PUEBLO, Colo. (December 31, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) will continue the successful PBR Bull Draft throughout the 2009 Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) season. During every Built Ford Tough Championship Round, or Short-Go, of the regular season, the top fifteen bull riders will draft the final bull that they will get on at the event with the rider who is in the lead picking his bull first. This selection process will happen during intermission and includes not only three-day events, but two and one-day events as well.
The draft process for three-day events will stay the same as 2008. The bull rider who wins round one will pick his bull first for the second round and is followed in succession by the remaining 44 contestants based on scores. After all of the riders who received scores have selected their bulls, the riders will select their bulls based on their buck-off times with the quickest buck-off time picking last.
The 2009 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals will also showcase the draft system with the top 40 riders in the world choosing which bull they will take on in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th rounds. The bulls they will get on during the 1st, 4th, and 8th round will be drawn randomly.
The PBR is the premier bull riding organization in the world, boasting contestants from Mexico, Australia, Brazil, and Canada. Its events air weekly on VERSUS, NBC, and FOX and in recent years it has been tagged the ‘fastest growing sport in the country’. For more information on the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. or the PBR Bull Draft, please visit www.pbrnow.com or contact Katharine Sherrer at 719 242 2800.
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 it 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 is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR 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 in five countries.
