LOUD ROARS TO NO. 10 WITH RAUCOUS RIDE: Rookie Kaiden Loud has made the most of his first World Finals appearance, topping both of his animal athlete opponents and climbing 10 spots in the standings to put him in position to compete at AT&T Stadium next weekend. In Round 1, the Texan rocketed out of the gates on Black Betty for 86.75 points, tying for second in the opening round. Now in top form, Loud, a rising star for the Nashville Stampede on the separate PBR Camping World Team Series, roared out of the chutes on Doze You Down for a monstrous, event and career-high, 91.75 points to win the round and propel himself into the Top 10 for the first time since January. He takes on Renegade in Round 3 on Saturday evening.

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COOL WHIP TOPS HEARTBREAK KID, CLOSES IN ON BUSHWACKER: After dispatching Boudreaux Campbell in 1.58 seconds in Round 2, Cool Whip has now bucked off 41 consecutive riders on the premier series, leaving him just one buck off short of Bushwacker’s historic 42-out run. That buck-off streak was the longest in premier series history, spanning from November 1, 2009, to August 16, 2013, and was ended by two-time PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney, who made the 8 for a monstrous 95.25 points in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cool Whip’s streak dates back to May 12, 2022, when he bucked off the soon-to-be-crowned World Champion Daylon Swearingen in 3.91 seconds. After finishing fourth in the 2023 PBR World Champion Bull race, the powerful animal athlete has bucked off all ten riders he has faced on the elite Unleash The Beast this season. Having only been topped once in 59 career outs (98.3 buck off percentage) by Joao Ricardo Vieira for 82.5 points in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in April of 2022, Cool Whip attempts to make history in Round 4 Sunday afternoon.

Fans can catch the entire slate of Round 3 action via the CBS Sports Network broadcast, set to air live Saturday, May 11 beginning at 7 p.m. CDT.

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