Sacramento, Calif. (January 16, 2010) - Round 1 of the Sacramento Classic ended with a bang, as fan favorite JB Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) won the Cooper Tires matchup against 2009 World Champ Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.). Going into the special round, Mauney had the higher score, so he got to choose his bull first. He went with Troubadour (Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls). Since Mauney picked his bull first, Lostroh got to ride first. But tonight wasn’t Lostroh’s night… he bucked off of Necessary Evil (Don Kish Bucking Bulls) after just 3.0 seconds. All Mauney had to do was ride longer than that. Not only did Mauney stay on Troubadour longer than 3 seconds, he managed to pull in one of the highest scores of the night: 89.0. Mauney was presented with a $10,000 check from Cooper Tires for his win.
There was something in the air in Sacramento, as the re-ride flags dropped multiple times at Arco Arena during the first round. Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) made the most of his re-ride, bringing in 88.5 points on Bring It from Chumley Long Cattle, Co. This shot him into first place for the event and gave him the round win. Briscoe took home $2,730 for the round win.
The re-ride flags kept flying, as most of the top five riders for the night placed after the re-ride option. Elliot Jacoby’s (Fredericksburg, Texas) re-ride on Shot Gun Willy (Holman Bucking Bulls) scored him 88.0 points, $1,950 and second place on the leader board. Third in tonight’s standings goes to Bryan Richardson’s (Dallas, Texas) 87.5 point ride on Sis & Stan’s Bucking Bull’s Zip Code. Richardson walked away with $1,170. Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) and 2-time World Champion Chris Shivers (Jonesville, La. (Don Kish Bucking Bulls) tied for fourth and fifth. Meier took on Facial Fear (Don Kish Bucking Bulls) for 87.25 points and $624 while Shivers stayed on Cosca/Brown Bucking Bulls Kick Butt for 87.25 points and $624.
Stay tuned tomorrow for Round 2 of the Sacramento Classic. Also, don’t miss Round 1, and the Cooper Tires Matchup when it airs on NBC tomorrow, Saturday January 16th. Please check your local listings for more details.
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INJURY REPORT:
Cody Nance has a bruised knee but is expected to compete the rest of the weekend.
Sacramento Classic: ROUND ONE: 1) Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) 88.5 points on Bring It (Chumley Long Cattle, Co), $2,730. 2) Elliot Jacoby (Fredericksburg, Texas) 88.0 points on Shot Gun Willy (Holman Bucking Bulls), $1950. 3) Bryan Richardson (Dallas, Texas) 87.5 points on Zipcode (Sis & Stan’s Bucking Bulls), $1,170. 4/5) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 87.25 points on Facial Fear (Don Kish Bucking Bulls), $624. 4/5) Chris Shivers (Jonesville, La.) 87.25 points on Kick Butt (Cosca/Brown Bucking Bulls), $624.
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