Kasey Hayes Wins PBR's BFTS's Tulsa event.

By Sheila Totten

Kasey Hayes may be a familiar face  to many PRCA  and CBR fans but this past weekend the  20 yr old from Liberal,KS  made his first appearance at a  PBR BFTS event; and did it in a big way as he scored 260.75 on three bulls to take the event title. Hayes had been riding in PBR lower tier events for the past two years and  was brought up as an alternate for an injured rider. Hayes had his biggest PBR payday  as yet with earnings of $36,198 as he dominated the competition during the three day event at the Tulsa Convention Center .As the Annual Tulsa Pow Wow was also going on there lots of our Indian people probably took the time to attend also.

Kasey not only won the event but  won the Ford Truck Moment of Truth Bonus and the Bud Light Short Go Top Qualifiers Bonus. He also qualified for the Ford Super Duty Challenge.

The red head from Tupelo , OK., Cord McCoy ,won round one  aboard Sonny Williams/J Bar W's Superman. Round one was an ABBI Classic  for three and four year olds and Superman tied for top honors in that with Stray Kitty. Cord scored 90.5 to take an early lead in the event while the bull scored 90.25 in the ABBI Classic.

Ross Coleman, coming off of his big win at Calgary was second with 88.75 on Shippy's Ropers Like Mike.Kody Lostroh was third aboard Anchor Bull Company's Knox with 87.75 and Chris Shivers was fourth aboard McCoy's Ranch Buffalo Bob with 87.25.

I guess I am a dyed in the wool traditionalist because I just cannot get into this four judges scoring system. I prefer the tried and true method that has been used forever in rodeo and bull riding but that is just my opinion.

Brazil's Guilherme Marchi scored 90.25 aboard the Davis /White/PMS bull Chief while JW Hart tied with Mike Lee at 88 for 2/3.Hart rode Danny Lemmons' Splat Kat and Lee rode Herrington Cattle's Smokin' Joe. My hometown boy,Clarksville's own(and the pride of the Clarksville HealthSouth Physical Therapy Center) Cory Rasch  was fourth with 86.75 aboard Frontier Rodeo's Woodstock.

In round three  Kasey Hayes scored 90 aboard the Page and Teague bull Wild One to take that round .Guilherme Marchi and Sean Willingham tied for 2/3 with 88 points. Marchi rode P&T's Red One while Sean rode Carter/Jones Niagra.  J.B. Mauney was fourth with 87.75 aboard Boyd /Floyd/Paradise Farms' Wild Life.

In the Championship Round it was Chris Shivers stealing the show aboard Sammy Andrews' Fender Bender with a great 91 point ride.The bull ,typical of Sammy's great breeding program, spun to the left into Chris' hand with lots of kick and action.  Chris tied for 4/5 in the average with Guilherme Marchi.

Beau Hill had the only other qualified ride  with 89.25 aboard Diamond S's Cat Daddy who spun to the right away from Beau's hand . beau was third in the average.

Event winner Kasey Hayes was the last to ride and he faced the Nelson/Teague bull Just A Dream who leaped to the right with all fours off of the ground .He's wild and powerful and had Kasey off  down into the well in the blink of an eye.

J B Mauney finished second in the average with 257 points as Sunshine  rained on his parade in the short go. J B is lucky he walked away as the bull spun JB off right over his head in a helicopters spin  as the bull spun to the left .J B hit  the ground hard  but on the way down the bull caught him with  a horn and gave him a new shaving scar on his chin.he also suffered a groin injury.

Guilherme Marchi got leaned too far back on his hand as Super Duty spun to the right into Marchi's hand but Marchi still tied for 4/5 in the average.

Sean Willingham was 6th in the average as Big Bucks quickly faked left then went right in a trip far from his normal style.It was herky jerky with hop,skips and jumps. J.W.Hart and Justin McBride tied for 7/8 in the average. Justin McBride drew Gunsmoke who had a horrible trip and only scored 38.5. The bull skipped sideways as he faked right then hopped and skipped.No real timing at all and Justin was down early. Wildfire was a stronger bull who spun to the right hard and fast into J.W.Hart's hand to buck J.W. off at 3.3. Brian Herman drew the great Mossy Oak Mudslinger who looked like he has never lost a step.He spun to the left  with lots of rear end action to get Brian off at 3.2 seconds. Mudslinger scored 45. Brian was 9th in the average.

