PBR's Keith Ryan Cartwright will be "Behind The Chutes" from each Built Ford Tough Series event, providing exclusive behind the scenes interviews for pbrnow.com as the event unfolds.
Monday November 9th, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray (35 min)
Ty Murray chats with Keith Ryan Cartwright one last time before leaving Las Vegas. The nine-time World Champion looks back the battle of 2009 and talks in depth about several other riders who made an impact during the Finals. |
Sunday November 8th, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray (28 min)
On the morning of the final day of what has been one of the greatest races in PBR history, Ty Murray talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright and puts into perspective the fact that the final two rounds have been set up by a season-long battle between Kody Lostroh and J.B. Mauney. |
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In the Bull Pen with Cody Lambert (19 min)
Cody Lambert recaps Round 6 of the 2009 PBR World Finals and then takes Keith Ryan Cartwright through Rounds 7 and 8. The PBR livestock director also gives the latest update on Bones and reflects on a great season-long race, regardless of who wins the world title. |
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Interview with Kody Lostroh (3 min)
Following his post-Championship press conference Kody Lostroh reflects on the season that was, the tight race right down to the end and assures Keith Ryan Cartwright that he really did stay calm throughout all of 2010. |
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Interview with J.B. Mauney (2 min)
J.B. Mauney tells Keith Ryan Cartwright he gave it everything he had, but that Kody Lostroh was the better rider so he'll have to just work that much harder in 2010 if he plans to win a title. |
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IInterview with Guilherme Marchi (3 min)
Last year's defending world champion Guilherme Marchi talks about having a tough week in las Vegas, but tells Keith Ryan Cartwright that he can look forward to 2010 with pride. |
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Interview with Aaron Roy (2 min)
Aaron Roy takes a couple minutes on his way out of the Thomas & Mack Center to talk with Keith Ryan Cartwright about what it is that brings out the best of him in Las Vegas. |
Saturday November 7th, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray (24 min)
Ty Murray talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the greatest race for a title in PBR history, Guilherme Marchi's continuted struggles and riding with pain versus being hurt. |
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In the Bull Pen with Cody Lambert (5 min)
Cody Lambert talks about Friday night's pen, a pair of mental mistakes, Saturday's draft and several other topics. And, oh yeah, he also talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the tightest race in PBR history. |
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Interview Mike Lee (3 min)
Keith Ryan Cartwright checks in with Mike Lee to see how he's feeling after taking a tough shot Friday night in Round 5. The one time World Champion also weighs in on Guilherme Marchi's struggles. |
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Interview with Kody Lostroh Pre Round 6 (2 min)
Kody Lostroh talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about what it will take to win the world title and the fact that because of this back and forth battle with J.B. Mauney the two riders will forever be linked in conversation. |
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Interview with Mike White (3 min)
Keith Ryan Cartwright catches up with Mike White and talks with the fan favorite about his plans for hitting the gym and making another run at a world title in 2010. |
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Interview with Justin McKee (7 min)
Justin McKee and Keith Ryan Cartwright talk about what an exciting race this has been between Kody Lostroh and J.B. Mauney -- regardless of who wins. |
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Second Interview with Kody Lostroh Post Round 6 (2 min)
Keith Ryan Cartwright catches up with Kody Lostroh shortly after he went six for six in the Finals. The current leader says after 10 months of battling he's ready to settle this title tomorrow. |
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Interview with J.B. Mauney (2 min)
J.B. Mauney talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the correction he made and says that when it's all over with tomorrow he's looking forward to a couple months to himself to nothing more than relax. |
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Interview with Ryan McConnel
Ryan McConnel updates Keith Ryan Cartwright on his steadily improving condition and says he'll definitely be competing at the Challenger Finals in two weeks. |
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Interview with Ednei Caminhas
Keith Ryan Cartwright talks with Ednei Caminhas about proving to himself and reminding everyone else that he is a former World Champion, and he's ridden like one at the 2009 PBR World Finals. |
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Interview with Billy Robinson
Billy Robinson is a veteran who made a rookie mistake Friday night, he tells Keith Ryan Cartwright how good it feels to get one back on Saturday night. |
