NEWSLETTER American Bucking Bull, Inc. May 25, 2012
Pueblo Re-Cap: The bulls steal the show Pueblo was an event-filled weekend which had ABBI members on their toes! It started with the Junior Futurity and Futurity on Friday which saw a first-ever tie between two Junior Members for both the junior and the open events!
Bucking Bulls. The champion of the PBR 1st Round was Cody Nance riding Boyd/ Floyd’s Heebee Geebee, who place third that night. Saturday’s festivities began with the season opener of the Back Seat Bucker’s Futurity. The bulls were in fine form and were treated to a full production, as if they were at a Built Ford Tough Series event. This is something the bulls should probably get used to, as after seeing the bulls buck, announcer Matt West tweeted ‘Had a blast at
Friday night’s BFTS Maturity came out with 2 winners: Poker Face of Box K Cattle and Cat Ballou of Diamond S
@BackSeatBuckers...(The) Future of the @abbinow & @PBR looks impressive.’ The night after the young bulls bucked, fans witnessed some of the best bullriding in the world. The ABBI Classic bulls were a challenge for the top PBR riders. Ryan Dirteater didn’t last the 8 seconds on event winner 20U Shepherd Hills Tested, and there was a 5-way tie for second best bull of the night. Pueblo & PBR also hosted the Wild Wild West Festival the whole weekend, where attendees could visit booths, eat fair food, ride carnival rides, and watch bands play.
▲ Owners of 20U Shepherd Hills Tested receive check for Pueblo BFTS Classic
Inside this issue: Meet ABBI’s New Employee
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Program Updates
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Tentative Schedule
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Classic Standings
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Futurity Standings
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Mailbag
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▲ Luke Snyder rides Bays Bucking Bulls' Change Up during the ABBI BFTS Classic. (Tied for 2nd place)
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New Employee: Meet Kim Madsen Kim is the newest addition to the ABBI team as the Executive Administrative Assistant for Kaycee Simp-
“...I am excited to be working for ABBI and looking forward to all future events that ABBI has in store.”
son. Born in Reno, NV and raised in Herlong, CA Kim has already proven to be a significant addition to the team. Says Kim, “I am excited to be working for ABBI and looking forward to all future events that ABBI has in store. I am also excited to meet and work with all ABBI staff and members as time moves forward.”
Kim will be here to answer your calls, take messages, and schedule meetings for the Executive Director.
Program Updates BACK SEAT BUCKERS Congratulations to George Goins for his bull Booger Red Skoal, champion of the inaugural Back Seat Buckers event in Pueblo, CO. Don’t miss out - get your own Back Seat Buckers spot asap. They’ll be on sale this summer at www.backseatbuckers.com Keep up to date with the world of Back Seat Buckers by following us on Facebook and Twitter: @BackSeatBuckers
▲George Goins, Kaycee Simpson, and Sean Gleason
JUNIOR PROGRAM This year’s junior futurity season has a new event this year. In addition to the traditional events in Stephenville, Pueblo, and Claremore there will be a Junior Futurity in Archdale, NC in conjunction with Jerome Davis’ PBR Invitational. The Annual Creativity Contest has begun! This year’s theme is ‘America the Beautiful.’ Send your entries for the following categories into the office by July 31st: Art, Creative Writing, Computer Generated, & Photography Mikel Moreno Scholarship Applications are due: Sept 15th Eligible Students: High School Juniors & Seniors, College Freshman & Sophomores (must be continuing their college education).
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2012 (TENTATIVE) Schedule Mikel Moreno Memorial Futurity
Marysville, CA
May 26
JW Hart Challenge
Decatur, TX
May 26
Santa Maria Classic
Santa Maria, CA
May 31
Santa Maria Maturity
Santa Maria, CA
May 31
American Heritage Futurity
Guthrie, OK
June ?
American Heritage Junior Futurity
Guthrie, OK
June ?
American Heritage Derby
Guthrie, OK
June ?
American Heritage Maturity
Guthrie, OK
June ?
