Dustin Martinez rides Above & Beyond scoring 82 points.
Dayton, Ohio — Martinez took home 60.5 Velocity Global points after he rode Dynamo for 87.5 points in Round 1, and Above & Beyond (John Brennan/Danny Ford Enterprises) for 82 points in Round 2.
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The Austin Gamblers’ Ramon de Lima (Rio Branco, Brazil) rides Nautical Nightmare scoring 85 points
The Austin Gamblers’ Ramon de Lima (Rio Branco, Brazil) and Dustin Martinez (Canjilon, New Mexico) both went 2-for-3 to tie for third.
Lima earned 58.5 Velocity Global points for his 84.5-point effort aboard Cold Front (LH Cattle Co./2T Cattle Co.) in Round 1, and 85-point score atop Nautical Nightmare (Halpain Bucking Bulls) in the championship round.
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Keeping going head-to-head vs Kephart’s Solomon (G&H Cattle) scoring 86.5 points.
DAYTON, Ohio – When the dust settled inside Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, Daniel Keeping (Montague, Texas) rode supreme, parlaying a 2-for-3 performance into an event win at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s PBR Dayton.
Keeping, who rides for the reigning Champion Texas Rattlers, presented by Ariat, in the separate PBR Teams league, got off to a quick start in Round 1, delivering what tied for the fourth-best score when he covered Spotted Demon (3B Cattle Co.) for 86 points.
While the charismatic Texan was bested in Round 2, tossed by It’s Cherry (Halpain Bucking Bulls) in 4.16 seconds, his opening round score proved enough to punch his ticket to the championship round.
Keeping then went head-to-head against Kephart’s Solomon (G&H Cattle).
Nodding with confidence, Keeping remained in perfect time with the powerful animal athlete, reaching the requisite 8 with ease. Marked a championship round-best 86.5 points, the score proved enough to clinch the victory for Keeping.
Courtesy of the win, Keeping earned a crucial 123 points in the race for the 2024 PBR Velocity Tour Championship.
Claudio Montanha Jr. (Ribeirao dos Indios, Brazil) was second, netting 83 Velocity Global points.
Montaha was sensational through the opening two rounds, delivering back-to-back 86-point rides as he conquered Red Bull (Team Wyatt) in Round 1, and Dynamo (John Brennan/Danny Ford Enterprises) in Round 2.
Salty Brindle (Cornwell Bucking Bulls), however, proved too much for the affable Brazilian to handle, bucking him off in a quick 2.01 seconds in the championship round and extinguishing Montaha’s hopes of victory.
The Austin Gamblers’ Ramon de Lima (Rio Branco, Brazil) and Dustin Martinez (Canjilon, New Mexico) both went 2-for-3 to tie for third.
Lima earned 58.5 Velocity Global points for his 84.5-point effort aboard Cold Front (LH Cattle Co./2T Cattle
Kaique Pacheco rides UTZ BesTex Smokestack for 90.75 points.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Despite being thrown hard on his head on Saturday, the Nashville Stampede’s Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, SP, Brazil) passed his concussion protocol testing and competed on Sunday, even putting up one of the best rides in Albuquerque, ending his weekend as the No. 17 man in the standings, after going 3-for-4 for a fourth-place finish.
The 2018 PBR World Champion hit the ground running with qualified rides in both Friday and Saturday’s opening rounds. The 29-year-old Brazilian conquered Chupacabra (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company) for 85.25 points and Flashbang (D4 Cattle Co) 84.25 points, respectively.
In the third round he was tossed by Army Slasher (Bernard Tallman) after 2.79 seconds but had secured his spot into championship Sunday, matched with UTZ BesTex Smokestack (Blake Sharp/ Chris Utz/Carey Brothers) for his 44th 90-point ride of his career with a score of 90.75 points.
With the fourth-place finish, Pacheco earned 87 Unleash The Beast Points.
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Wow, Cassio Dias rides Man Hater for 93.25 points!
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In second place for the weekend was Kansas City Outlaws rider and world leader, Cassio Dias (Sao F. de Sales, Brazil) who furthered his hold on the No. 1 spot in the UTB standings after his 3-for-4 weekend, highlighted by another spectacular, high-scoring ride aboard Man Hater (Jane Clark/ Gene Owen) – this one in the Championship Round.