Black Smoke spun to the left into Cord McCoy's hand to toss Cord right off while Cord finished 10th. Bells Blues,a big ,gray Brahma looked more like a bronc as he kicked  high  and out with both rear legs.Cody Whitney who finished 11th was on the ground at 4.1.

Scene of the Crash took two leaps forward then spun fast to the left to buck off 12th place  finisher L. J. Jenkins .Okeechobee Spots  took two leaps out then faked left then faked right  to score 45.25 and buck off Kody Lostroh who finished 13th.

Colby Yates who finished  14th did not ride in the short go as he was sent to the hospital for a CT Scan after suffering a concussion with a loss of consciousness as Avalanche  hit Colby in the head during round three ,knocking him out immediately. Colby was carried out on a backboard and awoke in the medicine room.His place  in the short go was taken by Mike Lee who bucked off of Holy Moly as the bull spun into Mike's hand with sluggish movements.Mike finished 16th.

Ross Coleman drew Cow Pix who spun to the right into his hand with good kicks and then went flat then kicked again sending cross off to the outside.Ross was 15th.

Adriano Moraes did not make the short go so he sat in with Michael Gaffney and OLN's announcer  Adam         who was very refreshing.Adam seems to be loaded with personality and Charisma.And we welcomed back  the lovely Leah Garcia who was sorely missed. She adds sparkle to the broadcasts and the riders love talking to her. Justin McKee was absent due to commitments  elsewhere.

Brian Canter Wins Cheyenne PBR CT Event

Brian Canter Wins Cheyenne Challenger event.

by Sheila Totten

North Carolina's Brain Canter and J.B. Mauney topped the field at the PBR's Cheyenne,Wyoming Challenger event. The traveling partners had a great event taking first and second places with 90+ rides in the short go. Canter whose style has been compared to the late Lane Frost went into the final round tied for third with 88 points. He drew Thomas Taylor's great bull Pandora's Box who won their last meeting. When Rob Smets and Cody Lambert  told  Brian to stay forward and he would make his ride  , Brian listened and scored 93 points. It was the high marked ride of the event.

 Mauney who rode before Canter in the short go  took an early lead as he scored 90 .

Also scoring 90 point rides on Tuesday were Jason Bennett  and Silvanei Carvalho in the long go. Both bucked off in the final round.

 Injured in the event were:

Tyler Thomson who suffered a concussion and a separated shoulder.

Ednei Caminhas-left leg contusion.

Rob Bell-fractured ribs and liver contusion.Rob was transported to the hospital for further evaluation. 

Welcome Back Leah Garcia

Welcome Back Leah Garcia
About a month ago  I had heard from Leah Garcia who was then in the process of negotiating a contract  for two upcoming PBR events.She had asked me to keep this off the record and I did .I was thrilled to see that everything worked out for her and she did get the nod for the Tulsa  broadcast.
Leah had become an integral part of the PBR  broadcasts over the past few years .Her interviews were done in  such an engaging way that the fans loved  watching her.They were very upset when she decided to leave the job several months ago much to Leah's surprise. She did not think she actually had the following she has.The fans love her. I am hoping that her return is going to be permanent.

Report From Brittany Back- JR Rodeo National Finals Trip

Kentucky is not known as a rodeo state.  However, that did not discourage the contestants of the KY Wrangler Division as they packed up and headed to Gallup, NM for a week of National Finals action and fun.  When they where not rodeoing the Kentucky parents had planned some fun activities such as tie dying shirts, roasting marshmallows and making posters for the riders. 

 When the action started the focus quickly turned to rodeo.  The stands became packed with Kentucky families ranging from a 2 week old baby to grandparents. Kentucky was there in full force cheering on the contestants.  

 The state may have not finished number one in the standings but everyone learned a lot and will continue to use what they learned to improve in future years.  

 As the Kentucky finalists left Gallup they where determined to put the obstacles behind them and  move on to a new season.  Some will remain in the JR Division while others move on to High School Rodeo.  As they move on they will make new friends, continue to support old ones and learn many new things.  However, most importantly they know when they look in the stands whether they are having the worse rodeo of their life or the best their family and friends will be up there cheering for them.

