Julio Moreno's Troubadour wowed the crowd in Tulsa with a score of 47. Glanville Photo. |
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The Lone Star Bulls Bull Team has done it again.
The team, comprised of Diamond S and Beutler & Son buckers, had stiff competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but were able to rise to the occasion to win their second $20,000 check of the season.
Their bulls combined score of 222.5 was two-and-a-half points ahead of second-place The Tom and Jerry Show. A point behind Teague and Nelson's powerhouse team was Nafzger's Wrangler Bull Team.
Lone Star, who also won in Albuquerque, were thrilled to be on top at an event with so many heavy hitters. Their high-scorer was Voodoo Child with a 66.25. Nasty Mike, Smash Hit and Avalanche all scored in the 44s. Deputy Sheriff had a 43.25.
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| “We couldn't be more pleased,” said Diamond S' Scott Pickens. “Our bulls all really came through for us. The competition was great and it means a lot that we won.”
With the Bull Team finals right around the corner in Las Vegas, this event was not only important dollar-wise; it was another opportunity for PBR Livestock Director Cody Lambert to get a look at the bulls. Lambert will decide which team bulls qualify for Las Vegas, and the more bulls you have in Vegas, the better your chances of winning.
Just behind the third-place Nafzger was funnyman Ron White's team with 218.75. Exclusive Genetics was fifth with 209.75 and Moreno Bucking Bulls was sixth with 199.25, after an atypical trip from Charlie Bullware. A re-ride for Hot Stuff, and just four bull o n the team bucking, left Page/Haines in seventh while the other page team, D&H/Enlow/Gilbert had just two bulls scored. Even though they finished in eighth with just a 90.75, both D&H/Enlow/Gilbert bulls turned in huge scores. Hustler was 45.5 while Ricky Bobby was 45.25. Page/Haines' Grey Dog earned a 45.
The Tom and Jerry Show's I'm a Gangster earned a 45.5. Scene of the Crash turned in a 45 for Ron White.
But the bull that really wowed the crowd was Julio Moreno's Troubadour. Troubadour, the 2007 ABBI WBBC $425,000 Champion and the 2007 PBR Bull of the Finals co-champion, earned a 47. Mike White rode the fantastic bull to the whistle to earn a huge 95.75, a score that secured White a second-place finish.
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Mike White rode in Tulsa for a record-breaking score of 95.75. |