Indianapolis Bull Riders Roar to Victory—A Night of Thrills at Gainbridge Fieldhouse presented by Cooper Tires
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.
Jeremias jumped from No. 31 to No. 29 in the Unleash The Beast standings after leaving Gainbridge Fieldhouse with 28 Unleash The Beast points with his second-round win of the season.
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).
Campbell is second in the event, in second place in propelling the Thunder to a 2-0 record against their in-state rivals during the 2025 Monster Energy Team Challenge. 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. Winckler, 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. 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. 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.
Ariat PBR Indianapolis, presented by Cooper Tires, continues tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 15, at 6:45 p.m. ET 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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Ariat PBR Indianapolis, presented by Cooper TiresGainbridge Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IndianaEvent Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Elizmar Jeremias, 88.75-0-0-88.75-28 Points.
2. Boudreaux Campbell, 88.25-0-0-88.25-17.5 Points.(tie). Ethan Winckler, 88.25-0-0-88.25-17.5 Points.
4. Andrew Alvidrez, 87.5-0-0-87.50-16 Points.
5. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 87-0-0-87.00-15 Points.
6. Felipe Furlan, 86.75-0-0-86.75-14 Points.
7. Anderson de Oliveira, 86.5-0-0-86.50-12 Points. (tie). Vinicius Pinheiro Correa, 86.5-0-0-86.50-12 Points. (tie). Leandro Zampollo, 86.5-0-0-86.50-12 Points.
10. Dener Barbosa, 86.25-0-0-86.25-9.5 Points. (tie). Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 86.25-0-0-86.25-9.5 Points.
12. Brady Fielder, 85.5-0-0-85.50-8 Points.
13. Koltin Hevalow, 85.25-0-0-85.25-8 Points.
14. Dalton Kasel, 85-0-0-85.00-8 Points. (tie). Eduardo Aparecido, 85-0-0-85.00-8 Points.
16. Sandro Batista, 83.75-0-0-83.75-8 Points.
17. Kaique Pacheco, 82.25-0-0-82.25-8 Points.
John Crimber, 0-0-0-0.00
Luciano De Castro, 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Divino, 0-0-0-0.00
Julio Cesar Marques, 0-0-0-0.00
Cort McFadden, 0-0-0-0.00
Austin Richardson, 0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0.00
Adriano Salgado, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaiden Loud, 0-0-0-0.00
Clay Guiton, 0-0-0-0.00
Leonardo Castro, 0-0-0-0.00
João Ricardo Vieira, 0-0-0-0.00
Alan de Souza, 0-0-0-0.00
Daylon Swearingen, 0-0-0-0.00
Rogério Venâncio, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Cerqueira, 0-0-0-0.00
Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 0-0-0-0.00
Grayson Cole, 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Martins Costa, 0-0-0-0.00
Trace Redd, 0-0-0-0.00
João Lucas Campos, 0-0-0-0.00
Marcus Mast, 0-0-0-0.00
Melvin Byler, 0-0-0-0.00
Carlos André de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00
Maikon Calixton Rocha, 0-0-0-0.00
Photos from Round 1, courtesy Andy Watson/ Bull Stock Media
Video highlights, courtesy PBR