GEM STATE HOEDOWN: This weekend, PBR’s elite 2025 Unleash The Beast returns to Nampa, Idaho. The twenty-second stop of the 24-event 2025 individual season serves as the 28th time the top tour has visited Nampa, and the 14th consecutive season. The Ford Idaho Center will host the PBR for two days of action on Friday, April 18, at 7:45 p.m. MDT and Saturday, April 19, at 6:45 p.m. MDT. 

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LUCIANO DE CASTRO WALKS-OFF VICTORIOUS IN BILLINGS: Luciano De Castro went 3-for-3 to win his second event of the season in Billings, Montana, last weekend. The Brazilian topped Night Agent for 88.5 points in Round 1 before winning the second round by riding Oyster Creek Brawler for 88.75 points in Round 2. Castro completed his perfect weekend by covering Lights Out for 87.25 points for a walk-off victory in the championship round, propelling him from No. 8 to No. 5 in the Unleash The Beast standings with just two events left before the 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast. Castro, now 405.17 points off the No. 1 ranking, attempts to keep it rolling aboard Jolene’s Dream in Round 1 on Friday.  

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