Two of the #1 Ranked Cowboys in the World Are Headed to Bossier City

BOSSIER CITY, La. - March 11, 2015 - PRLog -- The undisputed number #1 bull rider in the world, Sage Steele Kimzey, is headed to the Centurylink on Saturday night in Bossier, Louisiana, to attempt to unseat the #1 bull rider of Championship Bull Riding (CBR), eighteen year old Wyatt Rogers. Kimzey, the reigning CBR World Champion who won over $500,000 riding bulls in 2014, won over $14,000 last week to become the #1 bull rider in the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA), again.

Kimzey broke almost every record set in the PRCA last December at the National Finals Rodeo, and is looking to end Wyatt Roger’s streak of riding ten of the last fifteen bulls he has attempted on the Mahindra Road to Cheyenne Tour. Rogers, the rookie from Rose, Oklahoma, won $43,000 in October during his professional debut as a bull rider.

The Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport Tuff Hedeman Championship Bull Riding is the tenth stop of the CBR’s Mahindra Road to Cheyenne Tour. In addition to Kimzey and Rogers, twenty-four bull riders will compete in a tournament style competition with twelve advancing to a semifinal round and then a four man Shoot Out round.

Up for grabs is $30,000 in prize monies and valuable points needed to qualify for the CBR World Finals in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where one cowboy will be crowned CBR World Champion and take home the $100,000 bonus check.

With only four tour stops left, the race is on and it is a horse race. One qualified ride by any of the top five ranked cowboys and the leader board will change.

Also competing will be Cody Teel, the 2012 PRCA World Champion Bossier Champion; Juan Alonzo, Weslaco, Texas, who recently retired from the United States Army after serving his country in Afghanistan; and Louisiana’s own Jacob O’Mara from Baton Rouge.

Competing for the first time on special invitation from Tuff Hedeman are Joe and Josh Frost, cousins of the late Lane Frost, the famed bull rider whose life was portrayed in the movie 8 Seconds. They are making their first appearance at a Championship Bull Riding event.  Joe won rounds one and five at the National Finals Rodeo in December to finish second in the average and the 2014 PRCA World Standings.

CBR has become known for its action-packed performances that keep fans on the edge of their seats. That is largely due to the influence of four-time world champion bull rider Tuff Hedeman who coordinates every element and attends to the smallest details. Immediately following the bull riding special guest Cody Cooke and the Bayou Outlaws will play us into the night with their classic outlaw country rockin’ sound.

Tickets for the event are now on sale, beginning at $25 with discounts available for children and military. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call or see ticketmaster.com or the CBRbull.com websites. Centurylink Arena, 2000 Centurylink Drive, Bossier City, LA, 71112, 318-747-2501.

Appearance Schedule

Saturday March 14

10 – 12pm          Bull Riders Cody Rostockyj, Corey Bailey, Eli Vastbinder, 905  North Market Street, Shreveport

1-3PM          Tuff Hedeman at Cavenders, 2340 Airline Drive, Bossier City
2-4PM          Tuff Hedeman and Bill the Bull at Landers - 2701 Benton Road

For more information and media credentials contact: Leigh Ann Schroeder, 940.902.1112 or leighann@theshotround.com.