FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The hometown Texas Rattlers (13-11) kicked off PBR Teams: Rattler Days presented by Germania Insurance with a close 90.25-88.60 victory over the Oklahoma Wildcatters (9-15) at Dickies Arena Friday to advance to 12-1 all-time at their annual homestand showcase.
Daniel Keeping (Montague, Texas) improved to 9-for-11 all-time at Rattler Days, earning an elite 90.25 points on Fury to earn the Rattlers the clutch win. Keeping’s electric strike represented his fifth 90-point ride of the season, which tied him with Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) for the most 90-pointers in the league. Kaiden Loud (Kaufman, Texas) recorded an 88.60-point ride on King Cobra for Oklahoma but the Wildcatters fell to the No. 9 rank courtesy of the decision.
The Missouri Thunder (17-7) recorded three bull scores to defeat the Arizona Ridge Riders (10-14) 260.65-87.65 and remain atop the PBR Teams standings, now winners of two-consecutive games.
Veteran Eduardo Aparecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil) opened Game 2’s scoring courtesy of an 87.65-point trip aboard Couyon to earn Arizona an early advantage. However, the Thunder’s Felipe Furlan (Sales Oliveira, Brazil) retaliated with 88.15 points to take the lead for Missouri. Macaulie Leather (Calliope, Australia) put the Thunder ahead a bull during Missouri’s next opportunity, scoring 85.10 on Bruised and Confused. Julio Cesar Marques (Tatuí, Brazil) made the most of his re-ride out atop Mike’s Motive (87.40) to round out Missouri’s 3-for-5 effort.
The Kansas City Outlaws (9-15) defeated the New York Mavericks (8-16) 264.55-172.95 and advanced to the No. 8 rank in the PBR Teams standings. Mauricio Gulla Moreira (Gaviao Peixoto) got the Mavericks on the board during New York’s first out, able to go the distance aboard Rock ‘n Roll (86.20). Sandro Batista (Pedra Preta, Brazil) regained the lead for the Outlaws with an 89-point strike on Feeds Red River during the next out, while Maikon Calixton Rocha(Orindiúva, Brazil) took advantage of his re-ride opportunity on UB Smooth (89.45) later in the game to extend Kansas City’s lead and secure the Outlaws’ second-consecutive victory.
Hudson Bolton (Milan, Tennessee) battled the Mavericks back to within 5.5 points courtesy of an 86.75-pointer on Cowboy Playboy during his return to PBR Teams as New York’s final rider, but a late-game effort (86.10 points on XIT Socks In A Box) from Hayden Welsh (Gillette, Wyoming), who also returned to the dirt Friday, finalized the win for the Outlaws. Kansas City now brings a two-game winning streak into Saturday while ending the Mavericks’ four-game run.
The Austin Gamblers (14-10) beat the Carolina Cowboys (14-10) 269.10-178.65 to surpass the Cowboys for the No. 3 rank in the PBR Teams standings. Two-time PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volburg, Montana) set the bar high for the Cowboys, scored 89.40 on Apache Dots during the first out of Game 4. Three-time PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) immediately reclaimed the lead for the Gamblers via a game-high 91.10 points on Elmo to advance to 10-for-12 all-time at Rattler Days. Leme’s 21st qualified ride of the year extended his lead atop the PBR Teams MVP standings to 186.1 points over Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, with the two-time PBR Teams MVP Leme having ridden 18 of his last 19 bulls.
The back-and-forth shootout continued, as Guilherme Valleiras (Pirassununga, Brazil) bested Good Riddance (89.25) before Sage Steele Kimzey (Strong City, Oklahoma) matched Smooth Whiskey’s every move for 90.60 points as Austin was back in front following a 4-for-4 start to the game. With Clay Guiton (Cherryville, North Carolina) unable to survive the requisite 8, Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) extended the Gamblers’ advantage on J Lazy S (87.40) to advance Austin to 3-for-3. Riders cooled off across the final four outs of the game, while the Gamblers earned their third-straight win Friday.
Friday’s opening showdown featured a dramatic one-score showing. Yan Victor Cunha (Assis Brasil, Brazil) went the distance aboard Spellbound for 89.60 points during Florida’s final out of the night to earn the Florida Freedom (10-14) a last-minute 89.60-0 victory over the Nashville Stampede (16-8). Cunha matched the bovine’s every move during just his third out of the 2026 season, which was enough to ditch Florida’s four-game losing streak while extending Nashville’s skid to two losses.
The second day of PBR Teams: Rattler Days presented by Germania Insurance at Dickies Arena resumes Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:45 p.m. CT. All five games on Saturday will air live at 7 p.m. CT on Paramount+. Tickets are available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com.
