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Since April 19, all 12 of Damian Brennan's qualified rides have gone for at least 84 points, and that has helped him climb from No. 6 to No. 3 in the World Standings.

After recent success in Corpus Christi, Redding, Fort Smith and Nashville, Brennan heads into the Summer Run with momentum.

Considering he finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the regular season the last two years, don’t overlook him in the World Title race.

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The PBR season ends and John Crimber immediately racks up seven qualified rides in a little over a week to move up 16 spots in the PRCA World Standings.

Already No. 18 in the World.

Look out Las Vegas.

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Recapping a Friday night performance in Nashville that brought four new leaders at the Music City Rodeo!

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Every single @PRCA_ProRodeo bull rider in the Top 5 is riding at least 50 percent so far this season.

1. Noah Lee - 70.5%
2. Tristen Hutchings - 60.0%
3. Stetson Wright - 56.7%
4. Luke Mackey - 55.1%
5. Jake Gardner - 50.0%

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At 35-years-old, Michael Lane got the late call to replace Jess Lockwood after Round 4 of the PBR World Finals, he showed up at Dickies Arena the winningest cowboy in Velocity Tour history, but he hadn’t registered a World Finals qualified ride since 2015.

After bucking off of his first bull in Fort Worth, he covered Socks in a Box for the 88.05 points, the best score of his UTB career. Afterward, he said he just wanted to capitalize and keep riding bulls for his daughters.

Saturday night was the real story for Lane, though. He covered Let’s Roll for 89.5 points to win Round 7. Since making his Built Ford Tough Series debut at the Ty Murray Invitational in 2013, he had never won a round at the PBR’s top level.

There were no shortcuts for Lane, who made his PBR debut in the Touring Pro Division in 2008. Since then, he has racked up 746 total outs, 268 qualified rides, and 19 event wins, a majority of each of those coming in the PBR’s lower leagues.

But over the weekend, he was one of the best bull riders in the World. Only six different men won a round at the 2026 PBR World Finals. Michael Lane was one of them.

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John Crimber experienced all of the pressure, agony, and exuberance sports can provide in less than two weeks time on his way to becoming a @PBR World Champion at 20-years-old.

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Hudson Bolton was No. 39 in the PBR Unleash the Beast Standings on March 21, by the time the World Finals began he was 19th. The 2025 Rookie of the Year entered Fort Worth hot, he left absolutely scorching. With 618.85 Aggregate Points, he was the PBR World Finals Event Champion

He rode his first bull for 89.65 and then just kept riding and riding and riding, eventually reaching a streak of seven in a row at the World Finals and 14 overall, the third-longest in PBR history.

With each qualified ride, Bolton’s confidence and swagger grew as he embraced the attention that came with dominating bull riding’s biggest stage.
By the end of Round 7, Bolton led the entire field except Luciano de Castro by three bulls. That set up a simple scenario for him entering Championship Sunday, a qualified ride or a De Castro buckoff sealed him the 500 Aggregate Points and $500,000 payday.

In about two minutes time on Sunday afternoon, things got a little too close for comfort for Bolton. He bucked off Ridin Salty at 4.41 seconds and right behind him, De Castro covered Stryker for 89.05 points to cut the his Aggregate lead down to 87 points.

De Castro bucked off of his Championship Round bull to officially clinch it for Bolton, who also bucked off as the last cowboy out of the entire event.

In the end, he had to settle for 7-of-9. For his World Finals career, he is a staggering 13-for-17.

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Ice in his veins down the stretch, I have immense respect for any athlete who seizes championship moments. Was tested mentally in every way and rose to the occasion.

What a show yesterday, hope he can put on a similar one in Vegas in December.

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John Crimber is known for his flash and emotion, but it was mental fortitude over nine rounds at the PBR World Finals that helped him win his first World Title at 20-years-old.

He finished with 1,242.5 UTB Points, besting Brady Fielder by 178.83 points.

“This is what I’ve dreamed of ever since I was a little kid playing in the living room pretending I was a bull rider, this is what we do it for, to be a World Champion,” Crimber said. “This World Title is not just for myself, it’s for my dad, he’s the one brought me here to who I am and his career was cut short, so this one is for him.”

Crimber never relinquished the No. 1 spot over the final 10 weeks of the season, but winning the World Championship was anything but a cake walk. Entering Round 8, World No. 2 Brady Fielder was just 8.83 UTB Points behind Crimber with the Aggregate bonus points factored in.

