FRESNO, Calif. (March 18, 2010) - “I think this is the best pen we’ve seen at a California event,” said PBR Livestock Director Cody Lambert Thursday, “because it’s been a long time since we’ve had [stock contractors] Jeff Robinson, H.D. Page and Don Kish all at the same event, and then there are a few other good bulls there.”
This week’s Built Ford Tough Series event will take place Friday and Saturday in Fresno, Calif., at the Save Mart Center on the campus of Fresno State.
Lambert mentioned Braveheart and Pick a Spot (owned by Judd Leffew), along with Hawaiian Ivory (Cindy Rosser and Flying U) as three bulls fans should keep an eye on this weekend. He records “In the Bull Pen” every Thursday morning during the week of a BFTS event.
Also mentioned in Lambert’s weekly Podcast was a bull named Bring It. He was the top bull at the NFR last year, but Lambert said he hasn’t done quite as well on the Built Ford Tough Series, though he has been to the PBR Finals.
Charlie Bullware, who was selected last week in the short go by reigning World Champion Kody Lostroh, will be back in the draw. His longtime travel mate Troubadour is still out with a back injury.
“He’s been out for a while with it,” Lambert said, “and he’s still going to be out for a while longer. The way Julio [Moreno] explained it to me, it’s a cracked vertebra, and the way he explained it to me the vertebra was fractured by one of those bull chiropractors that whack the bulls on the back with a rubber mallet.
“That’s what he told me.”
To hear Lambert’s entire 19-minute interview, log onto www.pbr.tv and select the Podcast tab on the left-hand column.
This week, Lambert also talked about the PBR’s recent nomination for Professional Sports League of the Year. The PBR is nominated for the honor alongside the NFL, MLB and NBA.
“When I first heard the news, I thought that’s mighty good company,” Lambert said. “When you think of the major American sports, you think of football, baseball, and basketball, and for the PBR to be included as a nominee…that’s giving the PBR a lot of respect.”
NEWS and NOTES
PBR NOW on RFD-TV: Hosted by J.W. Hart and Justin McBride, “PBR NOW” is a weekly live one-hour TV series that airs every Thursday on RFD-TV at 10 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to call in with questions at 866-547-9696, or email them to pbr@rfdtv.com.
This week, tune in for a full update regarding Kody Lostroh’s injuries, as well as interviews with L.J. Jenkins and Adriano Moraes. Jeff Robinson joins Hart and McBride on the set.
See the World: Tickets for the 2010 World Cup may be purchased by calling 1-866-PBRSHOW, or visiting www.unlvtickets.com. Hotel rooms and packages can be reserved at Treasure Island, the official host hotel of the World Cup. Not only will Treasure Island be home to the riders during the World Cup, but the hotel and casino will also play host to various World Cup after parties, and be “home base” for all PBR activity during the World Cup. For more information about prices and to reserve a room now, go to www.treasureisland.com or call (800) 288-7206.
Event Center: Follow all the action from this week’s BFTS event in Fresno, Calif., by logging on to www.pbr.com and entering the “Event Center,” which is accessible from the tab located at the top of the main Web page. The Event Center provides live scoring, live blogging and event-related Podcasts and interviews.
