Austin Gamblers Win Sixth Straight Game to Stop Arizona Ridge Riders’ Streak at Nine Heading To Gambler Days Homestand In Five Days
Bull Riding
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Austin Gamblers rode into Nashville and did what no one else could, earning their sixth straight win and ending the Arizona Ridge Riders‘ nine-game winning streak just one ride short of the league record. In a high-stakes showdown between the PBR Teams’ top two squads, the Gamblers proved they’re the team to beat.
While the Ridge Riders came out firing with back-to-back rides, the Gamblers answered like true champions. Andrei Scoparo started the charge with a gritty 81.25 points on Pac Man, kicking off a four-ride stampede that sealed the win. Vinicius Pinheiro Correa followed with a strong 86 points, and team ace Dalton Kasel put up a big 87.75. Dener Barbosa finished the night with a near-perfect outing, solidifying the Gamblers’ hold on the top of the standings.
This impressive winning streak began in Sunrise, Florida, and has carried the Gamblers through a tough gauntlet of competition. They’ve tamed the New York Mavericks, Missouri Thunder, Nashville Stampede, Kansas City Outlaws, and Oklahoma Wildcatters, culminating in their statement win over Arizona.
“Momentum is everything. I feel like we’re the only team to lose two absolute superstars in Kaique (Pacheco) and Jose (Vitor Leme) and have a bunch of young guys to show out like we did today. It’s true professionals through and through, top to bottom every guy in the lineup. We know we can trust them, put in anyone in at any time. They’re great athletes; just a special group of guys,” said Austin Gamblers bull rider Sage Steele Kimzey, a seven-time PRCA World Champion signed as a free agent heading into the 2025 season.
The Gamblers will now ride that wave of momentum home to Austin, Texas, for their highly anticipated homestand, Gambler Days, at the Moody Center from August 22-24. The energy will be electric as the team looks to protect its home turf.
The five-on-five games begin on Friday at 7:45 p.m. CT Aug. 22; Saturday, Aug. 23 at 6:45 p.m. CT; and 1:45 p.m. CT Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, PBR.com, at the Moody Center Box Office, or by calling PBR customer service at (800) 732-1727.
A Look Around the League at Stampede Days
- Nashville Stampede (4-7) secured their second straight walk-off win with a thrilling victory over the Missouri Thunder, thanks to a clutch ride by Cody Jesus.
- The Oklahoma Wildcatters (2-9) pulled off a major upset against the Texas Rattlers, snapping their five-game losing streak with a huge 90-point ride from Cort McFadden.
- In another tight finish, the New York Mavericks (3-8) edged out the Kansas City Outlaws by a single point.
- The Florida Freedom (7-4) powered past the Carolina Cowboys, riding three bulls to a dominant win.
Opening night game matchups in Austin on Aug. 22 are:
- Oklahoma Wildcatters vs. Arizona Ridge Riders
- Missouri Thunder vs. New York Mavericks
- Kansas City Outlaws vs. Carolina Cowboys
- Texas Rattlers vs. Nashville Stampede
- Florida Freedom vs. Austin Gamblers
Weekend Game 11 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Bottom-Seeded Oklahoma Wildcatters Upset Texas Rattlers 175.75-89 in Nashville, Tennessee as Cort McFadden’s 90-Point Ride Closes Out the Battle
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F |
| Oklahoma Wildcatters | 0 | 85.75 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 175.75 |
| Texas Rattlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
OUTS
Oklahoma Wildcatters — Wingson Henrique da Silva rode Hunting Trip for 87.25 points Rattlers’ Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged a touch, ruled a touch; Josh Frost rode 38 Special for 85.75 points; Guiliherme Valleiras bucked off Gravedigger in 5.98 seconds; Kyler Oliver bucked off Hard Candy in 1.91 seconds; Cort McFadden rode Doze You Down for 90 points
Texas Rattlers — Brady Fielder bucked off Peanut in 5.57 seconds, Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged, ruled no ride; Daniel Keeping bucked off Walk Hard in 4.51 seconds; Claudio Montanha Jr. rode High Caliber, Wildcatters’ Head Coach J.B. Mauney challenged an early buck off, ruled a no ride; Marcelo Procopio Pereira bucked off Pneu-Dart’s Chief Wahoo in 3.80 seconds; Ezekiel Mitchell rode Rockville for 89 points
Oklahoma Wildcatters
2-for-5 (175.75 points)