To the dismay of the excited fans at The Pit, Dias was dispatched from Mahan (Jane Clark/ Gene Owen) in the opening round in Albuquerque, after only 3.32 seconds.
Matched with Show-Off (Ty Rinaldo TZ Bucking Bulls) in Round 2 on Saturday, he came back with a vengeance, recording a solid 85.5-point ride to tie for sixth-place in the round.
Drawing I’m Your Daddy (Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls) as his Round 3 partner, his hopes of advancing on to the Championship Round were fulfilled when he rode the talented bovine for 86.75 points, and a fourth-place finish in the round.
For his Championship Round match up, the 22-year-old cowboy then selected Man Hater, a bull he conquered in Los Angeles in mid-February for 94.75 points, a league high for the season and unmatched in 2023.
Man Hater shot from the chutes stumbling low then rattled off a few high-kicking bucks. Dias stayed in perfect time to record a picture-perfect 93.25-point ride, the highest of the weekend. As the No. 1 man in the Championship Round, Dias left Albuquerque in second place, collecting 169.5 Unleash The Beast points.
The ride earned Man Hater a tie for YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event with Rustic Pearl (Blake Sharp) – both animals earned a 45.75-point bull score.
The runner-up finish and points earned in Albuquerque’s PBR Major furthered Cassio’s lead in the world standings. The 22-year-old now sits 481 points ahead of world No. 2 John Crimber (Decatur, Texas).
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John Crimber rides Bamboozle for 91.5 points
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Rookie phenom John Crimber (Decatur, Texas) rounded out the Top 5 of the Ty Murray Invitational.
After an impressive 90-point ride on Friday night aboard Whiskey Trip (Lari Crane/ Gene Owen) to win Round 1, the 18-year-old cowboy fired from the chutes in Round 2 aboard Boomerang (Blake Sharp/ Stacey Utz/ Rachel Farris/ Tristen Jones/ Stacey Rickman) but was bucked off at 3.37 seconds.
Going into Sunday’s Round 3, Crimber was paired with Sneaky Situation (Dakota Rodeo/ Chad Berger/ Lacey Scott/ Lucky Blue Crab Bucking Bulls).
Blasting into the air, the muscular animal bested the cowboy at 2.26 seconds.
Despite his Round 2 and 3 buck offs, the Texas young gun made the Championship Round cut, and selected his bovine partner to be Bamboozle (Farris Cattle/ Big Schott Rodeo).
The hard bucking bull exploded from the chutes in a haze of dust, and Crimber hung on, kicking out his legs for extra points amid the mayhem to ride through the buzzer for 91.5 points.
Earning 102 Unleash The Beast points, Crimber stays at No. 2 in the standings locked in a battle with Dias as the race for the 2024 PBR World Championship heats up.
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Eduardo Aparecido rides Mike's Motive for 89.25 points.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Following a red-hot championship round at one of the season’s fan-favorite PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast (UTB) events on Sunday afternoon, veteran rider Eduardo Aparecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil) emerged victorious as the only man to go 4-for-4 across the weekend, winning the PBR Albuquerque Ty Murray Invitational.
After being protected earlier in the week by the Arizona Ridge Riders for the upcoming 2024 PBR Teams Expansion Draft, Aparecido won his first UTB event of the 2024 season, earning 216.5 Unleash The Beast points and advancing from No. 6 to No. 4 in the world.
The three-day event at The Pit marked the 26th time the elite tour has visited the city and was the last of three majors in the 2024 UTB season where added points and payouts were on the line. The draw featured 40 riders competing in Rounds 1 and 2. Every contestant with a qualified ride in the first two rounds were then eligible to compete in Round 3 on Sunday. The 12 bull riders with the top combined ride scores following Rounds 1, 2, and 3 advanced to the championship round Sunday afternoon.
As the only athlete to go 4-for-4 for the weekend, the Arizona Ridge Riders’ standout started the weekend off by conquering Centerfold (Blake Sharp/ Michael Floyd) for 84 points and a tenth-place tie in Round 1. When Saturday’s second round began, Aparecido had his eyes set on Joy’s Bang Bang (4B Bucking Bulls/ Rudy Meija Bucking Bulls) who he flawlessly rode for 85.25 points. He finished in eighth place for Round 2.
On Sunday in Round 3 preceding the Championship Round, the 33-year-old Brazilian conquered Wild Card (Blake Sharp/ UB Bucking Bulls), scoring 87.75 points as fans in The Pit erupted.
