1. There seems to be no luck for Travis Briscoe, who sprained his left wrist and elbow (riding arm) coming off his first bull on Saturday. He did not ride on Sunday because he could not turn his hand over to hold the bull rope. His intention is to ride right-handed next week, something he did successfully in 2007.
2. On Saturday, a bull kicked the back of Brendon Clark's helmet after bucking him off. On Sunday his bull fell flat onto its side, throwing Brandon down. This was one of those shudder-inducing moments when a rider's head hits the dirt hard. Brendon staggered around a little bit and was helped out of the arena by the sports medicine team. The fact that the bull fell down qualified Brendon for a re-ride, something he was not able to take advantage of due to his injury. Travis Sellers also sustained a concussion.
3. Ben Jones won the event while riding with a broken scapula (shoulder blade). How that is possible, I do not know.
4. Code Blue posted a bull score of 45.50 on his first out since injuring himself in June. He looked just fine, but I'm reserving my celebration until next week when we see if the good health holds.
