Quebec teens lead after PBR’s first round
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A pair of young Quebec bull riders sit atop the leaderboard after the first night of PBR Canada’s PBR Mazergroup Chute Out on Friday at Assiniboine Credit Union Place.
Jayden Roy, 18, of Mascouche, Que., made his debut in Brandon and handled Linebacker for every moment, posting a score of 86.8 to jump into the lead.
Jeremy Maisonneuve, 19, who was wearing a cast on his non-riding arm, was bucked off early but got a re-ride because the bull Knee Knocker dipped down as he came out of the chute. He capitalized on his second chance, posting a score of 85.2 on Effective to temporarily take the lead.
A rodeo entertainer balance a crutch on his chin. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The Tier 1 bull riding event continues tonight at 7 p.m.
Friday’s matchups between bull and rider were set up by a random draw, but tonight’s will be determined by a draft. The 10 riders with the best combined scores after two rounds advance to the championship round and one final ride to crown a winner based on aggregate total of their three scores.
After none of the first three riders lasted three seconds, sixth-ranked Garrett Green of Meeting Creek, Alta., controlled Counting Sheep and posted the first successful ride and a score of 83.5.
Dusty Golden appeared to last 7.67 seconds but he called for a review, and it was judged to be a good ride with a score of 79.7. Meanwhile, his bull, Canadian Cut, didn’t have any inclination to head out of the pen and had to be roped and led back.
Brazil’s Francisco Costa was the third rider to post a score when Joker On A Jack came out of the chute and jumped in circles about 10 feet from the chute for a score of 83.4.
Bullriders are introduced during the first night of the PBR Canada Cup Series Mazergroup Chute Out bull riding event at Assiniboine Credit Union Place on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
That sparked a run of three successful rides, with North Dakota’s Tyler Villarreal lasting for 7.86 seconds when Write This Down circled in one direction and then twisted back in the other. He also appealed the clock and won, and was given a score of 82.5.
Then, Aaron Roy of Yellow Grass, Sask., who won the event in 2023, made it three in a row when he rode World Wide for a score of 84.4.
Cody Coverchuk of Meadow Lake, Sask., then stayed on Brimstone for an underwhelming eight seconds, and mostly based on the animal’s lack of activity, he only earned a score of 68.5.
That brought up Nick Tetz of Calgary, who had won both events this season, but Payday dumped him in 6.4 seconds.
Gilmar Santana rode Affairs in Order a year ago in Brandon and duplicated the effort on Friday, earning a score of 85.0 to temporarily jump into second place.
Griffin Koester of Alberta tries to stay atop his bull during the first night of the PBR Canada Cup Series Mazergroup Chute Out bull riding event at Assiniboine Credit Union Place on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Four-time Canadian champion Dakota Buttar of Eatonia, Sask., finished up when he took a score of 84.6 off Patiently Waiting.
In total, 10 of the 27 riders posted a score, with the bulls winning the other 17 matchups.
ODDS AND ENDS
The first bull was ridden at 7:26 as PBR introduced its riders and held its entertaining pre-game show … The bullfighters this weekend are Jesse Byrne, Tanner Byrne and Logan Kadlec … Jordan Giguere made his series debut … Trinity Bear took a hard kick to the back from Samcro’s heel after getting bucked off … Brock Bradford has returned from a devastating injury he suffered in Brandon a year ago but Highway to Heaven dumped him.
Four junior bull riders had their chance to ride retired PBR bulls during halftime … Jet Black sent seventh-ranked Ashton Sahli of Red Deer in a somersault off the back end … Nick Tetz came into the event having ridden 10 of his 11 bulls and winning both Cup Series events.
Aaron Roy of Saskatchewan tries to stay atop his bull. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Seven of the rider-bull pairings were actually rematches. The riders went 5-2 the first time around … The event features 14 bull riders from Alberta, seven from Saskatchewan, three from Quebec, two from Brazil and one from North Dakota … Two former Brandon Chute Out winners, Weston Davidson (2024) and Roy (2023), were in attendance, while Jake Gardner (2025) and Blake Smith (2022) didn’t make it.
The PBR riders and bulls head to Hamilton next on May 30, followed by visits to London (June 5), Ottawa (June 13), Kelowna (July 16), Grande Prairie (Sept. 26), Medicine Hat (Oct. 17) and Saskatoon (Oct. 23-24). The national final is at Edmonton’s Rogers Place on Nov. 13-14.
» pbergson@brandonsun.com
Jeremy Maisonneuve of Quebec takes his turn atop a bull. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)