Game 1 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 2, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Freedom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.6 | 89.6 |
| Nashville Stampede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Freedom 1-for-5 | 89.6 pts
Austin Richardson BO Mouse Trap (2.98); Murilo Henrique de Oliveira BO There’s Your Sign (2.16); João Lucas Campos BO Max Bet (3.27); Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira BO El Patron (3.27); Yan Victor Cunha 89.6 points (Spellbound)
Nashville Stampede 0-for-5 | 0 pts
Alan de Souza BO Crossroads (5.70); Daniel Feitosa BO Show Me Dollars (3.70); Rogério Venâncio BO El Patron (7.32); Deklan Garland BO Charro (2.87); Riquelmi Silva BO Freight Train (1.82)
Game 2 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 2, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Ridge Riders | 0 | 87.65 | 0 | 0 | 0/0(RR) | 87.65 |
| Missouri Thunder | 0 | 0/87.40(RR) | 88.15 | 85.10 | 0 | 260.65 |
Arizona Ridge Riders 1-for-5 | 87.65 pts
Everton Natan da Silva BO Money Hustler (2.95); Eduardo Aparecido 87.65 (Couyon); Luciano De Castro BO Husky (4.61); Elizmar Jeremias BO Buck Nasty (5.01); Cody Jesus BO Walk Hard (3.58), RR taken, BO Glitch (1.88)
Missouri Thunder 3-for-5 | 260.65 pts
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto BO Yo Mamma (3.81); Julio Cesar Marques Short Fire (8.0), RR taken, 87.40 (Mike’s Motive); Felipe Furlan 88.15 (Love County); Macaulie Leather 85.10 (Bruised and Confused); Maverick Smith BO Jeffery D (1.88)
Game 3 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 2, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mavericks | 86.20 | 0/0(RR) | 0/0(RR) | 0 | 86.75 | 172.95 |
| Kansas City Outlaws | 89 | 0/89.45(RR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264.55 |
New York Mavericks 2-for-5 | 172.95 pts
Mauricio Gulla Moreira 86.20 (Rock ‘n Roll); Leonardo Castro BO Texas Playboy (7.13), RR taken, Enter Sandman (5.42); Bob Mitchell BO One Shank (7.11), RR taken, El Chapo (6.05); Leandro Zampollo BO I’m a Hostage (4.71); Hudson Bolton 86.75 (Cowboy Playboy)
Kansas City Outlaws 3-for-5 | 264.55 pts
Sandro Batista 89 (Feeds Red River); Maikon Calixton Rocha BO Black Eyes (5.47), RR taken, UB Smooth (89.45); Bruno Carvalho BO Dragon Slayer (3.09); Heitor Santos Ferreira BO Fire Fight (1.65); Hayden Welsh 86.10 (XIT Socks In A Box)
Game 4 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 2, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Cowboys | 89.40 | 89.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178.65 |
| Austin Gamblers | 91.10 | 90.60 | 87.40 | 0 | 0 | 269.10 |
Carolina Cowboys 2-for-5 | 178.65 pts
Jess Lockwood 89.40 (Apache Dots); Guilherme Valleiras 89.25 (Good Riddance); Clay Guiton BO American Made (6.06); João Henrique Lucas BO Lap Dancer (5.30); Thiago Salgado BO King Tut (2.86)
Austin Gamblers 3-for-5 | 269.10 pts
Jose Vitor Leme 91.10 (Elmo); Sage Steele Kimzey 90.60 (Smooth Whiskey); Dener Barbosa 87.40 (J Lazy); Kaique Pacheco BO Noslaw Extrasauce (2.94); Jesse Petri subbed in for Dalton Kasel, BO Jailer (3.48)
Game 5 – Fort Worth, Texas — Oct. 2, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Wildcatters | 0 | 88.60 | 0 | 0 | 0/0(RR) | 88.60 |
| Texas Rattlers | 0/0(RR) | 90.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.25 |
Oklahoma Wildcatters 1-for-5 | 88.60 pts
Eduardo Matos BO MF Cupcake (5.84); Kaiden Loud 88.60 (King Cobra); Renan Almeida Alves BO Sunday Best (1.96); Kase Hitt BO Mean Machine (7.07); Brock Poulin BO Cherry Shot (2.11), RR taken, subbed in Jack Mitchell, BO Scrappy (2.97)
Texas Rattlers 1-for-5 | 90.25 pts
Brady Fielder BO Dirty Bomb (6.22), RR taken, BO Bullistic (7.47); Daniel Keeping 90.25 (Fury); Qynn Andersen BO Magic Burner (3.59); Josh Frost BO Big Spit (3.92); João Ricardo Vieira BO Sky Diamond (3.63)
PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Teams standings for the regular season after the opening day of competition in Fort Worth, Texas:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Weekend Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Missouri Thunder | 17-7 | 5,294.25 | 1-0 |
| 2. | Nashville Stampede | 16-8 | 4,677.25 | 0-1 |
| 3. | Austin Gamblers | 14-10 | 4,969.80 | 1-0 |
| 4. | Carolina Cowboys | 14-10 | 3,625.40 | 0-1 |
| 5. | Texas Rattlers | 13-11 | 3,812.80 | 1-0 |
| 6. | Arizona Ridge Riders | 10-14 | 3,953.40 | 0-1 |
| 7. | Florida Freedom | 10-14 | 3,188.95 | 1-0 |
| 8. | Kansas City Outlaws | 9-15 | 3,955.05 | 1-0 |
| 9. | Oklahoma Wildcatters | 9-15 | 3,000.70 | 0-1 |
| 10. | New York Mavericks | 8-16 | 3,667.00 | 0-1 |
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