Brazilian bull rider Kaique Pacheco was the only competitor at the Professional Bull Riders’ major to successfully ride two bulls on Saturday. He won $100,000 and 625 points in the standings by taking home the title.
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Stormy Wing of Dalhart, Texas, won the first round of the Professional Bull Riders major Last Cowboy Standing on Friday night at Las Vegas Village, recording a score of 87.25 on Captain Jack.
PBR bullfighters Frank Newsom, Cody Webster and Seth “Shorty” Gorham spent their Friday preparing for Day One of the PBR major Last Cowboy Standing doing radio interviews, video shoots and guessing which Eagles song is playing.
Bull rider Matt Triplett, tied for seventh in the PBR world standings, gets advice, praise and criticism every week from his father, Pat, a former bull rider turned stock contractor.
The Professional Bull Riding major will take place Friday and Saturday as part of the rodeo, which runs Thursday through Sunday at Las Vegas Village.
Las Vegas has quickly gone from zero to two major professional teams, presenting challenges and opportunities for those already here and those on their way. They are in no hurry to see Las Vegas add a third team.
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo came and went, spending 10 days in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. Here’s a look at the best moments captured on camera.
The Brazilian team roper made the jump from fourth place to first in the standings on the final night of the National Finals Rodeo.
The final go-round provided plenty of late comebacks as the 10-day National Finals Rodeo wrapped up at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night.
The National Finals Rodeo will wrap up its 10-day competition on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center with plenty of close events to watch.
About 54½ tons of feed and 75 tons of hay were ordered this year to feed the 210 horses and 100 bulls performing in the National Finals Rodeo at Thomas & Mack Center.
Ninth-round results from the National Finals Rodeo on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016
At just 18 years old, and just six months out of Milford High School up in Utah, saddle bronc rider Ryder Wright has done something no other Wrangler NFR rookie has ever done, in any event.
Brothers Brady and Riley Minor, and their cousin Jake Minor, have been plying their team roping trade all week at the Thomas & Mack Center, hoping to grab a share of this year’s $10 million purse.