Callum Miller Leads at the Garden by Three-Tenths of a Point While Marco Rizzo Handily Leads UTB Standings
NEW YORK CITY – Leandro Zampollo won the second round of the Unleash The Beast’s marquee stop in New York City in front of a rowdy sold-out Saturday night crowd at Madison Square Garden. It was the first round win in Zampollo’s third year at the elite level of PBR.
After being bucked off on Friday night, Zampollo bested The HONDO for 87.80 points to help him climb up to ninth after two rounds in New York City.
Callum Miller, with his jaw wired shut following a wreck in Chicago in mid-December, rode Sava for 87.70 points – the second-best score of the night – to lead the event with 174.85 points. Leading the event, the gritty Australian cowboy is just three-tenths of a point ahead of Julio Cesar Marques with 174.55, after the Brazilian rode El Chapo for 85.90 points.
Marco Rizzo, who failed to record a score on Saturday following an 82.05 outing on Friday, remains in the lead of the UTB standings with 223.50 points, 35.50 ahead of second-place Brady Fielder, now 0-for-2 in New York, with 188.00 points. Julio Cesar Marques surpassed Dalton Kasel and Paulo Eduardo Rossetto to rise to third in the standings after claiming 13.5 points during second round.
Kaiden Loud and Grindstone tangoed for an 86.50-point ride for the third-best finish of the evening. He currently sits tied for third with 172.55 points through two rounds alongside Kaique Pacheco. Pacheco recorded 85.90 points Saturday evening on Pay Dirt.
Cort McFadden earned his first ride of the 2026 season, scoring 86.45 points on Yo Mamma in his second out of the season. The duo’s score was fourth-highest of the night, placing the cowboy just outside of the event Top 12.
Finishing with the fifth-best score of the evening, the 2024 World Champion and Rookie of the Year Cassio Dias brought home his third ride of 2026 and first of the event. Dias rode Real Deal for 86.53 points during round two at the Garden.
After getting engaged to his fiancé on Thursday night, ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning, then making the 8 that night for 87.10 points, Keyshawn Whitehorse was one of seven riders to go 2-for-2 in New York, conquering Gaucho on Saturday for 85.10 points. He sits fifth in the event entering Championship Sunday.
PBR Monster Energy Buck Off at the Garden presented by Ariat resumes Sunday afternoon with the third round of action beginning at 2 p.m. ET followed by the Championship Round immediately after and available to watch on Paramount+.
Unleash The Beast – PBR Monster Energy Buck Off at the Garden presented by Ariat
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
(tie). Koltin Hevalow, 87.55-85-0-0-172.55-25 Points.
(tie). Afonso Quintino, 0-85.8-0-0-85.80-11.5 Points.
Brady Fielder, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dalton Kasel, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo Aparecido, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bob Mitchell, 0-0-0-0-0.00
John Crimber, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Andrew Alvidrez, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alan de Souza, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Thiago Salgado, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Heitor Santos Ferreira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Everton Natan da Silva, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Derek Kolbaba, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jose Vitor Leme, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mason Taylor, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Qynn Andersen, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jake Gardner, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jess Lockwood, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Kase Hitt, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alvaro Ariel, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mecate Trammell, 0-0-0-0-0.00
WORLD STANDINGS
