Professional Bull Riders Brought the Action to Salinas Tonight

By Mandy Roth
Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009

Salinas, CA - July 16, 2009- The Professional Bull Riding US Smokeless Tobacco Challenger Tour event held on Wednesday July 15th was a crowd pleaser as almost 5,000 people witnessed man versus beast at it’s best. Forty-two of the top professional bull riders in the US gathered at the Salinas Sports Complex to hang on for 8 seconds for their shot to win part of the $35,000 purse. California cowboys like Mark Lopes and A.J. Hamre were part of the action and Brian Potter, rodeo specialty entertainer, was on hand with funny acts and dance moves. Bull Rider Hugo Pedrero from Guanguato, Brazil came out on top by one point with a combined score of 171.5 points on two bulls. Second place was won by Corey Navarre from Sulpher, Louisiana with a score of 170.5; third place was won by Travis Briscoe of Edgewood, New Mexico with a score of 170.0 and fourth place was won by Jimmy Anderson of Bayfield, Colorado with a score of 86.0 on one bull.

For more information about the Professional Bull Riders go to www.pbrnow.com. For a complete schedule of the 99th California Rodeo Salinas activities taking place July 16-19, 2009 visit www.CARODEO.com.

The California Rodeo Salinas will celebrate 99 Years of Rodeo July 16-19, 2009. The California Rodeo Association is a non-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns over $240,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775.3100