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2022 Top Bull Bracket Challenge

by Holly Peacock | Mar 14, 2023
Bracket-2023

 

 

It’s March Madness, Hired Hand style! You can follow along with our bracket online here. If you missed the bracket submission deadline, you can still vote week by week on who will be the Top Bull of 2022! Voting takes place in our Instagram and Facebook stories every week. The bracket challenge will conclude on March 31st, 2023 when a 2022 Top Bull will be announced along with our bracket winners.

 

We’re highlighting the top 3 bulls in our bracket challenge who have earned the most lifetime views on Hired Hand Powered websites. All of the data below is taken from within Hired Hand Software and is accurate to the best of our knowledge. 

 

 

#1.  JP RIO GRANDE

 

The most viewed bull on Hired Hand websites…ever!

 

"Mark Hubbell was the first to show the internet in the 10-month old bull, simply because he saw the bull's dam in a Trail's Magazine ad and wanted a bull out of her. 'I called Johnnie up and asked if he had any bulls out of her (TX W Lucky Lady) and he has this one out of Grand Slam. Johnnie promised me that if I didn't like him when I got him that I could send him back.'
 
Mark called up Dave Hovingh and asked him if he wanted to partner on a bull and at that year's Horn Showcase Hubbell and Hovingh took possession of JP Rio Grande. Hubbell had ownership in the bull for most of Rio's life.
 
When they got Rio home, they measured him at approximately 12 months old and he was 33.25" TTT which at the time was remarkable. 'I ran an ad announcing his measurement. I measured him a month later and he had grown over 2" which was unheard of. So I ran another ad and updated his measurement. He kept growing about 2-2.5 inches every month so I just kept running the ad with an updated measurement.' There was great interest shown by others in the industry and before Mark knew it he had unexpectedly built a name for JP Rio Grande.
 
At 21 months of age and 57" TTT, JP Rio Grande finally caught the attention of Bob Loomis. 'I bought part of him as a two-year-old. At that time, he was showing tremendous horn growth for his age and he just looked like a very complete bull. In that era and at that time he was one of the bigger horned bulls at that age. And, you know, he's on the pedigree of a lot of the bulls that have gone on to surpass him.'
 
'I have several 80" daughters of his, and one 90" cow at the time which is the biggest horned cow in the breed and she produced the biggest horned bull in the breed and then we have other daughters that will hit 90" before long. He's left a tremendous impact on my herd.'
 
Loomis added that JP Rio Grande was used on a lot of great cows, being partnered on through the years not only with Hovingh and Hubbell, but also Bill Hudson and Joe Valentine. Toward the end of his career he was owned by John Harman and Chris Clark, then Clark, Brett Krause and John Randolph.
 
Mark explained his enduring use of the bull, 'Rio was real good at taking a high horned cow and flattening out that horn which gave you more tip-to-tip. He did it on a consistent basis.' Hubbell adds, 'I kept him for as long as I did because I never found another bull that could produce the high quality that he did at such a great percentage of the time.'
Loomis and Hubbell agree that JP Rio Grande's impact on the Longhorn breed will continue to be seen for generations to come."
 
Credit: Texas Longhorn Trails magazine

 

 

JP RIO GRANDE

JP RIO GRANDE

 

All Time Online Hits: 6,763,148 (Do you think he’ll reach 1 million views during 2023?)

Last administrated by: Lonesome Pines Ranch

Date of Birth: 11/11/2003

Breeder: Johnnie & Pat Robinson

PH #: 25/3

Reg #1: BI72006

Total Horn: 92.75" 10/08/2016

Tip-to-Tip Horn: 80.875" 10/08/2016

 

Offspring Data

Number of Offspring in Hired Hand: 662 (486 female, 176 male)

Number of Grand-Offspring in Hired Hand: 5,943

 

Daughters with over 10 Offspring:

