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Held July
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Mary"
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Recent News from the PBR
brought to you by Indian Pro Bull Rider
reporter Sheila Totten, specifically written for
Indian Rodeo News
May 28, 2004
The PBR has just announced that Cabella's has been named the
"Official Outdoor Outfitter of The PBR". Cabella's came on
board with the PBR awhile back but this season they are sponsoring The
Cabella's Classic in KC,Mo on June 12 and 13.
Cabella's will really give the fans a treat as they will host a PBR
Fan Zone on Saturday, June 12th.This will be held at their Kansas City
,Ks. store; and the fans will be able to meet and greet all 45 riders
plus a PBR bull.They will also have several giveaways and other prize
winning events for the fans.
Although he was originally questionable for KC,we are now told that
Robert Bowers will compete in KC.
Don't forget everyone. This Saturday and Sunday is the USSTC Turquoise
Classic Thunder event at Gallup,N.M. Adriano Moraes will be there as
well as Cory Rasch and Brendon Clark . Also present will be Mike Lee,
PaoloCrimber, J.W.Hart , K.J.Pletcher,Gerardo Venegas,Chad Denton,
Royd Doyal,Reed Corder,PRCA Champ Cody Hancock and Tater Porter.
Cody Custer is putting everything together for this event and you know
Cody has his heart into it. He is getting the pens ready, making sure
the bulls are there. He has put together a pen which is comparable for
a top BFTS event.H.D. Page is bringing such greats as Mossy Oak
Mudslinger,Sauce,Lefty,Leroy,Bo Time and Hotel California.
Local riders who will compete at this PBR event are: Cody Cook, Derrick
Davis, Alfonso Francis, Loren Kinlicheenie,Ethan
Belone (2003 Indian National Finals Rodeo Champion Bull
Rider) , Bert Jones and Kee Nataani.
There will be a PBR golf event on Friday which is by invitation only.
It begins at 8 am.There will be a "kids rodeo" on Saturday
from 10 am till 4 pm with family orientated activities and live bands.
One of the activities "wooly riding) (known as mutton bustin
elsewhere) is at 11 am and little Miss PWR pageant is at 11:30..Also
there is an after event party/dance featuring the Turquoise Classic
Eagles band. Promoters Dave and Elvira Emerson have set up a great
program for everyone .between them and Cody Custer this should be an
exceptional event for all.
This is a great Challenger event and our Navajo brothers and sisters
are always honored here. Last year Adriano Moraes made a big hit as he
greeted the crowd in Navajo. I hope that we will see this become a
BFTS event.
Next week is the Lane Frost Challenge in Vernal ,Utah(June 4-5) and
the Bad Boys Match of Champions in Odessa ,Texas.Humps N Horns will be
at Ennis ,Texas for Ennis Bull Polka on this Saturday and In
Alpharetta,Ga. for the Circle C GBull riding Championships on June
4-5.
Just read a report on MSN Slate from a Lily Burana which is about the
PBR events.I could tell Ms Burana is not that familiar with rodeo as
rodeo queens as she called them on horseback bearing flags is a
definite misnomer for the hired riders who carry sponsors flags during
most rodeos and used to do this at PBR events. Rodeo Queens appear at
the rodeos on the circuits they represent and are introduced as who
they are as Miss Rodeo Denver,etcAnd Ms Burana obviously missed
something as she says:"Instead of the classic Americana entry
with rodeo queens bearing flags horseback and a stage-struck local
girl warbling out "The Star Spangled Banner," you get the
blaring rock introduction, the background of strobes and flame. "
Fact, the PBR does have local (and probably sometimes stagestruck)
singers performing the National Anthem. Some are great and others....I
don't know how she could have missed that as this is always part of
the event. She has confused the introduction of the riders with this.
And at rodeos you have the grand entry on horseback of all
participants.Hmm ,she does not seem to know that.
For someone who sounds like a rodeo afficionado Ms Burana misses the
point.
And many of the other bull riding assoc now also have some degree of
pyrotechnics and a showy intro. As for the music, rock music at all
bull ridings has been part of the pump up the riders portion as long
as I can remember. This is not new. They even do this at practice
pens!
As I read the rest of the article I could not believe this writer's
lack of knowledge about rodeo and bull riders. According to her
bullriding has not produced a star of the caliber of an
Elway,A-Rod,Jordan or Earnhardt Jr. Obviously she knows nothing of the
sport as PBR President and 4 X World Champion Tuff Hedeman is the most
popular cowboy going and his fans are numbered in legions. What of the
late Lane Frost? Or Donny Gay? And then she insults Ty Murray! And
Jewel! And she supposedly quotes some PRCA riders negatively
expressing bad attitudes about the PBR.Is that why PRCA riders ride in
the PBR? Seems like she is trying to foster dissent between the two
organizations.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but Ms Burana is so crude in
her put downs as :"Some riders from the old-fashioned PRCA say
joining the PBR is like a country singer going to Branson—a
low-stress, low-prestige money gig for those who don't have the
cojones to be relentless road warriors. "
Well, MS Burana these riders have ones made of IRON! And I sure know
some top country singers who would be very upset with the cracks about
Branson! Big stars play there, if you didn't know that Ms Burana! Its
not the minor league of country music.
As for the PBR tours, if you did your homework you would realize that
these riders are the cream of the crop as are the bulls. It is the
most prestigious bull riding organization ever and riders are vying
for chances to be part of this! And many of the riders still ride in
the PRCA and also in other bull riding events when they have time. It
is not unusaul for a rider to fly from one event where he has ridden
on a Thursday night to A Friday PBR event and fly to a rodeo for
Saturday afternoon and then back to the PBR for Saturday night. PBR
riders probably ride in more events than any other riders as those on
the BFTS tour not only compete at that level but can also be found at
CT and HnH events plus at other non PBR events. Maybe Ms Burana should
stay with a subject she seems to know as she is the author of
"Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America. She
obviously does not truly know or understand rodeo or bull riding. Visit
this article at MSN Slate
Feel free to give your feedback to MSN/Slate
I am thrilled to tell everyone that Adriano won the Worcester
event. And I will stick to my prediction that a healthy Adriano will be a strong contender for the 2004 Title -the first man to earn three PBR World
Titles. He rode hang Em High in the 2nd round for a strong 86.5 and Donaldson and Lee's Monkey Bones in the short go for 91 giving him a total of 266 points on three
bulls. This is the old,thrilling,sticky Adriano who is loaded with confidence; and as he himself said of his draw of Monkey
Bones:" he went left into my hand, and it doesn’t seem to matter what else they do, if they go into my hand I should always ride them.”
Adriano showed a return to his winning ways in the CT events he attended at the end of the 2003 season and has carried this on in this season's BFTS
tour. Adriano is in second place in the overall standings while Jody Newberry remains 26 points ahead of him in the lead.2003 World Champion Chris Shivers is in 11th place.
January 4, 2004
Maybe some of the disgruntled little cowboys will now be happy as Tuff's presence is now being shown at the start of the show and more frequently throughout the broadcast.This is a good move as many people have been complaining.
This was one of the most exciting events I have seen recently.Although it was frigid and snowy the PBR had a good crowd at the Centrum;although not a sell-out.
Ross Johnson began the event on Panda who tends to dump riders right back into the chute.Ross was no exception.Reuben Geleynse made a great looking text book ride on Floyd.He remained on center and was never in trouble and led off with 87 points.Meanwhile Kephart Classic made quick work of Brian Herman which was surprising but Corey Navarre nailed Moonshine for 86 points.Moonshine resembles the old Oreo and like him started spinning and then jumped out of it.
Then came Adriano on Hang Em High and it was a picture perfect ride.Adriano was strong and confident and looked like his old self.Tuff made the comment:"I saw the real Adriano Moraes tonight."And he agreed with what I said earlier ;that Adriano could certainly make it as a third time World Champion this season .He told his audience that the Adriano we saw last year just was not Adriano.With all the pain and injuries ,one on top of the other,Adriano never got with it until the end of the season.Now,we have the stickiest rider ever back in form.Adriano scored 86.5 and tied with reuben for 175 on two.Chris Shivers followed with another great looking ride on Adam Ant, a bull Tuff referred to as "so cute you just want to scratch him behind the ears."He may be cute but ole Adam is a handful. He showed us lots of speedas he spun left then right while Chris just adjusted his body and stayed on for 87 giving him 176 on two.
J.W.Hart looked good on Mr.Hula Hula,proving Tuff right again in his picks.J.W. rode aggressively although the bull turned away from his hand to the left.J.W tied for places 5/7 with a score of 86.5.
The third rider to earn the same score was Mike White on Iceman.It was Mike's first qualified ride of this young season.With all the power thrown at him and direction changes I really thought he would have made at least 89 but I'm not a judge.
MikeCollins made a good ride on a small bull ,Kinsman Kin who took 4 jumps straight out before he really got into spinning away from Mike's hand.Mike tied with Wiley Petersen who also earned 83.5 for his ride on Johnny Mac.
Cory Rasch finally rode one;and I was glad to see that.Stetcher is a small , young bull who basically just did a lot of jumping and loping but Cory looked good when the bull finally threw a roll at the end and earned 84.5
Cody Hart has been riding with confidence and stayed onboard Pistol who spun fast away from his hand but got a little flat with Cody scoring 84.5
Lee Akin was the next of Tuff's picks and he proved Tuff right as he rode Not A Spot for 85.5.Lee has made many fans in Worcester and they cheered the reigning event Champion on.
Brendon Clark redeemed himself with a good ride on Mr.Cooper.The bull spun away from Brendon's hand with lots of action and power.He scored 87.
Ross Coleman looked good on a small bull named Cosmo.Ross was in total control and spurred real high earning 86.Meanwhile our comeback kid,B.J.Kramps rode Cosmonaut for 85 points with Tuff describing the ride fully.The bull took a few jumps out before turning back to the right.B.J. was so in control he even pulled his hat down
Mike Lee made a good ride ride on Wicked Charlie , a bull who kept reversing his direction, for 86 while Bart Jackson made a great ride look nice and easy on Little Big Man for 87.Rob Bell scored 85 on Loud Mouth who had lots of elevation and action.Brian Wooley looked like he had a 90 point ride going until Rug Rat hopped forward,pulling Brian down and over Rug Rat's head for no score.Justin McBride was in great form,scoring 85.5 on a smart little bull anmed Slick 60.The bull quickly reversed direction left to right back to the left and had good elevation.
Gilbert Carrillo matched Justin on Pick of the Litter making a scary full flying backwards flip dismount.
Jaron Nunnemaker who almost missed the event becaus eof flight problems rode Western Justice for 84.5.Jody Newberry then made the day for fan Ronald Minor as Jody rode Nowata Dust Slinger for 84 points.Jody also earned another $5000 bonus from Enterprise rent-A Car and earned a trip to the 2004 Finals for Ronald.
The short go started with Tuff talking about the draws and how the riders ought to do.This had tobe one of the most exciting short go's in years as we had several ties and 90 plus rides.Barbosa made quick work of Brendon clark while Chad Lucas looked as if he had Bo Howdy rode for a 90 + up till 7.6 seconds.His head met a hind hoof on th eway down and he was slightly dazed.It looked like extreme had Cody Hart bucked off at 3 seconds but he recovered , moving back into the center and made a great ride as the bull spun away from his hand giving him 90.5 and 258 on three..
Not to be outdone Mike Collins became only the third rider to ride Coyote.H emade a grea tride on the little bull who is loaded with action.Mike scored 91.5 and won the short go giving him a 6th place finish with 259.5 points.
Night Life made quick work of Jaron Nunnemaker as he spun quickly to the left and Shock and Awe made a quick turn to the right to unseat Rob Bell.
Peacemaker bucked Bart Jackson off in 2.6 seconds while Little yellow jacket battled for 5 seconds with Lee
Akin. When asked about the match-up Tuff said" This is going to really be a test for Lee....I've never seen a bull who enjoys bucking as much as Little Yellow Jacket."We can thank Joe and his son Neveda
Berger for him and the other great bulls they bring to the events. Lee Akin ,when interviewed by Leah Garcia
said:" I've got to take my hat off to that bull. He's like a different bull every time you get on him."
B.J.Kramps made a perfect riding on Happy Endings for 90.5dstying for 3/5 in the round and 2/5
in the event with a total of 262
Jody Newberry's streak ended when he bucked off of High five in just 3 seconds. Justin
McBride got another 90.5 score on Squirt Gun ;having a great ride on a bull with lots of elevation and action tying for 3/5 in the round and 2/5 in the
event. Mike Lee followed with 90 points on Huskers red and ended up 6th in the round and tied with 262 in the event .It looked like we were going to have a 4 way tie for first when Reuben Geleynse rode Berger's Moody Blues for 87 tying with 262.Then came the
spoiler. Adriano rode Herrington's Monkey Bones for 91 points. Adriano was
strong, aggressive and confident. He ended up second in the round and won the event when Chris Shiver touched Air Assault with his free hand at about the 2 second mark.
Injuries:
Sevi Torturo sprained his left elbow and is out for an undetermined length of
time. Both Corey Navarre and Dave Samsel are riding with strained right forearms while
Gerardo Venegas has a strained left elbow and Mike White has a strained right
elbow. Lee Akin and Chad Lucas suffered mild concussions.
The 2003 Finals are over and I have just received the list of all the Awards
given.Those not mentioned previously are as follows: The $10,000 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company 90 point Ride bonus:Chris Shivers
and Justin McBride
Stock Contractor of The Year runners up:Berger Bucking Bulls,Herrington
Cattle Company,Davis/ TeagueBucking Bulls LLC.
Runners Up for Venue of the Year: 2.Atlanta,Ga; 3Columbus,Ohio;4 Colorado
Springs.Co.
CT Runners UP:Bismark,Pendleton,Denver
2003 World Finals Bullfighter-Jimmy Anderson Award:Rob Smetts,Joe Baumgartner,Greg Crabtree,Dennis Johnson
2003 World Finals Barrelman-Jimmy Anderson Award:Flint Rasmussen
2003 World Finals Announcer(Arena):Mike Mathis,Charlie Throckmorton,Brandon
Bates
The PBR 2003 World Finals Go Round Bull 1st Round - Moody Blues (Berger
Bucking Bulls), 2nd Round - Vegas Nights (Shad Smith), 3rd Round - Splinter (Don
Kish Bucking Bulls), 4th Round - Little White Soldier (Harper & Kimbelin) and
Slim Shady (Roy Carter), 5th Round - Little Yellow Jacket (Berger/Taupin/Teague)
The PBR 2003 Blackjack Winner Corey Navarre
The PBR 2003 Mossy Oak Shootout Winner Owen Washburn
The Brent Thurman / Lane Frost Award Jody Newberry (94.5)
The Glen Keeley Award Rob Bell
The Resistol Relief Fund $5000 Tool Giveaway John Schellhaus
The Resistol Relief Fund 2003 F-250 King Ranch Winner James Hoar
The Resistol Relief Fund Weatherby Rifle Ginger Arronhalt
Jesse Bail and Cody Hancock To Be Part of PBR's Mohegan Sun Team Event
Jesse Bail and Cody Hancock will be part of the Mohegan Sun Team All Star
Event this weekend in Uncasville,Conn.Ten teams of three men each will vie
against one another on Friday night and another ten will compete Saturday. The
ten teams having the highest points will compete on Sunday.OLN will carry
Friday and Saturday live at 8pm ET while NBC will carry the Sunday competition live
at 4:30 ET. Cody Hancock is teamed with Lee Akin and Troy Dunn Saturday night on the
Enterprise Car Rental Team while Jesse Bail also competes on Saturday on the
Mossy Oak Team with Justin McBride and Clint Craig.Hancock, # 19 presently in
PRCA's World Standings is #167 in Challenger Standings while Bail , # 10 is #113.
Other PRCA stars who ride in PBR's CT events appearing this weekend include
#3 B.J. Schumaker.#18 Matt Austin,#7 Bryan Richardson, and #21 Clint Craig.
Here are the teams and the draws as posted by the PBR: Please Note! There are 3 bulls chosen for each team. The team captain will
choose which rider gets on which bull. The bulls listed next to each rider will
not necessarily be ridden by that rider.
