The Morning Line – Kelowna Round 1

KELOWNA, B.C. – We’re heading out west to Kelowna, BC! We've had the eastern run, now we head to the western side of the country. Look for a lot of great action.

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We always sell this place out and the crowd is bumping. The guys seem to ride better and its a beautiful spot. Can't wait to get the ball rolling. You’re going to see lots of lots of rides I think. We’ve got bulls from Shay Marks, Sam, Wilson, and Jim Thompson, a bunch of good ones. A couple of them in there I don't know, some young ones that are that are coming up. Kinky Buckers is here as well. Looks like it's going to be a great event.

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Cauy Schmidt vs. Dark Mark

This is a rematch for Cauy. He rode this bull a few years back. This bull’s got some more size to him now. He stepped his game up quite a bit. We saw an 89.5-point ride on him at the Calgary Stampede last weekend where Wacey Schalla went on to win the whole thing. But look for Cauy to step up to the plate. This bull has good timing, and lots of kick. Should fit Cauy’s style really well, could see a round win here, and 87-88-point ride.

Weston Davidson vs. High Voltage

This is a bull that’s been around for quite some time, we've seen him at the Finals. The guys love to get on him. He really blows in the air, should be around to the left into Weston’s hand. Has good timing, a little bit of suck back to him, but one that Weston's got to be happy to have drawn, one they win a lot of money, on when they win rounds on. He's always at the top of the picks. Look for Weston to capitalize here, an 86-87 to self himself up great for the rest of the event.

Dakota Buttar vs. Shockazoola

Dakota is riding really, really phenomenal right now. I’ve seen him take event wins, and he doesn't look to be slowing down one bit. We saw him ride at the Calgary Stampede last week, looked phenomenal there. Great bull, great matchup that he’s got in Shockazoola. This bull came from the US, and is now up here in Canada with Tanner Wagenbach and has been really great from what I've seen this year. Should be around to the left, into Dakota's hand. We seen him get rode at Cody Snyder's Bullbustin’ for a good score. This could be a round win for sure, 87-88-point ride for Dakota.

Jordan Hansen vs. High Plains Drifter

This match up intrigued me due to the fact of the style that Jordan rides, and the style this bull bucks in, I think should match up perfectly. This is a bull that we’ve seen a few times now, came from the US as well, Tanner Wagenbach brought him up, and they haven't got along with him. He's been putting guys in the dirt. Big, strong bull. Lot of up and down, will spin either way, but those are the kind of bulls that Jordan likes. So I'm looking forward to watching this one. I think that we can see 86-87-point ride for Jordan here and break the ice and get this bull rode finally in Canada.