HUBBELL RIOANA VAN HORNE 

10 

RIVERFORKS PEARL JAM 

10 

SDR Rios Dotty 3 

10 

WS RIO ANN 

10 

BL Rio Darlin 823 

11 

HUBBELL'S RIO DARLIN 

11 

XC HEIDI 

11 

TX W MORNING STAR 

12 

BL RIO SAFARI 

13 

LR Daydreamer 

13 

HUBBELLS RIO GLORY 

14 

VANILLA MILKSHAKE 

14 

HUBBELL'S RIO LINDA  TAG 2 

15 

Grande Perfection SL 

16 

RIOS ROYALTY 

16 

 

Sons with over 100 Offspring:

RIO BRAVO CHEX 

102 

RIO DIEGO 

108 

RM HIGH HOPES 

108 

Zeus EOT 9E5 

124 

WS Amazon 

150 

SWAGGER BCB 

153 

PCC RIM ROCK 

220 

Hubbells Rio 007 

395 

 

10 Most Popular Offspring (by # of Lifetime Views):

WS Amazon 

Male 

34063 

PCC RIM ROCK 

Male 

30154 

RIO BRAVO CHEX 

Male 

24613 

HORSESHOE J JOYOUS 

Female 

20596 

CWR RIO SHADOWER 

Female 

20566 

HL Lincoln 

Male 

20148 

HUBBELLS RIO GLORY 

Female 

19576 

Zeus EOT 9E5 

Male 

19176 

HL PRETTY WOMAN 

Female 

18702 

Fox Chex 

Male 

18523 

 

Check out this video of the great JP Rio Grande coming off the trailer at Tom & Linda Harman’s TK Ranch. TK Ranch owned a partnership in the bull approximately 7 years ago.  

 

Lonesome Pines Ranch, the most recent owners of JP Rio Grande, have semen for sale, as well as Martee’s Cattle Investments and other breeders.  

 

 

 

#2.  COWBOY TUFF CHEX

 

While he’s known for his pedigree and offspring, he may be best known for being the bull that landed publicity from the Guinness Book of World Records and other national news spotlights.

 

“Cowboy Tuff Chex has just accomplished the record-breaking title for the longest horn spread on a bull living with his mighty big spread – and is setting a standard for many cattle breeding enthusiasts. With his longhorns measuring in 262.5 cm (8.6 feet in length), Cowboy Tuff Chex now has an estimated value of $500,000.” 

 

 

COWBOY TUFF CHEX

COWBOY TUFF CHEX - Date of Photo: 5/27/2020

 

All Time Online Hits: 4,871,272

Last administered by: Bentwood Ranch

Date of Birth: 12/11/2010

Owner Name: JEANNE AND RICHARD FILIP

Breeder: BOB & PAM LOOMIS

Notes: Guinness World Record Holder for longest horn spread on a bull

PH #: 053

Reg #1: BI83838

Total Horn: 122.125" 11/06/2021 - 1st place at 2021 HSC

Tip-to-Tip Horn: 105.625" 11/06/2021 - 1st place at 2021 HSC

 

Offspring Data

Number of Offspring in Hired Hand: 363 (207 female, 156 male)

Number of Grand-Offspring in Hired Hand: 3,785

 

Daughters with over 10 Offspring:

BL BANDITO TUFF 

TKR ROYAL TUFFETTE 

 

Sons with over 100 Offspring:

M.C. HANGIN' TUFF 

104 

CUT'N DRIED 

110 

JBR ECLIPSE 

139 

 

Daughters with over 5,000 Lifetime Views:

HELM MISSY 

5554 

 

10 Most Popular Offspring (by # of Lifetime Views):

TUFF AND GRANDE 2/15 

Male 

20353 

TUFF COWBOY DC 

Male 

15450 

BUBBA TUFF CHEX 

Male 

14388 

JBR ECLIPSE 

Male 

12826 

CHEROKEE aka TSA-LA-GI 

Male 

12271 

Tuff and Ready 

Male 

11917 

M.C. HANGIN' TUFF 

Male 

11432 

TKR Tuff Blitz 

Male 

10599 

TRUED UP BCR 646 

Male 

10071 

CUT'N DRIED 

Male 

9951 

 

