With the 15th showdown of the 2024 Unleash The Beast campaign set to invade Fiserv Forum for two days of rank bull riding March 9-10, the best bull riders in the world are primed to put on another stellar show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Ahead of the midwestern meet-up, PBR.com is taking a closer look at the rankest rides, biggest stories and beyond ahead of the PBR Milwaukee Presented by Cooper Tires:

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KASEL VICTORIOUS IN INDIANAPOLIS: No. 4 Dalton Kasel stayed red-hot in Indianapolis last weekend, going a perfect 3-for-3 for the second consecutive weekend to take home the event buckle and move to 341.33 points behind No. 1 Cassio Dias. He began his flawless performance by covering Dream Walkin for 86.25 points, tying him for third entering championship Saturday. Looking completely locked in, the Texan roared out of the chutes on Unhinged in Round 2 for 86.25 points, earning the pick of the pen heading into the final round. There, the Austin Gamblers’ star on the separate PBR Camping World Team Series sealed the event victory by riding I’m Legit Too for 88.25 points. It is the second consecutive season that Kasel has entered Milwaukee coming off a victory, as his last event win was in Little Rock, Arkansas, last March the weekend before the PBR headed to Brew City.

MAKIN’ THE 8: Veterans and rookies alike have been putting on a show for bull riding fans across the past two events, proving they are the best in the world. Riders are currently 465-for-1,358 (34.24%) at just past the halfway point in the season, just a hair down from the 470-for-1335 (35.21%) mark at the same point last season. However, bull riding’s best have started to find their groove of late, posting back-to-back weekends with a better than 40% riding percentage for the first time this season, something that only happened twice in 2023.

The major difference between this season and last is the first-half performance of the rookies. In 2023, no rookie was ranked inside the Top 5 of the Unleash The Beast standings, while in 2024, both of the top spots are held by first-year riders, and No. 10 Julio Cesar Marques adds a third rookie inside the Top 10. In addition, seven different riders have won their first premier series event this season, and 24 different riders have won at least one round. 13 different riders have also recorded at least one 90-point ride and 54 different riders have competed in a championship round.

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