FOR American bull rider Shane Proctor, the risks of his sport have never been clearer.

THE first time Norman Hocking rode a bull, it trampled on his spine and left him with a pulled groin and concussion. That might have convinced most people bull riding was not for them, but Norman is not most people.

HE'S a plumber from Brewarrina in country NSW who had a very different dream. While other country kids wanted to play football, Anthony Bello set himself for the top as a professional rodeo cowboy. Brad Pierce, who grew up on a farm on the NSW-Victoria border, is also on the verge..read more

HORSES run for Tye Angland, the gifted 17-year-old former bull rider, but Validated in the Bourbon Hotel Handicap at Rosehill yesterday was an exception.

JUAN Pablo Montoya may feel unloved at times at McLaren but free-spending Red Bull Racing, one of the newer teams on the formula one block - is interested in the volatile Columbian should he become a free agent next season.