“Chex sells. By Chex, we mean Cowboy Tuff Chex, a Guinness World Record-holding longhorn that was bought for $165,000 at an auction at the Fort Worth Stockyards on Friday night. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, his horns are the longest in the world for a bull, measuring 101 inches from tip to tip. To put Chex’s long horns in perspective, that’s nearly a foot-and-a-half longer than Hakeem Olajuwon.” - Texas Monthly, September 26, 2017 (Record-Setting Longhorn, Cowboy Tuff Chex, Sells for Six Figures at Fort Worth Auction)

 

Check out this video of the bull from when he was coming off the trailer for the 2017 Hudson Valentine sale mentioned above.

 

 

 

#3.  WS JAMAKIZM 

 

“WS Jamakizm has to be considered one of (if not) the most complete Longhorn bulls of today. With his stunning black brindle coloring to his massive body. Oh, and he doesn’t sacrifice horn either. With his over 81 ½" T2T spread the air is thin at this level. He is widely used in AI programs around the country.” - Texas Longhorn Cattle Talk, Facebook 

 

 

WS JAMAKIZM

WS JAMAKIZM - Date of Photo: 9/27/2012

 

All Time Online Hits: 3,165,008

Last administered by: Diamond P Longhorns

Sire: SHADOWIZM 

Dam: Jamoca

Date of Birth: 5/22/2003

Owner Name: Diamond P Longhorns

Breeder: Tom Smith

PH #: 3/3

Reg #1: B71859

Reg #2: BA171859*

Total Horn: 93.25" 10/03/2009 at Horn Showcase

Tip-to-Tip Horn: 81.50" 10/15/2010 at Horn Showcase

 

Offspring Data

Number of Offspring in Hired Hand: 199 (115 female, 84 male) 

Number of Grand-Offspring in Hired Hand: 2,947 

 

Daughters with over 10 Offspring: 

204 TCC WINNING STAR 

10 

RRR Miss Nicole J 736 

10 

NN SARITA 

11 

ALLENS DOHERTY 349 

12 

TTT Jammin' Jenny 

15 

JAM PACKED 

16 

Jamakizm's Alphie 4/8 

22 

HELM LAURAS LIGHT MOCHA 

23 

JBM Becca II 

23 

 

Sons with over 100 Offspring: 

RC BOOTLEGGER 

103 

Jamster 

110 

JAMMIN TEX 

111 

JACK POT 

138 

Archer Texa 

173 

DRAG IRON 

655 

 

10 Most Popular Offspring (by # of Lifetime Views): 

DRAG IRON 

Male 

96921 

JUMA 

Male 

26246 

Archer Texa 

Male 

19910 

RC BOOTLEGGER 

Male 

18974 

JACK POT 

Male 

18385 

Jamster 

Male 

18076 

ZD JAMADAN 

Male 

16515 

HELM LAURAS LIGHT MOCHA 

Female 

12831 

Jamakizm's Alphie 4/8 

Female 

12744 

STACKED DECK 

Male 

11791 

 

Brian Brett, Brett Ranch Longhorns had this to say about Jamakizm “Will always be my favorite bull. Greatly influenced my herd forever. Has come into his own. A producer of great bulls and the leader in 90" TTT females.” You can view Brian’s line bred Jamakizm herd here.

 

“Jamakizm by Shadowizm added the dark minimal-white pattern with consistent brindle. His body is one of the tallest and longest of modern TL sires. His greatness comes from the strength to sire great males and females which few other bulls can do. Jamakizm is a great contributor to modern value genetics.” - Dickinson Cattle Co 

 

 

Be sure to follow along with our bracket online here. If you missed the bracket submission deadline (3/12/2023), you can still vote week by week on who will be the Top Bull of 2022! Voting takes place in our Instagram and Facebook stories every week. The bracket challenge will conclude on March 31st, 2023 when a 2022 Top Bull will be announced along with our bracket winners.

 

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