Friday November 6th, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Ty Murray recaps Round 4 discusses with Keith Ryan Cartwright what it's like for both Kody Lostroh and J.B. Mauney to be in the zone and, as a fan, how fun it is to watch two guys go at it ride for ride, round after round. |
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In the Bull Pen with Cody Lambert
Cody Lambert talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about several of the matchups for Round 5 of the 2009 PBR World Finals. Friday's rank pen features the likes of Troubadour, Code Blue, Bones, Big Tex and five other bulls competing for World Champion Bull. |
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Interview with Chris Carter
Keith Ryan Cartwright talks with Chris Carter, one of the executive producers of "This is Not a Rodeo," at the world premiere screening Friday afternoon that took place at Mandalay Bay. |
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Interview with Caleb Sanderson
Caleb Sanderson talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright after what has to be the biggest ride of his career on what is certainly the biggest stage in which the Floridian has ever competed. |
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Interview with Reese Cates
Last year's Daisy Rookie of the Year, Reese Cates, talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about coming up big in Vegas on the heals of what he called an otherwise disappointing season. |
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Interview with Brendon Clark
Brendon Clark shares his plan with Keith Ryan Cartwright for working his way back on the BFTS, and it all starts with the trip back to Australia for a trio of events in November. |
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Interview with Robson Palermo
Last year's Finals event winner Robson Palermo talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about getting off to another great start in Las Vegas, and his hope goal of winning back to back average titles at the Finals. |
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Interview with Austin Meier
Austin Meier talks candidly with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the realization that he can't win the world title this year, but that he's focused on "staking up scores" in hopes of winning Finals average. |
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Interview with Michael Gaffney
Former world champion Michael Gaffney stands in the Hall of Champions as he talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about a race for a title, the likes of which the PBR has never seen until this year. |
Thursday November 5th, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Ty Murray talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the other half of the equation when it comes to a great bull ride... the bulls. In spite of Friday night's rank pen he also talks about the importance of focusing only on Round 4. |
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In the Bull Pen with Cody Lambert
PBR livestock director Cody Lambert talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about a range of topics that include the Classic bull competition, Chad Berger winning his third Stock Contractor of the Year honor and, of course, Round 4 of the Finals. |
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Interview with Joe Loverro
He's known for producing the weekly Versus broadcast, but Joe Loverro talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the premiere of his documentary film "This is Not a Rodeo!" which fans can watch Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at The Lion King Theater inside the Mandalay Bay Hotel. |
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Interview with J.B. Mauney
J.B. Mauney talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright after Round 4 of the Finals. Mauney said he expects Kody Lostroh to ride all so he has his work cut out for him if he plans to keep pace. |
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Interview with Ross Coleman
Keith Ryan Cartwright talks with Ross Coleman about what it means to have his peers vote his Challenger event the top PBR Sanctioned Event of the Year for the third straight year. |
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Interview with J.W. Hart
J.W. Hart and Keith Ryan Cartwright talk for a second time about whether or not Kody Lostroh should have gotten a re-ride option back in Round 1. This time around... both debate the issue. |
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Interview with Jeff Robinson
Keith Ryan Cartwright catches up with Jeff Robinson, who tied for second with H.D. Page, in the voting for Stock Contractor of the Year. Robinson talks about the future of stock contractors and the bull business. |
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Interview with Kody Lostron
Kody Lostroh talks about his focus. The current leader tells Keith Ryan Cartwright that he's only worried about the task at hand that he'll let everything else sort itself out. |
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Interview with Aaron Roy
Aaron Roy is off to a great start at the 2009 PBR World Finals. The soft spoken Canadian tells Keith Ryan Cartwright that he's just here to have fun, which has been the key to his success. |
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Interview with Shane Proctor
It's been a breakout season for Shane Proctor and the future looks to be even better. The North Carolina transplant gives Keith Ryan Cartwright the lowdown on his upcoming reality show "Posse," which premieres on CMT on Dec. 12.
