PUEBLO, Colo. (July 17, 2009) - The top 40 bull riders invaded The Sooner State for the 2009 U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Express and River Spirit Casino. The world’s best riders took on the toughest bulls in the country in Tulsa’s brand-new BOK Center for stop #23 of the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour. In the end, world no. 1 bull rider Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) took home the round one win after riding the bull, Neon Ghost, owned by Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls/Bryan Smith, for 88.5 points. Lostroh pocketed $7,000 for his efforts.
Young gun Skeeter Kingslver (Mclouth, Kan.) took second place when he scored 88 points on the bull, Legacy, owned by Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls/Bryan Smith. Taking third place was Georgia cowboy Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) who scored 87.75 points on Hebert Bucking Bulls’ What I Say, while 2008 PBR World Champion Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) took fourth after riding Life Sentence, owned by 5G Farms Bucking Bulls/Superior Genetics, for 87.5 points. Rounding out fifth place was Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) who received a score of 87 points on the bull, Gringo Honeymoon, owned by Jerry Nelson, Jr.
Due to his round two win at the Ford F-150 Invitational, Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) was eligible to compete for the $5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Ride with the Best” bonus during round one of the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational. Briscoe did not make the eight second whistle after taking on the bull, Chick’N Fried; therefore, stock contractors, H&D Bucking Bulls/Huff, took home the $5,000 bonus.
The U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Express and River Spirit Casino continues tomorrow as the top 40 bull riders in the world compete to see who will take home the coveted event title. Catch all of the action when VERSUS’ airs the event on Saturday, August 1 at 6 p.m. EST.
INJURY REPORT:
No injuries to report.
U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Express and River Spirit Casino RESULTS
ROUND ONE: 1) Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 88.5 points on Neon Ghost (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls/Bryan Smith), $7,000; 2) Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, Kan.) 88 points on Legacy (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls/Bryan Smith), $5,000; 3) Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) 87.75 points on What I Say (Hebert Bucking Bulls), $3,000; 4) Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) 87.5 points on Life Sentence (5G Farms Bucking Bulls/Superior Genetics), $2,000; 5) Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) 87 points on Gringo Honeymoon (Jerry Nelson, Jr.), $1,200.
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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