PUEBLO, Colo. (August 19, 2010) - The Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division will visit New Mexico on Saturday.
The TPD action begins at 7 p.m. at the Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds. Tickets can be purchased by telephone at (505) 988-1234.
The TPD is the minor-league tour of the PBR, where both established veterans and newcomers to the professional ranks compete against some of the most famous bucking bulls. The TPD gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for the Built Ford Tough Series, which is comprised of the Top 40 bull riders in the world. Every five events on the BFTS, riders (based on points) who have slipped below the Top 30 are dropped from the BFTS and the Top 5 riders (based on money earned) from the TPD are allowed to move into the BFTS.
The BFTS travels to Tennessee for the Memphis Invitational presented by Cooper Tires on Friday and Saturday at the FedExForum. Bull riding begins at 8 p.m. on Friday and at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets begin at $10 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by telephone at (800) 745-3000.
The BFTS is having the deepest title race in history, and there have been 17 different winners through the first 23 events. There are 11 riders in the Top 20 of the BFTS standings who have won an event. The multiple-event winners for 2010 are second-ranked Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) with four wins, top-ranked Renato Nunes (Buritama, Brazil) with three wins and third-ranked Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, Brazil) with two wins.
The BFTS standings lead has changed nine times and there have been six different riders at the top this season. J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) has been ranked first three different times, while Meier and Nunes have each held the top spot twice.
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Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division Event Results:
Rocky Mountain Challenge TPD
Aug. 18 at Helena, Mont.
1. Zac Peterson, Velva, N.D., 87.5 points.
2. Luke Snyder, Raymore, Mo., 87 points.
3. Ryan Prophet, Rigby, Idaho, 86 points.
Texas Heritage National Bank TPD at Sulphur Springs, Texas
Aug. 14
1, Colby Yates, Fort Worth, Texas, 78 points.
Aug. 13
1. Ryan Dirteater, Hulbert, Okla., 171.5 points.
2. Luis Blanco, Irving, Texas, 157 points.
3. Jason Mara, Boldorcombre, Australia, 86.5 points.
YMBL Invitational TPD
Aug. 13-14 at Beaumont, Texas
1. Zack Brown, North Shore, Hawaii, 161.5 points.
2. Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas, 89.5 points.
3. Timmy Josey, Houma, La., 88.5 points.
Cowboy Capital TPD
Aug. 13 at Prescott, Ariz.
1. Jared Farley, Kempsey, Australia, 177 points.
2. Luke Snyder, Raymore, Mo., 85 points.
3. (tie) Shay La Rue, Cortez, Colo., 80.5 points and Mark Lopes, Sutter Creek, Calif., 80.5 points.
Cowboys Dancehall TPD
Aug. 13 at San Antonio, Texas
1. Hector Cardona Fuentes, Saltillo, Mexico, 159 points.
2. (tie) Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas, 87 points and Jason Malone, Pleasanton, Texas, 87 points.
