Sask. chuckwagon driver delivers a family dream at Calgary Stampede

Jamie Laboucane, who has been a chuckwagon driver since 2006, said winning his Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Championship was a dream years in the making. (Image Credit: Jamie Laboucane/Facebook)

Sask. chuckwagon driver delivers a family dream at Calgary Stampede For as long as Jamie Laboucane can remember, the sound of chuckwagons racing around the track has represented more than just competition — it has represented a dream. As a young boy, Laboucane would picture the day he would pull into the Calgary Stampede and leave with the one prize every driver hopes to claim: a Rangeland Derby championship.

“Since I six years old, (I would) pretend to be a wagon driver, sitting on my dad’s seat, pretending to win the Calgary Stampede,” Laboucane shared. Decades later, his dream would become a reality.