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November 13, 2008

Colter Todd and Cesar de la Cruz tie world record and win finale championship

GRANBURY, TX – There are few, if any, rodeo cowboys who do not dream about being the fastest team in the world. Colter Todd and partner Cesa de la Cruz, tied the world record with a blistering 3.5-second run in the semi-finals in Dallas at the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour on November 9th. A record currently shared by Fast Back teammates. First set in 2001, in San Angelo, by Blaine Linaweaver and Jory Levy and tied at the 2005 NFR by Clay Tryan and Patrick Smith.

“It’s been a dream of mine for a long time to have this record,” says Todd, “We just tried to be as fast as we could. I knew we were under four seconds, but I didn’t think it was that fast.”

The team followed up with a 5.2-second run in the finals to win the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Championship, presented by the Texas Stampede, including $10,313, trophies and buckles.

Well positioned for a shot at a world title, Colter Todd is now looking forward to 2009 when he will be taking a year off the rodeo trail to return home with his family to Marana, Arizona. Colter and Carly Todd have a four-year-old daughter, Madilyn, and a four-month-old son, Colter, Jr.

“The timing is perfect for me to give my horses some time off, spend “off road” time with my family and do some ranching – which I really miss,” explains Colter.

As the crowd watched Todd and de la Cruz make their championship victory lap, Colter spied a young boy in the front row. After pulling his horse to a stop, Colter handed the record-making Pink Patron rope to the tot before riding out of the arena.