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Hot out of the gate: Ponoka Stampede has record-shattering tarp sale to kick off 90th anniversary

The auction sold advertising space on 32 drivers’ wagons and four Wildcard Wagons, with Dean Dreger’s tarp fetching $150,000.

The 90th Ponoka Stampede is shaping up to be a truly historic event, with a record-smashing World Professional Chuckwagon Association 9WPCA) tarp auction May 1, that included an announcement of an exciting addition planned for the grounds. For a fourth straight year, the Ponoka Stampede’s canvas auction shattered expectations, bringing in a total of $904,500, breaking all previous records. The previous high in 2025 of $617,000, (the first time t…

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Ponoka News broke the news in Ponoka, Canada on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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