CAROLINA COWBOYS SNAP NASHVILLE STAMPEDE’S EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK IN SMASHVILLE
Arizona Ridge Riders, Texas Rattlers and Carolina Cowboys Remain Tied At 6-4, Trailing Nashville in 2026 PBR Teams Standings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The defending Teams Champion Carolina Cowboys (6-4) stunned the Nashville Stampede (8-2) in Bridgestone Arena Saturday night, snapping the home team’s eight-game win streak with an 88.1-0 shutout victory.
Carolina’s Keyshawn Whitehorse (McCracken Spring, Utah) earned the lone qualified ride of the game with an 88.1-point performance on Hoobastank in the fifth frame. The victory keeps the Cowboys tied for the second-best record in the league at 6-4 heading into the final day of Stampede Days. The blank slate for Nashville was a first this season for a team that had covered 57.8% of their rides coming into the matchup. Carolina is the only team to defeat Nashville this season in a season-opening win.
The Missouri Thunder (5-5) won their second consecutive game this weekend, defeating the Oklahoma Wildcatters (4-6) in dominant fashion, 352.4-87.25, to even their record. Missouri’s Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) earned 88.3 points on Red River for the first score of the game followed by an 87.25-point ride by Oklahoma’s Winy dos Santos (Loanda, Brazil) aboard Hay Ring. Felipe Furlan (Sales Oliveira, São Paulo, Brazil) put up the second score for Missouri with 89.8 points on Burning Inferno to keep the momentum rolling. In the fourth, Macaulie Leather (Calliope, Queensland, Australia) clinched the win for the Thunder with an astounding 91 points on Fringe Minority, the highest score of the night. Julio Cesar Marques (Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil) then closed out the game with 83.3 points on Rocket Man.
In walk-off fashion, the Arizona Ridge Riders (6-4) rebounded from Friday night’s loss, taking down the New York Mavericks (1-9) 86.25-0. Vitor Losnake (Piratininga, São Paulo, Brazil) earned the lone ride of the game with 86.25 points on TNT in the bottom of the fifth to give Arizona the walk-off win.
Recording their second victory of the weekend, the Texas Rattlers (6-4) defeated the Florida Freedom (5-5) 178.7-90.7. Texas’ Brady Fielder (Clermont, Queensland, Australia) gave his team an early 90.2-point advantage with a ride aboard Doze You Down. Florida’s Austin Richardson (Dallas, Texas) struck back with a 90.7-point ride on American Made in the second. In the fifth frame for Texas, 42-year-old João Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, São Paulo, Brazil) earned an 88.5-point ride on Bullistic, proving to be the game-winning ride.
In a rivalry dating back to the 2024 PBR Teams Championship, the Kansas City Outlaws (4-6) rode four bulls to take down the Austin Gamblers (5-5) 346-179.6. Sandro Batista (Pedra Preta, Brazil) earned the first ride of the night on Baldy for Kansas City, and Hayden Welsh (Gillette, Wyo.) added on 88.65 more points on Tulsa Time in the second. Koltin Hevalow (McAlester, Okla.) scored 85.05 points on Special Ops in the fourth before 2024 PBR World Champion Cassio Dias (São F. de Sales, Brazil) put up 87.4 points on Feel the Magic to close out the Outlaws’ scoring. Austin’s Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil), three-time PBR World Champion and current PBR Teams MVP Race leader, earned 89.2 points aboard The Heat, his league-leading eighth ride of the season. Callum Miller (Warwick, Australia) scored a monster 90.4-point ride on Good Riddance in the fifth and final frame for the Gamblers.
The final day of Stampede Days at Bridgestone Arena resumes Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:15 p.m. CT. All of Sunday’s games can be caught LIVE on the CW at 12:30 p.m. CT. Prior to the final day’s start, fans can catch a special CBS “Game of the Week” doubleheader from Saturday night at 11 a.m. CT Sunday morning. Tickets are still available to purchase at ticketmaster.com and PBR.com.
PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Teams standings for the regular season after the second day of competition in Nashville, Tenn.:
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1.
Nashville Stampede
8-2
2,302.5
2.
Arizona Ridge Riders
6-4
2,105.95
3.
Texas Rattlers
6-4
1,688.45
4.
Carolina Cowboys
6-4
1,503.8
5.
Austin Gamblers
5-5
2,073.7
6.
Missouri Thunder
5-5
1,769.05
7.
Florida Freedom
5-5
1,517.9
8.
Kansas City Outlaws
4-6
1,752.65
9.
Oklahoma Wildcatters
4-6
1,413.25
10.
New York Mavericks
1-9
1,310.95
Courtesy of Taylor Riemersma
Manager, Public Relations, PBR
taylor.riemersma@pbr.com