Friday Night's Teams
Jim Beam
Chris Shivers Dirt Demon
Greg Potter Hitch Hiker
Cauy Hudson Three Alarm
Carquest
Wiley Petersen Rip Cord
Ross Johnson Typhoon
Brian Wooley Code Red
Double-H Boots
J.W. Hart Texas Heat
Gilbert Carrillo Ty One On
Cord McCoy Lyon's King
Jack Daniels Team #1
Cody Hart Indian Nation
Evan Rasch James Dean
Dan Henricks Slick 60
Salem National Lease
Cory Melton Mohegan Sun
B.J. Schumacher Western Juice
Jason Legler Slim
Express Ranch
Jody Newberry Space Lord
Corey Navarre Air Assault
Luke Young Rock Out
Wrangler
Jim Sharp Black Bart
Michael Gaffney West Hauler Prime Time
Justin Volz Shock and Awe
Action Performance
Mike Collins Root Canal
Gerardo Venegas Repeat
Steven Shelley Mighty Mouse
Outdoor Life Network
Reuben Geleynse Buford
Brendon Clark Pete
Jesse Schellhamer Red Neck
Larry the Cable Guy
Bart Jackson Kinsman Kid
Sevi Torturo Gunsmoke
Tater Porter Nowata Dust Slinger
Saturday Night's Teams
Mossy Oak
Justin McBride Disraeli Gears
Jesse Bail Eject
Clint Craig Moonshine
Cowboy Sports Agents
Mike White Willies Bandit
Cory McFadden J. Lo.
Mark Ward Ram Jam
Acme Boots
Owen Washburn Vanilla Sky
Adam Carrillo Spook
Rocky McDonald Oldsmobull
B & W Hitches
Mike Lee Beelzebull
Jason Bennett Crankshaft
Matt Austin Patriot
Bow Tech
Tony Mendes Black Magic
Cody Whitney Chicken Fry
Chad Denton Spot Remover
USSTC
Ednei Caminhas Halo
Rob Bell Guns N Roses
Craig Sasse Border Line
Bud Light
Ross Coleman Bucking Crazy
Luke Snyder California Dreaming
Sean Willingham Turn the Crank Frank
Enterprise Rental Cars
Lee Akin Blueberry
Troy Dunn Sweet Sixteen
Cody Hancock Little Big Man
Las Vegas
Dave Samsel Ferguson the Firm
Adriano Moraes Chickenbones
Cody Sundby Sugar Bear
Jack Daniel's Team #2
Jaron Nunnemaker Tuff Enough
Cory Rasch Sneaky Snake
Bryan Richardson Camo
PBR Finals 2003
Reported to Indian Rodeo
News.com
By Sheila Totten
It all came down to the last minutes of the short
go. Chris Shivers drew the strong bucker High Tide; a bull known for his rear and
drop. Chris had no chance on him as the big bull jumped away from Chris's hand on the second jump
out of the chute with a strong belly roll. A dejected Chris went to the locker
room, not watching Justin; certain it was over. Justin had made a good ride on
Mossy Oak Mudslinger in St Louis and if I had been Chris I would have felt
that Justin would repeat and ....As it was Justin had a good ride going until a
little over 6 seconds and bucked off. He had put a great effort forward and the
crowd rewarded him with a standing ovation. It took Leah Garcia trailing
Chris to break the news to him. And the top bull rider in the world was
speechless. Instead of a big smile there was a look of a weight being lifted from his
shoulders.Shivers was truly stunned.He told Leah,"This is the greatest day of my
life.Wish I could have ridden that bull better. Shoot I don't know what to
say." And there you have it, the second man ever to win two PBR World Championships
and the first to win the million dollar bonus was totally blown away.
Jody Newberry made history today also. He rode Little Yellow Jacket for the
highest score of the Finals -94.5.Jody won the average giving him the event
championship and he also won Rookie of the Year.Jody was excited .He wanted to
draw LYJ and was thrilled at riding him. There was some controversy about the
ride and it was not until several minutes after the ride that Jody was awarded a
score as his ride had to be reviewed. On some views it looked like he touched the bull's rump at 7.9 but it was decided that the bull hit Jody's elbow
which does not constitute a free arm touch.
Today was truly the most exciting broadcast of the event; not only because
the races for the World, Rookie of the Year and the Average Championship were
going down to the wire but because at last prayers were answered and we had the
real broadcasting team back-Justin McKee, Tuff Hedeman and Leah Garcia coupled
with NBC's George Michael-a veteran of rodeo and bull riding broadcasts.
The excitement was tripled by the excitement and enthusiasm in their voices.It was
great to have real cowboys back broadcasting.
While the PBR takes it intermission break here is an up date. Justin McBride
rode Terry Williams CC Slick Willie for 90 points and Chris rode Tar baby to
squeek into the short go with his 89 point ride. Only 4 points separate the two
contenders. Some of the best news is we have had the best team reporting today-Tuff
Hedeman,Justin McKee, George Michael and Leah Garcia! The excitement and the fun has
returned!
98 World Champion Troy Dunn Takes Round Three
Brought in as an alternate when Paolo Crimber pulled his groin muscle and
was unable to ride,Australian Troy Dunn reminded us why he is a
champion.Troy who was not healthy enough to make the last regular season event had
recuperated enough to make a picture perfect ride on Splinter for 92 points
tonight.The man never changes. He told Leah Garcia that this ride was a confidence
builder for him.
The bulls in tonight's pen were very uneven, ranging from spinners to high
kicking buckers. Steven Shelley who replaces Billy Robinson was the first man out
on Extreme . The high kicking spinner made fast work of the rookie in 2.7
seconds.Sevi Torturo, dubbed "The Italian Stallion" looked good on King Pin , a
small spinner and earned 88 points. Domino Ride quickly threw Gerardo Venegas off
to the side for no score.
Brian Wooley had to put up with Shyster acting up in the chute but that only
whetted Wooley's determination and he nailed the bull with a good looking
89.5 ride where he stayed in good position throughout the ride.
Cauy Hudson replaced Vince Stanton who pulled his groin muscle last
night. Red Rum made quick work of Hudson who has been plagued by injuries.Sean
Willingham made a good ride on the pattern bucker Super Dude who fakes a left before
going back to the right. Sean rode him jump for jump and earned 88
points. Cory Navarre rode Cheylo jump for jump but was given the automatic reride when the
flank strap came off the bull. Unfortunately his reride bull was Sauce and Corey
bucked off.When Monkey Bones made a hard turn Cody Whitney lost hold of his bull rope and came flying
off. Jason Bennett made a nice ride on Sammy Andrews' Bo Dippin-a Bodacious son Sammy
raised. Jason was picture perfect as the bull went away from his hand and Jason earned 90 points to give him 177.5 on
two.
Dan Hendricks made a great 89 point ride on Dippity Doo but Adam Carrillo
made the crowd roar.He made a great ride on I-90, a big ,powerful bull for 90
points. He was followed by brother Gilbert on Casper Baca's Farmer John who went to the left and then turned back to the right. The big bull bucked strong and
Gilbert got a score of 90.5.This bull will be a World Champion in the
future. Gilbert said about his ride" He's a big bull. I look like a tick on a dog on
him."Both Adam and Gilbert have been working at home with a new bucking machine and intend to overcome their weaknesses for the new season.
Clarksville's Cory Rasch ended up on Lock'n' Load's side in the same position as he did when he rode Splinter in round
one. The difference-he came off of the bull's side tonight. He has been getting out of balance and hanging off
the side and if he had not been caught up in his bull rope in round one he
would have slid off like tonight.
Unfortunately Brett Haber did not name all the bulls in the round as they
came out nor give all the scores either.Brian Herman rode Grizzly Ghost for 89
points while Brendon Clark bucked off Happy Ending. Ross Johnson seemed to jump
off of Land Shark at 1.5 seconds. The gate opened without Ross having nodded
and so he was given a reride on Silent Angel which showed guts and determination
as he regained position to earn 87 points. Ross was happy but he managed to
cut his right arm. They had E's Cindy Walker do an on the town style interview with bar
girls.I never have watched her on E; but from what I have seen here I really do not
feel she can hold a candle to Leah Garcia or Michelle Beadle. Later in the show
she interviewed Tracy Byrd who was there to not only sing the National Anthem
but to perform at tonight's 10th anniversary party. Tracy is a good friend of
Justin McBride and was rooting for him. Tracy said he became involved with the
PBR when he took part in the fundraiser for Jerome Davis. What would have been
more fitting as an interview and then only if it were done by either Tuff
or Justin would have been interviews with the new Ring of Honor recipients.
Michael Gaffney went 0 for 6 with Straight Jacket. Just as LYJ has Chris's
number this bull has Michael's. Michael was into a good ride and the bull just
momentarily stopped bucking, sliding Michael back on the rumble seat and Michael
was not able to regain his position.
Husker's Red made a huge belly roll to get Brent Vincent off while Adriano
rode Hot Water Dippin and was the first man to cover three but because the
score was low and the bull had a bad trip he was given the option of a
reride. When asked about this by Leah Garcia, Adriano said: "I always take a
reride. If I have a chance to make more points I 'll try it."Tuff thought Adriano was right
in doing this as the bull he had drawn for the reride should have been a good
ride. Unfortunately Bulletproof got the best of Adriano.
Cody Custer who received his Ring of Honor tonight made a great ride on
Sheep Dip. It was a text book ride for 89.5 and Cody, who retires this year said if
they were all like Sheep Dip he would not retire. In twenty years of riding
Cody never broke a tooth out till last night.
Luke Snyder ,who continues to get ribbed about his hat made a good ride on
Tumbleweed for 87.5 and Lee Akin finally nailed one with 85 points on a white
spotted Brahma named Smokin Joe.
I was happy to see Wiley Petersen as tonight's profile rider. Wiley told
the fans that he is excited to be one of the top riders. Reuben Geleysne rode
Benjamin for 84 pointswhile Dave Samsel rode Rooster Foot for 86.5 even though
the bull changed pattern going to the right instead of the left and hipped
himself coming out of the chute. Greg Potter followed Troy Dunn's winning ride
with his own 90 ride on Coppertop.
For once after Tuff reprised the rides Kirsten Gum interviewed two Sull
Ross(Tuff's Alma Mater) students,Mike Smith and Cassie De La Pena who are part of
the college rodeo team. They will be featured in OLN's new reality tv show
Cowboy 101 which begins in January.At least OLN kept it to rodeo tonight.Bo Howdy gave Mike Collins a lot of trouble in the chute and even more once
the gate opened as the powerful bull bucked Mike off right out of the chute and
Mike hung up momentarily until the bull caught him and bumped him loose.
Jim Sharp ,who struggled at last year's Finals is struggling again. Rocket
Man bucked Jim off whe he went to the right. Tuff had predicted that the bull
would be the victor in this match. Meanwhile Single Barrel Dip got Ednei
Caminhas off on the side and under him but Ednei is ok.
Ross Coleman drew Casper Baca's bull Patriot and the tricky bull bucked Ross
off when he popped Ross's left foot up.
Lefty, the bull who injured Beau Lindley bucked off Jody Newberry. Word on Beau
is that he is now able to move both feet.
Cory Melton who had been number one in the average bucked off of Slim Shady
while Hurt So Good hurt J.W. Hart so bad as he hit J.W. in the nose during
the first jump and the Ironman came off him at 3.4 seconds. Cody Hart came down
hard against the chute gate when Dippin Famous hipped himself coming out and
knocked Cody off. Cody seemed to be in a lot of pain but was able to walk
out. He was given the option of a reride but he was not shown taking it ; and
it
was not mentioned. Cody bucked off of Black Hawk.
Artemus whipped his front end around hard in the first spin to unseat Tony
Mendes and for the third time in a row Owen Washburn fell victim to another
small bull as Alligator bucked him off. Mike Lee was elated with his 86.5 ride on Slim's Ghost.He would have scored
higher but he made the ride look too easy when he waved to family before the
ride was over. He did his little dance after .
Mike White rode Thunder river for 84.5.The bull bucked straight for too long
before turning.
Tuff predicted Wiley would ride High Five and he was right .Wiley made a
good looking ride in full control for 88.5 and currently is in second place
behind Greg Potter in the average by 19 points. He also finished in 10th place in
the round. Both Wiley and Greg are the only ones to have ridden three bulls.
Justin McBride landed hard on his back when Neon Night unseated him but
lost no ground to Chris Shivers as Silver Select bucked Shivers off when Chris
made too big a move. He adjusted to the right and got too far into the inside
and went down into the well. Luckily he was not hurt. All in all,19 riders notched successful rides
tonight. Those who finished in the money are as follows:
Round 3 Results
Place Rider Bull Score Dollars
1 Troy Dunn Splinter 92 $20,000.00
2 Gilbert Carrillo Farmer John 90.5 $15,000.00
3/4 Jason Bennett Bo Dippin 90 $8,750.00
3/4 Greg Potter Coppertop 90 $8,750.00
5/7 Brian Wooley Shyster 89.5 $4,000.00
5/7 Adam Carrillo I - 90 89.5 $4,000.00
5/7 Cody Custer Sheep Dip 89.5 $4,000.00
8/9 Brian Herman Grizzly Ghost 89 $2,250.00
8/9 Dan Henricks Dippity Doo 89 $2,250.00
10 Wiley Petersen High Five 88.5 $1,700.00
Tomorrow afternoon the action continues live from Vegas.OLN will begin the
broadcast at 3pm ET but at 4pm NBC takes over the broadcast. Does that mean we
may see a Haberless team once NBC steps in? I certainly look forward to seeing
Tuff , Justin and George Michael. And maybe we can get through a broadcast
without the non-rodeo/bull riding OLN announcers. That would not only be
enjoyable but so much more professional. Don't forget to watch. The race is down to the wire though Justin would have
to finish in at least 4th place in the average to beat Chris.
Well, the draw is out and we should see some fireworks. Justin McBride has
drawn Terry Williams great bull Cripple Creek Slick Willie.Chris Shivers drew Tar
Baby.Jody Newberry scored 90 on CCSlick Willie on Friday while Cory Melton
scored 88.5 on Tar Baby.Mathematically,Justin can still catch and overtake Chris.
Wiley Petersen has drawn Alligator,one of the smaller bulls but size means
nothing to Wiley.
Round 4 Draw
Rider Bull
Lee Akin Huskers Red
Rob Bell BA
Jason Bennett Crossfire Hurric
Ednei Caminhas Silver Select
Adam Carrillo Blues Man
Gilbert Carrillo Rooster
Brendon Clark Vegas Nights
Ross Coleman Dippin Rampage
Mike Collins Squirt Gun
Cody Custer Monkey Bones
Troy Dunn Werewolf
Michael Gaffney Clayton's Pet
Reuben Geleynse Maximus
J.W. Hart Slim Shady
Cody Hart Farrells Trailer
Dan Henricks Coyote Ugly
Brian Herman I - 90
Cauy Hudson Wild Bill
Ross Johnson Mission Pack
Mike Lee Western Wishes
Chad Lucas Artemus
Justin McBride Cripple Creek Sl
Cory Melton Hurt So Good
Tony Mendes Little White Sol
Adriano Moraes Sugar Bear
Corey Navarre Dippity Doo
Jody Newberry Hammer
Jaron Nunnemaker Spinner Bait
Wiley Petersen Alligator
Greg Potter Moody Blues
Cory Rasch Showtime
Dave Samsel Mr Hyde
Craig Sasse Freckles
Jim Sharp Black Jack
Steven Shelley Spotted Jacket
Chris Shivers Tar Baby
Luke Snyder McNasty
Sevi Torturo Land Shark
Gerardo Venegas Lawman
Brent Vincent Dippin Famous
Owen Washburn Hells Bells
Mike White Rocket Man
Cody Whitney Slider
Sean Willingham Lying Eyes
2003 Ring of Honor Inductees
Aaron Semas, Cody Custer, and Myrtis Dightman will be inducted into the PBR ring of honor
Good Luck to Casper Baca's "Farmer John"
and "Patriot" at the PBR Finals!
Both bulls were bucked at the INFR final
round and "Patriot" bucked off
bull rider Greg Louis "Farmer John"
bucked of Marlon Williams Click
here for the list of bulls
bucking at the PBR 2003
Overcoming the Odds
He was not even supposed to ride tonight because of a collapsed lung,but
Cody Hart cowboyed up, toughing it out and won round #2 of the PBR
Finals tonight with an unbelievable 92 point ride on Vegas
Nights. The hard to ride bull was in great form and Cody moved with
him,jump for jump.Vegas Nights just could not shake Cody loose as he
twisted and turned with force. At the start of the show it was thought
that Troy Dunn would be riding in Cody's place but Cody talked
with Tandy and made the decision to go for it;and the rest is
now PBR history.In his interview with the ever popular and
charming Leah Garcia, Cody promised he would be back to ride tomorrow
night. He was
not about to let a collapsed lung keep him out;and they call his
brother "the iron man!"Maybe we need to call Cody "The
man of steel."
Little Yellow Jacket won the PBR's award for World Champion Bull
for the second time;and when Craig Sasse attempted to ride him LYJ
reminded us why he is the Champ.We saw Craig go sailing over
LYJ's top at 3.4 seconds.
Tonight's bulls were introduced to the arena audience before the event
started.With 30 contractors there, this proved to be possibly the best
and baddest pen of bulls ever put together for any one round anywhere.
