TPD visits California, Montana on Saturday

Highlights

  • The Livingston Classic PBR will take place on Saturday in Livingston, Mont.
  • The Mesa Productions and Rolling Hills Casino TPD will take place Saturday in Redding, Calif.
  • Cody Nance won the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Big Bull Tour with $21,817.75.

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PUEBLO, Colo. - The Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division will make annual visits to California and Montana on Saturday.

The TPD will be in Livingston, Mont., at 7 p.m. on Saturday for the Livingston Classic PBR, which annually draws sellout crowds to the Park County Fairgrounds. PBR world-class entertainer Flint Rasmussen will provide his combination of athletic talent, quick wit, comical stunts and dance moves, while bulls will be provided by three-time PBR Stock Contractor of the Year Chad Berger. Tickets are on sale now at the Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce and The Spur Line in Livingston and at Murdoch's Ranch and Home Supply in Bozeman.

The Eighth Annual Mesa Productions and Rolling Hills Casino TPD will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Redding Rodeo Grounds in Redding, Calif. Tickets are on sale now at Boot Barn in Redding, The Loft in Red Bluff and at www.ReddingCivic.com.

2009 PBR Rookie of the Year Cody Nance won the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Big Bull Tour with $21,817.75. The PBR and two-time PBR Stock Contractor of the Year Jeff Robinson played host to the series of five events in June and July. Nance was one of only two riders to compete in all five events, finishing first at Huntsville, Ala., and Tupelo, Miss. He will receive an RMEF signature rifle, a hunt courtesy of RMEF, a full set of Cooper Tires and a New Holland Rustler utility vehicle.

Rooster McKeeman, who won the first event in Asheville, N.C., finished second with $10,740.71, while 2009 PBR World Champion Kody Lostroh, who won last week in Grand Junction, Colo., was third with $7,781.68.

The TPD gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for the nationally-televised Built Ford Tough Series, which is comprised of the Top 35 bull riders in the world. Every five events on the BFTS, the Top 5 riders (based on money earned) from the TPD are allowed to move into the BFTS.

The BFTS features the world's best and highest-paid bull riders competing against the fiercest bucking bulls on the planet. The TPD allows established veterans and newcomers alike the opportunity to compete against some of the world's best bucking bulls.

The BFTS will return to action on Aug. 10-11 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., with the Express Classic Presented By WinStar World Casino. Tickets begin at $12 and are on sale at the Arby's Box Office at the BOK Center, www.BOKCenter.com, Tickets.com outlets and by telephone at (866) 7-BOKCTR. Ticket price will increase $2 on day of show.

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, NBC Sports Network and YouTube. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer.

Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division Event Results:
California Rodeo Salinas TPD

July 18 at Salinas, Calif.
Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)
1. Cody Ford, 89-90.5-179.5 points.
2. Josh Daries, 68.5-87.5-156 points.
3. Brant Atwood, 87.5-0-87.5 points; and Stormy Wing, 87.5-0-87.5 points.

RMEF Big Bull Tour
West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Lucas Oil TPD
July 19 at Grand Junction, Colo.
Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)
1. Kody Lostroh, 88-88.5-176.5 points.
2. Reese Cates, 87.5-85.5=173 points.
3. Cody Johnson, 75.5-89-164.5 points.

RMEF Big Bull Tour
July 20-21 at Estero, Fla.
Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)
1. Wagner Luciano, 86-85.5-171.5 points.
2. Chance Roberts, 85-84.5-169.5 points.
3. Eli Vastbinder, 81.5-86-167.5 points.

RMEF Big Bull Tour Final Standings
1. Cody Nance, $21,817.75
2. Rooster McKeeman, $10,740.71
3. Kody Lostroh, $7,781.68
4. Ben Jones, $3,675.40
5. Reese Cates, $3,533.23

17th Annual Thunder On Hooves TPD
July 20-21 at Thief River Falls, Minn.
Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)
1. Travis Briscoe, 86.5-87.5-174 points.
2. Tyler Thomson, 86-0-86 points; and Travis Briscoe, 86-0-86 points.

Star Valley Ultimate Bull TPD
July 21 at Afton, Wyo.
Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)
1. Tim Bingham, 0-87.5-87.5 points.
2. Clint Miller, 84.5-0-84.5 points.
3. Bonner Bolton, 83-0-83 points. 

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
The PBR is the world's premier bull riding organization. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the PBR. In just two decades, the dream of 20 bull riders has become a global sports phenomenon that is televised worldwide. More than 100 million viewers annually watch primetime PBR programming on networks around the world including CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, and NBC Sports Network. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 25 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million - the most of any Western-sports athlete in history. Nearly 2 million fans attend Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PBR.

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