Missouri natives Snyder, Jenkins, PBR return to St. Louis

World’s best bull riders, bulls return to Scottrade Center in February

 

ST. LOUIS – The Professional Bull Riders announced that the world’s best bull riders and bulls will return to the Scottrade Center on Feb. 15-17 for the St. Louis Invitational presented by Cooper Tires.

 

Fans will witness thrilling 8-second rides and jaw-dropping wrecks throughout the adrenaline-soaked performance as the PBR’s insanely brave cowboys risk it all against monstrous animal athletes that can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds.

 

Bull riding begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Tickets begin at $20 and will go on sale on Monday, Dec. 10, at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, Ticketmaster outlets, www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000.

 

Leading the way into the Show-Me State will be Missouri natives L.J. Jenkins and Luke Snyder. Jenkins, who was born in Springfield, Mo., finished the 2012 season ranked third in the world, while Snyder was ranked 11th.

 

The PBR will celebrate 20 years of competition with the 2013 season. More than 100 million viewers watch primetime PBR programming annually on networks around the world and nearly two million fans attend PBR events each year. PBR has awarded over $120 million dollars in prize money over 20 years of competition, including a $1 million dollar bonus to the PBR World Champion each year.

 

Each of the Top 35 riders in the world will ride on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Following Round 3 on Sunday, the riders with the 10 highest cumulative scores will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round where they will compete with one more bull. The overall event winner will be the rider with the highest combined score from all four rounds.

 

St. Louis will be the seventh stop on the 2013 BFTS schedule, which will open at world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 4-6. The season will conclude Oct. 23-27 in Las Vegas with the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals, where the PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded a $1 million bonus. The richest bull riding event in the world, the World Finals has a total purse of more than $2 million.

 

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network and networks around the world. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer. 

 

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)The world’s premier bull riding organization, the PBR celebrates 20 years of competition with the 2013 season. In just two decades, the dream of 20 bull riders has become a global sports phenomenon with more than 100 million viewers annually watching primetime PBR programming on networks around the world, and nearly 2 million fans attending live events each year. PBR has paid out over $120 million in earnings to its athletes, and 25 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million -- the most of any western sports athlete in history. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at www.YouTube.com/PBR.