At least Justin McKee,Leah Garcia and Tuff Hedeman conveyed the
excitement in their voices and demeanor.With such a close race and such
a great pen of bulls ,you would think Brett Haber could at least act
excited. Maybe he has spent too much time reading
news in the political arena .The lack of high spirits detracts from the
show.And referring to the young guns as nice young
men...They are cowboys. They are bull riders. You would have thought
Haber was referring to Harvard or Yale rowers.The difference
between Justin McKee and Haber would be like two singers trying to
sing harmony but remaining octaves apart. Justin is emotion. Haber is
Haber.
Slider,as wild as ever bucked Sevi Torturo off right away and Bo
Time of Sammy Andrews made quick work of Gerardo Venegas. Brian
Wooley just missed becoming a major wreck when Mission Pack bucked
him off nearly into the chute gate. Tuff picked Freckles over
Vince Stanton and he was 100% correct. Vince bucked
off right out of the chute.Kid Rock,the reserve champion bull made quick
work of Sean Willingham when Sean got behind.
It was one buck off after another as Kelly's Cat had his way with Cory
Navarre and Blueberry Wine not only bucked off Jason Bennett,going after
him but also bowled over Joe Baujmgartner. Cash stepped on
Dan Henricks after bucking him off,and Dan limped out. Cody Whitney had
a ride going on Mossy Oak Mudslinger until his right foot popped
out,then he seemed to recover and his left foot popped out. Cody hit
hard and is needing x-rays. Adam Carrillo escaped injury when the
high jumping Black Jack jumped high with all 4 feet in the air and lost
his balance and fell. Adam walked away and was rewarded a reride.
Brendon Clark was the second of Tuff's picks and he proved Tuff wrong as
Brendon rode the mighty Hammer for 91.5 points. Tuff had thought that
there was no way Brendon would ride as Hammer would turn away from
Brendon's hand, but Clark proved even with the flu he could ride
the mighty bull. The crowd went wild and Brendon was elated. He
said he was happy to draw and ride the bull. Gilbert Carrillo did a
backflip off of Werewolf at 7 seconds and got kicked in his seat as
he tumbled down. Cory Rasch was helped out after Unforgiven bucked
him off right out of the chute and seemed to step on Cory. Cory has been
plagued with injuries this year.
Mesquite Heat wore Michael Gaffney out in the chute; and Michael needed
help to get the bull off of his right leg, against which the bull was
leaning .Michael was worn out by the time they opened the gate but
tried hard to match the bull move for move. Mesquite Heat has a
lot of height to him and a lot of dropand managed to jerk Michael off
after the third jump.
Adriano is looking sticky again. Tuff picked Adriano to ride Joe Hopper
and Tuff was right. It was a great ride and Adriano earned 89 points to
take 8th place in the round and putting together a score of 176 on
two.
As the rides progressed it was very noticeable that OLN neglected to
show Tuff behind the chutes when he gave his picks. Prior to tonight
Tuff was shown doing this. People want to see more of their
hero;especially the little guys out there who idolize Tuff. I cannot
understand why OLN showed less of him. Greg Potter made
an impossible ride on Ugly. Greg rode him away from his hand and
even spurred the bull. He earned 91.5 putting him in the lead for the
average with 176.5 and tying for second in the round.
Baby Cakes bucked Ross Johnson off while Blues Man, another Bo baby, got
Brent Vincent into trouble just where I predicted at 2.9 seconds and
bucked him off at 3.1. Luke Snyder has gotten a lot of teasing for
wearing a "Larry Mahan vintage 1968 style fuzzy cowboy hat. Wild
Side probably didn't like it and bucked Luke off with both his strength
and his style when the bull went airborne.
Cody Custer has yet to make a qualified ride but two time Canadian
Champ Rob Bell tied for second with 91.5 on Mr. Hyde.
Rob nearly went down into the well but was able to reposition himself.
Ace of Hearts bucked off Jaron Nunnemaker while Hell's Bells proved Tuff
right again by bucking off Chad Lucas. Dave Samsel came right off Jack
Daniel's Happy Hour while the 1100 pound bull with an
attitude, Coyote made quick work of Lee Akin.Reuben Geleynse had to
contend with Sugar Bear trying to hit him with his head in the chute.
The bull came out backwards ,hipping himself but Reuben was off before
he could declare himself He seemed to not only hit his head but also to
get kicked in it after the bull ripped his vest nearly off. Lying Eyes
hop ,skip and little hesitation step through Mike Collins off time and
he bucked off. Paolo Crimber who returned home to Brazil several weeks
ago misdiagnosed with a groin pull found out his problem was
a nerve which goes around the groin area. Tandy was able to numb
it with a shot but Paolo still bucked off Wild Bill. Adam took his
reride on Spinner Bait and ended up thrown into the chute.
The Razor Jim Sharp was bucked off by Night Life when the bull turned
back with lots of power. Ross Coleman lit the arena up with that great
smile when he rode Who's Yo Daddy for 88 giving him 174.5 on two.
Steven Shelley replaced the injured Billy Robinson on Reindeer Dippin'
who did not have his normal trip but bucked off down the arena for
82.5 points Steven turned down the offer for a reride and as an
alternate that is a big no. Shelley seemed to not understand that he is
ineligible for the average and can only compete for round money.
Jody Newberry made an awesome ride on Cripple Creek Slick Willie for 90
points and 176.5 on two. Ednei Caminhas,who bucked off a "money
bull" yesterday rode the difficult Dippin' Rampage for 89.5
while Cory Melton rode first into his hand then away from it on
Tar Baby for 88.5.He took over first place in the average with 178
on two. Then came Cody Hart's winning ride followed by another Tuff
pick. It was J.W.Hart vs.Pandora's Box and Tuff picked the future
superstar bull saying there was a 90% chance the bull would turn left
away from J.W.'s hand and the bull did and J.W. bucked off. Tony Mendes
came off Rooster's side while High Tide washed Mike Lee right off
.Owen Washburn was thrown off of Hotel California as soon as the chute
opened while Wiley Petersen rode Raider Hater but the bull did not
have his normal trip and Wiley ,according to Haber was given the option
of a reride. Wiley only earned 71.5 but there was no reride.
Hope to find out why tomorrow.
Between his tennis elbow and Clayton's Pet's bad timing, Mike
White bucked right off.Justin McBride thought he was prepared for
Crossfire Hurricane to switch directions and he held on the first
time the bull did but did not expect the bull to change up again and
came off him at only 6.8 seconds losing ground to Chris Shivers who rode
Painted Desert for 89.5. Last night there was a standing Ovation for
McBride and tonight there was one for Shivers and his great looking
ride.
Only 11 riders made qualified rides tonight as follows:
1 Cody Hart Vegas Nights 92 $20,000.00
2/4 Greg Potter Ugly 91.5 $10,833.33
2/4 Brendon Clark Hammer 91.5 $10,833.33
2/4 Rob Bell Mr Hyde 91.5 $10,833.33
5 Jody Newberry Cripple Creek Slick Willy 90 $5,000.00
6/7 Chris Shivers Painted Desert 89.5 $3,500.00
6/7 Ednei Caminhas Dippin Rampage 89.5 $3,500.00
8 Adriano Moraes Joe Hopper 89 $2,500.00
9 Cory Melton Tar Baby 88.5 $2,000.00
10 Ross Coleman Who's Yo Daddy 88 $1,700.00
Wiley Petersen Raider Hater 71.5 $0.
During the early part of the show, Ty Murray was interviewed by our Leah
and Ty was looking great. He said he would have done the same as
Chris last night and taken the reride although Tuff had questioned the
wisdom of it.E Channel's Cindy Walker later interviewed Ty's
beautiful girlfriend , rocking pop singer Jewel. OLN had all of us
scared that they were making Cindy into a behind the chute broadcaster
and with Tuff and Leah handling that viewers reacted hostile at
the thought that E's "Wild Thing" would be taking away
from either Tuff or Leah's spots. Instread she just interviewed Jewel
about the event and bull riding itself .Jewel was refreshing
and lovely as usual; and said that she will be singing the National
Anthem on Sunday. Jewel really loves the sport and was very
excited about the event. I had the pleasure of speaking with her
and Ty in May and she is a real down to earth sweet person with a
great personality.
During intermission Tuff reprised the rides but Kirsten Gum (whom
Haber called Gumble) hurried him off in a dismissive tone so she could
interview a non bull riding person about non bull riding events. Once
again OLN offended fans by having her interview Molly Culver
,OLN's dirt bike show hostess and AMA SuperMoto broadcaster. This time
could be better used by reprising more of the rides and doing the
rider profiles then. Again,this is bull riding and OLN should
honor the PBR Finals by leaving their other sport show
broadcasters out of it his event; and follow the way it has always been
done. Keep it to Bull Riding! And stop bringing in the non-bullriding
broadcasters. They are making it a showcase for their other shows. Would
love to hear your comments out there about this. Watch for a poll after
the Finals. Hopefully we will see things back to
normal by Uncasville.
Injury Report and other news
The second night of the Finals has taken its toll on the riders.We already
know that Billy Robinson has been replaced by Steven Shelley due to Billy's
dislocated shoulder. Cody Hart, last night's winner will be evaluated today for a
broken rib and partially collapsed lung. Cody says he will ride but the decision
lays in Tandy's hands.
Vince Stanton suffered a groin strain and is questionable for tonight. Dan
Henrick's has a bruised left foot ,but will ride. Cory Rasch did aggravate his left knee and is questionable for tonight.
Cody Whitney's x-rays proved normal but he suffered lower back strain and is
questionable for tonight. Brent Vincent is riding with a slight concussion and Cody Custer broke a
tooth and suffered a concussion, but will ride. Meanwhile Reuben Geleynse who took
quite the tumble on his neck suffered neck strain and is questionable for
tonight.
So far the riders who have won rounds #1 & 2 have both been suffering from
cracked ribs. Justin McBride's injury suffered at Grand Rapids still causes
pain and Cody Hart is riding with injuries suffered just in round #1.These two
riders are positive examples of the drive behind all of the riders. They are
gutting it out; striving to be the best of the best. Good luck to all of our
riders. At 12:30 Pacific Time today the PBR will have the draft for the team event at
the Mohegan Sun. Twenty teams of stars will be drafted by twenty sponsors
with some trades bound to be incurred. You can watch this live at PBRNow.com
webcast. The event will run Nov.14-16th and OLN will do a live telecast of the
event at 8pm ET on Friday night. Come back to IRN for Sheila's up to date live reports
Justin McBride takes round one
Justin McBride showed the fans and his fellow bullriders that he is
recovered when he covered Berger's Moody Blues for 92.5 points in round #1 of the PBR
Finals tonight. McBride made a great looking ,aggressive ride on the hard
bucking bull and was rewarded with a standing ovation from the crowd. Tuff had
commented that he thought Justin would make a good ride and McBride proved Tuff
right.
Chris Shivers drew the weakest bull in the pen,Waterproof and made an 82
point ride with the option of a reride. As he was sore going into the round;and
seemed sore after the ride his choice was questionable. He drew Little White
Soldier and bucked off at 6.7 seconds. He had a good ride going till then and his
wife Kylie was jumping and cheering .And then the bull shifted gears and Chris
was down in the dust.
Justin edged closer in the race with this win and is now 528 points behind
Chris. Meanwhile Wiley Petersen also took advantage of the circumstances and
gained some points as he made a very impressive ride on Flying aU's Red
Thunder.Wiley really nailed it with a very aggressive spur ride and he too had the
fans out of their seats. Wiley earned 87.5 points and finished in the top ten.
Until Justin's ride Michael Gaffney had held on to first place with a great
ride on Western Wishes which earned him 90.5 points. Michael looked like the
World Champion he is and he had the first 90+ ride of the Finals. He was
thrilled when he drew Western Wishes. Adriano Moraes also had a picture perfect
ride,showing he is back in form, for 88 points on Red Baron.
As for the broadcast itself I for one do not like the way OLN has changed
things.They are importing their Mountain Bike race people and doing guest shots
with skiers .The actual broadcast falls far short of last year's. We are bull
riding fans. We do not want to see or hear about other sports during the
finals.They would have done much better to have had Tuff and Justin handle the
broadcast and bring in either Ty Murray or Larry Mahan as a guest. For the viewing
audience,although the action is exciting the commentary has become sorely
lacking in emotion. The pumped up energy is gone. I literally found myself falling
asleep from the droning quality of Brett Haber's voice.I had to fight to stay
awake. And as a reporter and someone who has followed bull riding all of her
life,it really grated on me when Haber referred to the bullriders and contractors
who were helping the riders in the chutes as "attendents." Then to make matters worse he called the chutes the
fence! Hey powers that be at OLN ,give us a Bull Rider!
Many riders who were not supposed to rode due to injuries did make the event
.Jason Bennett rode Q Ball for 87.5 points only three weeks after cracking his
collarbone.Cory Rasch may have re-injured his posterior cruciate ligament
when he hung up tonight. Cory had a hard time getting out of the chute on
Splinter and even had to rewrap. He really had bucked off but still had hold of his
bullrope and his spur caught in the handle of his rope as he hung on at a 45
degree angle to earn 77 points. He may have hurt his wrist also.
Another problem tonight was getting the scores. On several rides Haber talked
on and on and we never were given the score although you could hear the arena
announcer announcing it. Greg Potter made a good ride and stayed in good
position on Blockhead for 85 points while Ross Johnson covered his 4th bull in a
row by riding Gene Owen's IceMan. Gerardo Venegas covered only his 4th bull
in the BFTS when he rode Peacemaker for 88 points.
Ross Coleman ,who still has a sizeable lump on his collarbone looked great
when he covered Double Bubble for 86.5 It was so good to see that beautiful
smile again.
There was good news on Beau Lindley. He is expected to return home to Arizona
to a rehab facility sometime next week. The surgeries he had in Columbus to
stabilize his neck went well. He had fractured several vertebrae plus had
contusions of the spinal cord. He has some feeling in his feet and has movement in
one foot.
Jim Sharp returned and is riding with a broken fibula. He slapped Casper
Baca's Farmer John right on the hump and received no score. Billy
Robinson, yet another who was doubtful for the finals drew Tumbleweed and bucked off in 6.6
seconds while possibly popping his shoulder out again. He did this last year
and missed the start of the season. Jody Newberry earned 86.5 on King
Pin, one of the smallest bulls in the round. Brian Wooley,another of the walking wounded attempted to ride a new bull "Out
Of Here" and was in trouble right away. His riding hand is badly swolen nearly
twice its normal size and he just could not hang on.
Corey Navarre rode Gusto who followed his normal pattern for 85.5 as Corey
got a little out of shape towards the end. Sean Willingham had a good aggressive
ride for 88 points while Brent Vincent made 82.5 on a fast but flat spinner.He turned down the option of a reride.
It looked like Craig Sasse had one rode but in the production truck Cody
Lambert was watching the instant replay and Bo Dippin had Craig on the ground
right before the clock hit 8 seconds.
Luke Snyder made a good ride on Red Alert for 88 while Sauce bucked Cody
Custer off. Dave Samsel looked in control aboard Lip Tricks and earned 86.5 points
but Lee Akin, who has been in a slump, came off of Fire Water at 6.5 seconds
after being horned in the mouth. Another ride whose score was left out was Mike
Collins who made a good ride on Tomahawk. Meanwhile Paolo Crimber may have
re-injured himself in the chute tonight when Squirt Gun acted up. He bucked off right in the very first jump out of the
chute and appeared to be in pain. Ednei Caminhas also appeared to be in too much
pain when he attempted to ride Cheylo and came off out the back door on the
third jump.
Round two should be full of wild action with bulls like Hammer,Blueberry
Wine,Who' Yo Daddy,Cash,Sling Blade ,etc in the pen.
Injury Report
Last night was rough on the riders; many who were already among the walking
wounded from earlier injuries suffered at both Challenger and BFTS events.
Lee Akin got hit in the mouth by one of Firewater's horns and received stitches after his
ride. He may also have broken his cheekbone but he is scheduled to compete tonight.
Paolo Crimber was hurt in the chute when Squirt Gun acted up.
We could hear Paolo groan but he attempted to ride and re-injured his right
hamstring. He is questionable for tonight.
Smoke Ring bucked Cody Hart off hard and Cody may have a cracked right
rib. He is probable for tonight. Billy Robinson re-dislocated his left shoulder as he dismounted
Tumbleweed. My
heart goes out to him as the same injury happened to him last year.
He is now doubtful for tonight.
Vince Stanton, who had injured his left pinky finger last week ,tore the
stitches out during his ride and is probable for tonight.
Sean Willingham separated his riding arm (right) shoulder when he landed on it
dismounting All Star. He too is probable for tonight.
