Writer- Megan Nicole Larson
Photographer- Blake Monroe
Day 1
Alan de Souza (Taubate, Brazil) of the Nashville Stampede won Round 1 with an 87.25 point ride on Woody of Flinn Cattle Co. This second win of the season earned his 28 points in the Unleash The Beast standings moving him in the standings to #8
2nd place went to rookie Clay Guiton (Cherryville, North Carolina) paired with Air Shift of Mike Miller Bucking Bulls with a 86.75 points ride continuing his streak and making it his 7th qualified ride in a row. Guilton earned 18 points and is currently sitting at #17.
Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) and Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) tied for third with 86.25 point rides. Swearingen was paired with Unhinged of Davis Rodeo Ranch/KHC Bucking
The Austin Gamblers’ Kasel was paired with Dream Walkin of Conaway/Ogden/Hart Cattle Co.
Both riders gained 16.5 Unleash The Beast points. Kasel is ranked #4 in the Unleash The Beast World Championship standings and Swearingen sits at #18
5th place was Keyshawn Whitehorse (McCracken Spring, Utah) paired with Creek of K-C Bucking Bulls with a 86 point ride earing the Arizona Ridge Rider 15 points. Whitehorse currently is ranked #30.
Day 2
Austin Gamblers Dalton Kasel had a beauty of an 88.25 point ride on I’m Legit Too of Hart Cattle Co/Hale which moved him to No. 4 in the Unleash The Beast standings, 341 points behind No. 1 Cassio Dias (Sao F. de Sales, Brazil).
Aparecido finished 2nd. He a was paired with High Class of Flinn Cattle Cofor 85 points in Round 1, followed by a 84.25 point ride on Sly of K-C Bucking Bulls/RD Cattle in the 2nd round.
Round 3 he was paired with Mike’s Motive of Blake Sharp/High Voltage/Wetzel/Knott for an event-high of 90 points moving the Brazilian cowboy 98.5 points up from #7 to #5 in the standings.
The final rider to go 3-for-3 was Julio Cesar Marques (Tatui, Brazil) paired with Pneu-Dart’s Chief Wahoo of Mike Miller Bucking Bulls with a 85.75 point ride in round 1.
The Kansas City Outlaw was paired with Kodiac of Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company for an 86 point ride in Round 2. Round 3 he earned 87.25 points to secure the last spot on the podium and 81 points to earn him a spot at No. 10 in the Unleash The Beast standings.
Round 1 winner Alan de Souza (Taubate, Brazil) of the Nashville Stampede finished fourth with a 87.25-point on Woody of Flinn Cattle Co. Round 2 he made an 83.5 point ride on Fat Randy of Jerry Tuttle/Davis Rodeo Ranch but was unable to compete in the championship round due to a rough dismount after the buzzer. Souza earned 57 points, and he is currently ranked No. 7 in the 2024 gold buckle race.
Rounding out the Top 5 was Vitor Losnake (Bauru, Brazil) of the Arizona Ridge Riders who went 2-for-3. Round 1Losnake was paired with Blue Day of K Bar C Bucking Bulls/2P Cattle for 84.5 point ride and earned an 86.25 point ride on Flatliner of Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson. Unfortunately he was not able to make it to the buzzer in round three. Chateau Montelena’s Montana Jacket of Vella/Coleman/Ogden/Hart unseated Losnake after at 5.68 seconds. The buckoff earned Chateau Montelena's Montana Jacket the YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event title, his first this season. Losnake left gained 44 points and is currently ranked #18 in the Unleash The Beast standings.
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