Navajo Nation Championship Bull Riding

CBR Adds Window Rock, Arizona

by Sheila Totten

I am thrilled to announce that the CBR is adding an event to their schedule which will be  at the Navajo Nation's Fair in September. This is the 60th anniversary of the Fair which runs September 2-10 at the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds.The CBR  event will be held on Sept.5th at 8 PM.

Several of the Navajo Nation riders have been riding in the CBR and I love the idea that the CBR will be going to Window Rock for an event.This writer does not fly so I do not know if I will be able to make this event but  I sure want to be there.I know it will be great. As I getmor enews about the event I will pass it on.Meanwhile don't forget that the CBR will be in Lake Charles,LA. on August 19th.That is another great event.

Jason McClain Wins PRCA's Xtreme Bulls Event At Tulsa,OK

Xtreme Bulls Tour Results From  Tulsa, OK

by Sheila Totten
With a record  that earned him the nickname of Mr . Rodeo, PRCA World Champion Jim Shoulders,the holder of 16 PRCA World Titles including  7 in Bull Riding, five All Arounds and 4 in Bareback Bronc Riding scored another record by returning  the Pace Picante Winter Finale to Tulsa ,Oklahoma along with the PRCA's  Xtreme Bulls Tour Event.The entire weekend was billed as The Jim Shoulders'  Western Weekend and the event was held on the weekend of May 12th , 2006.
Shoulders who began Mesquite Rodeo with Neal Gay looked fantastic at the event.As a small child I saw Shoulders compete in person and idolized the man who by then was nearing the age of retirement. I also saw his great bull Tornado who had that "Make My Day" attitude and look while  I was too young to understand  why rodeo bulls who went after barrel men were allowed to buck again. I will never forget that bull going head down into the barrel to crush the red headed clown who was carried out on a stretcher. He was a mean one,that bull, and I am glad that while my husband was riding and drawing   that bull I was only a school girl and did not know Norman .I could not imagine  what it would have been like to see Tornado hospitalize him. How Tracy Hedeman managed to survive all of Tuff's wrecks is beyond me.My hat's off to her courage.If  Norman was riding when I met him I doubt I could be as strong as Tracy in public. I probably would have been a mess.
Howdy Cloud came out aboard Guidry's Bobby Knight who took two leaps straight out before turning left and beating Howdy around the corner. Marcus Michaelis was next aboard I'm Dirty who spun fast to the right away from Marcus' hand  then reversed left. Marcus scored 83.
Thomas Bert drew Classic Pro Rodeo-Scotty Lovelace's Priefert Tough  who went into a flat left spin. Thomas remained  centered and looked good but needed more bull under him as he scored 72. Bobby Welsh Came out aboard Korkow's Action Cat who spun to the right  into Bobby's hand alternating lots of kicking action with no kicking at all. Bobby scored 83.
I didn't get the name of the bull Kanin Asay drew but he bucked hard to the left and managed to step on Kanin's foot and hip when he threw him to the dirt.
Jason McClain came out on Sammy Andrews' Culpepper and made a picture perfect ride as the bull spun to the left away from Jason's hand and Jason remained centered aboard  the big  black bull while scoring 85.
Sammy Andrews' Jimbo spun around to the left and got BJ Schumacher  slid back on his rope and off to the outside.
Andrews' Erks Me  had lots of high kick a she spun to the left into Bryan Richardson's hand in a faster and faster spin.The X Power  readings on the ride were Kick:2.8,Spin : 3.4 with an X Power total rate of 3.41.
Billionaire went to the right  with really bad timing  and had Cody Hancock down  at 6.4.
