2000 NFR       NINTH PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Pen:   THE GOLD COAST GAMBLERS

Some high performance units in this pen.   Several good rides.

Rode 8-15

• 1/2           Fowler                                  90                           $11,756.56
• 1/2           Akin                                      90                           $11,756.56
• 3/4           Check                                   87                           $ 6,672.65
• 3/4           Hancock                               87                           $ 6,672.65
• 5/6           Sirett                                     83                           $ 2,753.79
• 5/6           Potter                                    83                           $ 2,753.79
•                 Elkins                                    82
•                 Boettcher                              76

Judges Order:           Overstreet       Knowles                 Davis         Horton                  

Tyler Fowler          50  Hammer Time                Bad Company                 

Turned back into his hand and stayed.  Really kicked in it.  Good ride.

Lee Akin         273   Gold Coast Gambler                Growney/Kish

Wild little bull went both ways.  Had ground trouble right at the end which made him harder to ride.

Cory Check          +2   Smokin Joe              Bailey

This big boy went quite aways before he found a spot but he was bucking all the way. Bucked the Cruiser off right at the whistle but he made the watch.

Cody Hancock         542   Free Loader            Growney/Kish

Bull had a good day into Cody’s hand.  Lots of pressure on Hancock after Philip made the whistle.

Kagan Sirett             601   El Smacko                    Big Bend

Bull went into his hand.  Good ride.  Bull kinda quit him at the end.

Gregory Potter        P57   Wanna Dance?             Diamond G (The Gilberts)

One juicy round then was too nice.   Helped him in the average.

Philip Elkins            152  Undertaker               Andrews

Big bull turned back into his hand…. He even spurred him a little but it wasn’t like Capital Punishment or anything.  Guess Sammy did sell theTAKER for something like $6,750.

Fred Boettcher          141  Sand Man            Andrews

Just scattered. Fred was ready to ride… I was figuring 92-93 when I first saw the draw.   Dang it.                           

Jesse Bail          4   Grey Cat                  Bailey

Wow…. this bull really got to getting it.  Some guys thought Jesse bucked off because he started spurrin him.  Looked to me like the bull was pulling him down.  Had to let go with his outside foot.  Worked until he blew his inside one.   Good watching… he'da been 94-96.

Rob Bell     -10  Barracuda          Broken Arrow/ThomasTaylor

This is a good bull.   He really tried to buck Bell off.   Rob was making an outstanding ride and lost his rope a millisecond before the bull fell with him.   I thought he’d made it or if he hadn’t he’d get a reride but one judge saw that he lost the tail of his rope and stopped the watch—just as the bull fell.   Judges didn’t like this bull as much as I did.

Danell Tipton        514  Real Deal             Growney/Kish

17,000 people in Thomas and Mack and a million or so in TV land got to see what this little guy can do.    This bull was making a zillion rounds and Danell was thumping every round. Best watching I’ve seen in a long time.  He would have to have been 96-98.

Ended in a wreck… pretty scary looking deal—nearly out cold and the bull stuck a horn under his head and flipped him away.   Took about ten minutes but by the time they started to carry him out… he was wanting to walk out.   Five minutes after that they said he was up and walking.  Cut chin.   You gotta know that GOD was looking after him… laying face up… bull bucking over the top of him.    

Robey Condra        1  Rowdy Rickey          4L  (Lowry)

Black bull tricked Robey.  First time out of the same chute he was to the right (had a left handed rider).   This time—same chute—right handed rider—went to the left.  Hard to make the corner on this bull.   Very smart.    Probably an Auburn graduate.

Dan Wolfe            2   Captain Hook        Thomas Taylor

Pretty exciting but Dan didn’t quite make it.  Little bull really bucks—there’s just not much to get hold of.

Shane Drury            P73  Limited Edition           Big Stone

Don’t know why but the big guys draw the little bulls and vice versa.  This MOOSE jerked Shane down and he tagged him… ended up clicking his heels.  Seeing what the judges marked the bull — it woulda been the go round unless Danell made the eight.

Josh O’Byrne             610  High Voltage        Beutler/Gaylord

Wild little brindle had a little ground problems then skinned um into Josh’s hand… but then he flattened out.  Good effort but the bull never helped him to quite catch up. If he’da kicked just one time Josh woulda made it.

Best Bull Buckle:   514                Real Deal   

Bull Scores:   

• 514        Real Deal                   93  24-23-24-22   6.5
• P73        Limited Edition           90  23-23-21-23   3.7
• 50          Hammer Time            89  23-22-22-22   Ridden
• 4            Grey Cat                    89  22-22-22-23   6.4
• 1            Rowdy Rickey           89  22-23-22-22   1.5
• +2          Smokin Joe                88  22-21-22-23   Ridden
• 573        Gold Coast Gambler  88  22-22-22-22   Ridden
• 542        Free Loader               86  22-21-22-21   Ridden
• 2            Captain Hook            85  20-21-22-22   6.0
• -10        Barracuda                  84  21-21-20-22   7.4
• 152        Undertaker                83  21-20-21-20   Ridden
• P57        Wanna Dance?          82  20-20-21-21   Ridden
• 610        High Voltage              82  19-21-21-21   6.0
• 601        El Smako                   80 20-20-20-20    Ridden
• 141        Sand Man                  72  19-19-18-16   Ridden

After 9th Performance:

World Standings:          NFR Winnings:           Average: (8)

1. Hancock              $112,256.49           $56,029.04          7-9                599              1st
2. Fowler                 $102,879.02           $22,771.72          4-9                322              8th
3. Akin                    $ 99,431.40            $39,929.95          5-9                430              3rd
4. Bail                      $ 97,602.78            $29,444.38          5-9                414              4th
5. Condra                $ 97,594.93            $40,636.05          5-9                413              5th
6. Bell                      $ 96,124.57            $33,116.09          4-9                338              6th
7. Elkins                   $ 95,920.61            $33,680.99          7-9                575              2nd
8. Wolfe                   $ 88,428.99           $23,513.12           3-9                256             9th
9. Potter                   $ 86,075.24           $23,407.21           4-9                335             7th
10. Drury                    $ 80,860.01           $ 9,108.69           1-9                85                15th
11. Sirett                     $ 77,570.51           $15,887.25          2-9                169              11th
12. Tipton                   $ 76,225.98           $10,379.66          1-9                86                14th
13. Check                   $ 73,587.35           $17,122.93          3-8                245              13th
14. Boettcher              $ 68,362.49           $ 5,507.58           2-9                162              12th
15. O’Byrne                $ 59,278.36            $ 2,118.30          2-9                157             13th