of the Bob Feist Invitational

A roper himself until a series of accidents around 1981, Feist’s main focus was always on promoting the sport through his ropings and the first-ever publication covering solely team roping. The 45-year professional rodeo announcer and founder of Ropers Sports News hosted the first Bob Feist Invitational in Chowchilla, California in 1977 with the intent of giving the better team ropers a place to compete and the amateur ropers a place to watch the best and learn. At the first BFI with 40 teams, entry fees were $500/man with a guaranteed $40,000 payoff.

Schedule

• HOOEY JR 10.5 – THURSDAY, MARCH 28 – $213,300 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • Rope at 9:00 am CST
  • $350 per roper, enter 3x, pick or draw, 4 steer progressive after 2. 80% payback Capped at a 6 heeler. Rope barrier will be used. Must be 19 and under as of January 1, 2024.
  • Hooey Jr Light The Night Party
• HOOEY JR OPEN – FRIDAY, MARCH 29 – $150,000 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • Rope at 9:00 am CST
  • $600 per roper, enter 3x, 5 steer progressive after 3. 80% payback. Rope barrier will be used. Must be 19 and under as of January 1, 2024.
• 15.5 – FRIDAY MARCH 29 – $2,500 ADDED! $228,000 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • 15.5 – FRIDAY MARCH 29
  • $1,000 per roper, enter 2x, 4 steer progressive after 1, 80% payback, rope barrier.
• The Feist Dinner & Calcutta at Hilton Garden Inn Edmond
  • Friday, March 29. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Calcutta starts at 6:00 pm
• The Feist – SATURDAY, MARCH 30 – 100% PAYBACK TO ROPERS!
  • Doors open at 8:00 am. Rope at 9:00 am CST.
  • The Feist is the most recognized and prestigious event in the sport of team roping and features the finest roping and equine athletes the sport has to offer. This is going to be another year for the record books with a purse of over $650,000 with 125 of the best teams.
  • Smarty Dummy Roping
• 12.5 – SUNDAY MARCH 31 – $10,000 ADDED! $943,300 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • Rope at 9:00 am CST
  • $1,500 per roper, enter 2x, 4 steer progressive after 2, 85% payback, WS barrier. Must be 21 anytime in 2024.
• Easter Service with Trey Johnson
  • Cowboy Breakfast following service
  • Easter Egg Hunt
• 11.5 BUSINESSMAN’S W/10.5 INC. – MONDAY, APRIL 1 – $532,000 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • Rope at 9:00 am CST
  • $7,500 GUARANTED TO INCENTIVE WINNERS!
  • $2,000 per roper, enter 1x, 4 steer progressive after 3, 85% payback, 3 STEER CONSOLATION ROUND, WS barrier. Must be 30 anytime in 2024. Capped at 7 heeler.
• 10.5 OVER 40 – MONDAY APRIL 1 – $10,000 ADDED! $431,000 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • $1,250 per roper, enter 3x, 4 steer progressive after 2, 85% payback, WS barrier. Must be 40 anytime in 2024. Capped at 6 heeler.
• 9.5 OVER 40 – TUESDAY APRIL 2 – $5,000 ADDED! $340,600 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • Rope at 9:00 am CST
  • $1,250 per roper, enter 3x, 4 steer progressive after 2, 80% payback, WS barrier. Must be 40 anytime in 2024. Capped at 5.5 heeler.
• 8.5 W/7 INC. – TUESDAY APRIL 2 – $148,000 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • $750 per roper, enter 3x, pick or draw, 4 steer progressive after 1, 80% payback, WS barrier. Must be 21 anytime in 2024. 8 is Capped at 4.5 HEELER. 7 is capped at 4 HEELER.
• ALL-GIRL TEAM ROPING – WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 – $98,700 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • Rope at 9:00 am CST
  • $800 per roper, pick 1 draw 1 or draw 2, enter 2 times total of 4 partners each end. 80% payback. 4 steer progressive after 2. 9.5 Incentive paid on 3 head, $7,500 guaranteed to winners of the incentive. May draw only in roping, ALLOWED TO draw 4 partners. WSTR rules and barrier. Dress code enforced.
• ALL-GIRL BREAKAWAY – WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 – $62,000 PAID OUT IN 2023!
  • $500 per roper, enter 2x, 3 head progressive after 2, 75% payback, Rope barrier will be used. 18 & Under Incentive as of January 1, 2024. $1,000 guaranteed to the winner of the incentive. Dress code enforced. rope at 1:00 pm cst.
• Ullman Pererson Events Barrel Race – Thursday, April 4 & Friday, April 5
  • ENTRY FEE $2,000
  • 8:00 am – 11:30 am Exhibitions 12 pm Race Starts (both days)
  • Produced by: Wild West Promotions. Ground by Ricky Hibbeler. Open 2D (Open to Everyone) Two full rounds and an average (Round times added together and divided by 2) DRAGE EVERY 3. BIG DRAG EVERY 30. Pre-entries open January 22, 2024, at 10AM. Close March 29. On NextGen Rodeo app. Late entries accepted after March 29 with a $50 late fee. Enter now to set up weekly or monthly payment plans! All Side Pots are 2D. Dress Code enforced. Negative Coggins Required. For more information visit EquineSportsAlliance.com
• BFI Ullman Peterson Events Steer Roping – Saturday April 6 – $10,000 Added from Pete Carr Pro Rodeo
  • $1,000 per man, 4 steer progressive after 3, 75% payback, top 12 to short round. Will pay rounds and average. PRCA dress code. Custom Veach Saddlery (Trenton, MO) Saddle and Gist Buckle to average winner. Saddle donated by Clark Quarter Horses and Veach Saddlery. Calcutta Friday night at Lazy E Gold Buckle Cantina Drink and Happy Hour 6:00 pm, Calcutta 7:00 pm, Calcutta by: Melanie Kyler.
• Oil Capital Classic Team Roping During Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti
  • March 27 – April 2 Books Open at 7:30 a.m. Rope at 9 a.m.
  • Oklahoma City Fairgrounds
  • Produced by: Jeff Smith & 3 Point Productions, and Ullman Peterson Events

For those traveling to partake in BFI 46 and watch all the exceptional team roping, you can find all the information you may need about the Wrangler BFI 2024, including hotel information, at bfiweek.com!

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