A sold out crowd of 10,034 sat on the edge of their seats Wednesday night watching the bull riders take on some rank bulls at the Salinas Sports Complex during their stop on the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) BlueDEF Velocity Tour, presented by Salinas Valley Ford. The PBR continues to be one of the most popular events held during Big Week, selling out for the third consecutive year, with revenue up 14.9% over 2015. The champion this year was Wallace Vieira de Oliveira from Goiania, GO, Brazil with a total of 87.5 points on only one bull –Captain Jack of Julio Moreno bucking Bulls. Second place went to Markus Mariluch of Elko, NV with a score of 86.5 on Rattler of Jerry Brown Bucking Bulls and third place went to Ryan McConnel of Bloomfield, NM with an 84 point ride on Big Timer, another one of Julio Moreno’s bulls.
Tickets are available for the upcoming California Rodeo Salinas July 21st-24th twenty four hours a day at www.carodeo.com, from 10am-6pm at the Box Office at 1034 N. Main Street in Salinas or by calling 800-549-4989.
For more information about Professional Bull Riding visit www.pbrnow.com.
About the California Rodeo
The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 21st-24th, 2016. The California Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns between $200,000 and $300,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo -Office at 831-775.3100. 'Like' the California Rodeo on Facebook at -www.facebook.com/CARodeoSalinas or follow us on twitter @CaliforniaRodeo for updates, photos and more.