2025 Canadian Global PBR Canada Bull of The Year Contenders Announced Ahead of the Canadian National Finals Nov. 14-15 in Edmonton, Alberta

EDMONTON, Alta. (November 12, 2025) – PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada today announced the Top 12 contenders for the coveted 2025 Canadian Global Bull of The Year honor and accompanying $10,000 bonus to be awarded at the Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, on Nov. 14-15 in Edmonton, Alberta, at Rogers Place.

The 2025 Canadian Global PBR Canada Bull of the Year will be the animal athlete with the highest average score when combining his Top 5 outs from the regular season across all levels of competition and his top out at the 2025 PBR Canada National Finals. While the Bull of the Year will receive a $10,000 bonus, the runner-up to the coveted title will be presented a $2,500 bonus.

The rank contingent is led by Thompson Rodeo Livestock’s Moonwalk, currently 0.4 points ahead of No. 2 contender Grand Funk. After making his PBR debut in 2022 and finishing third in the Bull of the Year race in 2024, Moonwalk has had a career year in 2025, concluding the season with a 44.1-point average score. Bucking 12 times on home soil throughout the season, Moonwalk has claimed a PBR Canada-best five Bull of the Event titles; one earned via a career-best 45.5-point bull score.

Moonwalk first topped the scoreboard in early February, earning his first Bull of the Event title of 2025 at the season-launch Cup Series event in Red Deer, Alberta marked 43.5 points for 7.62 seconds of work against Jerson Arantes. Making three additional outs following his impressive season debut, Moonwalk then made the journey East for the June duo of Cup Series events in Ontario. In London, Moonwalk delivered the top bull score of the season, awarded 45.5 points when he bucked off Jordan Hansen in 5.87 seconds, also collecting his second Bull of the Event award.

As the season continued, Moonwalk earned an additional three Bull of the Event titles, also leading the field at the Cup Series events in Ottawa (44.5 points) and Kelowna, British Columbia (43.5 points), and the Touring Pro Division stop in North Battleford, Saskatchewan (43.5 points).

Moonwalk was ridden five times during the 2025 campaign – with four of those qualified rides registered by PBR Canada No. 1 Jared Parsonage. Parsonage notably rode the powerful animal athlete for 90 points en route to his Cup Series win in Ottawa in June, and for 89 points to capture the victory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in late October which allowed the veteran rider to overtake the Canadian No. 1 rank.  In those trips, Moonwalk was marked 44.5 points and 43 points, respectively.

While Moonwalk leads the standings, he is closely followed by reigning Bull of the Year Grand Funk who is attempting to become the first back-to-back winner of the coveted honor in PBR Canada history.

Hailing from Kinky Buckers, Grand Funk also bucked to a PBR Canada best five Bull of the Event honors, holding a 43.7-point average score ahead of the 2025 PBR Canada National Finals. He was the top marked animal athlete in Red Deer, Alberta; Camrose, Alberta; Kelowna, British Columbia; Armstrong, British Columbia; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  

Grand Funk was scored a season-best 44 points twice across the 2025 campaign. He first delivered the marks at the Touring Pro Division event in Armstrong when he bucked off Gilmar Santana in 5.06 seconds, while Grand Funk most recently lit up the scoreboard at the Cup Series season-finale in Saskatoon when he launched Lonnie West in 6.72 seconds.

In 2025, Grand Funk was ridden just once in seven outs. The lone rider to crack Grand Funk’s code was none other than No. 1 Parsonage. He rode the bull for 88.5 points at the Cup Series event in Lethbridge, Alberta, in mid-March.

The complete list of contenders for this year’s Canadian Global PBR Canada Bull of the Year honor are:

No. 1 Moonwalk (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) – 44.1 points

No. 2 Grand Funk (Kinky Buckers) – 43.7 points (-0.4 points)

No. 3T Shot Caller (X6 Ranch Bucking Cattle) – 43.4 points (-0.7 points)

No. 3T Crazy Little Thing (Two Bit Bucking Bulls) – 43.4 points (-0.7 points)

No. 5T Pagewire (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) – 43.3 points (-0.8 points)

No. 5T Get Rhythm (Skori Bucking Bulls) – 43.3 points (-0.8 points)

No. 7 More or Less (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) – 43.2 points (-0.9 points)

No. 8 Stray Bucks (S&M Bucking Bulls) – 43.1 points (-1 points)

No. 9 Whiskey Moon (Skori Bucking Bulls) – 43 points (-1.1 points)

No. 10T Blue Nerve (X6 Ranch Bucking Cattle) – 42.8 points (-1.3 points)

No. 10T Margy Kat (W Sunrise) – 42.8 points (-1.3 points)

No. 10T Write This Down (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) – 42.8 points (-1.3 points)

The 2025 PBR Canada National Finals will mark the richest iteration of the year-end event. The two-day event inside the home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers will pay out an unprecedented $250,000, including a historic $100,000 bonus to the 2025 PBR Canada Champion, and a minimum of $50,000 guaranteed to the event winner.

The bull riding action for 2025 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, begins at 7:00 p.m. MST on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 at Rogers Place.

The 2025 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, will feature four rounds of bull riding. Each rider will get on one bull in Round 1 and Round 2 on Friday and Round 3 on Saturday.

The 12 bull riders with the top combined ride scores will then advance to the championship round on Saturday where they will attempt one final bull in an effort to win the PBR Canada National Finals event and earn crucial points to be crowned the 2025 PBR Canada Champion. During the event Round 2, Round 3 and the championship round will feature a rider drafted draw, while Round 1 will be pre-determined.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.ca. 

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