Matt Austin drew Powder River's Extreme who went to the right into Matt's hand in a drifting spin.Matt was centered throughout the ride  and scored 83.
Casey Baize followed with his own 83 point ride aboard Snakebite who spun fast  into his hand  to the right .
Jarrod Ford was off of Sports Machine early as the bull went to the right bucking hard while Jerry Shepherd scored 83 and made his ride look easy as the bull went to the right away from his hand. Special K went around to the right  into Dustin Elliott's hand but Dustin lost hold with his feet and was down.
Show Off  went to the left away from Sonny Murphy's hand but didn't have much kick as Sonny scored 84. Cajun Moon bucked in place 4 times then spun to the right into Cory Melton's hand  while throwing a roll or two but was unable to get Cory off;and Cory scored 84 .R/W White Diamond went around to the left away from Zack Oakes hand  and just got away from him..These were the only rides shown in the long go and as there were only 13 qualified rides  2 riders were brought back by draws..Among the notables present at the event was Jim Shoulders fellow Henryetta ,OK resident and World Champion Bull Rider Terry Don West .Before the short go they also showed Lane Frost's 1987 NFR winning ride and the bull he rode  looks just like my Blue Norther. Maybe someday his nephew Brian will draw Blue. I would love that.
I have watched Vertical Limit at the CBR and this is one tough bull to get by.He had World Champion Cody Hancock off at 1.12 on the first jump out of the chutes. Holey Moley ,with an X power rate of 2.92 had Thomas Bert off as the bull spun around  into Bert's hand then reversed and got Bert too far back on his arm. Travis Sellers might have broken his wrist in the long go but  he made a great ride aboard Mean Machine in the short go.The  Glenn Southwick/Harlan Robertson/Henry Wilson bull spun to the right into Travis' hand with lots of speed and action and Travis rode him jump for jump while scoring 91  to give him a total of 170 on two. He had told the fans  that he broke a bone in his wrist and tore a ligament and was told not to get on but he did.That's one 'tuff"  cowboy.
Chad Eubanks had 84.5 on one ride  as Spider Man broke or dislocated bullfighter Shorty Gorham's arm. Deuces Wild went into a fast spin to the left with high kicks to get Casey Baize off.
Lucky Strike remains unridden in two years as he dusted Marcus Michaelis as he  took one spin to the left then jumped out of it with an XPower of 2.51
David Bailey's Super Cool fouled Matt Austin at the gate and Matt was given a reride.He drew Dippin XS Energy who went to the left in a hard spin away from his hand then reversed right into Matt's hand.Matt maintained perfect position with aggressive spur action and free arm action.Matt scored 91 and had 174 on two to finish second in the event.
Leroy took two leaps out then spun to the left and beat Jerry Shepherd around the corner.
Bobby Welsh was offered a reride when his bull went right ,bucked in place and then fell down. Bobby separated his shoulder and could not take the reride.
The S/R/W bull Blue Chip took one hard leap to the left and whipped Sonny Murphy down.
Cory Melton simply overrode Cooter who took two spins to the left away from his hand  and beat Cory around the corner.
Jason McClain drew one of my favorite bulls from Vernon Guidry-Hot Damn who took one leap out then spun to the right into Jason's hand with lots of kick and action.This is a great bull.His kick rate was 3.6,spin was 2.8 and all around X Power rate was 3.4. Jason scored 94  and won the event. Jason who now has rode Hot Damn three times told Stran Smith's beautiful wife Jennifer that the bull "kind of took me by surprise when he  went to the right."Jason topped the board with 179 on two head but Matt Austin's second place finish has placed Matt back in first place in the Xtreme Bulls Tour.

