PRESENTS

THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS CHALLENGE

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"The Hottest 8 Seconds of the Year"

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
Mansfield Park

Gates open at 6:00 p.m.

Wild West Show 7:00 p.m

Bull Rider's Challenge 8:00 p.m.

ADMISSION

General Admission - $15.00

SENIORS 55 7 UP $10.00

Children 12 & under - $6.00

Children 5 & under free

 

Box seats $100.00 per night
(6 seats per box)

Individual box seats can be purchased at the gate for $18 each as long as box seats are available.

Limited number available sold at the gate only!

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Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Mansfield Park

 

ADMISSION

GATES OPEN AT 6:00 P.M.

BULL RIDER'S CHALLENGE 7:00 P.M.

General Admission $12.00

SENIORS 55 AND UP $10

CHILDREN $5.00

BOX SEATS $80.00

(six seats per box)

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Announcer

DONNIE GAY

8 TIME WORLD CHAMPION BULL RIDER

CELEBRATE BANDERA WELCOMES Don "Donnie" Gay as the 2011 announcer for the Bull Rider’s Challengen.  Donnie Gay is an eight-time PRCA world champion bull rider . He grew up in Mesquite, Texas, and started rodeo at age 6. His Father is Neal Gay, a well-known rodeo competitor and rodeo producer. Don was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979; his father was inducted in 1993, becoming the only father and son to receive that honor. Don retired from professional rodeo in 1989.

Gay now does television rodeo commentary for PRCA events on Fox Sports as well as on ESPN. He was also the commentator for PBR big-league events on TNN between 1994 and 2001. In 1997 he received the PBR's Ring of Honor. 

In 2007 Gay was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame along with his brothers Pete and Jim.

Rodeo Career

Don started riding calves at age 6. His Father ran the famed Mesquite Rodeo which still operates today. He used Mesquite to perfect his skills on both bulls and broncs. He got his PRCA permit just out of high school and hit the road. He soon got his pilots license. He used the plane to make more rodeos. This practice was still quite new to rodeo at the time. Don Gay won almost every major rodeo in the country at some point during his career. He won the first of 8 world titles in 1974. He would go on to win in 1975, 1976, and 1977. His next four titles came in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1984. The record of 8 world titles in bull riding still stands to this day.