Three-time PBR World Champion and last weekend’s Chicago co-event champion Adriano Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil), rode Chad Berger/Clay Struve’s bull Team Equine’s Evil Forces for 90.25 points and a second place finish in round one. No. 2 in the PBR world standings, Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.), took third place with an 88.75 point ride on Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen’s bull Bocephus. Rounding out fourth place was Oklahoma’s Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) with an 88.5 point ride on Texas owned by Chad Berger/Clay Struve.

As the winner of round two at The Cooper Tires Invitational, Mike White (De Kalb, TX) was eligible to compete for the $5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Ride with the Best” bonus during round one of the Des Moines Classic. He received a reride bull and took on Three Alarm, owned by Frontier Rodeo Company, but was bucked off before the eight seconds. Because of the early buck-off, Frontier Rodeo Company was awarded the $5,000 bonus. As the winner of round one at the Des Moines Classic, Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.) will be eligible to compete for the $5,000 bonus during the second round of competition.

The Des Moines Classic continues tomorrow as the top 45 bull riders compete in round two and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round to see who will take home the first-ever Des Moines event title. The event airs on VERSUS at 10:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, May 3 and at 12:00 a.m. EST on Monday, May 5.

Injury Report:
Kasey Hayes (Liberal, Kan.) was taken to the hospital for x-rays on his neck. He is questionable for round two of the Des Moines Classic.

Jimmy Lathero (Fellsemere, Fla.) fractured his jaw. He is probable for tomorrow night.

Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, NM) bruised his hip. He is questionable for round two.

Kolt Donaldson (Idabel, Okla.) has a possible fractured rib. He is probable for tomorrow night.

Des Moines Classic Results

ROUND ONE: 1) Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.) 90.75 points on Frontier Rodeo Company’s Flash, $2,730; 2) Adriano Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil) 90.25 points on Chad Berger/Clay Struve’s Team Equine’s Evil Forces, $1,950; 3) Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 88.75 points on Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen’s Montego Bay, $1,170; 4) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 88.5 points on Chad Berger/Clay Struve’s Texas, $780.