Touring Pro visits California, New Mexico, Texas
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Jack Carnefix Senior Manager of Public Relations 719.242.2800, ext. 719-242-2800 office
jcarnefix@pbr.com
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PUEBLO, Colo. (July 29, 2010)
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The Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division will travel to California, New Mexico and Texas this week.
The TPD is the minor-league tour of the PBR, where both established veterans and newcomers to the professional ranks compete against some of the most famous bucking bulls. The TPD gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for the elite Built Ford Tough Series, which is comprised of the Top 40 bull riders in the world. Every five events on the BFTS, riders (based on points) who have slipped below the Top 30 are dropped from the BFTS, and the Top 5 riders (based on money earned) from the TPD are allowed to move into the BFTS.
The TPD is in Yuba City, Calif., on Wednesday and Thursday for the Mikel J. Moreno Memorial TPD. Bull riding begins at 7:30 p.m. each day at the Yuba Sutter Fair.
TPD action travels to the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Roswell, N.M., on Friday and Saturday for the Jesse Andrus/Mike Hillman Memorial. Bull riding begins at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by telephone at (575) 317-8430.
The Weatherford Battle of the Bulls TPD will also be Friday and Saturday at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Arena in Weatherford, Texas. Bull riding begins at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets can be purchased by telephone at (866) 988-5555 or at the ticket office located in the Super Saver at 102 College Park Drive in Weatherford.
The event in Weatherford is an American Bucking Bull, Inc. Classic event. The ABBI, which introduces young bucking bulls at select BFTS and Touring Pro events, is dedicated to unifying, developing and promoting the bucking bull industry through pedigree preservation; enhancement and promotion of bucking bull ownership, breeding, and welfare; and development of programs and events showcasing the world's finest bucking bull stock. The ABBI is the third-largest cattle registry and is set up to record and preserve the pedigrees of the world's premier bucking bulls.
The BFTS travels to San Antonio for the United States Air Force Invitational at the AT&T Center on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets begin at $10 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by telephone at (800) 745-3000.
The BFTS is having the deepest title race in history, and there have been 15 different winners through the first 21 events. Twelve riders in the Top 20 of the BFTS standings have won an event. The multiple-event winners for 2010 are second-ranked Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) with four wins, top-ranked Renato Nunes (Buritama, Sao Paulo, Brazil) with three wins, and fourth-ranked Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, Goiás, Brazil) with two wins.
The BFTS standings lead has changed nine times, and there have been six different riders at the top this season. J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) has been ranked first three times, while Meier and Nunes have each held the top spot twice.
For more information on the Professional Bull Riders, please visit www.pbr.com or contact Jack Carnefix at (719) 242-2800 or jcarnefix@pbr.com or Sara Broun at (719) 242-2800 or sbroun@pbr.com.
Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division Event Results:
Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 26-27, 2010 at Cheyenne, Wyo.
1/2, L.J. Jenkins (Porum, Okla.), 179 points and Travis Sellers (Tishomingo, Okla.), 179 points. 3, Cord McCoy (Tupelo, Okla.), 178.5 points. 4/6, Jarrod Craig (Hillsboro, Texas), 177.5 points; Pete Farley (Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia), 177.5 points; and
Cody Nance (Paris, Tenn.).
Star Valley Super Bull
July 24 at Afton, Wyo.
1, J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.), 175 points. 2, Elliott Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, 173.5 points. 3, Colby Yates, Fort Worth, Texas, 171 points.
Adams County Fair Fest
July 24 at Hastings, Neb.
1, Ross Lewis, Reed Point, Mont., 167.5 points. 2, Zac Peterson, Velva, N.D., 88 points. 3, Austin Meier, Kinta, Okla., 86 points.
Thunder on Hooves Enterprise Rent-A-Car
July 23-24 at Thief River Falls, Minn.
1, Caleb Sanderson, Kissimmee, Fla., 175 points. 2, McKennon Wimberly, Cool, Texas, 174.5 points. 3, Travis Sellers, Wentzville, Mo., 172.5 points.
Mesa County Fair Rattle the Rockies
July 22 at Grand Junction, Colo.
1, Jory Markiss, Longmont, Colo., 177.5 points. 2, Shawn Proctor, Tooele, Utah, 173.5 points. 3, Tony Mendes, Pueblo, Colo., 171 points.
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and television networks around the world. With approximately 400 hours of prime-time programming annually, the PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air. The PBR attracts nearly two million live event attendees each year with its marquee Built Ford Tough Series and the PBR Touring Pro Division. More than 1,200 PBR bull riders compete every year in approximately 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. 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.