Round 1 standings
1 Justin McBride Moody Blues 92.5 $20,000.00
2 Michael Gaffney Western Wishes 90.5 $15,000.00
3 Cory Melton Coppertop 89.5 $10,000.00
4 Mike Lee Bullet Proof 89 $7,500.00
5/7 Gerardo Venegas Peacemaker 88 $4,000.00
5/7 Sean Willingham All Star 88 $4,000.00
5/7 Luke Snyder Red Alert 88 $4,000.00 8/10 Wiley Petersen Red Thunder 87.5 $2,066.67
8/10 Jason Bennett Q Ball 87.5 $2,066.67
8/10 Mike Collins Tomahawk 87.5 $2,066.67
Adriano Moraes Red Baron 87 $0.00
Jody Newberry King Pin 86.5 $0.00
Ross Coleman Double Bubble 86.5 $0.00
Dave Samsel Lip Tricks 86.5 $0.00
Tony Mendes Locomotion 85.5 $0.00
Corey Navarre Gusto 85.5 $0.00
Greg Potter Block Head 85 $0.00
Brent Vincent Barbarry Coast 82.5 $0.00
Ross Johnson Iceman 82 $0.00
Cory Rasch Splinter 77 $0.00
Everyone else bucked off.
October 12, 2003
During the short go of last night's Grand Rapid's event, Roy Carter's bull
Mission Pack severely injured front runner and fan favorite Justin McBride.Justin was bucked off and stepped on by the big bull , who came down hard on
Justin's mid section.Justin was rushed to the hospital where they found a fractured
rib and a punctured lung. Justin is questionable for the PBR FinalsOur prayers are with
you, Justin. Other injuries suffered this weekend:Jason Bennett is once again out with injuries.He broke his right collarbone
and also received a concussion Saturday andis doubtful for the PBR Finals.
Gilbert Carrillo sustained a concussin and is doubtful for Columbus , Ohio
next week.
October 11, 2003
Race Is Going Down To The Wire
The suspense keeps building as we get closer and closer to the PBR Finals.
Last night in Grand Rapid's, Michigan Chris Shiver's regained his lead with an
87.5 ride on Berger Bull's Nardo.Wiley Petersen gained points when he rode
Tombstone for 89.5 points and Justin McBride , who fell to 30 points behind
Shivers rode Justin's Pet for 85.5 points
Round one was won by Brendon Clark. rookie of the year candidate. He rode Rotten Cotten in a great looking 93 point ride but bucked off of the Mossy Oak
Shoot Out bull Mesquite Heat. If you are in the area , join the excitement and
attend tonight's event.If not catch the action on OLN tomorrow at 8pm ET.
October 5, 2003
CT series
Paolo Crimber, who had been riding hot in both the CT series and the BFTS has
returned home to Brazil to recuperate from a groin tear he suffered at the
Springfield, MO. CT event
Mike Lee who tied for 3/4 in the long go; and won the short go ended up tied
with Jason Bennett for the event win. CT riders Travis Sellar and Willis
Trosclair finished in third and fourth places respectively. Jesse Schellhammer, who
finished in first place in the long go with a solid 90.5 ride ended up in
fifth place while Adriano Moraes finished in sixth. Jody Newberry ended up in
seventh place and Brian Wooley ended up in eighth.
Cody Custer announces retirement
With great sadness I am conveying the news that World Champion Cody Custer
has decided that his appearance at the PBR Finals in Las Vegas will be the last
of his career. After 19 years of competition, Cody has decided it is time to
hang up his bull rope and spurs and go on to the next step in life that God has
set for him. Cody, one of the founders of the PBR is still a board member and
he is the cofounder also of the PBRO Ministry. He has been a positive
influence on many; and through the years many Indian children have been named after
their parents' Choctaw hero.
Cody has been a consummate performer. He has bounced back from injuries time
after time, thrilling the fans with great rides. Cody who qualified for the
NFR eight times in his career won the World Championship in 1992. He has also
qualified nine times for the PBR Finals. Cody has won several PBR top echelon
tour events and 11 Challenger events. Cody now awaits seeing what God has in
store for him. He will remain active in the PBRO which he CO-founded and will
speak at churches and hold Bible rodeo camps
Cody, as with everything in his life gives his thanks to God and credits God
with his good fortune. Cody will be sorely missed on the tour because he is
one of the nicest guys with a super heart and compassion for all. I know I will
miss this "quiet man." He and minister Todd pierce inspired my husband and
myself to attend the PBRO services; and I will always be grateful for that.
He's been a positive inspiration to all; especially Wiley Petersen, currently
fourth in the race for the championship this year. Wiley looks up to Cody and
has learned a lot about life from him. I can remember being at an event this
year where Wiley was in the lead and he wanted so bad to see Cody win the
event. Although he was happy about his win, part of him was sad his mentor was not
the event champion. According to Wiley, from the PBR's press release:
"Cody would do anything for anyone if he had the resources. He would give you
the shirt off his back. Besides being an excellent bull rider, he is a great
representative for the PBR and the sport of bull riding. He has had a successful career riding bulls, but I feel sometimes he is over looked. Anyone who has
ridden with Cody knows he is one of the most consistent bull riders there
is."
I agree with Wiley that Cody does get overlooked because Cody is the"
ultimate quiet man."He is not flamboyant as a Ross Coleman or an 'out there figure'
as PBR cofounders Ty Murray and Tuff Hedeman still are. But he was always there
giving 100% not only riding but in positive reinforcement for the others. He
was also a great example in today's world of a good family orientated man who
let God lead him in the right direction. Cody is a great rider with a great personality who cares for all his worldly
brothers and sisters. He thanks his God for all he has seen in this life and
all the opportunities he has had. When it comes to people who stand out in his
mind, life and career, Cody picks close friends Rob Smetts and Tandy Freeman.
Unbeknownst to many Rob is Cody's uncle; having married Cody's aunt when Cody
was only eleven. Cody thanked Rob for all the times Rob took a beating to save
Cody; and he thanked Tandy for all the times Tandy put him back together
again after his many injuries. He also thanked his family for standing behind him
through the years through the good and the bad; and thanked his personal sponsors for backing him. Cody Custer's last ride will be a sad occasion for all of
us who have followed his career, but we wish Cody and his lovely family well.
Thanks for all the thrills and spills and most of all, the positive influence
you have been on the lives of many, Cody. May God Bless you.
The PBR's only outdoor BFTS event of the season is now in the record
books. And it was thrilling al the way from the pre-round one Mossy Oak Challenge
ride made by Cory Melton down to the Short Go.Melton, who missed riding for the
$35,000 last week because of a computer glitch rode Werewolf at the start of
the event Friday and despite the pain he was in won $35,000. This may go down as
the only event to ever have two Mossy Oak Shoot Out rides and
purses. Melton later bucked off of Desert Storm in round one. He had to fly out to Pendleton
after the event and ride in the Round-Up and then fly back to Laughlin to
compete on Saturday night. He and Corey Navarre are two of the hottest riders
from the PBR competing in major rodeos this season.
We had a new personality co-broadcasting with Tuff while Justin McKee took the weekend off to attend to other
duties. Dan Moriarity filled in for Justin and did a very good job. Although he does not have the tonal quality
and vocal timbre Justin possesses ,Dan had the audience feeling his excitement
as he really seemed to get into the event.
In the first round Michael Gaffney came down off of After Shock when the unridden bull went away from his hand while Justin Volz bucked off of Mr Hyde at
7.8 seconds when the big and powerful bull sent him back on the end of his
arm. Justin dislocated his shoulder and will be out until the finals.
All in all we had 20 qualified rides in round one. Jason Bennett looked great on Domino and he tied Mike White for 1st/2nd.Mike made a great ride on
Artemus, though he is riddled with pain from his right leg and his riding hand
thumb. Mike was picked for the Mossy Oak Shoot Out but he declined and Jason
Bennett got the nod to ride for $5000 on Reindeer Dippin'.The bull, not well known
on the circuit but really rank bucked Bennett right off and just missed trampling him.
We saw some good rides and demonstrations of never giving up when Billy
Robinson was out of position on Lo Rise and recovered ,getting back in the middle
to earn 83.5
The Razor, Jim Sharp looked like he used to with a picture perfect ride on
Louisiana Man, a good young spinner, earning 84 points. Jim is striving to win
another championship before he hits the big 4 0. Adriano Moraes who was in 90th position in June is now in 36th.He made a
good ride on Fear Factor, staying in the center to earn 85.5Cody Whitney, like
Vince Stanton and Jesse Schellhammer should not be riding. All three suffered
injuries at earlier events and are far from 100% Mike Lee is quietly climbing backup the ladder as he looks like he did prior
to getting injured. He rode Viper for 83.5 Wiley Petersen made a good aggressive ride on Rooster Foot, a bull that is
difficult to ride because he is not smooth. Wiley earned 86 points.
Sevi Torturo, the new kid on the block made a good aggressive ride on Monkey
Face for 85.5.Sevi 's hometown is Williston ,Fla although he was announced as
coming from New Jersey.
Chris Shivers over rode Captain Hook and came off of him for no score. Greg
Potter and Luke Snyder tied for 3/4 with scores of 86.5.Adam Carrillo,
Wiley Petersen and Chad Lucas split 5/7 with 86 points while Sevi Toturo,
Brendon Clark and Adriano Moraes split 8/10 just a half point behind.
In round 2 , Cory Melton made a really good ride on Back Fire although he
was riding with a broken base of his thumb on his free hand and a shoulder
sprain earning 87.5 and tying for 2/5 in the round. Chris Shivers rode Dingo a
slow moving spinner for 84 while Paolo Crimber had an outstanding ride on Spotted
Jacket, a high jumping spinner with lots of energy, for 88 points to win the
round. Mike Lee followed with a good ride on Flack Jacket for 86 and we were treated to both Paolo and Mike's dances..
Tony Mendes drew the easiest bull in the round ,Abracadabra and made an 84
point ride while Cody Hart made a great ride on Little Big Man- a little bull
who is very hard to ride. Cody tied for 2/5.Wiley came down off of Night Train
when the bull sent him back on his arm and jerked the rope out of his hand. Justin
McBride tied for 2/5 with his good looking ride on Little Man ,a spinner who changes
direction. Jason Bennett, Sevi Torturo, Gilbert Carrillo and J.W.Hart tied for 6/9 with 87 point
rides. Gilbert had that big grin. Ednei Caminhas and Mike Lee tied for 10/11 place while Michael Gaffney made a good ride on I'm
A Bad Cat for 85 points.
In the championship round only 4 riders had qualified rides. They were Mike
White, Cody Hart ,Paolo Crimber and Billy Robinson. Mike White was out for revenge
when he drew Werewolf-the bull that had bested him last year at this event. Mike
made a truly great ride on the powerful bull who rocked him all over but Mike
never gave up and earned 91 points giving him 266 points to win the event. As
he won round one and stayed in the lead he also won the Built Ford Tough Moment of truth award of $30,000 on tope of
his other winnings. This seemed to ease his pain a little; and he had a grin on his
face. Mike is another never say die guy who has cowboyed up ever since Tuff
teased him on the air for taking off for a sprained finger.
Cody Hart made a great ride on Black Hawk, a hard bucking white bull for 88
points and ended up in 2nd place. Paolo lucked out when WaterProof really jerked
the bull rope out of his hand at 7.6 but did not come off the bull till
8. The clock should have stopped at 7.6.Nevertheless he received a score of 87.5
and finished in 3rd with 258 on 3 bulls. Billy Robinson may need a new hat after
Double Trouble tromped it into the ground when he was unable to unseat Billy. Billy
scored 88.5 and ended up in 4th place in the average with 257.5 Jason Bennett finished in 5th place in the average while Sevi torturo
finished in 6th and Justin McBride finished in 7th.Greg Potter and Mike Lee tied for
8/9 while Brian Wooley finished in 10th.
Mike White leapt ahead of Wiley in the race for the World while Justin gained
on Chris Shivers. Justin is only 44 points behind Chris while Mike is 284 points behind the leader who just happens to be his best friend. Right now as the
season winds down it is anyone's game as the race is so very close. Wiley
is only around 900 points behind.
Cory Melton broke his thumb on his free hand during his winning ride on Werewolf
and will have x-rays this week. Gilbert Carrillo ,who had ridden well had to
forego the short go due to a strained right groin.
Happy Birthday to Craig Sasse. And congratulations to Robbie and Chad
Herrington for having their great bull Dillinger named as the #1 Greatest Bull of the
PBR. Dillinger, whose career was cut short last year in Louisville,Ky has
recovered from his injuries and has been retired to breeding status. He had been
well on his way to his 3rd year as PBR Champion Bull when he was injured. In
OKC,the riders got a kick out of the song penned for him by top Nashville songwriter Cheryl Durham
Owens. When they heard "Ole Dillinger" the guys all identified with the words of the song. Hopefully it will be recorded
soon. It was
written for Michael Gaffney to perform so.....
PBR rider Jason Leger,A native Coloradian was given the honor of throwing out
the first pitch at Tuesday night's Colorado Rockies game. It was the Rockies
salute to the salute to the National Western Stock Show held yearly in Pueblo and 30 staff members and their families were there. Legler ,although the
local story said he would be riding at the finals, is only in 54th place in
the qualifier standings and in 55th place in the BFTS standings .He would have
win some events to qualify as he needs at least $7100 to tie with the present
#45 rider and pass the riders who would go as alternates. He is in a good position for the CT Finals sitting right at 25th .This week's Ct event is in
Lloyd minister ,Ab on the 19th & 20th.
The mystery of how Cory Melton injured his thumb is solved. Cory was hit by a horn during the
dismount at Friday's long go in Laughlin. Adriano strained a muscle in his riding hand also on friday and Dave Samsel bruised a muscle
in his riding hand. Justin Volz's shoulder injury came when he landed on his
elbow, jamming and dislocating his free arm shoulder. He will be out the rest of
the season.
September 10, 2003 Steamboat Springs,Co
Corey Navarre won this event with scores of 85.5 in the long go and a great
ride in the Short Go that scored 89.5.CT rider Sevi torturo continued his
hot streak with a total of 171 on two to finish second while Jason Bennett took
third place with 159 points on two. These were the only riders to ride their 2
bulls at the event.
Round 1 winner Beau Lindley came in 4th while second place finisher in round
1 , Judd Mortenson finished 5th.Brian Herman who was # 3 in
the long go finished 6th while Bryan Richardson who was 4th finished the event in 7th
place.Three riders tied for 8/10 with scores of 83 points. They were Jason Legler,Gerado
Venegas and Tennessee Nix-someone who is very new to the tour.
Also on Labor Day weekend there was a CT event in Lancaster,California.Canadian Rob Bell who split 1/3 in the long go won the event while Chris Burke and
Travis Christman who shared the round one win finished 2nd and 3rd.
Round one scores were unusually low as the trio had tied with only 78.5 scores. Most of
the round one scores read like reride scores.Clint Hunter finished 4th in both
rounds, 1/2 a point behind.
Jeff Tripp and Jeff Hanson tied with scores of 77 for 5/6 while mark Lopes
tool 7th with 75.5Ned Cross finished 8th with 75 points.
September 8, 2003
by Sheila Totten Mike Lee was released to return to action by Dr.Tandy Freeman last week and
ended up in the win column at the Belton,Texas H'N'H event.He also has made up
for lost time in this week's Bullnanza ,Reno; gaining momentum in his race
for first as Mike rode Dingo Snare for 85 points while both Wiley Petersen and
Justin McBride bucked off their bulls. Chris Shivers gained even more of a
lead when he finished 1/2 a point behind Cory Melton who won the round.
Injuries Just received word from the PBR that Michael Gaffney re-injured his elbow
which is why Michael missed Reno. Cory Rasch is also out with injuries. He
suffered a torn ligament and is expected to be back by Atlantic City. Also absent from
the event is Cody Custer. I know Cody had sprained his thumb on his riding hand
and did not ride at Jerome Davis's CT event last month, but he had expected to
be back by now. Jim Sharp was back riding this weekend so although we did not
get his MRI results they had to have been negative .Also back is Sean
Wilingham who suffered a groin pull in OKC.Noticeably absent was Brent Vincent and I
am awaiting a report on Brent. Robert Bowers and Rocky MacDonald may have been
bumped because of their standings. I am also awaiting confirmation on that.
August 30, 2003
Happy Birthday to World Champion Cody Custer who turned 38 today. There has been no word on the MRI results on Jim Sharp's neck.Jim was
worried when we spoke because like Tuff he too had broken his neck before.Here is
the picture of Jim outside the hospitality room after he was told by Dr. Tandy
Freeman he would not be able to ride in OKC.
One cowboy I have never seen without the biggest, warmest smile is Spud
Whitman. Spud tore his elbow up again and is facing surgery. He is such a optimistic
person. Nothing seems to ever get him down. These shots are from the chute area
alley at OKC
Archdale NC
August 24, 2003
The first night of Jerome Davis's CT event at his ranch is inthe books and
I am thrilled to say that World Champion Adriano Moraes is back in form!
