PUEBLO, Colo. – Reigning PBR Stock Contractor of the Year Chad Berger announced on Wednesday morning the passing of World Champion Bull contender Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor was the No. 1 ranked bull in the 2018 World Champion Bull race with a World Champion Bull score average of 46.25 points at the time of his passing. The 6-year-old bovine superstar was 10-0 with a career-best, 46-point average bull score on the 25^th PBR: Unleash The Beast.

Pearl Harbor concludes his career 40-4 on the PBR premier series and 55-6 at all levels of competition. He averaged 45.39 points per out. Pearl Harbor qualified for the PBR World Finals four times, and finished 2017 runner-up to World Champion SweetPro’s Bruiser.  

In his last out, Pearl Harbor bucked off Fernando Henrique Novais in 5.89 seconds for a career-high tying 47.5-point bull score. 

PBR CEO Sean Gleason and PBR Director of Livestock Cody Lambert expressed his condolences to Berger, his partners (Clay Struve and David Currey) and the entire Western sports community.

“Pearl Harbor was definitely one of the best bulls the PBR has ever seen,” Lambert said. “He was one of the best two bucking bulls in the world these past couple of years. He was right in his prime, and he was getting the job done. He was as well cared for as he could be. I was talking to Chad this morning and that is one you can’t replace.”

There will be a look back at Pearl Harbor’s career later today on PBR.com.