Medicine Hat

Well the Medicine Hat races wrapped up this afternoon. We had a great show, and continued our awesome start to the season.

We ended up 4th in the Aggergate, and now have moved up to 5th place in the World Standings. This is one of our best starts to the season we have ever had!

The next stop is Drumheller which starts on the 18th. Hope to see all of our friends, fans and family out at the races.

2010 WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Canvas Auction Results

The 3rd canvas auction of the year - the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour’s chuckwagon canvas auction took place on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary, with satellite locations in Medicine Hat, Rocky Mountain House, Grande Prairie, Drumheller and Bonnyville. Shows up for sale included the Grande Prairie Stompede, Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, North American Chuckwagon Championship, Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship, Badlands Dinosaur Derby, WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship, Battle of the North and finally the Battle of the Rockies. 

All but one show was up over 2009 totals. The overall total came in at $1,276,250.00 - up $93,000.00 over 2009 totals. The top selling show of 2010 for the 2nd consecutive year was the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship. It totaled a very impressive $202,000.00 up $10,500.00 over its 2009 total of $191,500.00. The average bid came in at $5,611.11 with the median bid at $5,125.00. High bid of $19,500.00 went to local hero Rae Croteau Jr.

The 2nd highest total of the 2010 satellite auction was the Grande Prairie Stompede. It totaled $194,500, up $18,500.00 from $176,000.00 in 2009. The average bid came in at $5,402.78 with the median bid at $5,000.00. High bid of $10,000.00 went to Hugh Sinclair, Kirk Sutherland and Jason Glass. 

The 3rd highest total of the 2009 satellite auction was the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship in Strathmore. It totaled $185,250.00, up $13,750.00 from $171,500.00 in 2009. The average bid came in at $5,145.83 with the median bid at $4,875.00. High bid of $9,500 went to Kelly Sutherland.

4th highest total was the North American Chuckwagon Championship in High River. Although it totaled $155,000.00, it was the only show of the 8 auctioned off to be down in total from 2009. High River’s auction was down $2,500.00 from $157,500.00 in 2009. The average bid came in at $4,305.56 with the median bid coming in at $4,500.00. High bid of $8,000.00 went to Rick Fraser.

The 5th highest total was a new show - the Battle of the Rockies in Rocky Mountain House which replaced the Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship. The change of venue was a positive as the sale totaled $152,750.00, up $28,750.00 over Red Deer’s 2009 total of $124,000.00. The average bid came in at $4,243.06 with the median bid at $3,875.00. High bid of $9,500.00 went to Jerry Bremner.

6th highest total was the Battle of the North in Dawson Creek. It totaled $148,500.00, up $11,750.00 from $136,750.00 in 2009. The average bid came in at $4,125.00 with the median bid at $4,000.00. High bid of $8,000.00 went to Chad Harden.

7th highest total went to the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. It totaled $120,250.00, up $2,500.00 from $117,750.00 in 2009. The average bid came in at $3,340.28 with the median bid equaling the 2009 median bid at an even $3,000.00. High bid of $8,000.00 went to Troy Dorchester.

Finally, the Badlands Dinosaur Derby totaled $118,000.00, up $9,750.00 from $108,250.00 in 2009. The average bid came in at $3,277.78 with the median bid at $3,000.00. High bid of $6,250.00 went to Reg Johnstone.

The final auction of the year will be for the Ponoka Stampede which will take place on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Stagecoach Saloon on the Ponoka Stampede Grounds. Last years Ponoka Stampede auction brought in a total of $264,500.00.

As reported my WPCA

2010 Tour Schedule

Make sure to come out and visit us this summer at any one of the following tour stops!

Grande Prairie Stompede
May 26 - May 30, 2010
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Wednesday - Sunday @ 7:45 PM

Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede
June 11 - 13, 2010
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Friday - Saturday @ 7:00 PM, Sunday @ 2:00 PM

Badlands Dinosaur Derby
June 18 - 20, 2010
Drumheller, Alberta
Friday - Saturday @ 7:00 PM / Sunday @ 4:00 PM

North American Chuckwagon Championship
June 24-27, 2010
High River, Alberta
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 PM, Sunday @ 4:00 PM

Ponoka Stampede
June 29 - July 4, 2010
Ponoka, Alberta
Tuesday - Sunday @ 7:45 PM

Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby
July 9 - 18, 2010
Calgary, Alberta
Friday - Sunday @ 8:00 PM

Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship
July 22 - 25, 2010
Bonnyville, Alberta
Thursday - Saturday @ 7:00 PM, Sunday @ 2:00 PM

WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship & Strathmore Heritage Days
July 29 - August 2, 2010
Strathmore, Alberta
Thursday - Sunday @ 7:15 PM
Monday @ 6:00 PM

Battle Of The North
August 11 - 15, 2010
Dawson Creek, BC
Wednesday - Sunday @ 7:00 PM (MST)

Rocky Mountain Chuckwagon Championship
August 19 – 22, 2010
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Thursday – Saturday @ 7:00 PM, Sunday @ 2:00 PM

WPCA Dodge Pro Tour World Finals- Edmonton's Chuckwagon Derby
September 1 - 5, 2010
Edmonton, Alberta
Wednesday - Sunday@ 7:00 PM