We got to that point because Crimber struggled mightily, more than he had all season to begin his second World Finals. He bucked off of his first five bulls and with each passing night, he watched Fielder and a surging Hudson Bolton get closer and closer as his frustration came close to boiling over multiple times.

But the same fire that agitates is often what drives great athletes, and John Crimber is one of those athletes.

In Round 6, he broke his drought with his 89.40-point ride on July and then followed it up with an 84.95-point ride on Icky Thump that brought the Dickies Arena crowd to its feet on Saturday night.

Entering Championship Sunday, the situation was simple for Crimber, if he rode two bulls, he was going to tough to beat. He made himself even tougher to beat by riding What’s Poppin’ for 91.35 to win Round 8.

He threw his helmet from the shark cage almost to the back of chutes and dropped to his knees. Once behind those chutes, he shared an emotional embrace with his father Paolo, both were aware of the magnitude of that ride. It shot him from 28th to 9th in the World Finals Aggregate and earned him 59 crucial UTB Points.

For good measure, Crimber brought the crowd to its feet in Dickies Arena by riding Tigger for 92.90 points to win the Championship Round. He rode four in a row down the stretch to leave no doubt.

"I didn't ride the bulls I was supposed to and I had a lot of critics, people saying things that I am not," he said. "I just had to stay true to myself and keep trusting God's plans, because his plans are perfect."

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Hudson Bolton is 18-for-25 at the PBR World Finals/NFR combined in his career.

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7️⃣up, 7️⃣down for Hudson Bolton, the magical ride continues!!

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Luciano De Castro and Hudson Bolton have announced themselves as World Title contenders after perfect 4-for-4 weekends.

Also, in Round 4: Kaique Pacheco gets his 62nd career round win, Kaiden Loud goes 90, and Claudio Montanha Jr. stays hot.

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After his win in Corpus Christi, Riley Webb is pacing better than he has in any of his World Title seasons.

A year ago, he had $116,000 at this time (went on to make $305,000 in the regular season). Currently, he is at $144,000.

Only eight other calf ropers are within $100k.

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PBR World Finals Round 2 Recap: Sage Kimzey strikes again on a night that featured five 90+ Point Rides

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Sage Kimzey got things started on the right foot, Luciano De Castro broke the ice after seven straight buck-offs, and Daylon Swearingen made a gritty 89.85-point re-ride to take third in the round.

All of that and more covered in our PBR Round 1 Recap presented by Wyld Gear.

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Get learned up on the man to beat....

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John Crimber enters the PBR World Finals as the clear man to beat...Will he finish the job in Fort Worth?!

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Tristen Hutchings has made more this season than he had at this time a year ago when he won over $70,000 in Houston.

He's covering bulls at an elite level, which has helped him reach the No. 1 spot and look like a true World Title threat.

Full video here: https://t.co/GZMe0iVInP

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At No. 3, Sage Kimzey enters the 2026 PBR World Finals with his best chance yet to add a PBR Gold Buckle to go along with his seven PRCA World Titles.

His three UTB wins this season were tied for the most on Tour!

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John Crimber enters the PBR World Finals as the clear man to beat...Will he finish the job in Fort Worth?!

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Should be a good battle between Riley Webb and Kincade Henry and they're Top 2 in basically every stat...

Avg. Time...
Henry: 9.84
Webb: 9.86

8.0 or Faster...
Webb: 12
Henry: 9

Go-Round Wins...
Henry: 10
Webb: 9

Riley has a big edge in catch pct though (92.1 to 78.2)

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Stetson and Rusty Wright continued their battle atop the PRCA saddle bronc riding standings in mid-April.

The brothers went 1-2 at the Clark County Fair and Rodeo on April 12, as Rusty Wright’s 88.5-point ride on Molly B was followed by Stetson Wright’s 90-point effort on Kracken Whiskey the next night.

Rusty responded over the weekend with an arena-record 90.5 points on Corey & Lange’s Cypress Toddy to win Battle Born Broncs, while Stetson finished among those tied for second with 88.5.

The performances came within striking distance of the Thomas & Mack Center, where both appear headed for a season-long showdown.

Stetson leads the World Standings with $148,418, followed by Rusty at $139,915. Kade Bruno sits third with $88.432.

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So far this season, three bareback riders have been head and shoulders above the rest. Bradlee Miller, Wacey Schalla, and Rocker Steiner have all made between $106,000 and $110,000 this season.

The next closest bareback rider has made $65,000. This trio, all 23-years-old or younger, have won the last four Texas Swing rodeos.

Over the weekend, that led to a back-and-forth battle between Miller and Schalla for No. 1.