Bohon heads to Built Ford Tough Series
08/11/2011
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Bohon heads to Built Ford Tough Series
CALGARY, Alberta (August 11, 2011) - After winning the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada Touring Pro (CTP) event in Eatonia, SK, and placing in the Top 5 in the Lashburn, SK, and Elnora, AB, CTP events, Matt Bohon of Cole Camp, MO, won the PBR Canada Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) incentive. Bohon, the highest accumulated money earner from the three back-to-back CTP events, took home $4,326.16 to receive a spot on the BFTS in Springfield, Missouri, September 16-18.
“I am finally having some good luck this year,” Bohon said. “I drew good bulls and did what I had to do.”
Bohon, who missed two months of competition after breaking his jaw in early April, covered four of six bulls over the three-day run and is confident he will continue to ride well leading up to his first BFTS appearance of the season.
“I want to keep up this pace heading into Springfield. I have worked hard all year to put myself in a good position to qualify for the World Finals and being successful in Springfield could give me that chance.”
Held at the JQH Arena, the PFIwestern.com Invitational presented by Bass Pro Shops is the 25th stop on the nationally-televised Built Ford Tough Series, which makes 29 stops in 23 states. The season began at world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York, and culminates Oct. 26-30 in Las Vegas at the richest bull riding event in the world, the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals. The Finals is where the 2011 PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded the $1 million Built Ford Tough bonus.
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Dollars earned at Canadian events counts towards qualification to the elite PBR Canadian Cup National Finals. Upon the conclusion of the Finals, the bull rider with the most regular season and Finals points is crowned the PBR Canadian National Champion. Money won at all Canadian events counts toward qualifying on the prestigious PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS). At the end of the BFTS season, the top-ranked PBR Canada rider will compete at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV. For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbrcanada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada.
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About Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada:
Dollars earned at Canadian events counts towards qualification to the elite PBR Canadian Cup National Finals. Upon the conclusion of the Finals, the bull rider with the most regular season and Finals points is crowned the PBR Canadian National Champion. Money won at all Canadian events counts toward qualifying on the prestigious PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS). At the end of the BFTS season, the top-ranked PBR Canada rider will compete at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV. For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbrcanada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada.
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million including Justin McBride with $5.5 million, the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend elite Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.
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