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The Morning Line: Louisville, Day 2

04.14.13 - Morning Line

The Morning Line: Louisville, Day 2

With only nine qualified rides in Round 1, the action is wide open heading into Round 2 on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.

By PBR

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― With only nine riders earning a score in the first round, this event is still pretty open to anyone who can get a high score here in Round 2.

Ben Jones on 119 Candy:
Look for Jones to get a second score here. Candy has only three outs on his record, but he hasn't bucked anyone off yet. Reese Cates rode him in St. Louis, Mo., in his most recent appearance.

Kody Lostroh on 6 The Game Changer:
This bull really is a game changer, in that he's likely to help Lostroh, who is currently in second, grab an insurmountable lead going into the short round. Game Changer will spin into Lostroh's hand, and he's one of the two best draws in this round. He's been ridden in three of his last four outs, and those riders averaged just more than 88 points on him. He's been ridden in 11-of-19 Built Ford Tough Series outs.

Guilherme Marchi on 718 Flesh & Blood:
Flesh & Blood got the best of Shane Proctor on Albuquerque, but 3 out of 5 right handed riders he's faced have earned a score on him. It's unlikely that he'll improve on that record with this caliber of rider aboard. Marchi probably gets on the board here.

Joao Ricardo Vieira on 7477 Main Event:
Vieira didn't get along with his Round 1 bull or the bonus bull last night, but he should find this one a little more accommodating. Main Event has been ridden five times in seven Built Ford Tough Series outs, most recently by Douglas Duncan in Winston-Salem, N.C. for 87.5 points.

Stormy Wing on 729 Businessman:
This is a former Burns Rodeo Company bull, who has only been ridden once since January 2011. Jeff Robinson bought him this winter, and he went to Sacramento, Calif., and threw off Billy Robinson and Kody Lostroh. Wing has his work cut out for him here.

Billy Robinson on 8061 Mud Wasp:
Robinson had this bull in New York, and rode him for 87 points. This is one of the better long round draws in the PBR for left-handed riders. He can turn back both ways, but is likely to go to the left first. Mud Wasp is the bull that Austin Meier had at the World Finals and rode for 89 points after aggravating his ankle injury in the chute.

Jory Markiss on 8602 Boogity Boogity:
This bull doesn't have a long history, but in seven career outs he's been ridden four times. The video we have on him shows that his bucking style helps riders stay on him, in that he has plenty of kick, and plants his front feet pretty hard when he comes down on them. Bulls that do this make it easy for a rider to stay up on his rope, where bulls that make it hard to stay near the rope are much more difficult to ride. All Built Ford Tough Series riders should get along with this bull.

Ryan Dirteater on 38 Keepin' It Real:
This is close to an automatic score for Dirteater. Keepin' It Real is ridden more than 60 percent of the time at this level. He tends to lead with his head and really lets the rider know which way he's going to spin and when he's about to jump out of it. Riders don't specifically look for this, but they sense it as it the bull gives them an indication of what direction he's headed, and the split second advantage helps a lot of guys get scores on this bull.

Marco Eguchi on 683 Motown Magic:
They've met three times, and Eguchi has one 89-point score to show for it. Motown Magic's performance fell off in April of last season, and he hasn't been quite as good as he was in 2011 and early 2012., but the potential for a big score is always there.

Eduardo Aparecido on S02 Sasquatch:
This is a rematch from the Iron Cowboy and Sasquatch won that round. Here's a bull that took a long and winding road to end up excelling on the Built Ford Tough Series level. At one time Sasquatch belonged to former PBR rider K.J. Pletcher. He was hauled for several years by D&H Cattle Company, mostly to pro rodeos, where he was unridden, but showed signs of being a hit-or miss kind of bull. Ultimately he was bought by Bobby Martin with BMC Bucking Bulls at an ABBI claimer event at the World Finals, and since he made his debut on tour in Oklahoma City earlier this season, he's been a solid performer. He's only been ridden once in his 25-out career, but he hasn't faced a lot of top level right-handed riders, and he spins to the right pretty consistently.

Renato Nunes on 701 Showboat:
Kody Lostroh drew one of the two best bulls to have in this round, and this is the other one. The difference here is that Showboat likes to go to the right, and Nunes has had issues with bulls that go away from his hand. Guys who are good enough to win a World Championship should be able to ride bulls that go away from their hand pretty consistently, especially when they have good timing, and this one has excellent timing.

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