Although I gave a brief report of the event earlier I did not see the rides till tonight so I will fill in some blanks with the following rewritten article.
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 there. Jay Morrow(Wayland,IA) won his first CBR title as he managed to beat out five World Champions for this event title. In the fifth section of the long go Jay scored 86 aboard Scott Burruss' Twister who stumbled out of the chute to the left then went into a right spin into Jay's hand to tie for 10/11 in the round with Steve Woolsey. Jay never bobbled once In the long go he faced off against the Hurst/Garrett/Dyess bull Carney Man, a son of my favorite Hot Damn, for a great 91 point ride to win both the Championship round and the event title. The bull who kneeled in the chute leaped up and was around to the left with lots of kick and elevation. Jay was perfect as he stayed up on his rope. 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 as the bull took two leaps out then faked left before spinning to the right into Cody's hand.It was a good ride but awful get off as Cody landed flat on his back and was slow getting up.
He was followed by Chance Smart aboard Murphy's Border Patrol for 87 points. The bull faked right and left then went around to the right into Chance's hand before reversing left away.
Brandon Edwards rode Murphy's Itch & Scratch for 85 while the bull faked left and right then went around to the right into Brandon's hand while flattening out .
CBR 2007 World Champion Bonner Bolton rode Murphy's Cherokee Fiddler for 86.5 as another of my favorite bulls took two out then faked left then went around to the right into Bonner's hand. Got to love that bull.After all the real Cherokee fiddler was my husband's great grand uncle Fiddlin' John Totten.
Howdy Cloud ended the first section with an 87 point ride aboard Murphy's Chrome Molly who was around to the left away from Howdy's hand then jumped out of the spin and bucked straight left before reversing around to the right.
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 as the bull took three leaps straight to the right then went around to the left fast throwing Jarrod off over his head. 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 as the bull faked left and right then went around to the right into a drifting spin with lots of action .Wesley made a textbook ride.
Burruss' Bad Moon was a good draw for Cooper Kanngiesser who won the long go with a good ride for 88 points as the bull was around to the right with all fours off the ground and good kicks.Cooper dressed it up with a good spur ride. He was followed by Steve Woolsey aboard Burruss' Medicine Man for 86 who went around to the left into Steve's hand alternating good kicks with belly kicks. Tony Smart was aboard Burruss' Evil Eye for 83.
Section four began with Francisco Morales 84 point ride aboard Mike Johnson's Captain Jack who was around to the right away from Francisco's hand. Douglas Duncan rode Lyndal Hurst's Fat Jimmy for 87.5 who took three jumps to the left in place before going around to the right away from Douglas' hand with lots of kick.He was followed by Laddan Ledbetter aboard Hurst's Chino for 87 as the bull took two hops out then was around to the right into laddan's hand with lots of kick .Bronson Butcher finished the round off with 87.5 aboard Hurst's Ludicrus who was around to the left into his hand with a hop and a skip.The bull had good timing and action.
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 and was thrilled to finally get a solid ride although he still didn't feel completely up to par.The bull was around to the right into matt's hand and got Matt leaned back towards the end.
Mike Moore was the last qualified ride in the section with 87 aboard Glen Southwick's Curious George who faked left and right then went around to the right away from Mike's hand. Cooper Kanngieser won the long go.
There were only three qualified rides in the Championship round starting with Cooper Kanngiesser's 89 point ride aboard Smokin Joe who was around to the left away from Cooper's hand before jumping out of it then faking left and reversing right Cooper had 177 on two head and was tied with Jay Morrow..Then it was all the bulls until Wesley Silcox's managed to hang on for 87.5 ride aboard Scott Burruss' Georgia Sun who was around to the left away from Wesley's hand in a solid ride. It had to be har don Wesley and although he made a textbook ride he had to be worried as his traveling partner had bucked off right before him and was injured.Steve Woolsey bucked off of Owen's Eleven who took one leap out then went around to the left while moving forward in the spin. Steve took a shot in his head from the bull's horn and was knocke dout.They carried him out on a backboard and intended to take him to the hospital but inJoAnna Blackwell's report she said he was talking and knew whee he was and was okay.
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 30th.
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.The same slate of 40 top riders will compete in two long rounds and one short round this year rather than two different slate swith the winner announced after the end of the second day..
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. Good luck to everyone riding in Del Rio.Good luck to Mary Ramos who has left the CBR to start her own business in Longview ,TX. I sure will miss Mary.She always made us feel very welcome when Teri Lann and I made it to events to cover them live.
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