2020 Hobbs Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour
The 2019 No. 4 ranked bull rider in the world, Tyler Bingham of Honeyville, UT won $246,398.81 riding bulls last year. He is headed to Hobbs to compete tomorrow night at the 2020 kick off of the 2020 Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding tour.
HOBBS, New Mexico – January 17, 2020 – All eyes will be on the Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour (THBRT) on Saturday night to see what bull riding super star will leave Hobbs with a jumbo check to jumpstart his season.
Tuff Hedeman announced today that he added several NFR qualifiers and the reigning THBRT Hobbs Champion to the packed list of talented bull riders headed to Hobbs for the first stop of the 2020 Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour.
Hedeman, this year’s CBS television’s bull riding analyst for the National Finals Rodeo, claims if you did not make it to Las Vegas, buy your tickets now to see several top 15 in the world bull-riding talent Saturday night at the Lea County Events Center where 28 riders will line-up to compete for $30,000 in Hedeman’s signature style three-round tournament.
“With the level of talent this year I expect to see the building on fire, both the riders and the bulls in Hobbs this year make this a major league bull riding – it’s simple bulls are to bull riding what horses are to horse racing,” said Hedeman this morning on the air with Teresa at NoalMark radio stations in Hobbs.
The annual event features a field of 28 elite bull riders in a three-round tournament-style competition ending in a sudden-death final four Shoot Out round worth at least $30,000 to the riders and $50,000 in competition prize monies for the bucking bull athletes.
Returning Hobbs Champion, J.T. Moore of Alvin, Texas will compete for a back to back win Saturday night at the Lea County Events Center.
The Contenders
Four-time World Champion bull rider and Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Tuff Hedeman, who presides over the annual event, confirmed today that J.T. Moore, the 2019 event champion, was returning to Hobbs to defend his title.
“The only reason J.T. was not at the NFR was he didn’t compete in enough rodeos, he is super talented and capable of winning it again,” said Hedeman.
But Moore will have to get past 27 contenders with several National Finals Rodeo contestants making the roster, including Tyler Bingham and Trey Kimzey, who accepted the call to compete in Hobbs. Bingham finished fourth in the PRCA world standings earning over half a million dollars riding bulls last year.
NFR contestant Trey Kimzey returns to Hobbs in search of his first Tuff Hedeman Bull Tour title.
Matt Palmer, Chelsee, Oklahoma, is the Red Wilk Construction Huron Tuff Hedeman Bull riding champion and he will be looking to add another title and check to his name in Hobbs.
Matt Palmer, the Oklahoma cowboy who won the THBRT Huron Championship, will be in Hobbs looking to extend his winning streak and gather up another win for his trophy case and wallet.
Kimzey, the younger brother of the reigning 5-time PRCA World Champion Sage Kimzey, will make his second appearance in Hobbs in search of his first Tuff Hedeman bull riding title. Trey competed at his first NFR in December, with total earnings in 2019 of $124,929.60.
"There are two things fans want to see, big rides and high scores, and these riders can provide both,” said Hedeman about the additions to the bull riding roster.
Get ready to cheer these highly decorated champions and the up and coming young cowboy athletes that are on the road early to win the large purses available on Tuff's tour that can fund a cowboy's year of competition.
"The cowboys have known for many years that it pays to come to Hobbs, it takes a lot of money to travel to events and rodeos, the money they can win here can launch their season and give them a lot more opportunities to compete," added Hedeman.
Family Fun Entertainment
Enter the stick bull riding - stickbullrider@aol.com; begins at 6:15 and is free and open to the public to boys and girls age 6 years and under.
There will be something for everyone at the Lea County Events Center. Bring your children to jump-start their career to the stick bull riding competition before the opening of the show. Request entry form at stickbullrider@aol.com to enter. It's free to enter, and the kids will have a blast as they come out of the pint-size bucking chutes complete with the announcer, cowbells, and bullfighter protection.
Four-time World Champion Tuff Hedeman has been producing top-rated events for over 30 years, and ticket holders can look forward to a great night as he recruited some of the industry’s leading entertainment and personnel including the PRCA’s 2020 Man in the Can award winner, Johnny ‘Backflip Dudley”, a retired US Marine. Dudley will perform routines and roam the crowd giving away merchandise and providing his own style of comic relief.
Bullfighters Beau Schueth and Bryce Redo lead bull riders to safety all night at the Tuff Hedeman Bull Ridings.
Cowboy live-saving, grand pyro introductions, and excellent family entertainment assure bull riding fans a super-live two-hour adrenaline rush show.
Meet and Greet Tuff and the Boys
Meet Tuff and the gang along with the Justin Kemp Band at the Meet and Greet event held this year at the Rockwind Grill, 5100 Jack Gomez Blvd, from 6-9 pm. Don’t forget your tee shirts, hats, 8 Second DVDs, or anything else you want Tuff Hedeman and the bull riders to autograph because immediately following the event; they will be on the arena floor.
Tickets
Tickets Selectaseatlubbock.com or call 806-770-2000
Location: Lea County Events Center, 5101 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240
WEBSITES: selectaseatlubbock.com, TuffHedemanbullriding.com, www.leacountyevents.com
For more information, contact: Leigh Ann Schroeder, tuffhedemanpr@gmail.com, call or text 940.902.1112. Follow Tuff Hedeman on Facebook and Instagram @TuffHedemanOfficial.