The pantheon of great bull riders, which includes Sage Kimzey and Rafael Jose de Brito, now includes a new contender. Tyler Craig, a young prodigy in the field of bull riding, overcame any reservations about his abilities to do so. His accomplishments, along with those of other up-and-coming young riders, have sparked speculation of a new era in bull riding.

Tyler, the beau of Western sportscaster Darby-rae Crouch, scored highly on rounds of the 2023 Canadian PBR National Finals on November 17. He had tremendous opponents, which included Eatonia’s Dakota Buttar. Craig’s star studded performance gave his respective opponents a run for their money.

Bull riding rookie, Tyler breezes through finals

Tyler was featured on the PBR’s official Twitter with the caption, “Tyler Craig picks to win.” The meaning of this paragraph is obscured at first glance, since it seems like a typical champion’s comment. Those who have seen him make it to the championship round disagree. Amidst wildlife, Crossfield native and PBR veteran Tyler Craig grew up. Since he had failed to impress in the past, his talents were under the back burner. He rose to win the PBR Canada National Finals because of his consistent practice, as well as his dedication and hard work, that was overlooked by the naysayers.

His estimation of his successes was not grossly off. “Black Mamba” was assigned to him as his opening-round partner. One of the competition’s strongest bull was seen frolicking with Tyler. The fact that he was able to overcome such a daunting challenge reflected how exceptional his talents were. After a fantastic first round score of 87, he still managed to keep his quality intact with an 86.75 in the second round, making his route more refined.

He is able to go beyond each of the four challenges he is presented with. This gave rise to the idea that Tyler’s victory was no fluke but rather the result of deliberate action. His ensuing forte jostling with his opponents was a sight to behold.

Tyler Craig shows his grit with an all-rounder performance

In his 3 round, with “Moonwalk”, the boy genius was seen slipping a little with a starting score of 84.25 on the second day of the finals, that was on 18 November 2023. Since he is comparatively a new rider, expectations were rather low.

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Together with another challenging partner named “Built Tough,” he had his finest moment on the rodeo and earned the highest score possible. Finals score of 88.5 solidified a 4th place, giving him a whopping total of 335. The much better Dakota Buttar overthrew him. The wunderkind emerged on the event leaderboard and will strike a menacing presence going forward.

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