Fort Worth, Texas (September 2, 2009) – South Dakota was treated to some outstanding bull riding for night one of the Red Wilk Construction CBR Bull Bash-Presented by the South Dakota State Fair. There were fifteen high scoring rides in the long round. Twelve riders went on to compete in the short go of the evening and Cooper Kanngiesser continues his streak with another win tonight. Cooper drew the Benny Cude bull J lo 2 and scored an 88.50. For the Championship round he drew another Benny Cude bull, Cude Energy and scored a 92 for a 180.5 top score.
Cooper was closely followed by Willis Trosclair who scored a combined 179.5 on Alan Murphy’s Coffee Bean (88) and Sports Book, also an Alan Murphy bull, (91.5). Hugo Pedrero also continues his hot streak with two successful rides for a combined score of 177 on Scott Burruss’ bull Hootie (88) and Like Mike, of Alan Murphy (89).
Cody White was the long go high score with a 90.5 on Chrome Molly an Alan Murphy bull. He did not complete a successful ride in the short round. Top bull of tonight’s event was Thunder Down Under #269 Shippy Rodeo Bulls.
Tuff Hedeman and the rest of the CBR gang will be back tomorrow night and it’s ‘Tough Enough To Wear Pink Night”. Proceeds for the evening’s event will go towards the Avera Foundation, funding for breast cancer research. Tough Enough to Wear Pink activities will include merchandise sales by Double D Western Store, 50/50 drawing and the auctioning off of pink items that will be signed by SD State Fair grandstand entertainers. All fans are encouraged to show up and wear pink as all CBR riders and staff will be doing the same.
Tickets are $12 for kids and $15 for Adults. To purchase tickets you can log onto www.sdstatefair.com or call (866) 605-FAIR. To keep the excitement going there will be live entertainment in the Beer Garden presented by Barti Metal Processing and Dakota Air Spray after the performance. Dustin Evans and The Good Times Band are scheduled to take the stage Thursday Night.
The bull bash is sponsored by Red Wilk Construction, SD Lottery, SD Farmers Union, Avera, Verns MFG Livestock Equipment, Lady Luck Casino, Dollar Loan Center, AgriVideo, Pannar Seed, Farm Bureau, Double D Western, First Premier Bank, Ellwein Distributing and Heil Electric.
About CBR
Led by bull riding icon, Tuff Hedeman, Championship Bull Riding, Inc. (CBR) is a nationwide professional bull riding tour which airs primetime every week on both GAC and RFD-TV with over 14 million viewers each year and logging over 300 hours of television annually since 2004. Every CBR Tour features a two hour show and an adrenaline rush with more than 20 events and over 100,000 fans in live attendance. CBR is home of the REAL COWBOY SPORT and the best bull riders and bulls in the world. We are committed to the riders, the fans, the sponsors, and all those involved in the professional bull riding industry and we live by the words Strength, Stamina, Integrity and Speed. For more information on CBR, please visit www.CBRbull.com or call us at 817.626.BULL.
