PBR Unleash The Beast in St. Louis
- Megan Nicole Larson
- Dec 9, 2024
- 3 min read
Round One
Sage Steele Kimzey dominated to win Round 1 of the elite Unleash The Beast’s PBR, moving him up from 21st to 11th in the rankings thanks to his huge 89.75 point ride on Mike’s Motive (Blake Sharp/High Voltage/Wetzel/Knott) and earning him 28 Unleash The Beast points. Still at the number 1 spot is John Crimber thanks to his fourth-place finish. He also had a huge 89.92 point ride on Mighty Mike (Braun Bucking Bulls) which earned him 16 Unleash The Beast points. He leads Dalton Kasel now by 34 points who tying for fifth with Daniel Keeping who went for 88-points on Big X (Blake Sharp/Hanks/Wade). Kasel had a matching 88 point ride on Fringe Minority (Sterk Bucking Bulls). Kesel ended Round One with an extra14.5 points. Keeping also earned 14.5 points and moved up from unranked to No. 33
There was a tie for second between Eduardo Aparecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil) on Wild Card (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company) and Thiago Salgado (Navirai, Brazil) on Damaged Goods (Hilton Bull Co.) who both had 89.5 point rides. Aparecido moved up to the number 7 spot in the standings and Salgado moved up to 13th. Both earned an additional 17.5 Unleash The Beast points.
Round Two
The teenage phenom, John Crimber, lived up to his reputation winning his second PBR Unleash The Beast event of the 2025 season with a 3-for-3 at PBR St. Louis. This marks 2 of the 3 series events Crimber has won in the Unleash The Beast season. He took the number one spot in Round 2 on Sunday with a challenging 91.25 point ride on Whiskey Trip (Lari Crane/Gene Owen) for 91.25 points. In the championship round bull draft, Crimber selected UTZ BesTex Smokestack (Black Sharp/Chris Utz/Carey Brothers) for a beauty of a 91.5 point winning ride, earning him
$54,075 and 154 points. He is now leads by172 points.
Julio Cesar Marques, who was the only other rider to go 3 for 3, took 2nd place for his 87.5 point ride on Ghost Face (Bierma Rodeo Inc./Coopers/Scruggs Bucking Bulls) and 89.25-point ride on Bueno (Blake Sharp/Huff Bulls) in the championship round which moved him from spot number 30 to 6 in the standings
Coming in third was Daniel Keeping for an 86.75 point ride on Wooderson (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company) but lost his rope at the 7.76 sec mark on Baldy (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company/Huff Bulls). Keeping moved from unranked to the number 13th spot and earned 60.5 Unleash The Beast points.
Fourth went to Anderson de Oliveira who had an 86.5 points in Round 1atop Feeds Red River (Blake Sharp/Huff Bulls) and an 87.5 point ride on Whiskey Business (Blake Sharp/UB Bucking Company) in Round 2. He was unable to make it to the buzzer on Doze You Down (Premier Livestock/Rafter KL) and was unseated at the 4.37-second mark. He left St. Louis with 46.5 Unleash The Beast points and moved up from 14 to 8th in standings.
Dener Barbosa took the 5th spot with an 86.25 point ride on Casper (Crescent City Bucking Bulls/Lari Crane/Gene Owen) and an 87.25 point ride on Mr. Right Now (Silent 7/Hilton Bull Co.) earning him 38.5 Unleash The Beast points and moving from 13 to 9th in the standings.
Not to be overshadowed by the bull riders, Man Hater, the reigning YETI PBR World Champion Bull (Jane Clark/Gene Owen) was marked an unrivaled 48.25 points for his 3.1 buck off of Clay Guiton (Cherryville, North Carolina) in the championship round. Magic Potion (K-C Bucking Bulls/Daniels Cattle Co.) made history with his 42nd consecutive buck off went he unseated in JaCauy Hale in 1.91 seconds. He now tied the legendary Bushwacker for second all time buck offs. Eyes will be this bull to see if he can overtake Buckwacker's record.
Photos by Blake Monroe