It’s always a sold out crowd here in El Paso and, it looks like this year is going to sell out again. If you haven’t gotten tickets yet, you’d better hurry. The top four guys in the standings have drawn deep in tonight’s long round so it should be good watching at the Casa Ford Tuff Hedeman West Texas Shootout.

 

Current standings leader Josh Barrentine can really, really ride and he’s got a bull of Danny Reagan’s called 77 Candy Shop. This is a really good bull. He’s one of the ones that stands out and he’s got a good shot to win first, second or third in the round.

 

Tyler Adrian is close behind Josh in the standings right now. He made a good ride on his first one at Hobbs and when he got off he got stepped on, knocked out and it looked like he was going to be hurt pretty bad. They took him in the ambulance and he woke up as they were leaving the parking lot. He made them let him out and he came back and got on his short round bull. So he’s a real tough kid and he rides well. He’s got a good bull of Owen Washburn’s, Smilin’ Bob. That’s a good match-up that definitely favors Tyler.

 

Number-three guy, Gustavo Pedrero has got Pale Face Jose of All Star/Cooper/Scruggs. That’s the bull Chandler Bownds won the long round on last week with a 90.5. He’s a really good bull with a lot of timing. He’s the kind you can win the round on.

 

Cody Teel is sitting in fourth right now and he has Danny Reagan’s Ropin’ Dreams bull. Cody is probably one of the best young guys we’ve seen come around in the last five or six years. Ropin’ Dreams is a really good bull but one he should be able to ride. He’s got a pretty good chance to win the round as well.

 

Nile Lebaron’s another guy to watch tonight, even though he’s not in the top of the standings. He’s got Shyster and he was most definitely the best bull in the long round at Lubbock and probably one of the best two or three bulls at the event. Nile has a chance to ride him but it’s going to be a tough match-up.

 

It’s fun to come here for me because this is where I was born and raised. It’s always sold out and we get a lot of support from the fans and sponsors like Casa Ford and Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. If it wasn’t for them we probably wouldn’t be able to have the event. 

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