our sports: PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING
Championship
Bull Riding
Fox Sports Networks expands coverage of the CBR. Fans can see the
events even faster this spring on Fox Sports 2
BY MELISSA MOORMAN
FEBRUARY 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
C
atch even more of the
Championship Bull Riding as CBR
announces additional coverage of its
premiere bull riding events on Fox
Sports and Fox Sports 2.
The coverage, which began in
January, will feature additional airings
of its premiere bull riding events from
the first quarter of the 2016 Road to
Cheyenne Tour which has already
begun. The CBR on Fox Sports 2 will
feature the highlights from the 14
events plus the CBR World Finals on
the Road to Cheyenne Tour beginning
with the first event in Jackson,
Tennessee and culminating with the
World Championships at Cheyenne
Frontier Days from Cheyenne,
Wyoming, which will air in August.
Viewers can learn more about
the sport with commentary from
four-time World Champion Bull
Rider Tuff Hedeman. Also adding
to the program is Ali Dee who gets
up close and personal with all of
the riders just after they leave the
arena. Their insights and on-the-spot
analysis of the cowboys and the
bulls adds to the excitement of the
weekly programming on Fox Sports 2.
Throughout the tour, you can see last
year’s CBR winner Cody Rostockyj
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battle it out with more experienced
cowboys like the number one and two
ranked bull riders in the PRCA, Sage
Kimzey and Cody Teel. See veterans
like Brennon Eldred who won two
events last season compete with
newcomers such as 18-year-old Wyatt
Rogers. Rogers won the largest season
purse of $43,000 in his debut event
as a professional. The sixty-minute
format also features former CBR
superstar bull rider Cody Whitney
joining rodeo royalty, Jeff Me dders,
from the broadcast booth. Fans can
keep up with the riders and the
current point standings by visiting the
CBR’s website at http://www.cbrbull.
com/points.html. The cowboys will
continue to vie for first place through
the finals. It’s anyone’s guess who can
stay healthy until Cheyenne to win the
$100,000 prize. “I think the highlight
of the season is the matchup of Cody
Teel, the reigning world champion,
and Sage Kimzey who won the last
two PBR World Championships. They
are two marquee names and have a
lot of great young talent. Also, Tuff
Hedeman was a great bull rider, but
he’s even better at choosing bulls.
You see the best bulls with the best
riders,” said Jeff Medders of Geronimo
Productions, who produces the shows.
Not just the cowboys compete
for big prize money in the CBR. The
competition is fierce among stock
contractors who compete for a total
of $45,000 in each of the 14 tour
stops. The bucking bulls of the CBR
are in high demand as each champion
team on the Road to Cheyenne stop
wins $20,000. In addition to the
four money earned placings, Bull
of the Event (High Marked Bull)
and Champion Bull (High Marked
Ride) honors are rewarded with Hyo
Silver buckles, and a custom pair of
Feneglio boots. Fans will see their
favorites including Corpus Red, Gold
Buckle, Karaoke, Little Shyster, and
Cadillac Red. The prize money for
the CBR World Champion Team is an
impressive check for $100,000 along
with bragging rights for the year.
“CBR is extremely excited to
be broadcast on Fox Sports Net’s
programming lineup in 2016,” stated
Josh Oakley, Director of Acquisitions
for FSN, “Bull riding has a very
passionate fan base that has helped
solidify FSN as the home of the
CBR. We look forward to continuing
to build on that audience over the
coming years.”