Cowboy up! St. Jude Rodeo starts this Thursday

Justin Thigpen competes in calf roping at the 2018 St. Jude Rodeo. The fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is this weekend at Doug Yates Farm in Ringgold, Georgia.
Justin Thigpen competes in calf roping at the 2018 St. Jude Rodeo. The fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is this weekend at Doug Yates Farm in Ringgold, Georgia.

There will be roping and riding for a cause in Ringgold, Georgia, Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3.

The 22nd annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Rodeo returns to Doug Yates Farms for three exciting nights of events, hosted by 4L & Diamond S Rodeo, which provides stock for the event. This rodeo is affiliated with the Professional Cowboy Association.

Gates open at 6 p.m. each day with events starting at 8 o'clock.

Rodeo events will include bareback bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping, cowgirl's barrel racing, cowgirl's breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling and team roping.

More than $50,000 will be paid out in prize money.

For more information: pcarodeo.com.

If you go

› What: 22nd St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Rodeo› Where: Doug Yates Farm, 11738 Alabama Highway, Ringgold, Georgia› When: Gates open 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 1-3› Admission: $20 ages 13 and up, $10 ages 6-12, cash only› For more information: www.stjuderodeo.com

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