INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – After the first night of action inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Ariat PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Indianapolis, presented by Cooper Tires, Elizmar Jeremias (Anapu, Brazil) sits alone atop the leaderboard.
The Brazilian who rides for the Florida Freedom in the separate PBR Teams league won the opening round by riding Mike’s Motive (Blake Sharp/High Voltage/Wetzel/Knott) for 88.75 points.
ELIZMAR JEREMIAS RIDES MIKE’S MOTIVE (BLAKE SHARP/HIGH VOLTAGE/KOE WETZEL/KNOTT) FOR 88.75 POINTS / VIDEO COURTESY OF PBR FOR TENN TEXAS MEDIA
With his second-round win of the season, Jeremias jumped from No. 31 to No. 29 in the Unleash The Beast standings after leaving Gainbridge Fieldhouse with 28 Unleash The Beast points.
In the second Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by Camping World, edition of the Show-Me Showdown, the Missouri Thunder bested the Kansas City Outlaws, 348.75-169, behind Boudreaux Campbell’s (Crockett, Texas) 88.25-point performance aboard Judgement Day (Premier Livestock/Rafter XL).
BOUDREAUX CAMPBELL RIDES JUDGEMENT DAY (PREMIER LIVESTOCK/RAFTER XL) FOR 88.25 POINTS / VIDEO COURTESY OF PBR FOR TENN TEXAS MEDIA
In propelling the Thunder to a 2-0 record against their in-state rivals during the 2025 Monster Energy Team Challenge, Campbell sits in second place in the event standings. He earned 17.5 Unleash The Beast points, catapulting from No. 37 to No. 34 in the standings.
Tied with Campbell in second was Ethan Winckler (Winnie, Texas).
Paired with Magic Touch (Phenom/Lewis/Fay/Bohlmann/Dragonetics/Sankey), Winckler made the 8 for 88.25 points.
ETHAN WINCKLER RIDES MAGIC TOUCH (PHENOM/LEWIS/FAY/BOHLMANN/DRAGONETICS/SANKEY)FOR 88.25 POINTS / VIDEO COURTESY OF PBR FOR TENN TEXAS MEDIA
Winckler, who is a member of the Carolina Cowboys, also netted 17.5 Unleash The Beast points, rising from No. 45 to No. 43 in the Unleash The Beast standings.
Missouri Thunder captain Andrew Alvidrez (Seminole, Texas) finished fourth in the opening round.
Tasked with The Player (Blake Sharp), who was making his PBR debut, Alvidrez sat tall for 87.5 points in the Thunder’s penultimate out to seal the victory for Missouri.
ANDREW ALVIDREZ RIDES THE PLAYER (BLAKE SHARP) FOR 87.5 POINTS / VIDEO COURTESY OF PBR FOR TENN TEXAS MEDIA
Alvidrez garnered 16 Unleash The Beast points and held his spot at No. 21 in the 2025 gold buckle race.
Rounding out the Top 5 was Keyshawn Whitehorse (McCracken Spring, Utah).
The veteran cowboy topped Grey Fox (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell/Delmas/Williams) for 87 points.
KEYSHAWN WHITEHORSE RIDES GREY FOX (UNIVERSAL PRO RODEO / RACHEL & DUSTIN POWELL/DELMAS/WILLIAMS) FOR 87 POINTS A / VIDEO COURTESY OF PBR FOR TENN TEXAS MEDIA
Whitehorse gained 15 points in the opening round to push him from No. 9 to No. 7 in the Unleash The Beast standings and close the gap on No. 1 Brady Fielder (Clermont, Queensland, Australia) to 281 points.
Fielder, who rode Time For Magic (Phenom Genetics/Western Roughstock/Sankey Pro Rodeo) for 85.5 points, finished 12th in Round 1.
Gaining 8 points in the Unleash The Beast standings, he extended his lead over No. 2 John Crimber (Decatur, Texas) to 112.5 points as the Texan, still rusty after a return from injury, was bucked off by El Chapo (Lucky Blue Crab/Gene Owen) in 3.06 seconds during Round 1.
Team Thunder Photo by: Bull Stock Media
Ariat PBR Indianapolis, presented by Cooper Tires, continues at 6:45 p.m. ET tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 15, with Round 2 and the championship round.
Round 2 and the championship round in Indianapolis are available LIVE and FREE on PBR’s X account (https://x.com/PBR), RidePass on Pluto TV, PBR’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@pbr), PBR’s mobile app (https://qrco.de/bdtdKp), and PBR’s app on connected TVs, including Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku and Google TV.
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