Minor League Results for July 10-12 and Upcoming Events

Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009

PUEBLO, Colo. (July 14, 2009) - As the Professional Bull Riders’ elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) returns to Tulsa, Okla., PBR’s Minor League tours continue to cross the nation during the month of July. Each PBR rider is trying to earn a spot on the coveted tour in hopes of a qualification to the 2009 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals, held in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 30-Nov. 1 and Nov. 5-8. Continue checking back weekly to www.pbrnow.com for updates!

Results from this past weekend’s Copenhagen Bull Riding Tour:

Cowboys Dancehall Finals (San Antonio, Texas) – July 10, 2009
1) Ednei Caminhas (P. Alves, SP, Brazil) 89.5 points, $5,358; 2/3) Brian Herman (Victoria, Texas) 89 points, $3,491; 2/3) Rocky McDonald (Col. Juarez, Mexico) 89 points, $3,491; 4) Travis Sellers (Wentzville, Mo.) 88.5 points, $1,948; 5) Almir Dantas (Ouroeste, SP, Brazil) 87.5 points, $1,137.

Buckin’ in the Ozarks PBR (Springdale, Ark.) – July 11, 2009
1) Caleb Sanderson (Kissimmee, Fla.) 173 points, $10,000; 2) Matt Werries (Jacksonville, Ill.) 171.5 points, $3,041; 3) Bryan Richardson (Dallas, Texas) 170.5 points, $2,762; 4) Ben Jones (Sunset, Texas) 88.5 points, $2,484; 5/6) Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS) 87.5 points, $1,231; 5/6) Kasey Hayes (Liberal, Kan.) 87.5 points, $1,231.

Results from this past weekend’s Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour:

Gonzales PBR (Gonzales, Texas) – July 12, 2009
1) Markus Mariluch (Elko, Nev.) 180.5 points, $3,924; 2) Bonner Bolton (Gardendale, Texas) 178 points, $2,876; 3/4) Rocky McDonald (Col. Juarez, Mexico) 174.5 points, $1,198; 3/4) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 174.5 points, $1,198; 5) Sterling Yancy (Bulverde, Texas) 87.5 points, $1,073.

Results from this past weekend’s Discovery Tour:

Twin Oaks Church PBR (McLeansville, N.C.) – July 10-11, 2009
1) Tommy Erxleben (Ravenna, Mich.) 157.5 points, $1,327; 2) Shane Proctor (Mooresville, N.C.) 86.5 points, $1,199; 3) Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C.) 85.5 points; 4) Blain Whipp (Okmulgee, Okla.) 83 points; 5) Winston Quesenberry (Bedford, Va.) 82.5 points.

Upcoming PBR Minor League Tour Events:

Great Bulls of Fire PBR Copenhagen Bull Riding Tour on Wednesday, July 15 at 7 p.m. at the Salinas Sports Complex in Salinas, Calif. Tickets can be purchased at at 800.549.4989.

Bozeman Classic PBR Copenhagen Bull Riding Tour on Wednesday, July 15 at 8 p.m. at Anderson Arena in Bozeman, Mont. Tickets can be purchased at Freestone Productions or Bozeman Murdoch’s.

Thunder on Hooves PBR Copenhagen Bull Riding Tour on Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 18 at 7 p.m. at the Pennington County Fairgrounds in Thief River Falls, Minn. Tickets are available for $10-$20 and can be purchased at 281.681.3720.

Push for 8 Seconds Charity PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour on Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 18 at 7 p.m. at T. Ed Garrsion Arena in Clemson, S.C. Tickets are available for $5, $15, $20, and $24 and can be purchased at 843.855.0057.

All roads are leading to Las Vegas and PBR is heading down it! Don’t miss out on any of the action at the 2009 Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas, Nev. The world-class event will take place on Oct. 30-Nov 1 and Nov. 5-8 at the Thomas & Mack Center---get your tickets NOW at 866.PBR.SHOW or unlvtickets.com!

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
PBR attracts over 1.7 million live attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually and a viewership of 100 million, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air and broadcasts on FOX, NBC, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico, and prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions across the five countries.

For more on the PBR, please visit www.pbrnow.com, www.teampbr.com, myspace.com/pbr_bfts, twitter/teampbr, facebook/professionalbullriders, or www.pbrnow.com/worldfinals/.

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