His success in all three rounds put him in second place behind Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) heading into the championship round as he set his sights on Mike’s Motive (Blake Sharp/ High Voltage/ Wetzel/ Kn
Thiago Salgado rides Spice for 86.75 points.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A raucous, sold-out crowd inside of The Pit roared as Thiago Salgado (Navirai, Brazil) captured the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast (UTB) Ty Murray Invitational Round 2 win on Saturday night.
After being bucked off of Hard Candy (Braun Bucking Bulls) in 2.13 seconds on Friday night, the 21-year-old, who will ride for the Florida Freedom during the 2024 PBR Team Series, was paired with Spice (Flying C/ Tom Baker) on night two in Albuquerque. Rocketing from the chutes as the packed arena roared, Salgado was one of only 14 men out of a field of 40 to record a qualified ride in Round 2. His 86.75-point ride earned his first-round win of the 2024 season.
The three-day event at The Pit marks the 17th event of the 24-event individual season and is the last of three majors in the 2024 UTB season where added points and payouts are on the line. The draw features 40 riders competing in Rounds 1 and 2. Every contestant who has a qualified ride in the first two rounds will then be eligible to compete in Round 3 on Sunday. The 12 bull riders with the top combined ride scores following Rounds 1, 2, and 3 will then advance to the championship round Sunday afternoon.
The round win earned the Brazilian cowboy 38 Unleash The Beast points. Having arrived in New Mexico in the No. 37 spot in the standings, Salgado climbed to No. 29 as Saturday rolled to a close.
Keyshawn Whitehorse rides Norse god for 87.5 points.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque fan-favorite Keyshawn Whitehorse (McCracken Spring, Utah) also moved up one spot in the standings after a third-place finish.
Climbing aboard Norse God (Jane Clark/ Gene Owen), the 2023 Arizona Ridge Riders’ athlete was ranked No. 23 in the world.
After flying through the air aboard the bovine as fans reached a deafening level of cheers, his 87.5-point ride earned 22 Unleash The Beast points and moved him to No. 22 in the standings.
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Joao Ricardo Vieira rides Sky's The Limit for 89.25 points.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After going 2-for-3 to finish within the Top 5 last weekend in Little Rock, veteran rider Joao Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, Brazil) hit the gas in New Mexico, capturing second place in Round 1.
Vieira, who rides for the Texas Rattlers in PBR Teams, fired from the chutes aboard Sky’s The Limit (Jane Clark/ Gene Owen) for 89.25 points.
For his runner-up finish, the 39-year-old Brazilian earned 28 Unleash The Beast points to climb one spot in the standings from No. 8 to No. 7.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – As night one of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast (UTB) Ty Murray Invitational came to a close on Friday night in Albuquerque, 39 of the top bull riders in the world were no match for John Crimber (Decatur, Texas).
The 18-year-old, who captured his very first premier series event win on the UTB several weeks ago in Jacksonville, Florida, was paired with Whiskey Trip (Lari Crane /Gene Owen). Launching from the chutes aboard his bovine matchup, Crimber was one of only 13 men out of a field of 40 to record a qualified ride as the animal athletes had their extreme power on full display in Duke City. His standout 90-point ride earned his fifth round win of the 2024 season.
“I’m very blessed to be riding good,” he said from the floor of The Pit following the win. “I can’t thank the good Lord enough for giving me the ability to do this every day and the fans for coming out to see us. I like getting on bulls, and we’re gonna keep it rolling.”
Now sitting 374.5 points behind world leader Cassio Dias (Sao F. de Sales, Brazil), Crimber held tight to the No. 2 spot in the standings after earning 39 Unleash The Beast points on Friday night.
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Ezekiel Mitchell rides Gangster for Time 86.25 points.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Mitchell’s scores were earned on Spendin’ Cash (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo) for 86 points in Round 1 and Gangster Time (Classic Jack Cattle/Viducic Bucking Bulls) for 86.25 points in Round 2.
With the tie broken by Unleash The Beast ranking, No. 1 Dias earned the first pick in the championship round draft, followed by No. 5 Hevalow and No. 39 Mitchell, who was a last-minute addition to the action in North Little Rock. On Friday morning, he had landed in Philadelphia, heading for the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour event in Wheeling, West Virginia, when told of an opening in Little Rock. The 26-year-old cowboy immediately booked another flight to make it to Simmons Bank Arena on time.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Felipe Furlan rides Chopper for 87 points.
