Riding Catete and Gaitero, they won the Champions Series of the Centro Sur Repechaje Qualifier with 43 good points and matched the record in the Nos qualifiers in 2016 and El Convento 2023.
Riders Benjamín García and Miguel Parra put on a spectacular show this Sunday in San Carlos, where they won the Centro Sur Repechaje Qualifying Rodeo and secured a ticket to the finals of the National Rodeo Championship, which will be held from April 9 to 13 at the Gonzalo Vial Vial Monumental Medialuna in Rancagua.
The Ñuble Cordillera Association team, riding Catete and Gaitero, dominated from start to finish in the Medialuna de San Carlos, totaling 43 points (12+8+12+11), also equaling the record for points obtained in qualifying rodeos.
With their 43 points, Parra and García equaled the records obtained in 2016 in Nos by José Manuel Toledo and Manuel Muñoz in Tentación and Estera. and in 2023 in El Convento by Alfredo Moreno Echeverría and Luis Eduardo Cortés in Tay Mal and Huasita.
“I’m very happy. Getting to Rancagua was already a dream, and now being in the final is an immense honor. The record of 43 points? Even happier. We had a great final with my teammate, so I’m happy,” commented Benjamín García, while his teammate Miguel Parra added, “It’s extraordinary to get to Rancagua and, on top of that, to compete in the final of the Chilean Championships. We’re thrilled.”
Rafael Melo and Ricardo Álvarez (Valdivia Association) took second place in the San Carlos Champions Series. Grito Al Cielo and Sendero del Monte earned 36 points (9+9+9+9).
Third place went to Ñuble Association riders Pablo Soto and Cristián Medina. Nochero and Cototudo had a total of 29 riders (8+8+3+10).