This man is not just a great bull rider but one of the nicest people you could
ever meet. The trials and tribulations he has gone through this year have
worried many of us because his heart is so into riding. Over the past few weeks we
have seen the once stickeist man in the business find his form. Adriano tied
for 4/5 in the long go with a strong ride for 87 points and made a great ride
inthe short go for 91.5 taking first place. Corey Navarre, another come-back
story tied for 2/3 with James White while Caey Lowick tied for 4/5 with Wiley
Petersen. Wiley scored 84.5 in the long go and 88 in the short go. Meanwhile
Brian Wooley and Brent Vincent tied for 6/7 with 88 on one bull.They had also
tied for 1/2 in the long go. Johnny Polaski who finished 3rd in the long go
finished 8th in the average while Spook Wiggins who finished in a tie with
Adriano in the long go finished out of the average. Cody Custer was unable to ride
due to a sprained thumb.
August 21, 2003
Weatherford ,Texas CT event was reminiscent of Tuff's Ft Worth event injurywise.BFTS Young Gun;and one of the most popular riders on the
tour, Ross Coleman received season ending injuries at the event as did CT rider Ian Mackay of
Canada.
Mackay , winner of the Vernal, Utah event suffered a dislocated shoulder and a punctured lung after being thrown and stepped on Friday night. he was
immediately airlifted to the Hospital .Currently he is home recuperating in
Alberta and hoping to return to riding in November pending doctor's release.
Ross Coleman broke his left collar bone in three places when Lefty bucked him off and smacked him hard with his horn.Dr Tandy Freeman told Ross to
expect to be out at least 6 weeks for the initial healing. Ross expects to be ready
for the finals in November.
Also injured since OKC Bullnanza is World Champion Cody Custer who reported that he had sprained the thumb of his riding hand and will be out of action
for several weeks .Cody is at home recuperating and will miss the Jerome Davis
CT event at Jerome's ranch in Archdale ,N.C. this weekend.
Wiley Petersen proved that he is a positive role model for youth when he
held his clinic at Ft.Hall. Wiley taught 15 students much more than the
rudiments of bull riding.He taught them to be positive about themselves.This ,in
American Indian culture today is very important as too many of our youth make
bad choices because of low self esteem; and also no hope for a good future. We
need more Wiley Petersens .
Wiley, who is the hottest rider in the PBR right now; and Tuff Hedeman's
pick for the next World Champion("I think Wiley Petersen can win the title. No
one is riding as positive or aggressively as Wiley is riding right now.") is
also very active in the PBR's Outreach Ministry. At every event Wiley, whether
he makes the whistle or not , can be seen kneeling and thanking God for his
ride. It is his strong beliefs which give this rider the edge he needs for he
puts his fate in God's hands.
Wiley had 15 youths at his clinic. Although he does not expect many to follow in his footsteps he hopes he did get a positive message across to
these youngsters. In a quote from the Pocatello Idaho State Journal Wiley
said:"Whether or not they go on to ride bulls for a living, well, I'm not so much
concerned about that,". "The main thing I wanted them to get are things they can
use everyday. To make good decisions and find a better way to do things,
instead of falling into the same old bad habits."
I have interviewed and also just talked with Wiley many times on the PBR trail;and I have heard him talk about positive influences many
times. His attitude is reminiscent of the Guru of Bull Riding Gary Leffew who also believes in
the power of positive thinking. Think of yourself as a failure and you will
fail but see yourself in a positive light and you can achieve anything you
desire.Wiley tries to embed this feeling of a positive image in youth he speaks
with and also in his clinic. Like Gary he tries to make the youngsters realize
they need not judge themselves by the accomplishments of their peers but to
view themselves in a positive image. If you buck off ,get back on. Compare your
ride with your last ride and in life compare your deeds with your own deeds
,not another's.
Wiley has taken the warrior attitude and developed it into his
philosophy of bull riding.As he told the Journal's reporter:"A champion is not just
the guy who wins," he told the students. "A champion has a way of excellence. A
champion does things with quality." A warrior not only performs feats of
bravery but cares deeply for his people.I think Wiley has demonstrated this
over and over again. He has the heart and soul of a true warrior.
After the clinic ended Wiley had an after event party of his own-a
barbecue for the students and everyone who helped out plus the families at his own
residence.
Tidioute,Pa-8/15/03
J.W. Hart showed us he can do it all as he notched to back to back 88 point rides to win both the long and short go and the
event. Beau Lindley
, who tied for 4/5 in the long go tied for 2/3 with World Champion Adriano
Moraes in the event with total of 164 on two. Adriano made a great ride in the
short go for 87 points .His long go ride was not pretty and only earned him 77
but Adriano is back in form both physically and mentally. Watch out everyone-this was the stickiest man in the business before
all of the injuries which have plagued him for the past year. A healthy Adriano is tough to beat!
CT rider Justin Shue finished 4th with 163 on two while Will Hellentall finished 5th with a score of 162.Some more familiar names rounded out the
winners as Jake Charleston finished 6th ,one point behind and Craig Hostetler who
tied for 2/3 in the long go finished in a tie for 7/8 in a tie with Bart
Jackson who shared 2/3 with him. They both rode only one bull for 82 points each.
At the Weatherford ,Texas event Brian Wooley Won the long go with a great 89.5
ride, repeating that score in the short go, tying in that round with World
Champion Cody Hart. Brian won the event with a total of 179.Jody Newberry
who tied for 3/4 in the long go finished in 2nd in the short go and in the
event with a total 0f 175.
Cody Hart finished out of the money in the long go but came back with a score of 89.5 for a total of 173.5 to finish 3rd while James White finished
4th with 169.5 Meanwhile who had finished in 2nd place with 88 in the long
go was the first rider to finish in the top ten in the average on only one
ride; finishing in 5th place.Bart has been riding good since returning to
action.Reed Corder finished 6th while Bowdy Peach came in 7th.Jason Bennett,Gerardo
Venegas and Pete Uhalde tied for 8/10
Results for Troy Dunn's Australian event have come in without scores. All we have our the places the riders finished in the
average. These are from
1-10:
Larry Everingham $7,480.00
Cody Tapp $5,306.00
Brian Duggan $3,131.00
Riley Carter $2,000.00
Austin Beasley $1,217.00
Scott Fraser $782.00
Chris McPhee $782.00
Ednei Caminhas$521.00
Troy Dunn $347.00
Brett Hanrahan
August 5, 2003 Bullnanza-OKC
I made the trip to OKC for Bullnanza -OKC at the Ford Center this weekend.Love Oklahoma and its dry heat.103 was much more comfortable than Nashville's 88 humid degrees during Bullnanza ,Nashville; and like the Rasch bros. I am a Tennessean!
Fan favorite Gilbert Carrillo won the event with a spectacular 94 point ride on Crossfire Hurricane, a Page/Teague bull who unceremoniously dumped Justin McBride on Friday night.The hard jumping,high kicking bull turned to the left for Gilbert up till the whistle;and Gilbert's ride looked perfect.On Friday his wife predicted that he would win because she wanted to drive the new Ford home.
Gilbert had been at a very low point in his PBR career;and only was there Friday because Spud Whitman could not ride.Spud grinned from ear to ear when Gilbert made an 89.5 ride on Tony Sharp's Bulletproof. "Gilbert rode the bull I was suppossed to ride and is winning.That's great.I'm real happy for him." Gilbert's win replaced him firmly on the tour by catapaulting him into 31st place.Not only did he win the use of the truck and over $29,000 but he got his groove and his smile back.
In a short interview Spud Whitman told me he ,though injured,was real happy to be at the event.I cannot remember ever seeing this man without the warmest smile on his face.Spud , who had tried switching riding arms because of left elbow problems broke his right arm several months back after a bad wreck at the Challenger portion of Tuff's event.After several months of rehab Spud rode 4 bulls and blew out his left elbow.at the Dodge City Rodeo. Dr Tandy Freeman has suggested surgery and Spud is ready for it.He's had problems with it long enough and learned the hard way that switching arms just didn't work for him.Best wishes for a speedy and successful recovery to Spud.
June 30, 2003
PBR News-Bullnanza Nashville
Billy Robinson Hammers the Hammer!
Billy Robinson of Galax, Va. won his first event championship in Nashville and became the second rider to best Tony Sharp's great bull Hammer this season. Owen Washburn rode him twice in two days this past winter.
The bulls rolled into the Dickson,Tn. stockyards on Wednesday; and it was great to see the stars of the PBR in my
hometown. Maximus was there with Bad Bubba, Slick Willy, Buzzard Bait, Kid Rock and many
others. Chuck Donaldson of Donaldson and Lee took their bulls to Cross Plains.
If anyone wants to buy a good bucking bull, Terry Williams will sell Bad Bubba for $75,000
.
Prior to Friday's event I had the chance to interview PBR Outreach Minister Todd
Pierce. Todd,who is part Navajo lives just 40 miles from Wiley Petersen.
Todd was a PRCA bareback bronc rider who felt his 7 years in the PRCA was his training ground for the
ministry. He explained that it was through his rodeo experience that he learned how to love people; and the more he used the PRCA as a platform to meet people the more he grew in his passion for God. When Cody Custer began the PBR's Outreach
Ministry, Todd gravitated to it. Cody has been a role model for Todd and so many
others. We will have a full story on Todd along with pictures shortly.
Friday , June 27
Thanks to Denise Abbott of the PBR, for the first time media was allowed by the
chutes. Last year we had to either sit up above the loges or in a "press room" and watch the event on
TV. This year ,thanks to one of the hardest working members of the PBR we were able to be where we needed to
be. Unfortunately the GEC as The Gaylord Center is called by locals, did not provide seating for
media. We had to stand on concrete the entire performance. All other arenas usually allow seats for media in their first row. The GEC has never been media "friendly" and many of those seats were given out as promotions by local radio
stations. Denise tried her best to get us what we needed but ....I want to publicly acknowledge her because she does work so tirelessly for the PBR; and she is always warm and friendly towards those of us in the media no matter how rushed she may
be. Its Denise and the other behind the scenes workers who help make the PBR what it is; along with its Board of Directors and present and former riders.
This is the second of four Lazy E produced PBR events of the year. Pride of the Cherokee
people, veteran rodeo announcer Clem McSpadden was here to open the event, make introductions and to read his bullrider's version of "The Cowboy's
Prayer." During this time, Herrington's Missing Link climbed up on the chute deck and went down the stairs and into the
arena. At first we thought he might have jumped in as one of our bulls, dubbed Dairy Queen by the Guru of Bull
Riding, Gary Leffew did one evening at a bull riding after country singer Teri Lann had
sung. She's a great singer;and I think the bull wanted her to sing for him!
Unfortunately we had a smaller than usual crowd because this was the weekend of Alabama's farewell tour performances in
Nashville. Also,it was the much touted Corvette Convention weekend; celebrating
50 years of the most popular American made sports car. Many PBR fans were unable to get hotel rooms as early as February due to this convention.
Although our local PBR riders Evan and Cory Rasch had a good cheering section if we had an applause meter the winner would have
been Wiley Petersen. The crowd loves him!
Evan Rasch was the first man out on Roy Carter's Ozzy. It was a good ride for 81
points. He was followed by Ross Johnson on Hitch Hiker, a really good spinning
bull. Ross earned 86.5 while the 3 remaining section 1 riders Gilbert Carrillo, Jake
Charleston and Cory Navarre) bucked off. Tony Sharp's Slider put on a show right in
front of us after bucking off Cory Navarre. He then went after Greg Crabtree, hitting
him and then chased him through the gate.
I had a chance to speak with Robbie Herrington. Here is a man who always has a warm smile for
people; and truly loves his animals. He updated me on Blueberry Wine.
Blueberry is all healed up from the injuries he suffered in the winter ; and has the summer off .Like Dillinger,Blueberry starts breeding this
week. Locomotive Breath is recuperating from his injuries also.
In section 2 there were only 4 qualified rides; two of which were with the option of
rerides. Jaron Nunnemaker rode Tony Sharp's Bullet Proof for 87 points but was quickly knocked out of first place by the
Razor, Jim Sharp. Razor made a great ride on Herrington's Coyote Ugly; and really deserved more than the 89 he got. The ride was to the right away from his hand and Jim rode like the great champion he
is. Just phenomenal. Jody Newberry, at 6'2" one of the tallest riders rode Missing Link for 74.5 with an
option. The bull did not have a good trip for a PBR event; looking like my own beginner's bull .Adriano bucked off of
Camacho. Brendon Clark should have bucked off Speckled Bird at 1.5 seconds but righted himself and held on till 5.7.He appeared to pull his
groin. Reports are that he did aggravate his left groin, is unable to finish this event and he is questionable for Oklahoma City in
August. Chad Lucas had the other reride option when Sandman hipped himself and just did not have a good enough
trip. Chad's score was 75.Cody Custer had a really rough ride on Bad Wicked and ended up bucking off while Justin Volz slapped
Sawblade.
In section 3 Dan Henricks bucked off the high kicking bull Chisled In Stone. The
bull smacked Dan in his chin and Dan required sutures. Brian Herman looked shocked when he came off of Benjamin right out of the
chute. Benjamin has lots of power and Brian was amazed. Jerry Nelson's bad boys made quick work of fan favorite Michael Gaffney along with newly returned riders Royd Doyal and Beau
Lindley. Bart Jackson turned Shuffling Madness out when he could not get out of the chute with him and took a
reride. Cody Hart was given a reride also when Maximum Overdrive stopped still at 6 seconds; then returned to
bucking. Cody scored 79.5Chad Denton made a flawless ride on Firewater who is a strong spinner for 87
points. Everytime the bull changed direction Chad shifted his weight and stayed in good shape.
Section 4 started off with Cory Melton, another tall rider on a small bull, earning
85 points for a good ,solid ride. Robert Bowers appeared to jump off Big John who had poor action and was awarded a reride because the bull fouled himself. Everyone else in this section bucked
off. Several of these bulls wore the riders down, bucking or rearing in the
chutes Tony Mendes not only bucked off but before he could get away Night Life nailed Tony in the rear ; lifting him up and tossing
him. Tony ,thankfully was uninjured. Chad Lucas took his reride and bucked
off. Jody Newberry made a good looking ride on his reride bull Gentleman Jack for 86.Cody Hart went head over heels right out the chute on his reride while Bart Jackson rode Super Dude for 87.
In section 5 we had one qualified ride- Dave Samsel on Drifter. He made a strong ride on a really bone jarring bull. Although Troy Dunn was listed he was not
there. Neither was Spud Whitman. As this was Bullnanza there were 50 riders instead of 45; as every Bullnanza event allows for 5 alternates to be brought up to ride. Robert Bowers made a good ride on Boobie Dance for his
reride, earning 87.
In section 6 Wiley Petersen made an agressive ride on Jack Daniel's Happy Hour but bucked off at 5.2
seconds. Justin McBride has been struggling with his riding hand. which he broke over 2 years
ago, and like Lee Akin, had a plate put in it. Our PBR announcers, especially
Tuff seem to feel that Justin needs to either change his wrap or use more rosin. Chris Shivers had trouble getting out on
Freckles. The bull layed down in the chute and they had to move him forward to the next chute to get him to
stand. Chris bucked off at 5.5 seconds.
Jim Sharp won the round and earned the right to ride for The Mossy Oak
Shoot-Out. Sling Blade ,like many of the others acted up in the chute. Jim
lasted 3.7 seconds on the strong bull.
Both Tony Mendes and Rob Smetts are now wearing the emblem of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Saturday, June 28
The action started off on a positive note with the G-Man, Michael Gaffney and a really good looking ride on Buford for 86.5.He was followed by an outstanding ride on the hard
spinning, high jumping Maximus by Cody Custer of 91 points. Cody was riding with a sore left
elbow. Dan Henricks followed with 85 points on Buzzard Bait who has lost more than just a
step. Thee is a strong possibility that Cody Lambert will drop the bull from the
events. These animals are like the riders; and Cody does not want to embarrass a great bull.
Tony Mendes made a good looking ride on Orbit for 87.5 while Justin McBride made a picture perfect ride on Smiley for 87
points. Justin was glad to have ridden and was heard to say," My hand's been killing me . Yeh, I finally stayed on one." To me this is reminiscent of the problems both Adriano Moraes and Lee Akin have also had with their riding hands.
I love it when Wiley rides. Even when he does buck off our favorite broadcasters are quick to praise his style and
determination. Wiley made a great ride on Bo Ding; a son of Bodacious who bucks hard like his notorious
daddy. Wiley rides agressively; and he is so quick in shifting his body. He
senses the bull's movements almost before they are made. For this reason he is able to ride the hardest bulls-the ones no one else can ride like Little Yellow Jacket- and makes them look like easy
rides! Wiley scored 88 points.
Ednei Caminhas, who has not been riding up to par lately bucked off his second bull of the
weekend; and walked away from an incredible wreck. Coppertop hit him not once but three times and horned in on his business; ripping his chaps
off! Coppertop had Ednei shook loose from the get go.
Several of the riders ended up slapping their bulls; including Clarksville 's own Cory
Rasch. As on Friday night we had quite a few bulls rearing up in the chutes.
