Championship Bull Riding

Championship Bull Riding
Sport Bull riding
Founded 2002
Country  United States
Most recent
champion(s)		 United States Cody Jesus
Official website CBRbull.com

Championship Bull Riding, Inc. (CBR) is a professional bull riding organization based in Weatherford, Texas, United States.[1]

History

Stock contractor Terry Williams and Texas businessman Joel Logan founded Championship Bull Riding (CBR) in 2002. ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy[2] and 4-time world champion bull rider Tuff Hedeman was an integral part of the live event production and an ambassador for the organization from 2011-2018 after serving as president from 2005-2011. In early 2018, Hedeman left CBR to start his own league: the Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour.[3]

In 2017-18, the CBR Road to Cheyenne Tour and its subsidiary Horizon Series will visit over 70 venues across the United States.[4]

From 2002 to 2007, CBR was broadcast on the Outdoor Channel, in 2008 on RFD-TV, from 2009-2011 on Great American Country and from 2012 to 2017 was broadcast on Fox Sports Networks.

The CBR finals event has been held in different locations of the United States throughout the years. From 2002 to 2005, the CBR finals were held in Jackson, Mississippi, from 2006 to 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2009 to 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011 in Loveland, Colorado and from 2012 to in Cheyenne, Wyoming at Cheyenne Frontier Days, held in conjunction with the annual Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeo there.

From 2012 to 2018, CBR's televised Road to Cheyenne Tour was conducted in the proprietary "8 Second Challenge" format. 24 riders would compete in the first round, and those who made a successful 8 second ride got paid $500. The top 12 riders based on scores returned to the second round, and those who made a successful 8 second ride got paid $750. The top 4 riders in the second round would move on to the third and final round and each rider, regardless if they made a successful 8 second ride or not, got paid $1,000. If the event leader rode his bull in the championship round and ended up scoring the most points, he received up to a $20,000 bonus. However, in the middle of the 2018 season, due to many requests from contestants, CBR's Road to Cheyenne Tour returned to a previous competition format where 35 riders would compete in a regular season event for a purse of $30,000. All 35 riders would compete in the long round and the top 15 based on scores would compete in the championship round. The winner of the event would get paid a minimum of $10,000. When the regular season ended, the top 35 riders in the world standings (combining Road to Cheyenne Tour and Horizon Series points) would qualify for the CBR world finals event. The rider who won the most points throughout the whole season was crowned the CBR World Champion.

From 2010 to 2018, CBR awarded its annual world champion a $100,000 bonus, and from 2013 to 2017, the winning rider of the world finals event average was awarded $50,000.

CBR World Champions

  • 2018 United States Cody Jesus
  • 2017 United States Sage Kimzey
  • 2016 United States Sage Kimzey
  • 2015 United States Cody Teel •
  • 2014 United States Sage Kimzey •
  • 2013 United States Cole Echols
  • 2012 United States Josh Barentine
  • 2011 United States Clayton Foltyn
  • 2010 United States Luke Kelley
  • 2009 Mexico Hugo Pedrero
  • 2008 United States Clayton Baethge
  • 2007 United States Bonner Bolton
  • 2006 United States Matt Austin
  • 2005 United States Matt Austin •
  • 2004 United States Austin Meier •
  • 2003 United States Ross Johnson
  • 2002 United States Mike White •

• Mike White was also the 1999 PRCA world champion bull rider.

• Matt Austin was also the 2005 PRCA world champion bull rider.

• Austin Meier was also the 2004 International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) world champion bull rider.

• Sage Kimzey was also the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 PRCA world champion bull rider.

• Cody Teel was also the 2012 PRCA world champion bull rider.

Horizon Series Champions

  • 2018 United States Braden Richardson
  • 2017 United States John Pitts
  • 2016 United States Koby Radley
  • 2015 United States Cody Rostockyj
  • 2014 United States Kritter Lamb
  • 2013 United States Tyler Adrian
  • 2012 United States Josh Barentine
  • 2011 United States Cody White
  • 2010 United States Luke Kelley

Bull of the Year

  • 2018 - Dirty Little Secret
  • 2017 - Hy Test
  • 2016 - Cowtown Cartel
  • 2015 - Corpus Red and Gold Buckle (Tie)
  • 2014 - Penny Lover
  • 2013 - Got It
  • 2012 - Bugle
  • 2011 - Double Scoop
  • 2010 - Double Scoop
  • 2009 - Texas Cocktail
  • 2008 - Cochise
  • 2007 - Zorro
  • 2006 - Biloxi Blues •

• Biloxi Blues was also the 2006 PRCA bull of the year.

Bull Team Challenge Champions

YearRank/TeamTotal Season ScoreEvents Attended
2018 Jerilyn Harmon's Elite Bulls #3[5] 34.00 3
2017Burleson / Barnett #1[6]34.003
2016Elite Buckin Bulls #3[7]34.003
2015Rawson Bucking Bulls #1[8]35.003
2014Harris Bucking Bulls[9]31.003

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Championship Bull Riding Contact Information". www.cbrbull.com. Retrieved 3 2014 January
  2. ↑ "Richard "Tuff" Hedeman - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Tour, Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding. "Bull Riding Icon Launches Tour and Website". PRLog. www.prlog.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Championship Bull Riding :: What Is The CBR | Championship Bull Riding". www.cbrbull.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Championship Bull Riding :: Bull Teams". www.cbrbull.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Championship Bull Teams 2017". Championship Bull Riding. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Championship Bull Teams 2016". Championship Bull Riding. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Championship: Bull Teams 2015". Championship Bull Riding. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Championship Bull Teams 2014". Championship Bull Riding. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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