ABA's Annual Memorial Day Weekend Bucking Bull Derby

Matthew White Wins ABA's May 27th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Bucking Bull Derby

by Sheila Totten

 

The ABA's third TN event was the annual Derby for three year old bulls held Memorial Day Weekend at Circle 13 in Denmark,TN.It was good to see Russell Williams there as the typical rodeo clown.Russ is a real trip..It was good to see everyone and to have clear weather finally.It was announced that Budda Gatons from Illinois was in the lead in the standings. Budda had picked points up by riding in the Missouri events.
I spoke with Trey Allen  and he said his hand is getting better,He was cutting paneling with a skill saw three weeks ago when he nearly cut the hand off.he also said Tye's leg is healing and the bull who got Tye  at the PBR event in Louisville,KY was a trash bull. Rumor has it that said bull is headed to the beef market.
In the Derby a reride can only be given if a bull stops  bucking before the buzzer.The first rider was Altus Dieterlen on Circle 13's Boo, a black bull with a big set of clown stabbers who managed to stick a horn in the gate then went into a flat spin to the right , jumped out of it and bucked straight  down the arena. Altus scored 63.
Jacob Maclin got dusted  buy Rafter C's 3 Coriente.The bull took 4 strong leaps and Jacob was in the dirt.
Circle 13's TNT Dynamite is a good looking typical Plummer. Current ABA Champion Ronnie Maness drew him and scored 68 as the bull faked right then bucked  and loped in a wide left circle .
Cody Nance drew our(Cherokee Wolf Ranch) Cat Five Hurricane. I spoke with Cody before the ride and told him that Hurricane has no set trip but because he bucks hard with a lot of rear end action he needed to stay up on his rope with his chest out.Cody listened  as Hurricane came out with a high leap with rear and drop and bucked in a wide left circle with good kicking action.Cody scored 66.
Colby Criswell drew Circle 13's 14 K Gold Digger who is a very good bull.He turned back at the chute then faked right  then bucked hard straight before bucking in a left circle.Lots of direction change and action. Colby scored 69 and was in the lead.Matt Littrell drew #33 Floyd's Boys (Circle 13) and it was the small bull tall rider syndrome but matt was able to do it.The bull took five leaps straight out then faked right faked left then bucked straight.Matt scored 66.
Robert Milholen drew Rafter C's Amy's Pet who justloped down the arena for 56 points. Remember no rerides in a derby unless the bull quits before 8 seconds.
Blake Climer drew 54 Super Dave 2nd of Circle 13 who I really like.The black bull has a good spin but when he jumped out of the chute into his spin he got too close to the rail and jumped out of the spin and circled left .He's a good little fast bull. Blake scored 68.
Michael Ross drew Circle 13's Recon who had good action as he faked right then faked left then faked back right and left again then bucked left in a semi circle. Michael scored 67.This is yet another young bull with lots of promise and just as good as many of the ones at Tunica.
Brad Wiggins averted a bad wreck aboard Rafter C's  #1 B&W Paint who fell down as he bucked out of the chute.Now this is reason for a reride in the derby.Brad took his reride later on the same bull and made it all the way to 7.8. as the bull bucked straight down the arena with lots of kick.
Michael Collier drew Marvin Littrell's 49% Marvelous Marv who took one leap straight and beat Michael around to the left.
Charlie Mitchell drew Circle 13's EG Get You Some who took one leap out before bucking straight left to dust Charlie.
Mathew White drew Circle 13's Super Dave 1st who took one leap straight out then faked right and bucked to the right in a circle with lots of action. Mathew scored 68.
Steve Kee another PBR lower tier rider(we have several )drew  Circle 13's Jordan's Pet who bucked straight down the arena before faking left then bucked straight again. Stevie scored 66.
Billy Summers drew Circle 13's Star who bucked straight left along the chutes before finally going into a left spin into Billy's hand at the very end of the ride. Billy scored 58.
Budda Gatons  drew Circle 13's White Demon who faked left then faked right then faked left and right again with lots of kick. Budda scored  67. It was great to see Budda's mom Donna McKittrick here.She was doing a great job videoing rides.
Chance Barr came out aboard Circle 13's Jokers Wild  who tossed him off into the chute on the third jump along the chutes.
Kevin Ables came out on CW Ranch's  Who Cat who walked out then went over on his side when he went to buck. Kevin hit his head hard and was out for a bit. he was given a reride  but the contractor pulled the bull so Kevin drew another.The bull took three leaps out then bucked straight left and tossed Kevin off into the chute where he hit his head again.
Brian Brandt drew Rafter C's CCR who just took long leaps straight down the arena for 59.
Ronnie Maness was the first out in the short go aboard LJ Lockjaw.The short go had the proven older bulls and they were good buckers. Lockjaw faked left with high kicks and then made lots of direction changes to finally beat Ronnie around to the left.
Buzzard Bait had Blake Climer off on the second leap out of the chute. These bulls have lots of power.
Full House faked left then spun to the right then jumped out of the spin then went back into a right spin as he traveled across the arena. Michael scored 74 giving him 141 on two head.
Budda drew Circle 13's Prince Albert who faked right then left then right with lots of kick and power and finally made one spin to the right. Budda scored 77 and had 144 on two.
Colby Criswell drew the infamous Jersey Joe who went into a fast spin to the left to toss Colby off. Mathew White drew Circle 13's 2% Milk who spun left away from matt's hand then jumped forward then spun to the right  into Matt's hand again.The big Brahma  has power and energy. Mathew scored 78 and won the event with 146 on two head.
Budda Gatons finished second while Michael Ross was third.
The ABA goes to Springfield ,MO for June 3 and June 10 ,then returns to TN on June 17 at CW Ranch in Henderson.You can call the ABA office for information at (731)424-1296 or go online to www.americanbullridingassociation.com. Hope to see you at an event.