This year, it's Cat Ballou, a gray and white 5-year-old from Weatherford, Texas. In the past year, only one of the 16 attempts at PRCA events to ride him for a full eight seconds was successful.

Cat Ballou, dispatching a rider quickly out of the chute in Las Vegas, will have fans looking for him at the rodeo next week. Courtesy photo / Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Cat Ballou, dispatching a rider quickly out of the chute in Las Vegas, will have fans looking for him at the rodeo next week. Courtesy photo / Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.