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Cord McCoy Invitational

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Cord McCoy to be= part of Rachael Ray Show

ADA, Okla. – Cord Mc Coy of Tupelo, Okla., will be one of three Professional Bull Riders cowboys who will be on the nationally broadcast Rachael Ray Show on Tuesday, Feb. 3 – check your local listings for channels and times.

McCoy, a three-time PBR Wor= ld Finalist, will share the stage with fellow cowboys Reece Cates of Carthage, Texas, = and Luke Snyder of Raymore, = Mo. Then on May 29-30, he will host th= e Cord McCoy Invitational at the Pontonoc County Agri-Plex in Ada, just a stone’s throw from McCoy’s home in Tupelo.

On Tuesday, though, the cow= boys will team with Ray on a segment called “Celebrity Human Lab.” McCoy, Cates and Snyder will be critics of Ray’s segment, giving their opinions to the host of the daytime talk show.

Cord McCoy is a five-time International Professional Rodeo Association champion – including two= coveted all-around titles. He has gone from being a favorite son to his home state = of Oklahoma to bein= g a fan favorite worldwide. His smile comes easy, whether he rides for 90 points or= is bucked off at the buzzer. That’s why so many fans have fallen for McC= oy.

“I’m living a dream,” said McCoy, the youngest of five children raised on a ranch n= ear Tupelo. “Do= ing something you absolutely love for a living is hard to beat.”

The Cord McCoy Invitational= will be part of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and money won in Ada will count toward qualification to the PBR’s World Finals, which take place each fall in Las Vegas. The top 45 cowboys on the money list at the end of the regular season quali= fy for the year-end championship, and McCoy has played on the PBR’s bigg= est stage each of the last three years.

In addition to the Cord McC= oy Invitational featuring the best bull riders in the sport, the event is part= of the Extreme Bull Sports and will also feature the top cowboys in the Professional Bullfighters Daisy Protection Bullfight Tour, a competition th= at focuses on the basics of good protection bullfighting.

“This isn’t fre= estyle bullfighting, where it’s one-on-one with a bull,” said Jim McLa= in Jr., president of the PBF. “Protection bullfighting is what happens at every bull riding across the country, and the protection competition is a w= ay to showcase just how talented and athletic these guys really are.

“The bullfighters in = the competition will be scored on how well they handle the bulls, and the judges are bullfighters who know exactly what’s happening. The bull riders couldn’t be in better hands, because these guys are the best bullfigh= ters in the business, and they’re willing to pay an entry fee and compete = for their money instead of being just a hired hand.”

Tickets will go on sale tow= ard the end of April, first of May. The Pontotoc County Agri-Plex will seat about 5= ,000 fans, so it will be imperative for those interested in seeing some of the greatest cowboys battling the toughest bulls in the business to get their tickets in advance.

“I want this to be on= e of the best events in the PBR ever year,” McCoy said. “The fans deserve the best, and I will work very hard to make sure this is the best.”

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