Talk:Code Blue (bull)

A fact from Code Blue (bull) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 December 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the owners of Code Blue, the Professional Bull Riders' 2009 World Champion bucking bull, fed him waffles?

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Notability

Code Blue meets N per Wikipedia:Notability_(sports)#Rodeo

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) is one of the top ten fastest growing sports in the U.S. Every year, a World Champion Bull is crowned at the PBR elite Built Ford Tough Series World Finals, along with a World Champion Bull Rider. This bull is an elite animal athlete, the cream of the crop and the #1 bull in the world. Only the best bulls make the PBR, surpassing the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Championship Bull Riding, among others.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbelzer/2016/01/21/professional-bull-riders-pbr-has-created-the-most-authentic-sponsorship-platform-in-sports/#7b132a4d3970 PBR now draws more than 3 million fans over 100 global live events on an annual basis, with television broadcasts reaching more than half a billion households in 40 countries and territories around the world.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201108/bucking-bull-king-cowboys Bulls are now animal athletes who earn significant money and have as many or more fans. Bulls can be worth 6 figures, with recently retired PBR bull Bushwacker making it to $1 million at the height of his career.

http://time.com/4301509/most-influential-animals/ To show the recognition of bucking bulls in the world now, the 2015 PBR World Champion Bull Long John was selected by Time Magazine as its #50 Most Influential Animal of 2016 (out of 100).

dawnleelynn^(talk) 19:19, 18 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Breed

Is American Bucking Bull (in the infobox) really a breed or is it a role? The article Bucking bull suggests the latter, and the articles on Bodacious (bull) and Little Yellow Jacket do give specific breeds. Tigerboy1966 08:27, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tigerboy1966 I'm glad you mentioned Bodacious because the entity American Bucking Bull, Inc., started with him. I'm rewriting his article with montanabw's full approval and at her suggestion. See the breeding section in my sandbox; it's almost done and ready to TNT the mainspace article. [1]

It explains how Buckers, Inc., got started with Bodacious and became American Bucking Bull, Inc. Bodacious was the first bull whose DNA was registered in the ABBI DNA registry. Breeding changed after Bodacious. Bulls were bred for their bucking ability instead of their traditional breeds.

I am acquainted with current high ranking bull and former world champion contender Smooth Operator's breeder, C.J. Pilsek on Facebook, who told me himself that this bull's ancestors make his breed a Heinz 57. He is registered with American Bucking Bull, Inc., as the American Bucking Bull breed. Go to the ABBI home page [2] and it says right there on the home page that ABB is a breed. You can also refer to one of their magazines where it also talks about the ABB as a breed and refers to Bushwacker as an American Bucking Bull [3]. Only American Bucking Bulls can participate in the American Bucking Bull Classic events and win the ABBI Classic which awards $250,000. They also have futurity events only for American Bucking Bulls. It's definitely a brand.

I actually have it on my todo list to update the bucking bull article which was started by Bri who suggested I add to it awhile ago. Just for the record, Bodacious and Little Yellow Jacket are older bulls, who competed before the ABBI existed and before breeders started breeding for traits rather than breeds. Your questions were good, valid questions for anyone not familiar with the ABBI. Thank you. dawnleelynn^(talk) 17:18, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I almost forgot, here's the profile where his breed is listed as American Bucking Bull on PBR. It's an archive site but that doesn't make it any less accurate. [4]. It's in the article's references.

Tigerboy1966 Reviving this discussion a little bit, I have created an article on the American Bucking Bull organization that you might find interesting. Also, did you know there was an issue on their web site of their American Bucking Bull magazine that is available for free viewing? See the external links for a link to their web site. American Bucking Bull. Hope this helps! dawnleelynn^(talk) 19:44, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Code Blue's Death

Uricarrillo94 Hi, how are things? I really need a source for Code Blue's death. Obviously, I thought he was still alive. Do you have anything at all? Thanks! dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:42, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Dawn. The only source that I could find for Code Blue’s death is what was posted to his official Facebook Page, “Home to the 2009 PBR World Champion Bull CODE BLUE”. His owners posted on October 5, 2020 that he had passed away that weekend. Since they didn’t say exactly what day it was that he passed away, I just put Early October 2020 in the bull’s Wikipedia article. I wanted to know if the bull was still living in 2022, because, he would’ve been 18 years old. I also wanted to know if two other PBR World Champion Bulls with Wikipedia articles, Chicken on a (born in 2001) and Bones (born in 2003) were also still alive. Chicken on a Chain’s official Facebook page (simply titled “Chicken on a Chain”) hasn’t posted anything since June 3, 2016. In the late 2010s, some people in the Visitor posts were asking how the bull was doing or if he was still alive, but no responses were given. In regards to Bones, he apparently does not have an official Facebook page, and I can’t find anything to indicate if he’s still alive or dead, either. I would imagine that the PBR would’ve been notified by the bulls’ owners of their deaths and the organization would’ve posted articles on their website in regards to the subject matter since they were world champions, but that hasn’t happened. I think it’s unlikely that Chicken on a Chain and Bones are still alive, but I can’t find anything to indicate it. Uricarrillo94 (talk) 01:15, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Uricarrillo94 I have this link for Bones to Teague's web site: [5]. Keep clicking through on it. I don't think you can tell for certain if he is alive or not. Thanks for the information. I thought Code Blue was alive and I was right until pretty recently. I don't have a clue about Chicken on a Chain either. dawnleelynn^(talk) 17:00, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Dawn. Thanks for the site, but I think it’s obsolete. Tom Teague retired from the bucking bull business several years ago, so I would imagine he sold all of his herd to other stock contractors. Like I said, I doubt that Chicken on a Chain and Bones are still alive. It’s frustrating to think that time will go by and we will never know when they died since they both have Wikipedia articles. Uricarrillo94 (talk) 22:23, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]