Posted at 2:48 p.m., Friday, September 7, 2007
All-Girls Rodeo at Kualoa Ranch tomorrow
Advertiser Staff
The 15th annual Zip Memorial All-Girls Rodeo is set for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Kualoa Ranch, and is expected to draw more than 120 competitors from Oahu and the Neighbor Islands.The rodeo is sanctioned by the Hawaii Women's Rodeo Association.
The 2006 All-Girls Rodeo drew 91 contestants from Oahu, 17 from Molokai, four from the Big Island and one each from Kauai and Maui. Event organizers anticipate that this year's rodeo, which is the culmination of the 2007 HWRA Rodeo season, will be even bigger.
Todeo is dedicated to the memory of AKA Diamond Jim (Zip) a 9-year-old quarter horse stallion who died unexpectedly earlier this year.
For the second consecutive year, the All-Girls Rodeo will feature 3D Mixed Barrels, a special exhibition event that will have teams of men and women racing against each other. This event has $1,600 in added prize money.
Other events include 4D open barrel racing; 4D pole-bending, breakaway roping, dally team roping, steer undecorating, calf mugging and goat-tying.
Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the gate.
Information: 526-1708 or www.rodeooahu.com.
