2009 Daisy Rookie of the Year contender Pete Farley tames the bull, Bones, for 93.25 points
Mauney moves to second in 2009 BFTS World Standings
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (October 31, 2009) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) took over Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center for the second round of the 2009 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals. PBR is looking to crown its 16th World Champion who will take home a $1 million bonus and the coveted gold belt buckle. At the end of Saturday’s performance, 2008 PBR Australia National Champion Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS) took the round two victory after riding the 2008 PBR World Champion Bull, Bones, owned by Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC, for a whopping 93.25 points. This was the first time that the top bull was ridden in actual competition. The young Australian added a check for $25,000 to his bank account and the first World Finals round victory in his career.
“He’s (Bones) a bull where you know you have no room for error at all. He’s hard to ride and that’s why no one wanted to pick him,” Farley stated. “It didn’t make me want to prove anything except to myself that I could ride the best bull in the world. It gives me a lot of confidence especially with the draft because I can pick what I want to pick for tomorrow.”
Splitting second and third place was North Carolina superstar J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) and Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) who both scored 91.25 points. Mauney rode 2009 World Champion Bull contender, Troubadour of Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls, while McConnel took on the bull, Unabomber (Eno/Kubinchak Bucking Bulls). Fourth place went to top Brazilian rider Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) who scored 90.5 points on Boyd/Floyd Bull Company’s bull, Spitfire. Rounding out fifth place was Shane Proctor (Mooresville, N.C.) who rode the bull, King of Hearts, owned by Corey & Horst Rodeo Co. Inc.
The PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals rounds out the first weekend of competition on Sunday, November 1 at the Thomas & Mack Center for round three of the world-class event. The top 40 bull riders along with four international bull riders are taking on the world’s best bulls as they compete for the ultimate title in the sport of bull riding—the 2009 World Championship!
The PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals airs LIVE on VERSUS on Oct. 30-Nov. 1 and Nov. 5-7 and LIVE on NBC on Nov. 9. Additionally, CBS will broadcast the last 15 rides of round three on Sunday, Nov. 1 (check local listings for all times). Visit www.pbrnow.com to view the current broadcast schedule and consult local listings to verify all show times.
INJURY REPORT:
Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, Kan.) has a right groin strain, but will compete tomorrow.
BEHIND THE CHUTES
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ride with the Best Bonus
As the winner of round one at the 2009 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas, Nev., J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) was eligible to compete for the $5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Ride with the Best” bonus during round two. Mauney conquered the bull, Troubadour, owned by Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls; therefore, he collected the $5,000 bonus. As the round two winner, Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS) will compete for the bonus in Sunday’s round three action.
PBR BUILT FORD TOUGH WORLD FINALS
ROUND TWO: 1) Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS) 93.25 points on Bones (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC), $25,000; 2/3) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 91.25 points on Troubadour (Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls), $15,000; 2/3) Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) 91.25 points on Unabomber (Eno/Kubinchak Bucking Bulls), $15,000; 4) Valdiron de Oliveria (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 90.5 points on Spit Fire (Boyd/Floyd Bull Company), $10,000; 5) Shane Proctor (Mooresville, N.C.) 88.75 points on King of Hearts (Corey & Horst Rodeo Co. Inc), $5,000.
BUILT FORD TOUGH SERIES POINT STANDINGS (after Round Two): 1) Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 12,188.25 points; 2) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 12,062 points; 3) Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) 11,646.25 points, $258,528; 4) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparacida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 8,447 points; 5) Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) 8,437.75 points; 6) Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) 8,383.25 points; 7) Robson Palermo (Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil) 7,894 points; 8) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 7,412.5 points; 9) Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) 7,254.25 points; 10) Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) 6,890.5 points.
All roads have led to Las Vegas and the top 40 bull riders have invaded Sin City. 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 is taking 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!
Log on to www.pbr.tv, the official online network of the Professional Bull Riders. Get a total re-cap of the weekend’s event with the newly launched 20 minute highlight show “pbr.tv Extra” , browse video clips of the best rides and wrecks from each event, listen to behind the scenes interviews, watch the latest PBR news on the “pbr.tv Show”, plus much more. Pbr.tv is your one source for PBR video online!
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.
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