Zeke Thurston Lands Third Hardgrass Bronc Match Title after Matchup with Blasting Sands

Canada’s Zeke Thurston showed once again why he is a four-time World Champion.

Zeke Thurston would find himself in the Winner’s Circle of the Hardgrass Bronc Match after two rides that when combined, topped the leaderboard.

In the Long Round, Thurston made an 87-point ride that advanced him on to the Short Go. When it came time to pick his horse, Thurston decided to try on a bareback horse and selected Blasting Sand.

“Coming into the middle I knew I was going to need something that was going to have a little electricity, a little wow factor and there’s some of those barebacks in there and we’ve seen that one lots and she’s been in the bronc riding before she I figured I’d try her on. I didn’t expect that much wow factor but dang sure bucked and powered through,” Thurston said.

Thurston has won the Hardgrass bronc match two other times in his career and in true Thurston fashion, he did it again. He is the No. 6 saddle bronc rider in the World after adding $10,000 to his earnings in Alberta.

A new parternship has formed for all things western between the Cowboy Channel and PBR.
The second to last Super Series of RodeoHouston is ready for take off.
Bareback riding legacy Daxton Feild is working towards his own goals in the arena.
The newest event at the Calgary Stampede is the breakaway roping.
Barrel racer and cutter Missy Jean Etheridge lives and breathes horses.
Super Series 3 action continues to pick up at one of the biggest rodeos of the season.
The newest WPRA President and more has been announced.
Bailey Small capitalized at a Florida Rodeo to move up in Rookie and World Standings.
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi claims two of three go-round wins at NRG Stadium.
Waylon Bourgeois could not be stopped when RodeoHouston kicked off.