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Interview with Russ Gant
Keith Ryan Cartwright talks with the outgoing president of the ABBI about the success of the organization and the future of the bull breeding programs that have made the bull pens at BFTS events the best in the world. |
Wednesday November 4th, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Ty Murray talks with Keith Cartwright about the fact that the Top 5 riders in the Finals average are all ranked in the Top 6 of the overall world standings. |
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Interview with Chad Berger
At a banquet in which Chad Berger was honored for the third consecutive time as Stock Contractor of the Year, the North Dakota native tells Keith Ryan Cartwright about his lofty goal--he wants seven. |
Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Ty Murray talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about the tough start some of the top riders have had at the World Finals. Six of the Top 11 riders are still without a ride after three of eight rounds. |
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Interview with Flint Rasmussen (32 Minutes)
Flint Rasmussen sits down with Keith Ryan Cartwright for an in depth interview about life after his heart attack and how it changed his life "Outside the the Barrell" as he looks forward to the future. |
Monday November 2nd, 2009 |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Ty Murray took time to check in with Keith Ryan Cartwright about what the first weekend of the World Finals means in terms of the Top 3 riders in the world and their quest to win a world title. |
Sunday November 1st, 2009 |
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In the Bull Pen with Cody Lambert
A busy Cody Lambert takes a moment to chat with Keith Ryan Cartwright while prepping for Round 3 of the World Finals. The PBR livestock director really liked what he saw from the 10 riders who made the whistle Saturday night. |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Inside view from Ty Murray into the PBR World Finals |
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Interview with Ryan McConnel
Keith Ryan Cartwright talks with Ryan McConnel about one, if not, the most emotional week of his life. |
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Interview with Elliot Jacoby
After one of the roughest starts to a BFTS career, Elliott Jacoby has settled in his environment and he talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about how fortunate he feels to have ridden so well in Las Vegas. |
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Interview with Ednei Caminhas
Ednei Caminhas updates Keith Ryan Cartwright on his condition after a rough dismount in Round 3, but more importantly the former World Champion said... "the PBR is in his blood" and he'll be back again in 2010. |
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Interview with Tator Porter
Friends and family! Tator Porter tells Keith Ryan Cartwright he's torn between wanting his friend J.B. Mauney to win a world title or his Enterprise family member (and current leader) Kody Lostroh. |
Saturday October 31th, 2009 |
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In the Bull Pen with Cody Lambert
PBR livestock director Cody Lambert talks about the biggest surprise of Friday... which just so happens to be how long it took before a rider selected Bones in the draft for Round 2. He likes several matchups but told Keith Ryan Cartwright that he's going with Brian Canter to cover Chicken on a Chain for the win in Round 2. |
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Final Word with Ty Murray
Inside view from Ty Murray into the PBR World Finals |
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Interview with Kody Lostroh
Kody Lostroh talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about being in Vegas to win a title and that if anyone else were to win he certainly isn't going to simply give them the gold buckle…they'll have to earn it. |
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Interview with J.B. Mauney
J.B. Mauney tells Keith Ryan Cartwright that after two rounds he's going to continue competing with the same approach he came to Vegas with—win. |
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Interview with Pete Farley
After a breakout ride Pete Farley shares with Keith Ryan Cartwright the advice he got from his brother Jared and talks about a ride that no one but he expected. |
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Interview with Dustin Elliot
He's 2-for-2 and focused on winning the world finals event average, but Dustin Elliott also talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about plans beyond bull riding. |
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Interview with J.W. Hart
The Ironman talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about why he adamantly believed Kody Lostroh should have gotten a re-ride in Round 1 of the 2009 PBR World Finals. |
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Interview with Ross Coleman
Ross Coleman talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright before Round 2 about changes he's made after a BFTS event in Springfield, Mo. |
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Interview with Sean Willingham
Keith Ryan Cartwright asks Sean Willingham to look back at a season in which he "quietly" secured himself a spot in the Top 10. |
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Interview with Cord McCoy
Cord McCoy is known for always smiling, but the friendly redhead has more to be happy about than he did two days ago. McCoy talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about popping the question to his girlfriend and the trouble he went through to keep her from finding the ring. |
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Interview with Chris Shivers
Keith Ryan Cartwright talks with two-time World Champion Chris Shivers about the importance of not letting one ride or one buck off change your approach in an eight-round event like the World Finals. |
Friday October 30th, 2009 |
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Interview with J.B. Mauney
Moments before the start of the draft Friday night, opening round winner J.B. Mauney talks about the good feeling he has after getting his week to a great start with a win and tells Keith Ryan Cartwright about his decision to go with Troubadour in Round 2. |
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Interview with Josh Koschel
Josh Koschel came in second in Round 1 and afterward Josh Koschel talks about his opening round and, in the process, Keith Ryan Cartwright asks the Colorado cowboy about braiding his own rope and making his own spurs. |
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Interview with Cody Nance
The leading contender for the 2009 PBR Daisy Rookie of the Year title, Cody Nance, talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about everything from being in Vegas for the first time, growing up in Paris, Tenn., and rediscovering God at a time when he felt eerything he had worked for slipping away. |
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Interview with Justin McBride
The two-time World Champion tells Keith Ryan Cartwright that in the first year of his retirement he's rediscovered that he's a fan of bull riding. And, oh, by the way, Justin McBride has several concerts planned for throughout the Finals. |
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Interview with Bryan Richardson
Keith Ryan Cartwright interupts Bryan Richardson for a few minutes to talk about reclaiming a disappointing season by, of course, the focus on winning the Finals event average and the $250,000 bonus. |
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Interview with Clayton Cullen
The Sr. VP of Production, Clayton Cullen, talks to Keith Ryan Cartwright about what goes in to producing the much-talked-about openings the PBR is known for. |
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Interview with David Fournier
The legendary David Fournier talks with Keith Ryan Cartwright about what it takes to compete in Vegas, the tight race for a world title, and a few predictions among host of other topics. |