Challenges: Claudio Montanha Jr. rode High Caliber, Wildcatters’ Head Coach J.B. Mauney challenged an early buck off, ruled a no ride
Texas Rattlers
1-for-5 (89 points)
Challenges: Wingson Henrique da Silva rode Hunting Trip for 87.25 points Rattlers’ Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged a touch, ruled a touch; Brady Fielder bucked off Peanut in 5.57 seconds, Head Coach Cody Lambert challenged, ruled no ride
High Score: Cort McFadden 90 on Doze You Down
Game 12 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Austin Gamblers Snap Arizona Ridge Riders Nine-Game Win Streak, Extend Team’s League Leading Six-Game Win Streak as they Head Toward Gambler Days in Austin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F |
| Austin Gamblers | 0 | 81.25 | 0/87* | 86 | 87.75 | 342 |
| Arizona Ridge Riders | 89.25 | 77.5^ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.75 |
*Denotes a RR attempt. ^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Austin Gamblers — Sage Steele Kimzey bucked off Good Riddance in 2.49 seconds; Andrei Scoparo rode Pac Man for 81.25 points, Ridge Riders’ Head Coach Colby Yates challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride; Dener Barbosa bucked off Flossin in 6.77 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Vinicius Pinheiro Correa rode Say When for 86 points; Dalton Kasel rode Baldy for 87.75 points; Dener Barbosa rode Lights Out for 87 points (Re-Ride)
Arizona Ridge Riders — Everton Natan da Silva rode Bex Red Eye for 89.25 points; Eduardo Aparecido rode Bad Intentions for 77.5 points, re-ride awarded and declined; Elzisclay dos Santos bucked off Coal Train in 4.05 seconds; Luciano De Castro bucked off What’s Poppin in 5.96 seconds; Keyshawn Whitehorse vs DirtyBru in 3.59 seconds
Austin Gamblers
4-for-5 (342 points)
Re-Rides: Dener Barbosa bucked off Flossin in 6.77 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Dener Barbosa rode Lights Out for 87 points (Re-Ride)
Challenges:
Arizona Ridge Riders
2-for-5 (166.75 points)
Re-Rides: Eduardo Aparecido rode Bad Intentions for 77.5 points, re-ride awarded and declined
Challenges: Andrei Scoparo rode Pac Man for 81.25 points, Ridge Riders’ Head Coach Colby Yates challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride
High Score: Everton Natan da Silva 89.25 on Bex Red Eye
Game 13 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
New York Mavericks Edge Kansas City Outlaws 260.5-259.5 for Second Final Day Upset at Stampede Days in Nashville, Tennessee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F |
| Kansas City Outlaws | 0 | 84.5 | 88.5 | 0 | 86.5 | 259.5 |
| New York Mavericks | 87 | 0 | 89.5 | 0 | 84.25 | 260.5 |
OUTS
Kansas City Outlaws — Koltin Hevalow bucked off Old Testament in 7.61 seconds; Sandro Batista rode Project X for 84.5 points; Heitor Santos Ferreira rode Magic Hunter for 88.5 points; Eric Henrique Domingos bucked off Eyes On Me in 4.21 seconds; Julio Cesar Marques rode Bueno for 86.5 points
New York Mavericks — Bob Mitchell rode Ridin’ Salty for 87 points; Mauricio Gulla Moreira bucked off Mighty Mouse in 3.38 seconds; Leonardo Castro rode Boot Barn’s Tyrone for 89.5 points; Caden Bunch bucked off Hard Eight in 3.96 seconds; Marco Rizzo rode Hoobastank for 84.25 points, Outlaws’ Head Coach J.W. Hart challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride
Kansas City Outlaws
3-for-5 (259.5 points)
Challenges: Marco Rizzo rode Hoobastank for 84.25 points, Outlaws’ Head Coach J.W. Hart challenged an early buck off, ruled a qualified ride
New York Mavericks
3-for-5 (260.5 points)
High Score: Leonardo Castro 89.5 on Boot Barn’s Tyrone
Game 14 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Florida Freedom Ride Three Bulls to Defeat Carolina Cowboys 260.75-172.25 at Stampede Days in Nashville, Tennessee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F |
| Florida Freedom | 0 | 77/88.5 * | 85 | 0 | 87.25 | 260.75 |
| Carolina Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 86.25 | 0 | 86 | 172.25 |
*Denotes a RR attempt. ^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Florida Freedom — Thiago Salgado bucked off Mo Money in 5.23 seconds; Alex Cerqueira rode War Paint for 77 points, re-ride awarded and taken; Jeferson Silva rode Red Hot for 85 points; Yan Victor Cunha bucked off Chicken In Black in 5.23 seconds; Elzimar Jeremias rode Mike’s Motive for 88.5 points (Re-Ride); John Crimber rode Smokey for 87.25 points
