We can’t wait for the 2018 Canadian Finals Rodeo when all the best professional athletes that competed on Canadian soil this year will go head-to-head for six rounds. As CFR45 draws near we’re going to be counting down the best athletes in each event this rodeo season and the third competitor on our list is the No. 1 bronc rider in the Canadian Standings, Clay Elliott. 

Watch Elliott at the Canadian Finals Rodeo LIVE on FloRodeo October 30 to November 4.

Canadian Standings:

1st - $40,849.67

World Standings:

7th - $104,176.11

Big Wins In 2018:

Rodeo Austin (Austin, Texas)

K-Days Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta)

Hardgrass Bronc Match (Pollockville, Alberta)

Strathmore Stampede (Strathmore, Alberta)

Top Scores In 2018:

92 Points – Hardgrass Bronc Match (short round)

90 Points – Home On The Range Champions Ride (Sentinel Butte, ND)

89.5 Points – Rodeo Austin

Analysis:

Clay Elliott is a part of the 21st century’s version of Canadian saddle bronc riders that can dominate wherever they go. He just turned 24, and he’s already competed on sacred rodeo soil at events like Rodeo Houston, the Calgary Stampede, the Canadian Finals Rodeo, and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. 

The lanky talent from Nanton, Alberta, took home the Canadian title in 2016 and is on track again this year to do it again. He’s No. 1 in Canada, and he also finished seventh in the world and will head to his third straight WNFR. 

Elliott is a quiet “talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much” type, but his riding this year says everything you need to know about the cowboy. We’ll be looking for big scores and a potential second Canadian title from him this year.