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Mauney Wins Baltimore and Moves to the Top of the World Standings

02/05/2012

 BALTIMORE - Professional Bull Riders fan favorite J.B. Mauney came into Day 2 leading the pack and ended up taking home the event win at the Baltimore Invitational presented by Cooper Tires. Mauney was the only rider to cover all four bulls in Baltimore. On the second day of competition, he tied for the Round 3 win with an 88.25-point ride on Black Pearl (Ravenscroft/Boyd-Floyd Bull Co.). He then won the Built Ford Tough Championship Round with the high-point ride of the weekend: 92.25 points on RMEF Gunpowder & Lead (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls. This win put Mauney in the lead in the Built Ford Tough World Standings.

Finishing the weekend just behind Mauney was Ryan Dirteater, who tied Mauney for the Round 3 win with an 88.25-point ride on Uncle Carl (Boyd/Floyd/Denherder). Dirteater was bucked off of Carrillo Cartel (4C's/Sills/TLW Bucking Bulls) in the championship round. Third overall in Baltimore was former World Champion Guilherme Marchi, who covered both of his bulls on Day 2. Marchi received 86.25 points on Dark Shadow (Wolf Creek Cattle Company) in Round 3, followed by 89.5 points in the championship round on Whiskey's Rebel (Boyd/Floyd/Denherder).

Fourth overall went to Stormy Wing, who had to perform in Baltimore to keep his spot on tour after this weekend's cut. After riding both of his bulls on Day 1, Wing bucked off of Betta Believe (Boyd/Floyd/Shepherd) in Round 3, but received 87 points for his ride on Movin' On (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls) in the championship round. Fifth place in Baltimore went to another former World Champion, Mike Lee. He made the buzzer in Round 3 on Red Man (5S Ranch) for 87.5 points, but was bucked off of his bull in the championship round.

The BFTS will head to Oklahoma City next week for the eleventh time, for the Winstar World Casino Invitational presented by Express Employment Professionals, Feb. 10-12 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Bull riding begins at 8:00 p.m. CT on Feb. 10, 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 7 p.m. CT, and at 2:00 p.m. CT on Feb. 12. Tickets are available at the Chesapeake Energy Arena box office, www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000.

The BFTS features the best, highest-paid bull riders on the planet, including current PBR World Champion Silvano Alves, who reached $1 million faster than any rider in history, earning $1.8 million in his first 18 months.

Baltimore was the fifth stop on the BFTS, which opened the 2012 season on Jan. 6-8 with capacity crowds at Madison Square Garden in New York. The BFTS will make 28 stops in 23 states before the Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 24-28. The World Finals are where the PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded the coveted championship buckle and a $1 million bonus. The richest bull riding event in the world, the World Finals has a total purse of more than $2 million.

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and YouTube. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer.