Post by Gus on Aug 14, 2005 20:03:06 GMT -5
Saw this story from Australia on the Gaffney web site. Glad to see Luke is getting things turned around.
Snyder earns second win
By ANTONY STEWART
15aug05
LUKE Snyder says he might consider making a move to North Queensland after claiming his second consecutive Troy Dunn International Extreme Bullriding Championship at the Townsville Entertainment Centre last night.
In a thrilling afternoon of competition, the American left it until the final ride of the evening to claim the title ahead of Australia's Troy Dunn and Ross Johnson from the United States.
Snyder needed to score at least 86 - the fifth highest score of the night - on the back of Bandido and did it with ease, scoring 87 to collect a combined total of 176.
"I was joking with the guys out the back that I might have to come back here and buy some land," Snyder said.
With the competition being Australia's richest and only internationally sanctioned pure bullriding event, points from the competition go towards the $3 million Professional Bullriding World Finals in Las Vegas later this year.
Snyder said the win was a massive boost ahead of the championships. "I've been doing the best I can do and it's great to come here and things are heading up," he said.
"I'm just hoping to go over there and do some big things."
In what was rumoured to be Dunn's final appearance in Australian competition, everything appeared to be on course for the 1998 world champion to win his event heading into the finals round.
Having finished as the best individual rider on Friday night in the teams event with a combined total of 175.5, Dunn backed that up with rides of 85.5 and 89 to show that at 37 years old, he still has what it takes at the top level.
But it wasn't to be and Dunn politely tipped his hat to the crowd before leaving the Townsville Entertainment Centre to a standing ovation for possibly the last time.
The estimated 2500-3000 people in the stadium had extra reason to cheer when Ayr's Budd Williamson took equal third with rides of 84 and 86.5 for 170.5 in total.
Results: Luke Snyder (USA) 176, Troy Dunn (Aus) 174.5, Ross Johnson (USA) 174.5, Rocky McDonald (USA) 172, Budd Williamson (Aus) 170.5, Denny Farley (Aus) 170.5, Marcio Suzuki (Bzl) 88.5, Harry Prow (Aus), Ednei Chaminhas (Bzl) 83.5, Heath Shrimp (Aus) 82.5, Darren Brandenburg (Aus) 82.
Snyder earns second win
By ANTONY STEWART
15aug05
LUKE Snyder says he might consider making a move to North Queensland after claiming his second consecutive Troy Dunn International Extreme Bullriding Championship at the Townsville Entertainment Centre last night.
In a thrilling afternoon of competition, the American left it until the final ride of the evening to claim the title ahead of Australia's Troy Dunn and Ross Johnson from the United States.
Snyder needed to score at least 86 - the fifth highest score of the night - on the back of Bandido and did it with ease, scoring 87 to collect a combined total of 176.
"I was joking with the guys out the back that I might have to come back here and buy some land," Snyder said.
With the competition being Australia's richest and only internationally sanctioned pure bullriding event, points from the competition go towards the $3 million Professional Bullriding World Finals in Las Vegas later this year.
Snyder said the win was a massive boost ahead of the championships. "I've been doing the best I can do and it's great to come here and things are heading up," he said.
"I'm just hoping to go over there and do some big things."
In what was rumoured to be Dunn's final appearance in Australian competition, everything appeared to be on course for the 1998 world champion to win his event heading into the finals round.
Having finished as the best individual rider on Friday night in the teams event with a combined total of 175.5, Dunn backed that up with rides of 85.5 and 89 to show that at 37 years old, he still has what it takes at the top level.
But it wasn't to be and Dunn politely tipped his hat to the crowd before leaving the Townsville Entertainment Centre to a standing ovation for possibly the last time.
The estimated 2500-3000 people in the stadium had extra reason to cheer when Ayr's Budd Williamson took equal third with rides of 84 and 86.5 for 170.5 in total.
Results: Luke Snyder (USA) 176, Troy Dunn (Aus) 174.5, Ross Johnson (USA) 174.5, Rocky McDonald (USA) 172, Budd Williamson (Aus) 170.5, Denny Farley (Aus) 170.5, Marcio Suzuki (Bzl) 88.5, Harry Prow (Aus), Ednei Chaminhas (Bzl) 83.5, Heath Shrimp (Aus) 82.5, Darren Brandenburg (Aus) 82.
