Morning Line – Saskatoon Round 1

SASKATOON, Sask. – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan! A great hometown event for me, and one of the best events of the season. Two nights of can’t miss action.

The bull riding is going to be the best we have seen this season. A lot of great matchups and riders and bulls, it was hard to pick just a few that really standout.

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There are going to be a lot of great outs from Daylon Swearingen, Gilmar Santana, Stefan Tonita, Cody Coverchuk and Weston Davidson with the rematch. There are going to be a lot of rides and this could be a record-setting night in Canada for scores and rides.

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Chanse Switzer vs. Wild Time

This is a rematch for Chanse Switzer, he rode this bull earlier in the season, and he should do the exact same thing here. A grey muley that as a left-hander one that you crave, one that you want, one that should ride really well. Popping and blowing to the left. Chanse has been riding really well this year, had a break out year, and look for him to come with it on Wild Time, be 86-87 points to set himself up for the weekend.

Nick Tetz vs. Red Rust

Tetz has been showing up and showing out all season, a bunch of event wins all across the country, following that up with a Medicine Hat title last weekend. Look for him to keep the balling rolling here on Red Rust. This is a red bull from Nansen Vold. Should be in the gate to the left, a little bit of suck back to him, fading and moving. Don’t look for it to affect Nick at all. He should open up with that outside foot and we’ll see another 85-86-point ride here.

Koltin Hevalow vs. Kracken

Great to see Koltin Hevalow make his debut in Canada. I’ve got to watch this kid the last few years and he’s nothing short of phenomenal. He stepped out this season on the Teams league and showed everybody what he’s all about. This kid is for sure the real deal and look for him in that World Championship contention as years go on. Kracken is a bull from the Skori firm that I got to see in Prince Albert firsthand and he bucked. He’s a big black bull, out of the right and should be around to the right. He had a phenomenal day here in Prince Albert, and if he is anything like that in Saskatoon look for a round win here for Hevalow, 88 points.

John Crimber vs. Smooth Sailor

What can you say about John Crimber? He’s the dog, he’s the next phenom, he is as good as you get, and as good as a bull rider that I have ever seen in my life. Pretty cool to have him in Saskatoon where he won the event last year. Shows back up, and wants to do the exact same thing. This is going to be a pretty cool matchup. Smooth Sailor of Shay Marks, this bull is full rodeo, full Canadian. Big grey bull, with up horns, means business. He will spin either way, but likes to go to the left which is into John’s hand. But John will ride him either way. But if this bull has his day, we see this bull in the championship round often, this could be a 90-point ride in the long round, and look for some action after the whistle blows. This bull likes to play rodeo. This is going to be one for the highlight reel in my opinion.

Colten Fritzlan vs. Boogey

Once again, another young American stud coming up to Saskatoon. Great to see these guys coming up to our Canada Cup Series events. It shows the quality of our events up here. Fritzlan coming off a second broken femur. He’s been riding as good as he ever has in his career these last few months. We’ve seen him step out in the Teams events and do really, really well, and look for the same here. This bull from James Foley, black bull, kind of nub horns. Should be right in the gate to the right, popping and spinning. Once again, has some action. I’ve seen some videos of him online, he’s been down South at some of the Unleash The Beast events. This could be another 87-88-point ride for Fritzlan. Really good match up.

Dakota Buttar vs. Hammer Time

Dakota Buttar, the now veteran of the game in Canada, is not showing any slowing down or show any whoa in his game. We saw him last weekend in Medicine Hat go 2-for-2, having another phenomenal year. Getting in that race for another Canadian Championship. This bull, I’ve seen a couple times and looks like one all the guys want to get on. Coy Robbins was 87 on him in Prince Albert. Young bull from the Skori firm, should be around to the left, maybe back to the right, probably go both ways, but really kicking and bucking and one that should fit Dakota really well. Look for another 85-86-point ride here for Buttar to set himself up solid for the weekend and run himself up into that Canadian Championship race.