Ardmore Classic
Ardmore, OK
June 22-23
Walking the Line—Upcoming Deadlines
American Heritage 2013 Payment:
June 1
Ardmore Classic Books Open:
June 4
Ardmore Futurity Books Open:
June 4
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cURRENTCLASSICSTANDINGS Classic Standings as of April 26, 2012 Position
Bull
ID
ABBI #
Owner
Payout
1
Shepherd Hills Tested
20U
10061808
D&H Cattle Co/Luthy/Shepherd Hills/Duckwall
$23,407.98
2
Big Stink
61
10127586
Chad Berger
$10,582.63
3
Gonzo
1
10096230
Ruben & Wanda Gonzales
$9,427.82
4
Carney Man
10
10119617
Chad Berger
$8,516.32
5
Ragin JT
33-8
10085388
Jerry Tuttle
$7,970.40
6
Little Combat
822
10069910
Circle T Ranch & Rodeo
$7,853.79
7
816 Ringo
U816
10071833
Ace of Spades/Beach City/Moody-Rice
$6.983.76
8
Razor Blade
801
10076052
Rockin T Ranch
$5,045.62
9
Russian Roulette
813
10129336
Wolf Creek Cattle Co, LLC
$4,558.40
10
Super Cool Cat
821
10065102
Jackson/Holmes/Baker
$4,470.00
Austin Meier takes them on! Austin attempts the Current #2 ABBI Classic Bull, 61 Big Stink of Chad Berger (left) during the Kansas City BFTS and Current #1 ABBI Classic Bull, 20 U Shepherd Hills Tested of D&H Cattle Co/Luthy/Shepherd Hills/Duckwall (below) during the Oklahoma City BFTS.
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cURRENTFuturitySTANDINGS
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▲ 105X Jugs of Finn/D&H Ca le Co.
Jungle Fear of Pillow/Barre Bucking Bulls ▲
Futurity Standings as of April 26, 2012 Position
Bull
ID
ABBI #
Owner
Payout
Points
1
Jungle Fear*
54
10124295
Pillow/Barrett Bucking Bulls
$11,257.40
124.00
2
105X Jugs
105X
10113763
Finn/D&H Cattle Co.
$668.93
118.00
3
Floyd 946*
946
10127442
Boyd/Floyd
$4,310.85
117.00
4
Page X29*
X29
10124253
D&H Cattle/Land Co. Inc.
$11,257.40
104.00
5
J 07*
J07
10120325
Andrews Ranch & Rodeo
$6,140.40
103.00
6
Page 173X*
173X
10124713
D&H Cattle/Buck Cattle
$5,177.00
102.00
7
Dunnam 042*
042
10113825
Top Bucking Bulls
$3,667.19
99.00
7
Betta Be Movin’*
037
10126429
Rockin’ M Cattle Company
$3,667.19
99.00
7
087*
087
10138209
Mo Betta Bulls/Gene Baker
$3,667.19
99.00
10
Maw Maw Tried*
50
10121655
Ace of Spades/Superior Genetics
$2,558.50
98.00
Entries marked with an (*) indicate qualification to the ABBI 2012 Futurity World Finals
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Reader Poll: What are the 5 Best Bucking Bulls of All Time? Mouse Trap, Sports Machine (Lyons), D105, +99 Hollywood, and 81 Skat Kat. IMO... –Trent West
I have to say red rock, Dillinger, Bodacious, Gunslinger, and the last which I think (will) be a legend soon to come (is) Bushwacker. -Zack Alverson
Here’s what our Facebook & Twitter readers had to say when we asked their opinion on the world’s best bucking bulls.
Bodacious, Red Wolf, Little Yellow Jacket, Tornado, Blueberry Wine -Geri Hibblen Jackson
Hollywood, Moody Blues, Blueberry Wine, Red Wolf and Bodacious. Herrington owned 4 of them at the same time for a reason. They got their hooves tested on the truck for a long time . -Duston Hull
Hmmmm. Good question how do you rank 'em or even pick? A good start would be: Gunslinger, Mudslinger, Yellow Jacket and Jr., Bodacious and well VORTEX. If you don’t know that one look him up - Cross Lazy S out of Ulysses, KS. (His) career ended WAY too early. -Steve Johnson Little Yellow Jacket, Blueberry Wine, Mossy Oak Mudslinger, Dillinger, Red Wolf. -@PBRCowgirl
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