Tuesday, April 8, 2008

The ABC Rodeo CBR Challenge Event

The CBR held this event  at the end of the PRCA's ABC Rodeo in Lubbock,TX  on Sunday, April 6 ; and several of its riders who have been called up to the BFTS of the PBR flew right back from Nampa to compete at there. Jay Morrow(Wayland,IA) won his first CBR title as he managed to beat out five World Champions for this event Championship.
Usually I wait until I see the event before posting which is why Ft Worth won't be posted until the end of this week  but  because this event won't air until April 23rd I decided to  get the news out now. .In the fifth section of the long go Jay scored 86 aboard Scott Burruss' Twister  to tie for 10/11 in the round with Steve Woolsey.  In the long go  he faced off against  the Hurst/Garrett/Dyess bull Carney Man for a great 91 point ride to win both the Championship round and the event Championship.
Condolences to Pistol Robinson  and his family on the loss of his mother who had battled MS courageously for several years .Pistol made it back from Nampa  but bucked off of Rich Bumbaca's  Twigs  & Berries.
PRCA World Champion Cody Hancock has been riding hot this season and looking like the Cody Hancock of old.He rode Alan Murphy's Rocky for 84.5. He was followed by Chance Smart aboard Murphy's Border Patrol  for 87 points. Brandon Edwards rode Murphy's Itch & Scratch for 85 while  CBR 2007 World Champion Bonner Bolton rode Murphy's Cherokee Fiddler for 86.5. Howdy Cloud ended the  first section with an 87 point ride aboard Murphy's Chrome Molly.
Quite a few of the CBR riders who ride PBR made it back for this event.In the second section Murphy's Mellow Yellow bucked off Jarrod Craig but Clayton Williams got a score aboard Murphy's Deuce Bigalow for 77 points.
In the third section PRCA World Champion Wesley Silcox rode Scott Burruss' Brass Apache for 86.5. Burruss' Bad Moon  was a good draw for Cooper Kanngiesser who won the long go with a good ride for 88 points.He was followed by Steve Woolsey aboard Burruss' Medicine Man for 86 and Tony Smart aboard Burruss' Evil Eye for 83.
Section four began with Francisco Morales 84 point ride aboard Mike Johnson's Captain Jack. Douglas Duncan rode Lyndal Hurst's Fat Jimmy for 87.5 followed by Laddan Ledbetter aboard Hurst's Chino for 87 .Bronson Butcher finished the ride off with 87.5 aboard Hurst's Ludicrus.
Yet another one who flew back from Nampa ,Reese Cates bucked off of the Guidry /Hurst bull Mooseknuckle. CBR/PRCA World Champion Matt Austin scored 85.5 aboard Jesse Hill's  Parachute  which came right after Jay Morrow's ride aboard Hurst's Twister for 86. Mike Moore was the last qualified ride in the section with 87 aboard Glen Southwick's  Curious George.
There were only three qualified rides in the Championship round starting with Cooper Kanngiesser's 89 point ride aboard Alan Murphy's  Hugh.Then it was all the bulls  until Wesley Silcox's managed to hang on  for  87.5 ride aboard Scott Burruss' Georgia Sun.  The winning ride in the round and the event was Jay Morrow's 91 point ride aboard Carney Man.Jay had tied with Cooper Kanngiesser with 177 on two but the back judge awarded the win to Jay by a fraction. Usually this means that  Cooper's score in the short go  had a higher bull score than rider score.If both had been identical then they would have shared the title.
 Be sure to catch the CBR on RFD-TV this Wednesday evening.The Lubbock event will air on April 23rd.
 The next  CBR event will be the George Paul Memorial in Del Rio , TX on May 3 and 4.This  legendary event is the oldest stand alone bull riding.
Chad Castillo will undergo surgery on his shoulder after the George Paul Memorial with Dr Tandy Freeman doing the surgery. Zack Oakes is out for 4-6 months with a broken hip that requires surgery while Mike Moore is riding well with three broken toes. Clint Craig is staying out a few more weeks  while his fractured shoulder heals; and John Jacobs is out for 4-8 weeks with a broken collarbone. Ardie Maier's recent MRI of his broken neck looked good and the doctors feel right now that he won't require surgery.

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