Sean Willingham made a very good ride on the high jumping, super strong Iceman; earning 88.5
points. Chris Shivers came down hard from yet another Bo baby-Bo Time. Tom
Teague can sure feel good about all of these Bo babies he has bought into-they are super
buckers. Chris may have attempted to return from his shoulder injury a little too early but he is not a
quitter. This guy pushes himself. Mike Collins had a good ride going on Freckles but over rode the bull ; bucking off at the 7 second mark.
We were treated to our victory dance by Paolo Crimber when he made a great ride on Thunder River for 89.5
points. Paolo,one of the strong men on the tour(-yes, anyone who does 1500 sit-ups/day..... )was in perfect control.
Jaron Nunnemaker escaped injury when BA turned back into the chute, bucked the Californian off and then hit him in the rear like a freight train sending him airborne.
Cory Melton, currently in 4th place in the PRCA was the first to ride two bulls. His
85 point ride on Rattler gave him 170 on two. Luke Snyder had a good looking ride going until 7.8 seconds when the bull changed direction and Luke got him with his
hand. Cody Whitney made a really ugly ride on Chicken Bones but scored 85.Jody Newberry had a good ride on a hard to ride spinner named Righty for 86 points giving him 172 on
two. Ross Coleman had a really good ride , and remained in control on Milky Way- a bull resembling a Brahma/Holstein
cross. Ross even made a fancy dismount and was pumped. He earned 87 points;and just made it into the short
go. Meanwhile Brent Vincent came out on Drifter ,looking like he was riding a bronc as the bull had an off day; running down the arena
,bucking. He had 77.5 with an option for a re-ride. Robert Bowers rode his second bull for 86.5 for a total of 173.5.Willie's Water Meter is the former National
debt. Brent Vincent bucked off his reride bull while Billy Robinson made a ride which reminded me of
Tuff. It wasn't pretty but he made a big effort and stayed on Mission Control,a hard to ride spinner for 89.5 Adriano's bull came out backwards and Adriano declared himself by unwrapping the tail of his
rope. He got a reride and bucked off. Owen Washburn got a reride when Rotten Cotton hit the sid eof the arena .He then got another reride when his next bull stumbled and
fell. He had 85 points but took second reride on Coyote Ugly who bucked him off.
In the short go only three riders had qualified rides, and no one rode all 3 bulls. It
was not Jaron Nunnemaker's night for after he bucked off he was literally chased by Sling Blade. Dave Samsel showed 200% effort in his 90 point ride on Western Wishes ; giving him his first second place finish this
season. Super Dave ,the man with the super smile looked great. Although Alligator stumbled Tony Mendes made the third time a charm and earned 89 points giving him a total of 176.5.Wiley pit out great effort but bucked off of Honkey
Cat. Billy Robinson, Jerome Davis's protege; and the only rider from Virginia proved Tuff
right. Tuff felt like Billy would ride Hammer while the others thought his chances slim to
none. Billy rode the great bull of Tony Sharp's for 92.5 to win the event with a total of 182
points. This is Billy's first win on the tour. The score should have been
higher. Billy stayed right in position the entire ride and Hammer was Hammer so.....Billy was absolutely thrilled by the win. He has wanted to draw Hammer for a long time and he managed to realize two dreams in Music City- to conquer the great Hammer and to win a PBR event
championship. Billy won a career high of 28,855.
Injuries:
Chris Shivers aggravated his left shoulder and injured his neck Saturday when bucked off
hard. There is a question of a pinched nerve. Chris will undergo tests this week.
Brendon Clark restrained his left groin muscle and is questionable for Oklahoma City. Ednei Caminhas strained his neck when he hit the ground Saturday while Jason Legler sprained his riding arm on Friday but competed
Saturday. Mike White, who has been injury plagued these past two seasons strained his left groin and is questionable for Oklahoma City.
June 23, 2003
Results for last week's Challenger event in Orlando, Fla are finally in.I am glad to say that Dusty LaBeth is finally healthy and back on the tour.
J.W. Hart won the event with a total of 169.50 on two bulls.Paolo Crimber came in second with 167.50 on two while Dusty LaBeth came in third with a total of 166.Fan favorite,little Gary Richard came in fourth afrer finishing first in the long g9o but bucking off his short go bull.Wiley Petersen who came in 2nd in the long go ended in 5th place with Jay Pahlke in 6th,Billy Robinson in seventh and Canadian Brendon Clark in 8th.
One of the Sponsors of this event was The Seminole Nation of Fla.;and they were well represented by Gary Richard and Tony
Mendes. PBR Bull fighter Rob Smetts is also of Seminole descent.
Adriano Moraes has been honored this weekend as the Bull Riding Athlete of the Year by the Christian Athletes organization,Athletes International at their 19th annual conference in Scottsdale,Arizona.The conference recognizes both amateur and professional athletes who represent religion in a positive manner; and Adriano is a fitting example of that. He always attributes his success in life to God; and firmly believes in the power of prayer.He now joins PBR Adriano Moraes has been honored this weekend as the Bull Riding Athlete of the Year by the Christian Athletes organization,Athletes International at their 19th annual conference in Scottsdale,Arizona.The conference recognizes both amateur and professional athletes who represent religion in a positive manner; and Adriano is a fitting example of that. He always attributes his success in life to God; and firmly believes in the power of prayer.He now joins PBR Pro Bull RidingOutreach founder,Cody Custer as an award recipient.Congratulations Adraino!
This Challenger event ,held on 6/06/03 was won by Ian Mackay who scored 180.5 on two bulls.Luke Snyder was close behind with 177 on two while Tony Mendes finished third/ fourth with 175.5; tying with Robey Condra.Bowdy Peach finished in fifth with Trent Amedee in 6th.Cody Sundby finished seventh and our boy,Wiley Petersen finished eighth.
Chris Shivers will compete in Nashville,next weekend.He has undergone extensive physical therapy during the break;and is ready.
Dusty LaBeth has reinjured his groin and is questionable for Nashville as are also Bart Jackson and B.J. Kramps.
Mike Lee will be out for some time. He sustained not only a concussion but a skull fracture with bleeding when his head collided with the bull at the rodeo in Ft.Smith,Ar.He underwent emergency surgery to stop the bleeding and spent several days in the ICU.He is currently at home recuperating and can use everyone's prayers and well wishes.
May 20, 2003
Although the BFTS tour is taking a break until Nashville,Tn. on June 28&29 the Challenger tour is heating
up. This coming weekend many stars of the PBR can be found riding at Gallup,N.M. at Red Rock State
Park. This is a two day event put on buy promoter Dave Emerson. For ticket information call:505-726-0437.This event is followed by
Vernal, Utah on June6&7.Also on June 7th there is a Humps 'N' Horns event at Hot
Springs Arkansas.
From June 13-15 there is a special Challenger Tour event being held in Detroit ,Michigan at Ford's Ford Fair celebrating Ford Motors centennial
celebration. Although names of BFTS riders have not been announced the press release promises that the stars of the PBR will be there with the up and coming Challenger
riders. Meanwhile on the 14th we know who will not be there as they are advertised for the Challenger event in
Orlando,Fla. Tuff Hedeman will be there for a special autograph session while Adriano
Moraes, J.W. Hart, Tater Porter, Cody Hart, Tony Mendes, Gary Richard and Lee Akin are advertised as
riding. Also present will be Jerome Davis. There is a special "buck-off" $5000 challenge between Tater Porter and
J.W. Hart. One of the sponsors of this event is the Seminole Tribe of Fla of which Tony
Mendes, Gary Richard and Rob Smetts are members. The Host Hotel for the event is Holiday Inn-Altamonte
Springs. For information call:407-849-2020
May 20, 2003
For those who missed it,OLN will repeat Billings, Montana this weekend. This was Wiley Petersen's second event win this
season. I sure want to see our Wiley tie and even break Cody Hart's record of 6 event championships in a
season. With only 7 events left in the season he can do it!
The PBR's Cody Whitney returned to action May 17th in the Humps 'N' Horns event held in Tucson. He and Chad Denton were among eight riders featured
there. Cody won the event, scoring 87.5 on one bull. Chad Denton finished third with an 85.No one rode their short go
bulls. Finishing second was John Jacobs with an 86 and fourth was Tatton Garland.
Chad Denton has been out of action for months due to surgery on his shoulder for injuries he suffered in the PBR
finals. He is now probable for Nashville.
Whitney had broken his right cheekbone in St Louis and underwent facial surgery. He was out of action nearly 3 months.
Humps 'N' Horns is the newest PBR third tier; giving riders yet more opportunities to ride in PBR sanctioned
events. Those who compete successfully here can go up to the Challenger event tier and from there to the BFTS.Just like Baseball,the PBR has its major
league, minor league and farm level tiers. This is a first for bullriding.
May 13, 2003
Saturday Night at Raleigh,N.C.- Night of The Rookies-Rob Bell wins Event Championship while Sean Willingham comes in second
I never tire of the PBR's openings-the music, the pyrotechnics, lights and tributes. These are Patriotic cowboys through and through.
With more really great bulls, only 11 riders made qualified rides tonight. This opened the door for riders to make it to the short go on just one bull.
The Razor, Jim Sharp surprised us when he bucked off of Hillside Strangler right in front of the chute. This should have been a good draw for Jim. This was part of a trend that started with Dave Newberry and Chad Lucas; continuing with Cory Melton who got a little behind and bucked off at 7.5 seconds. And then the unbelievable-Wiley
Petersen, who currently is #2 in money earned and #4 in the standings over rode Hard Snuff. Wiley got too aggressive and bucked off, making two in a row-something Wiley has not done in over two months.
Who's Yo Daddy sent Mike Lee flying head over heels; upside down in the air, while Joe Dirt played dirty with Chris Shivers and unceremoniously dumped him. Shuffling Madness, a bull Tuff dislikes because he has no real timing; and is hard to get out of the chute on, bucked off Cody Hart. Champions were flying off left and right!
The first qualified ride; and also the first man to ride two bulls, Paolo Crimber nearly bucked off of Sudden Impact twice during his 86.5
ride. J.W.Hart made a really good ride on Arrowhead, a stout bull for 88.5 points. Justin McBride made a picture perfect ride on National Debt for 89 points.
It looked like we were really on a roll when Brian Pee Wee Herman made a good looking ride on Little Red for 90 points. Brendon Clark followed with a good ride on Mr. Freeze for 89 points. Robert Bowers rode Dirty White Child for 88.5 while Justin Volz rode fandango for 87.5 Dan Henricks topped Smokin'Joe for 87 while Billy Robinson rode Real Deal for 86. Brent Vincent and Cory Navarre rounded out the group who rode with 85 point rides.
In round three Tuff predicted Paolo would most likely win the event. Tuff has been off lately with his predictions. I think the bulls are out to embarrass him!
Leah was real cute with Paolo when she interviewed him. She has a way of putting the riders at ease.
The Davis/Teague/Coleman bull Night Life bucked Luke Snyder off to begin the
round. Slim Shady remained unridden when he bucked Dan Henricks off and then nudged him. Kid Rock made fast work of Evan Rasch, but the razor looked like the Jim Sharp of old when he rode Spinner Bait for 90.5 points. Owen Washburn made it look easy when he earned 89.5 points on one of the fastest spinning bulls, Western Wishes.
It seems it was the night for rookies when Sean Willingham, in only his second event made a perfect ride on one of the biggest and toughest bulls on the tour, Clayton's Pet. Sean stayed in the middle the entire ride. Watch for him to go places. His score of 91, gave him a total of 180.5 on two-enough for second place.
Rob Bell rode Terry Williams' Cripple Creek Slick Willy for the highest score of the night-93.5.Slick Willy is bucking higher and harder than ever; and nearly unseated Bell twice near the end of the ride but rob held on.
Chris Shivers wrecked when Slider shoved him into the dirt with his nose. I
am awaiting news on Chris's injury which is a possible broken shoulder.
Two time Canadian Champion and PBR rookie, Rob Bell won the event with a total of 182.5 on two
bulls. He is climbing up in the Rookie of The Year Race which Chad Lucas has dominated
Bell is one of the few who is not happy about the break. He 's just getting his rhythm going now and is faced with a 7 week gap until the next
event. Another rookie, Sean Willingham finished second while Jim Sharp was third and Owen Washburn was fourth.
Jake Charleston separated his free arm(right) shoulder and possibly has a broken
clavicle. Justin Volz strained his right groin and lower back.
New Orleans
Wiley Petersen Wins His Fourth Event Championship
It was thrilling to be in New Orleans for Wiley's first event
championship;and even more thrilling to watch him win this event. Wiley made three strong rides on really hard bulls to both ride and get
out of the chute on! He put together 176 points on Tony Sharp's Ninja and Righty ;then winning the event with a great 92 point ride on Herrington Cattle Company's
Maximus.
Wiley, both in the interview I did ;and his televised interview with the charming Leah Garcia gave credit for his win to
God. Wiley ,who always cheers for his friends; and wants to see them win, rides
his bulls jump for jump every time. His mindset is a great benefit because he feels win or lose its in God's hands. He just loves what he is doing;and has fun riding.
Watch for the major centerfold story on the PBR's Leah Garcia in July's Skyline Magazine Also in there is another story about the PBR and Chris Shivers vs.Little Yellow
Jacket. And hold on to your hat because the Sept.issue will feature a centerfold pin-up for the fans of Tuff Hedeman with many other new pictures
of the PBR President. And we were lucky to have country music singer Teri Lann there to take the
pictures. She is also the photographer who took the shots of the event and of
Wiley. Not only is she a great singer watch for her new CD); but she is good with a camera too!
And talking about music reminds me-girls, Ty Murray has let the world know he is quite single and available now that he has ended his three year romance with Jewel Ty announced this on national tv last week. You can visit him at www.TyMurray.com
It was great to be in Little Rock for this event. Its a great arena with great
people. I love the expanded patriotic tributes on the Luchesse-vision.
Great production,Tommy! With Toby Keith's "Courtesy Of The Red, White
and Blue" playing behind the vide;,riders state their feelings and pride in being Americans. Its
pyrotechnics, music and excitement! See it for yourself whenever you are able to attend an event.
This week we had PBR VP Cody Lambert working with Justin McKee and Tuff Hedeman. Cody sure can get
Tuff! Although we missed their comments because we were right there; the tv audience enjoyed them.
Round one was really hard on the riders as only 14 were able to make qualified
rides. It looked like Michael Gaffney had a good ride going on Kelly's Cat-a Skat Cat son up until the 7.7
mark. Cody Hart bucked off Jack Daniel's Happy Hour who has only been ridden 8.1% of the
time. Trent Amedee then came off of Slap Shot when he rolled away from his hand.
Brendon Clark broke the ice with an 88 point ride on Big Ticket; a big spotted bull I kind of liked!
When Sean Willingham,in his first BFTS appearance bucked off of Happy Ending, our
Seminole descent bullfighter, World Champion Rob Smetts was quite comical in challenging the
bull! That man is incredible! Rob told me that he, Tony Mendes and Gary Richard are all of Seminole descent.
Paolo Crimber scored 82.5 on Kiowa Kid while Jaron Nunnemaker made a good ride on a high kicking fast spinning bull named Ratchet -
a picture perfect ride for 89.5 points.
Dave Samsel thrilled the crowd with his 89.5 ride on Super Cool;a bull who resembles a Brahma/Holstein cross. Rob Smetts again displayed his athleticism when he
slept over the fence and into the stands to avoid being run down. Rob ended up on a spectator's lap!
There wasn't another qualified ride until Chad Lucasrode Rebel Yell- a small bull who is a good
spinner. Chad hurt his left shoulder.J.W. Hart had a good ride on a somewhat flat spinner named J.Lo for 87.5, but a really bad dismount that left him hurting a bit.
Lee Akin had a good, aggressive ride and was able to save himself when he was nearly thrown off by
Smiley. Country singer Teri Lann was with me, taking pictures of the event and we both love this bull's name because our favorite pedal steel player is Smiley
Roberts! And he can be as cantakerous as that bull! The crowd disagreed with the judges as they only scored Lee at 87.I think he ought to have been at least an 89!
Tony Mendes made an incredible ride on Hot Spot;a good kicking bucker who never
quits. He had Tony bucked off three different times but Tony managed to regain his seat and score d89-another ride we all felt deserved to score much higher. The judges were not the fans favorites !
Josh Lozinsky took his reride on Iceman for a great ride and 88.5 points. He has a truly great smile!
You never know what you will see at a PBR event .During intermission we had a dancing "Caterpillar"That driver had the front end up in the air moving with the
music. It was incredible to see!
It was good to see Adriano looking like the Adriano Moraes we know and love. He
made a truly great ride on Real Deal, but was only awarded 87.The crowd booed the judges so
loudly. The rid he should have at least tied the leaders. The Razor, Jim
Sharp was never out of position on Fuzzmaster but only scored 86.Maybe he made it look too
easy. Personally I think the judges scored riders way too low on most rides Friday.
