PUEBLO, Colo. (April 14, 2009) - 2008 PBR Daisy Rookie of the Year Reese Cates (Carthage, Texas) found himself on the top of the leader board in North Carolina while Virginia’s Billy Robinson (Galax, Va.) found victory in Florida over Easter weekend. Stay tuned as the PBR’s Minor League Tours continue to sweep the nation to determine who will make the cut and qualify for the PBR’s elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour!
Results from this past weekend Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour:
St. Lucie Battery Tire/Cooper Tire Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour:
1) Billy Robinson (Galax, Va.) 175.5 points, $10,000; 2) Cory Rasch (Evansville, Tenn.) 175 points, $3,418; 3) Harve Stewart (Stephenville, Texas) 174.5 points, $2,088; 4) Caleb Sanderson (Kissimmee, Fla.) 173 points, $1,489; 5) Rocky Johnson (Dallas, Texas) 172.5 points.
Oak Ridge Easter Horse Show PBR Discovery Tour:
1) Reese Cates (Carthage, Texas) 87.5 points, $1,691; 2) Devin Long (Summerfield, N.C.) 85.5 points, $1,428; 3) Bart Miller (Oshkosh, Neb.) 85 points; 4) Nate McGeathy (Clio, Miss.) 84.5 points; 5) Tommy Erxleben (Ravenna, Miss.) 83.5 points.
Upcoming PBR Minor League Tour Events:
PBR Invitational Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour in Southaven, Miss., on Friday, April 17 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. at Desoto Civic Center. Tickets are priced between $15-$40 and can be purchased at 662.470.2131.
Mesquite PBR Discovery Tour on Friday, April 3 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 4 at 8 p.m. at Resistol Arena.
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!
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About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.7 million live event 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. The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders compete in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico.
