The Professional Bull Riders Team Series makes its annual stop in Fort Worth this weekend.
Rattler Days will be held Friday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 4, at Dickies Arena.
All 10 teams will play three games over the three days. The action starts at 7;45 p.m. Friday, 6:45 p.m. Saturday and 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The host Texas Rattlers, who are based in Fort Worth, will face the Oklahoma Wildcatters on Friday, the Austin Gamblers on Saturday and the Arizona Ridge Riders on Sunday.
Each team has five riders; the team with the best cumulative score wins.
The Rattlers, the 2023 series champions, sit in fifth place this season at 12-11. They are playing games this weekend against the fouth-place Gamblers (13-10), sixth-place Ridge Riders (10-13) and eighth-place Wildcatters (9-14). The Missouri Thunder (16-7) lead the standings based on points over the Nashville Stampede (16-7).
The Rattlers’ top performer is Brady Fielder, who sits third in the MVP race.
Tickets for Rattler Days can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, PBR.com, by phone at 1-800-732-1727 or at the Dickies Arena box office.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.