Junior Livestock Night Of Champions Happening At Tulsa State Fair

Hundreds of students showed their animals hoping to compete in the Night of Champions at the Tulsa State Fair on Wednesday. 11-year-old Sadie Wynne said her calf, Racer, is nearly 1,400 pounds with a little bit of an attitude. “I’m hoping that I do good and that he doesn’t act bad because he’s not very nice," Wynne said.

Luckily, Sadie knows how to handle Racer. She's spent months working with him to prepare him for the few short minutes she'll spend showing him off in front of the judges. 

“It’s just really fun and it gets you out there, out of your comfort zone in front of everyone. I know a lot of people get nervous in front of everybody in the stands but once you start doing it you don’t really notice that they’re there," Tassi Fadley said.

Tassi Fadley is 12-years-old and is getting Hank, her sheep, ready for his time to shine. “He is very friendly, he likes to chew on you. He is my showmanship sheep so he works really well, he sets up and just cooperates with me really well," Fadley said.

There are 1,200 students showing more than 2,000 animals throughout the day, all hoping to make it to the night of champions. “This is one that you have certain goats and sheep to get ready for this and then you have different ones for this show. You push them to get ready for this one show," Fadley said.

The judges will pick the top 40 steer, market hogs, goats, and lambs and name them as the grand and reserve grand winners. Sadie said she’s thrilled about what comes next. “We have to sell the calf and it’s pretty exciting," said Sadie Wynne.

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