Kaique Pacheco Updates

Kaique Pacheco went 1 for 2 over the weekend, placing 11^th in round 2 (which failed to qualify him for the event championship round) and finished T-17/18 overall in the event.  He earned 9 standings points and fell one position to 11^th in the PBR World Standings with 104 points.

Kaique Pacheco returned to action this past weekend riding 3 of 3 bulls and contending for the event lead through all three rounds.  Kaique placed T- 6^th in round 1, 5^th in round 2 and 2^nd in the event championship round, finishing 2^nd overall in the event.  He earned his first 95 points of the season and is currently 10^th in the PBR World Standings.

Kaique Pacheco took one last event off this past weekend and he will be ready to begin his 2024 campaign in Manchester, NH this week.  A high ankle sprain sustained on a practice bull, and then aggravated at an early October PBR Teams event has kept him from starting his season until now.

Kaique Pacheco did not compete in St. Louis, and after taking one more week to prepare for the new season he is scheduled to start this upcoming week in Johnston, PA.

Kaique Pacheco did not compete in Tucson, and is scheduled to start his season in St. Louis, MO.  He remains in Brazil and will return the week of St. Louis.

Kaique Pacheco will start his season in St. Louis, MO, the second stop of the new season.  He is currently in Brazil and will return the week of St. Louis.  Plenty of motivation for Kaique this year coming off of a forgettable finish to the 2023 season due to injury, which carried through the PBR Teams season with Nashville.

Kaique Pacheco’s first post-surgery appointment was last week with Dr. Tandy Freeman where it was determined that Kaique will not compete at the World Finals event.  There is just too much trauma to manage this soon after surgery.  It is not the decision he wanted, but it is the best one for Kaique at the moment.  Too many things can go wrong; just getting out of the chutes, then having the strength to squeeze the bull with his legs, getting off the bull and hitting the dirt, then trying to “get away” from the bull on his hands and knees in the dirt are all concerns that could potentially put others in danger.

In Kaique’s own words, “please apologize to all of my sponsors for me.  This is not what I wanted, I am very sad but it is the best option for me now, and I trust God’s plans”.

His first appointment with his surgeon Dr. Jones was today in Dallas, where they removed the bandages and took X – rays that revealed everything is good and healing as expected.  He can start physiotherapy now using bands to start mobility exercises for his leg, knee and foot.  His next appointment is 4 weeks from now in which they will take more X – Rays, and hopefully then he can start putting weight on his foot.  He has been instructed to keep using crutches at all times for the next 4 weeks.

Kaique was officially ruled out of competition today, and he does so ranked first in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 980 points and he has qualified – injured for his 8^th career PBR UTB World Finals.  In 25 events (21 regular tour stops and 4 – 15/15 Bucking Battles) Kaique rode 30 (1^st on tour) of 62 outs (1^st on tour) for a 48.40 riding %, which is 3^rd on tour.  He spent the last 6 weeks of the season at the top of the standings, and has remained inside the top 4 of the standings for 16 consecutive weeks.  He won two UTB Events (Duluth and Milwaukee) T – 2^nd, won one 15 / 15 round (Indianapolis, IN), he leads the tour with 14 event championship round qualifications, leads with eight bulls ridden in those rounds, and leads with two of those round wins.  His total of 6 round wins ranks 2^nd, his 3 90+ point rides ranks 3^rd, he rode to 9 top 5 finishes and 11 top 10’s.

Kaique was awarded The Mason Lowe Award for scoring the highest ride score of the UTB season.   93 points aboard Ricky Vaughn at the Indianapolis, IN 15 – 15 (1-28-2023) held up all season as the top score.  In honor of fallen PBR rider Mason Lowe (1993 – 2019), PBR awards the rider with the highest score of the season with The Mason Lowe Award.

Kaique Pacheco sustained fractures to his Fibula and Tibia mid-way between his knee and ankle when he came off the bull and under his own weight twisted his leg to the point of fracture.  He believes the previous re-ride bull did more damage to his leg as he felt some pain on that last ride.  He is good spirits considering the nature of the injury and its brutal timing.  His first post-surgery appointment is today with Dr. Freemen.  Kaique remains 1^st overall in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 980.00 points, a position he has now held for six consecutive weeks.