Photographer Olaf Growald snapped this photo on the dirt at Dickies Arena on the weekend of Sept. 26, when the Texas Rattlers, the Professional Bull Riding team based right here in Cowtown, hosted its fourth “Rattler Days” event — the team’s only home turf competition for the year.
Despite cross-state rival Austin Gamblers snapping the Rattlers’ home undefeated streak at Dickies, the team still came out victorious in two of its three matchups for the weekend. The Rattlers remained in third place heading into championship weekend in Las Vegas, which began Oct. 24.
The PBR — sponsored by the U.S. Border Patrol, which is not to be confused with another, hot-button acronym — kicked off its team competitions in 2022. Having already claimed a PBR Teams title in 2023, the Rattlers are gunning to become the first PBR team to hoist multiple championship banners.
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