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Chuckwagon racing is an equestrian rodeo sport in which drivers in a chuckwagon led by a team of Thoroughbred horses race around a track. The sport is most popular in the Prairie Provinces of Canada , where the World Professional Chuckwagon Association and the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association are the two major racing circuits.
The WPCA promotes and presents chuckwagon racing as a professional sport throughout North America and the world. The WPCA is a close-knit community that mentors its new drivers in safety and professionalism to preserve the integrity of the WPCA and chuckwagon racing in general.
Chuckwagon racing is an event at some rodeos, such as the Calgary Stampede which started in 1923. [17] Chuckwagon races were held from 1952 until 1998 at Cheyenne Frontier Days, [18] one of America's biggest rodeos. The National Championship Chuckwagon Race in Clinton, Arkansas draws tens of thousands each Labor Day weekend. [10] [19]
Kelly Sutherland, nicknamed "The King", [1] (born October 29, 1951) is a professional rodeo competitor in chuckwagon racing. He is a 12-time world champion of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association and 12-time winner at the Calgary Stampede. [2]
Troy Dorchester (born August 21, 1970) is a Canadian professional chuckwagon racer. He is the only chuckwagon driver to have won chuckwagon racing's "Triple Crown" consisting of the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby, the Calgary Stampede Aggregate Title and the Ponoka Stampede in a single year. He accomplished the feat in 2012.
He started his chuckwagon racing career driving pony chuckwagons, and began driving thoroughbred wagons in 2000 on the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) circuit and won WPCA Top Rookie Driver honors. He qualified for his first Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby as a driver in 2001 and won the Orville Strandquist Award for top ...
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Originally called the Grande Prairie Chuckwagon Stompede, the event was first held in 1977. [1] By 2014, the event had welcomed its millionth visitor, and reported attendance in excess of 50,000. [2] The chuckwagon races are the opening event of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association season. [3] [4] 2020 saw the Stompede go on hiatus ...