Cory Navarre made a good ride on Boot Scoot who is a big , hard bucking spinner
normally. The bull seemed to loose a step at about the 6 second mark and Cory received 85 points.
Ednei made a good ride on Fandango who is a hard spinner to ride. They need to change the bull's name to "Slime Slinger" as he slung slime all over the
place! Meanwhile, Mike White made an 87.5 ride on Gunsmoke. He really nailed this bull , but when he dismounted his face grimaced in pain as he walked out holding his
right wrist.
Chris Shivers had the wind knocked out of him by Gusto and Mike lee was out of shape from the very start of his ride on Bad
Bubba. Wiley Petersen had the crowd up in arms again when he made a very aggressive ride on Ninja and only scored 88!This was a typical 92 point ride!I don't know what was wrong with the judges on Friday!
The judges chose Dave Samsel as the tie breaker and he got to attempt to ride Slim Shady for the Mossy-Oak
Shoot-Out. The bull was very hard to get out on ;and it seemed like forever. That
bull just wore Dave down in the chute and when Dave finally got out on him he bucked off at 5.2
seconds. Even so Dave wore a smile.
On Saturday there were 15 qualified rides out of 45.Once again we watched great patriotic videos as the event
began. Various riders made their patriotic comments and it ended with Adriano proudly
proclaiming" I am an American." Adriano is a great guy and he had his family with him; including the new baby who is just so
precious. The PBR is truly a family event; and many riders and personnel
had wives and children with them. And a few had parents along. It is one big family!
Mike Collins made a good ride on Orbit for 86.Orbit twists and kicks real high. Absent
was Adam Carrillo who is taking a few weeks off to rest his injuries.
Former PBR interviewer, Michelle Beadle was ecstatic when her beau, Justin McBride made a great 89 point ride on Coyote Ugly who is a really hard bull to
ride.
Watch for Michelle's new show on the Travel Channel.
Luke Snyder made a good ride for 89.5 on Kelly's Cat who upset Greg Crabtree-head over
heels! Meanwhile Tony Mendes was the first to ride two bulls with his 87.5 ride
on Jr.- a big gray cantankerous Brahma who was a handful after the ride! Tony
was 176.5 on two.
Wiley Petersen is hot! He is riding so aggressively.I think I lost my voice
cheering for him! Wiley rode Righty for 88 after the bull tried to wear him down in the
chute. That put Wiley in second place with 176.
Jaron Nunnemaker rode Ninja for 87 points. He had a good seat but made an ugly
get-off. Sean Willingham made his first qualified ride on Juice for 87 while Mike Lee rode Fear This, a really flat spinner, for 85
points. Rob Bell made a nice ride on Pick of The Litter for 84.
Evan rasch got out on the end of his arm and was just propelled right off of Camacho while brother Cory came off of Ratchet backwards!
Ross Coleman made a good ride on Tomahawk for 87.5 but hung his spur up in his rope as he got
off. Meanwhile Reuben Geleysne scored 86.5 on Smoke Ring. Cody Hart drew Troublemaker who was hard to get straightened out in the
chute. Cody got whipped around and knocked on the head , getting a little cut .He scored 89.
Chad Lucas showed he is here to ride when Mr Cooper laid down in the chute. Chad
was not going to keep the fans waiting and he had them open the gate
anyways. The bull jumped out but stumbled ,getting Chad out of shape. Still, Chad
hung on; and it was one of the most exciting rides of the night. Once again judges were booed severely
when Chad only received 80.5 .While I interviewed Wiley Brendon Clark scored 90 points on Happy
Ending. Billy Robinson was bucked off and knocked out by Hubcap, suffering a
concussion. Corey Melton had the final qualified ride of round 2 on Scarface for 84.5.Quite a few of the riders following Cory managed to slap their
bulls. Gilbert Carrillo bucked off of Happy Hopper; and was another Rob Smetts save!
During the intermission they awarded the "Go To Guy " award to Dennis Johnson. Dennis
is not only a good bullfighter, but a very personable person.
In the championship round when Mike White bucke doff of Pandora's Box he aggravated his wrist and pulled his
groin. Slim Shady got J.W. Hart in the chest; but J.W. is ok. Chad Lucas got a taste
of Sling blade's horn and had a tooth knocked out when the powerful bull whipped him down in
front, hitting Chad's chin. Chad also complained of neck pain.
Hammer fouled himself and Cody hart was given a reride. Meanwhile Wiley Petersen became the only rider to ride all three bulls when he made a great aggressive ride on
Maximus. Cody scored 93 on his reride. Wiley is the first to win four events this
season. He is so hot that I am going out on a limb and saying that as long as he is healthy-watch out! I feel Wiley could easily win a fifth event this weekend when the PBR invades Raleigh-Durham,N.C.
Jesse Schellhammer sustained aninjuryto his pelvis when he bucked off of Coppertop; and will have x-rays done this
week. he is doubtful for N.C.
Nampa, Idaho
May 1, 2003
Once again Tuff Hedeman and justin Mckee had nothing but praise for Wiley Petersen.Tuff reminded his audience that Wiley is the PBR's hottest rider and is on a roll.Still ,Wiley did not win his third event in a row.Instead Chad Lucas,the tiniest rider on tour won his first event.
On Friday we saw such top riders asJim Sharp,Lee Akin,Ross Coleman and Adam Carrillo come off of their bulls early. and it continued with J.W. and brother Cody.Tony Mendes bucked off of Tumbleweed-a bull he cared for all winter!
Chad made a grea tride on Wild Thing for 88.5 points.He's a difficult to ride bull with not much timing. Brendon Clark , 2X Australian World Champion made a super ride on Harley D to tie Chad.Cory Melton was not far behind with an 87.5 Dan Henrick's returned and scored 85.5 on Blue Duck-a big,slow bull. Meanwhile Cody Custer and Gilbert Carrillo,Michael Gaffney and Wiley bucked off their first round bulls.
Mike White ended up with a hip pointer and sore mouth when Dirty harry jumpe dout rearing like a bronc,and smashing Mike's back against the chute pipe gate.
Tuff was cute when Chris Shivers drew a bull named "Tuff".The PBR President remarked: "He's got a good bull with a really nice name. Nice name. Nice bull. Nice Guy!"
Brendon Clark bucked off of Sugar Bear in the Mossy Oak Shoot-Out.
Although Razor bucked off to lead off round 2, Wiley made a great ride for 88.5 on Questionable ; a bull who really acts up in the chute..Chris Shivers had a bad weekend coming off Sugar Bear on the third spin.Chris was out of shape from the start..
Although Dippity Doo reared up in the chute Cody Hart made a 90.5 ride on the bull.Although Craig Sasse rode with lots of pain he rode his second bull for 88 points- a total of 172 on 2.Tuff quiped-"No one ever rides bulls from Illinois!"
Chad rode Texican for 86 points to maintain the average lead. Gilbert Carrillo rode Diamond Cutter for 86.The bull is big and strong but he lacks speed.Ednei rode Tony mendes's bull Bow Tech Phantom for 84.5-real nice ride on a real nice bull.. In th eshort go Wiley bucked off of Coyote.This was a great match-up;and Wiley put incredible effort into the ride.Tuff and Justin pointed out that even when he comes off a bull Wiley puts 100% into the ride.And by the big smile on his face you would have thought Wiley had made a winning ride!
Jody Newberry made an unreal ride on Unforgiven.The bull did everything he could to unseat jody but Jody hung on until the very end.During the last two seconds he looked like a bareback bronc rider with his feet over the bull's shoulders.He earned 91 points.
Cody hart made a good aggressive ride on Kid rock for 90.5 Owen Washburn earned 87.5 on his reride bull while Chad Lucas scored 80.5 on Sheep Dip who had an off day.Meanwhile Craig Sasse opted not to take his reride and kept his score of 76 on Double Trouble.
Chad won the event while Craig Sasse finished third and Cody Hart finished third.
PBR in Billings
Montana
Congratulations to Wiley for
winning at Billings!!!!
After being hurt on Friday
night, Adriano rode Saturday and suffered yet another injury. Friday he strained his left groin while riding Crazy
Time. On Saturday night Adriano Moraes was hospitalized for back pain after injuring his back during his ride on
Rocky. Although x-rays were negative ,Adriano will undergo an MRI and as of right now he is doubtful for Colorado
Springs. Adriano has not ridden with his usual style since returning way too early from his recent knee and elbow injuries. Tuff has said many times that Adriano returned way too early and thus was not riding at 100% ;nor even at 90%. I agree with him. He just keeps re-injuring himself .With the caliber of bulls and the heavy schedule in the PBR you need to be at 100%. And Adriano's eyes have shown that his mindset is not where it should be. Concentration is hard when there is slight
pain. Without total concentration you open the door for more and worse injuries. The
if onlies are there but I believe if Adriano had taken the time off to truly heal from last summer's first injury and surgery on his riding hand then the subsequent injuries would not have happened. This man was the
stickiest! This has not been the former champion's year. We can only hope he takes the time to heal and listens to Dr Freeman this time.
Also doubtful for Colorado Springs is Canadian Daryl Parlmantier who twisted his right knee when dismounting Cowboy Grand. X-rays will be taken later this week to rule out a fracture.
Although it was not the injury list of Ft Worth, this past weekend did rack up several notable
wrecks. Starting on Friday night Trent Amedee who was pulled down onto Leapin Lizard's head at first seemed to have just a shaving
scar, but actually sustained a concussion without loss of consciousness. He
was able to ride on Saturday but sustained more facial lacerations on Saturday when he again was hit in the head ,this time by "Jimmy" when he was dismounting. Trent was stitched up and is probable for Co. Springs.Also injured Friday was Jake Charleston who bruised both ankles when he was stepped on after his 86.5 ride.
Others injured on Saturday were Danell Tipton,Beau Lindley, and Tony Mendes. Beau
hyper-extended his right riding arm) elbow but is probable for Colorado Springs.
Danell, who had just come up this weekend, strained his groin and is questionable for Co.
Springs. Tony Mendes was once again thrown into the bucking chute; this time by Sugar Bear. He sprained his right ankle while bruising his
left free arm) forearm.
PBR at Baltimore ,Maryland
Jerome Davis sat in as guest broadcaster this weekend. I just adore this man because he is such a positive example to everyone; especially to those who have been crippled by disease or injury. He has never given up on himself and has shown a warrior spirit in the way he has tackled life since injuring himself 5 years
ago. Jerome was a great rider ;and that smile and charisma is still there. He
definitely is one of my heroes.
Well, Tuff did not score well with his Friday night picks; but he was happy to see the riders ride their draws where he had chosen the bulls over
them. He actually scored better on Saturday when he hit 3 out of 4 picks.
At the last minute, Jim Sharp decided to stay out another week due to the bruised ribs and scalp laceration he
suffered. Jim wants to be 100% when he returns.
Ross Coleman was the first qualified ride with 84.5 points on Vegas. Mike Collins tied him with a good ride on Drifter who actually had a middle of the road trip for this bull.
The first injury of the night came about when Mighty Mouse dumped Blair Hanson as he jumped out of the chute. Blair was not at 100% to begin with and he tore a muscle in his shoulder Friday, putting him out of competition for the Saturday go-round. As this is a rotator cuff injury, he is questionable for
Billings, Montana
Billy Robinson escaped injury when a Bodacious calf, Catfish, jerked Billy right off over his head ;reminiscent of Bo's style.
I could not believe Tommy Luria actually liking or using the material they used for the
ground! Due to weather conditions the dirt they normally got in Baltimore was too wet to use and they used crusher run lime!!!!! For anyone who has never dealt with
lime, crusher run is what they lay down on roads and driveways over 2 inch
rock. It is literally chips of limestone; and has a gravelly texture! Several years ago we had to lease spring pasture because the contractor we hired to spread ag-lime over our pastures spread crusher run instead! Our vet had us remove our livestock so they would not
gravel chips embed in their hooves); and everywhere it got wet it was like concrete! I sure would not like to land in it if I were a
rider! And crusher run is very dusty so.....
Reuben Geleynse made a good ride on Night Train who made a few wild leaps and then went into a flat
spin. Jody Newberry who has placed in 3 0f the past 4 events looked good on Twister ,earning 85.5 points
Jesse Schellhammer showed what he was made of when Hard Drive bucked hard and crashed into a
gate. Jesse corrected himself, staying on for an 85.5 ride. Cody Hart came down hard off of High Cat, who stepped on Cody's
back. Cody , who was unable to compete Saturday, will have x-rays on Monday. He is questionable for Billings.
Ednei was hurt when Scream Machine hit his knee and forearm with his back feet, but he cowboyed up and finished the
weekend. Jaron Nunnemaker got drilled by Grey Cat.
Wiley Peterson made a great looking ride on Wild Cat, another Terry Williams bull.
Wiley rode him good when Wild Cat went to the left and Wiley also rode
aggressively, spurring the bull. Our boy's looking good; and he earned 86.5
Tanner Robertson, one of the new kids on the block, had a really good looking ride on Magnum for 89 points but forget his hat throw! Greg Crabtree had to show him how to toss a Cowboy
hat. Tanner's throw went straight down into the dirt.
Gator sent Cory Melton spinning head over heels on his dismount. Cory earned 82.5 for the ride but went off limping.
Mike White who won 3 of the last 4 events won't win this one He was hurt when
Midnight Ramble stepped on him. He had an 85.5 ride but the bull landed on Mike's right leg and although it was at first feared that he broke
it-rays were negative. Mike decided it was best to take the rest of the weekend off so he'd be ok for
Billings. Everytime Mighty Whitey gets hot seems an injury crops up to sidetrack
him. Hope this does not happen this time.
Justin McBride gained ground when Chris Shivers bucked off and Justin rode Mr.Cool for 86 points.
Tanner Robertson bucked off of Snap Shot in the Mossy Oak Shoot-Out so next week in Billings it goes up to $20,000.Tanner landed badly on his right wrist when Snap Shot shot him off into the
rail. His right shoulder ,which previously had been operated on popped out but was popped back in in the sports medicine room.
Nine rides were not shown including an 85.5 by Josh Lozinsky.
In round two on Saturday Reuben Geleysne made another good ride on National Debt for 87 points bringing him a total of 171 on two
bulls. Mike Lee made a picture perfect ride on Mighty Mouse for 84 points, and Jody Newberry looked great with an 86 point ride on Pick of the
Litter. Some other notable rides were Lee Akin on Bandit, a really good spinner, for 87 points and Billy Robinson"s round winner on Timberwolf for 88.5.
Wiley Petersen had a good draw in Smoke and looks like he is really back in
form. He's riding aggresively, spurring; and he is scoring! Wiley
got 86 points and went into the short go in the lead with 172.5
Others making qualified rides were Justin Volz and Dusty Higgins who both tied with Reuben at 87. Beau Lindley made an 86.5 ride while Robert Bowers road Ram Jam looking like he was riding a bareback bronc. The
bull, who has extremely long horns was wild and out of time but Bowers earned 85.5 points.
Beau Lindley rode Cheylo in the short go for 89 points; and had the lead on two for awhile. The next rider to score was the 10th man
up, Lee Akin on Magnum. It was a great ride for the most eligible bachelor from Oklahoma and put him in first place with a score of 261.5.Lee earned 92 points for the ride.
Mike Lee drew one of the hardest bulls to ride in this pen-Ice Cream Sprinkles. Mike
looked good and made an 89.5 ride. He sure is battling Owen Washburn for Owen's title of Capt.Consistency! Mike could possibly overtake both Justin McBride and Chris Shivers in the standings if he keeps this up.
Josh Lozinsky,who had been riding good although injured after a practice pen mishap really got battered when Bud Man bowled him over after Josh hung up in his
rope. Then Bud Man nailed bullfighter Dennis Johnson with both hind feet;ko'ing him. Dennis ended up with a concussion.
Reuben Geleynse rode Squirt Gun for 90.5 ,tying with Lee Akin on three. Squirt
Gun had lots of air and action and it was a great ride.
Jody Newberry rode Happy Ending aggressively for a real happy ending and 90 points making this the first time there has ever been a three way tie for the event championship in PBR
history. This was also Jody's first time as an event winner.
The last rider was Wiley and Bodacious's son Catfish was just too much. Catfish
is big and strong; and bucks like his sire.
Although the injuries were not as many as in Ft.Worth, we once again have more riders out. It was not Josh Lozinsky 's weekend! He hung up on his first bull and sprained his left foot when he was stepped
on. To add insult to injury the bull kicked him ,bruising Josh's right thigh. He
took a reride option and aggravated the ribs he injured in a practice pen earlier in the
week. But that was not the end! On Saturday he ,once more, hung up in his rope and was stepped on cracking his right ankle and will be out 2-4 weeks. I wonder what his horoscope said for the weekend!
