The annual Calgary Stampede Canvas Auction took place at Stampede Park on Thursday night and for the second consecutive year, chuckwagon driver Kris Molle received the highest bid.
In a news release, the World Professional Chuckwagon Association said the 2022 Cowboys Rangeland Derby champion’s wagon canvas will be sponsored by Graf Mechanical Ltd. who submitted a successful bid of $210,000.
“The 2024 sale was an incredible success with the highest average bid ever seen in the 44-year history of the event,” the WPCA said, adding that $115,370.37 was the average bid placed on each of the 27 drivers who took part in the event, surpassing the previous record set in 2012.
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“The sale was also the seventh-highest total in history, bringing in $3.15 million, with 18 drivers exceeding the $100,000 mark.”
You can view the complete final results of Thursday night’s auction on the WPCA website.
This year’s Calgary Stampede begins on July 5 and wraps up on July 14.
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