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Thiago Salgado rides I'm Legit Too 88.25 points
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Salgado had advanced to the championship round sixth on the event leaderboard, having gone 1-for-2. While he rode Cracker Jack (Ogden Ranch/Hart Cattle Co.) for 87.25 points in Round 1, he was bucked off by Watch Out (Nothin’ But Try Ranch/Diggers/4 Diamonds) in a heartbreaking 7.64 seconds in Round 2.
Salgado overtook the event lead in the final round when he dominated I’m Legit Too (Hart Cattle Co./Hale) for 88.25 points, forcing Dias, Hevalow and Mitchell into a must-ride position to remain in the hunt for the victory.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Caden Bunch rides Whiplash for 87.25 points.
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Cassio Dias rides Dark Thoughts for 90.5 points
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In front of an electric Saturday night crowd in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Cassio Dias (Sao F. de Sales, Brazil) furthered his stronghold on the No. 1 rank in the race for the 2024 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Championship, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win his PBR-best fifth Unleash The Beast event of the season at PBR Little Rock.
Dias cemented the win inside Simmons Bank Arena with a monstrous walk-off 90-point ride in the championship round, breaking his previously unridden bovine athlete counterpart’s eight-out career buckoff streak.
In Round 1, Dias, who rides for the Kansas City Outlaws in the separate PBR Teams league, first put points on the board when he conquered T-Wrecks (D4 Cattle Co./Double F Ranch) for 83 points.
Positioned eighth on the event leaderboard as Championship Saturday got underway, Dias surged to the top position when he won Round 2, besting Tulsa Time (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo) for 89.25 points.
Dias, however, was not alone atop the standings prior to the championship round. He was locked in a three-way tie with fellow Kansas City Outlaw Koltin Hevalow (Smithville, Missouri) and the Austin Gamblers’ Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas).
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Cassio Dias rides Tulsa Time for 89.25 points.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In front of an electric Saturday night crowd in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Cassio Dias (Sao F. de Sales, Brazil) furthered his stronghold on the No. 1 rank in the race for the 2024 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Championship, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win his PBR-best fifth Unleash The Beast event of the season at PBR Little Rock.
Dias cemented the win inside Simmons Bank Arena with a monstrous walk-off 90-point ride in the championship round, breaking his previously unridden bovine athlete counterpart’s eight-out career buckoff streak.
In Round 1, Dias, who rides for the Kansas City Outlaws in the separate PBR Teams league, first put points on the board when he conquered T-Wrecks (D4 Cattle Co./Double F Ranch) for 83 points.
Positioned eighth on the event leaderboard as Championship Saturday got underway, Dias surged to the top position when he won Round 2, besting Tulsa Time (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo) for 89.25 points.
Dias, however, was not alone atop the standings prior to the championship round. He was locked in a three-way tie with fellow Kansas City Outlaw Koltin Hevalow (Smithville, Missouri) and the Austin Gamblers’ Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas).
Eduardo Aparecido rides Thunderstruck for 87 points.
North Little Rock, Arkansas — Third was the Arizona Ridge Riders’ Eduardo Aparecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil).
The veteran Brazilian covered Thunderstruck (L5 Risen Bucking Bulls/Rock Solid Bucking Bulls) for 87 points to collect 17 Unleash The Beast points.
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Ezekiel Mitchell rides Spendin' Cash for 86 points
North Little Rock, Arkansas — Mitchell bested Spendin’ Cash (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo) for 86 points to net a critical 15 Unleash The Beast points. The Austin Gamblers rider rose from No. 42 to No. 39 in the standings.
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Keyshawn Whitehorse rides Double 00 Buck for 86.75 points.
North Little Rock, Arkansas — Topping Double 00 Buck (Diamond L Cattle) for 86.75 points, Keyshawn Whitehorse (McCracken Spring, Utah) was fourth. Whitehorse, who also rides for the Arizona Ridge Riders, collected 16 Unleash The Beast points, remaining No. 23 in the standings.
Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas).
Mitchell bested Spendin’ Cash (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo) for 86 points to net a critical 15 Unleash The Beast points. The Austin Gamblers rider rose from No. 42 to No. 39 in the standings.
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