Wiley sprained his right ankle when he twisted it coming off of
Catfish. Jody Newberry injured his right leg when he was stepped on. Other
injuries included: Ednei Caminhas-sprained his riding (elbow) when he hung up
Friday; Blair Hanson has a possible rotator cuff injury and is questionable for
Billings; Cody Hart was kicked in the back and sustained either bruised or broken ribs and is questionable for
Billings; Adriano needed stitches in his chin when the bull pulled him down and his chin collided with the bull's head.
Others hurt were Tanner Robertson (dislocated right shoulder),Craig Sasse
(separated right shoulder),Brent Vincent (stitches for facial injuries sustained when he was pulled down striking the bull's
head); and as reported earlier, Mike White who bruised his right leg and tore a small muscle in it when he was stepped on Friday.
More News from Anaheim:
Michael Gaffney rode Gary Hempstead's Big Deal for 88 points to advance to the Mossy Oak Shoot-Out where he came down early on Salt River's Prime Time. Still, Michael appeared to be riding quite well after coming back from his hyper-extended riding
elbow. Unfortunately Michael re-injured the elbow and had to sit out St .Louis.
Chris Shiver's overshadowed Justin's win with Chris's 92.5 ride on Ugly, the bounty bull he had to ride in order to be eligible for the Million dollar bounty on April 19th in Colorado Springs where he will face Little Yellow
Jacket. Chris said" I'd do just about anything for a million dollars. I was a little nervous before my ride, but I tried to do other things all day today so that I wouldn’t think about Ugly. For a bull rider to be able to ride for $1 million is something that’s never been heard of until now and I’m just glad that I can be the first guy to have a chance at it.”
Unfortunately there were more injuries. Bart Jackson was injured when Main Man fell on him and slammed him into the
ground. This scary scene resulted in a broken collarbone and broken bones in his
foot. Bart will be out for 8-12 weeks. Brian Wooley,a newcomer on the tour suffered a concussion ,and although he was probable for St Louis he did not ride. Claudeny Dos Santos was missing from action after the
cut, leaving Ednei Caminhas as the lone Brazillian left on the tour.
This event was another of the NBC recorded live events; and unfortunately it was not up to par with NBC's previous
events. Missing was George Michaels; whose repartee with Tuff really made the previous
broadcasts. Also missing was "the Roach-cam".
On Justin McBride's 92 point ride on Smokin' Gun-I sure agree with Tuff. It was an outstanding ride and
definitely needed to be scored higher. Justin should have received a 95 or 96.
I got a kick out of the fact that Tuff felt that the Razor , Jim Sharp, was the best bull rider ever because Jim feels the same way about
Tuff. To me they are both incredible; and I sure hope Jim makes his goal of riding at least until age 50.And as for who is the stronger sex when it comes to roughstock-remember-we have women riding bulls and broncs who are well into their "golden years".
Unfortunately Wiley Petersen, Cody Custer, Adam and Gilbert Carrillo and Jim Sharp all bucked off their first round bulls in
Anaheim. Mike Collins rode Hero for 82 points.
All of our heroes bucked off in round 2.
St Louis Open
I think the best broadcast of the season so far has been Saturday evening's live broadcast of this
event. We actually got to see the introduction of the World Champions; and just about every ride unlike the other broadcasts.
Both Corey Navarre and Dustin Hall returned to action here. Dustin rode Speckled Bird for 89 points while Corey bucked off Maximum Overdrive in round 1.Gilbert Carrillo rode National Debt for 86 points, but
Adam, Wiley, Mike Collins and Cody Custer bucked off their bulls. Jim Sharp rode Bandit for 90 points and held the lead until the Iron
Man, J.W. Hart rode Bottom Line for 90.5 points. Chris Shivers tied with Dustin Hall for 89 while Mike Lee rode Coppertop for 88.5.
Although he bucked off his first bull, congratulations to Cody Whitney on his recent
marriage. This was Cody's first event since being injured in Pueblo; and both Tuff and Dr Freeman were worried about
him. Cody has complained of some neck pain since returning although his previous injury was a major concussion.
Rob Smetts scared all of us when High 5 knocked him out. Rob tripped over Mike Collins in a save; and the bull's left hind foot appeared to land on
Rob's neck. Rob was out cold; and was taken out on a stretcher. He ended up with a goose egg behind his
ear; and a concussion. Although he wanted back in, he listened to Dr Tandy Freeman and sat out the remainder of the first
round. Fortunately the best bullfighter in the business was back at work Sunday afternoon.
Cory Melton who won the Atlanta event rode with a bulging disc in his lower back; and considerable
pain. Tuff and Justin McKee ,just as they had done in Anaheim, did not let Mike White forget that he took time off with a sprained finger in his riding hand while riders as Cory rode with severe
injuries. Just Tuff's way of making sure Mike Cowboy's Up from now on!!!!!
J.W. who skinned his elbow on Bottom Line pulled Shufflin' Madness for the Mossy Oak Shoot-Out. This bull is another hard to ride bull who is quite uneven in his
delivery. He scared all of us when he pulled a Bodacious move and hit J.W. in the
face. What really surprised Tuff and Justin McKee was the fact that J.W. was not knocked
out. Fortunately he suffered lacerations and bruising without any broken facial
bones. He had 10 stitches in his lip. Tandy advised against J.W. riding but J.W. argued that he had no headaches Saturday or Sunday so the good doctor allowed him to compete.
Wiley rode Peacemaker for 88 points but it was not enough to get him in to the
short go.
Gilbert, Razor, Mike Collins and Cody Custer bucked off.
No one rode all three bulls; and Justin McBride's 91.5 ride on Mossy Oak Mudslinger gave Justin the win with a total of 180
points. Kind of fitting seeing he is the Mossy Oak Cowboy.
I sure know I was hoarse cheering for Justin. He's one of the nicest of the young guns of the PBR;but forget it
girls. Justin ,as you can see in this picture
is spoken for. His girlfriend is the vivacious Michelle Beadle, former PBR commentator; and
they sure make a great looking couple.
With this win, Justin is now just a little over 500 points behind Chris Shivers in second place in the
standings. Chris drew Little Yellow Jacket in the short go-a preview perhaps of April
19. Unfortunately Chris bucked off but maybe in April....
And do we have a new "Guru" of Bull Riding? Tuff went 10 for 10 in his match-up predictions this
weekend. Ok Tuff, what do you predict the weather to be like for this coming weekend's event in
Philly? Maybe the people who set this season's schedule needed a crystal ball for weather as they sure are getting
hammered. It snowed and was blustery cold in St Louis this weekend; and
many drive from Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas to this event; and those
roads were all terrible. I sure hope fans, riders all personnel and livestock got home safely.
Injury report
Corey Navarre was injured by Maximum Overdrive on Saturday when he hit his head on the bull during the ride, and suffered a
concussion. He also bruised his left rotator cup free arm) and separated his shoulder; but he rode on Sunday. On Sunday Ednei was kicked upon dismounting his bull and suffered a sprained right
knee. Ednei is the last of the Brazillians left on the tour. He competed in the short go.
Cody Whitney's return was short lived when Happy Ending made an unhappy ending to his
ride. The bull proved his head to be harder when Cody's head collided with his during the ride and Cody not only needed stitches on his forehead but broke his right cheekbone and probably needs surgery for that.
Be sure to watch the PBR from Philadelphia's Spectrum on OLN. Friday's event will be seen on Saturday and Saturday's event will be seen on Sunday night with a recap of both on Monday.
And here is a question for our readers? What do you think of the way Carhart has changed
tradition; dressing the bullfighters in what resembles gym shorts and tops? Gone
is the familiar greasepaint and the baggies with their bandanas and fringed shirts and so
on. If you are a bullfighter, how do you feel? Riders ,how do you feel? fans?
Would Carhart and Car Quest have done better by the bullfighters in providing them with their own medical
fund? Recently I polled rodeo clowns, riders stock contractors and fans at a local NABA event on this
issue. I will let you know the results soon. "Tache Ushte Tache CheTechihhilah
"
SheilaTotten
February 6, 2003
There are so many riders of American Indian descent who ride in the PBR that it would take pages to report on an
event, listing all of their rides and draws. Unfortunately my hero, Wiley
Petersen bucked off both his bulls in Tampa while Cody Custer rode Rockin'Ronny for 84 points and DEA for 86.5. Cody ended up 7th in the average although he bucked off Clayton's Pet-a bull PBR Pres.Tuff Hedeman thought he should have
ridden. Meanwhile Mike Collins and Adam Carrillo bucked off their first round bulls while Gilbert rode Speckled Bird for 86.5 and Cory Rasch rode Boss Man for 73.
The back judge chose Brent Vincent over Jaron Nunnemaker when they tied for first in round one for the Mossy Oak Shoot-Out.Blueberry Wine made quick work of the La.native.
Meanwhile it was La.native,Chris Shivers who won the event-his third win on the
tour. He rode Western Wishes for 90.5 points; and opened up his first place lead.
Mike Collins won round two with the high score of the event-94 points on Whiskey, and tied for 1st with Shivers in the short go with 90.5 on Extreme.
Brazilian, Adriano Moraes, who finally seemed to be back in form despite Tuff's worries that he had returned too soon injured himself when he dismounted
Duece. He tore both his ACL and MCL in his left knee which will require surgery. He
has since returned home to Brazil to recuperate alongside his brother Andre who tore his abdominal muscle from end to end in Greensboro. Both will be out approximately 6 months.
In a horrific wreck Friday night, Tater Porter was actually scalped by Superstition's
horn; and then hit in the back and stepped on by the big bull. Aside from the
laceration, he suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Thanks to the Creator for the flack vests our riders now
wear Tater was released from the hospital on Saturday and will be out 6 weeks. Rookie
of the Year, Dan Henricks broke his collarbone and will be out 8-12 weeks.
Bullnanza -Guthrie
Tenn.'s Cory Rasch who is of Cherokee descent according to his dad, top
Tenn.'s farrier Ricky Rasch, made his childhood dream come true this past weekend when he won Bullnanza-Lazy
E. This event is probably the most dear to the riders' hearts as it was the first event set up by the late Lane
Frost, Tuff Hedeman and Eddie Gaylord-a stand alone bull riding event to honor the memory of Lane's mentor and friend-Freckles
Brown. After we lost Lane later in '89' the event was rededicated to the memories of both Freckles Brown and Lane Frost; and it was this event which spurred the young Cory Rasch on to ride bulls!
Although more than once ,PBR Pres.Tuff Hedeman has said that he felt that Cory should have taken time off after injuring his
neck; Cory never wavered. I guess he is out to show Tuff that he can be like him-a real Tuffman as J.W. Hart is the
Ironman! Cory rode Happy Ending, hanging on the bull's side by a leg and his riding hand from 5 seconds till 8
seconds. It was not pretty but it showed his stickiness; and he got 80 points. In
round two, he rode Dr.Jo for only 79.5 points but in the short go Cory rode Sauce for 90.5
points, winning the event.
Owen Washburn came in second while Mike Collins rode Iceman for 89 to finish third.
On Friday night another Brazilian went down -Paolo Crimber, although he did his victory dance after riding Orleans for 83.5 points did thus with a broken left
fibula. He will be out in 4-6 weeks. Dusty LaBeth re-injured his groin and will sit out
Atlanta.
Chris Shivers, the first round winner ,strained his neck and presently is not featured in the draw for
Atlanta.
Cory Rasch also restrained his neck in the short go when Sauce hit him in the head. Cory
is set for x-rays this week, but he does have a bull drawn for Atlanta.
Presently the injured and not competing roster looks like this:
Lee Akin had surgery and has pins and a plate in his riding hand and is out 4-8 weeks.
Jason Bennett-broken left free arm) shoulder blade-4 to 8 weeks
Paolo Crimber-broken left fibula-4 to 6 weeks.
Chad Denton had surgery for his shoulder injury suffered at the finals-out till mid April
Michael Gaffney hyper extended his right elbow in Greensboro as he did last year and he is out 2-6 weeks.
Dustin Hall decided not to have surgery on his left knee(torn ligaments) and
should return at St.Louis.
Dan Henricks-broke his left collarbone (riding arm) in Tampa- will be
out 8to 12 weeks.
Dusty LaBeth who returned to action this weekend in Guthrie re-injured his groin and is out again.
Andre Moraes tore lower abdominal muscles and groin muscles and required hospitalization for internal
bleeding. He is expected to be out 6 months.
Adriano Moraes tore both the ACL and MCL in his left knee and its reported he has returned to Brazil.
Ryan Pettyjohn ,a week earlier, also tore his ACL and MCL of his right knee and has had
surgery. He is sidelined for 6 months.
Tater porter-scalp laceration, broken ribs and punctured ung-6-12 weeks.
Justin Voltz-sprained right shoulder-possible for Anaheim
Cody Whitney suffered a knock out concussion in a Challenger event in Pueblo and is still out for an undetermined length of time.
One complaint I keep hearing from fans concerns the rides not shown on the
broadcasts. Fans were led to believe this new deal with OLN would be a big
improvement. They are not happy! Although both nights of an event are now televised you never see all the rides either
night; and fans are very upset. They are tired of multiple replays of the same ride -one replay is sufficient is what they are saying to
me. And when commercials and there are so many) pre-empt rides ,those
rides should be recapped after the commercial. Fans would rather see the missing rides than see the five top rides over
again!
And its upsetting when Wiley's fans miss him just as its upsetting when say the Razor's fans do not see his
ride. Maybe the powers that be in both the PBR and OLN will listen if the fans speak out!
PBR Fans, If you
would like to see more rides and less reviews; more Tuff ,Justin and
Leah please send your comments to
www.olntv.com
The first changes not due to injuries occurred when the riders on the bubble were sent down to the Challenger tour this
week.
Gone are Gilbert Carrillo, Chad Brennan, Mark Ward, Cory McFadden, Pete
Hessman and Robey Condra. Trent Amadee,Ross Johnson, Jason Legler, Josh
Lozinsky, Rocky McDonald and Jody Newberry have been brought up to replace them and some of the injured.
Until Atlanta- Tache Ushte Tache Che Techihhilah
Picture provided to IRN by Wiley Petersen. Thank you Wiley for allowing
us to use your pictures from your wonderful web site.
Indian Rodeo News supports
Michael Gaffney 1997 World
Champion PBR Champion.
We would like to thank his web master Kelli Wright for linking to
IRN.
Mike Collins
IRN has set up a interview with Kristin and Mike Collins. When
they return from the road, we will be contacting them for a bio.
We would like to thank Kristen and Mike for allowing us to feature Mike
here on Indian Pro Bull Riders and Indian Rodeo News
Check back soon for his interview. And keep up with the support
for Mike in the PBR.
Koty Brugh
Indian Pro Bull Rider
Is now geared up for his Bull Riding Career for 2003!
Koty rode at the Tallahassee PBR January of 2003.
We are working on a bio of Koty and hope to have it here for his fans to
read soon!
We do know that Koty and his wife Perrie are expecting their first baby
in March of 2003.
Koty could be set to be the next up coming Indian Bull Rider in the PBR.
IRN will be featuring Koty, Wiley and all other Indian Bull Riders in
the PBR this year, 2003.
Check back soon for a update on Koty.
PBR News from 2002
Sunday November 24th 2002, New Orleans
Wiley
Peterson not only was on
television today, he was watched by millions of PBR fans to win the
Battle of the Bayou on Mossy
Oak Mudslinger scoring 93.5
NBC aired the event held in New Orleans, La Sunday November 24th.
Usually a Sunday afternoon is spent watching football on NBC, but today,
rodeo fans and fans of Indian Pro Bull Riders were able to watch Wiley
and MikeCollins ride in New Orleans. Wiley placed
10th in round one on Saturday, riding Pork Chop and scored 86.0
While Mike Collins scored 86.5 on Bad Whiskey and shared 7/9 the place
with Kelly Armstrong and Cory Melton.
In the average Wiley Peterson
won $29,055
and Mike Collins placed 9/11 with a total of 136.5
It was great to watch tv and see Wiley
thanking his sponsor the Shoshone-Bannock
tribe, Wiley
is from Fort Hall Idaho and a member of the tribe. Though we did not see
NBC mention that Wiley is Native American and or a Indian Bull Rider, we
all know he is. It would be great to see Wiley next year in
Colorado Springs win the Bud Light Million dollar bounty, sponsored by
Ford Trucks, April 12, 2003.
We are very proud of him and his dedication to God, to get him this
far. Congratulations Wiley
and we'll be cheering you on in your career with the PBR.
PBR Finals Las Vegas 02
Results from PBR: Mike Collins Mike Collins ended up in the final go round Sunday
afternoon. He was injured due to a bruised knee, but he
continued to ride. Congratulations to Mike for qualifying in the
PBR finals this year and Good luck to your in your future rides with the
PBR.
We have received a report from that there is a big turn out this year at
the PBR and many Indian PBR fans are seen in the audience. We will
try to get pictures of both Indian Bull Rider's at the PBR 2002 and post
them for us all to view.
Wiley Petersen did not ride in the PBR
this weekend. Best of luck to you Wiley in your future rides with
the PBR.
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