Carolina Cowboys — Cooper Davis bucked off Midnight Blues in 3.13 seconds; Murilo Henrique bucked off Oliveira vs Fire Zone in 3.20 seconds; Clay Guiton rode Washita Red for 86.25 points; Jess Lockwood bucked off Boot Barn’s Sandman in 6.80 seconds; Daylon Swearingen rode Hoka Hey for 86 points, Freedom Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a touch, ruled qualified ride
Florida Freedom
3-for-5 (260.75 points)
Re-Rides: Alex Cerqueira rode War Paint for 77 points, re-ride awarded and taken; Elzimar Jeremias rode Mike’s Motive for 88.5 points (Re-Ride)
Challenges: Daylon Swearingen rode Hoka Hey for 86 points, Freedom Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a touch, ruled qualified ride
Carolina Cowboys
2-for-5 (172.25 points)
High Score: Elzimar Jeremias 88.5 on Mike’s Motive
Game 15 — Nashville, Tenn. — August 17, 2025
Nashville Stampede Take Second Straight Walk-Off Win on Ride by Cody Jesus, Defeating Thunder 255.25-247.75 at Homestand
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F |
| Missouri Thunder | 0 | 81.5 | 86.5 | 79.75 | 0 | 247.75 |
| Nashville Stampede | 83.5 | 83.75 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 255.25 |
OUTS
Missouri Thunder — Paulo Eduardo Rossetto bucked off Smack Ya in 6.11 seconds; Maverick Smith bucked off Fire Kat in 7.95 seconds, call reviewed and ruled a qualified ride for 81.5 points; Andrew Alvidrez rode Gone Rogue for 86.5 points; Miguel de Jesus rode Stryker for 79.75 points; Boudreaux Campbell vs Josey Wales in 5.13 seconds
Nashville Stampede — Alan de Souza rode Let Him Fly for 83.5 points; Austin Richardson rode NashVegas for 83.75 points; Pablo Soares bucked off Slignin’ It in 2.20 seconds; Damiao Soares bucked off Landman in 3.43 seconds; Cody Jesus rode Ugly This for 88 points, Thunder Head Coaches Luke Snyder/Ross Coleman challenged a touch, ruled a qualified ride
Missouri Thunder
3-for-5 (247.75 points)
Challenges: Cody Jesus rode Ugly This for 88 points, Thunder Head Coaches Luke Snyder/Ross Coleman6 challenged a touch, ruled a qualified ride
Nashville Stampede
3-for-5 (255.25 points)
High Score: Cody Jesus 88 on Ugly This
PBR Teams Season Standings
Here are the current Team standings for the regular season after the second day of competition for the PBR Camping World Team Series in Sunrise, Florida:
Team Record Points
1. Arizona Ridge Riders 9-2 2,112.00
2. Austin Gamblers 8-3 2,400.50
3. Texas Rattlers 7-4 2,511.50
4. Florida Freedom 7-4 2,230.75
5. Kansas City Outlaws 6-5 2,236.50
6. Missouri Thunder 5-6 1,729.75
7. Carolina Cowboys 4-7 2,138.50
8. Nashville Stampede 4-7 1,638.50
9. New York Mavericks 3-8 1,300.00
10. Oklahoma Wildcatters 2-9 1,647.75
About the PBR Camping World Team Series
The PBR Camping World Team Series is an elite league featuring the world’s top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five bull riding games during a 13-event season beginning in July and culminating in a Team Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in October.
During the 2025 season, the league’s fourth, each of the ten teams – Austin Gamblers of Austin, TX; Arizona Ridge Riders of Glendale, AZ; Carolina Cowboys of Greensboro, NC; Florida Freedom of Sunrise, FL; Kansas City Outlaws of Kansas City, MO; Nashville Stampede of Nashville, TN; Oklahoma Wildcatters of Oklahoma City, OK; Missouri Thunder of Springfield, MO; New York Mavericks of Elmont, NY, and Texas Rattlers of Fort Worth, TX – will host a three-day homestand. There are also neutral-site games in Anaheim, CA and Duluth, GA.
PBR Teams, which launched in July 2022, builds on the existing structure of professional bull riding with the same basic rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. Events are staged in head-to-head matchups in a tournament-style format. In five-on-five games, the team with the highest aggregate score of qualified rides among its riders is declared the winner.
CBS Television Network, the CW Network, and Fox Nation are the official media partners of PBR Teams. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.
Don’t miss a minute of the action! Tickets for the 2025 PBR Camping World Team Series season are available at ticketmaster.com, PBR.com, at the Moody Center Box Office, or by calling PBR customer service at (800) 732-1727.
Last Updated on 08/21/2025 by Jodi Erpelding
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