We’ve checked the draw, gathered the statistics, and we think we’ve narrowed down the top contenders for the three PBR events we’re live streaming on FloRodeo this weekend. Check out this week’s “Hot List” of competitors heading for Sacramento, Youngstown and Winnipeg.

Claudio Montanha Jr: Unleash The Beast - Sacramento

He started off the year with a solid performance at Madison Square Garden, riding all three of his bulls and walking away as the No. 2 cowboy for that event behind current world No. 1 Jess Lockwood. The 30-year-old is working with a 55% ride rate right now and has already logged four stellar 90+ point rides this season. 

Montanha Jr. has drawn D&H Cattle/Erwin Cattle’s Frequent Flyer in round one of the Sacramento Invitational. The bull’s last out this season results in a 44.25-score for the four-legged athlete and a qualified ride for the cowboy so it should be a good–if not still difficult–matchup between the two.

Watch Montanha at the Unleash The Beast's Sacramento Invitational, Jan. 25-27, LIVE on FloRodeo.

Aaron Kleier: Velocity Tour - Youngstown

The Thunder from Down Under has arrived. Kleier is coming off a big win at the Velocity Tour event in Portland, Oregon, last weekend to propel him into the No. 8 spot in the world standings.

The $7,900 win meant a lot more than cash to this Aussie. The points earned there are now setting him up to ride in the Unleash The Beast tour come cut time in a few weeks. 

Watch Kleier at the Velocity Tour’s Youngstown Invitational, Jan. 25-26, LIVE on FloRodeo.

Zane Lambert: PBR Canada - Winnipeg

This Canadian heavy hitter is always one to watch out for when he settles down on the back of a bull. Not only is Lambert a two-time PBR Canada Champion, but he’s also a multi-time Canadian Finals Rodeo and PBR World Finals qualifier. 

The Ponoka, Alberta, cowboy has that stereotypical Canadian niceness, but he’s mean on the back of a bucking bull. 

Watch Lambert this weekend at the Monster Energy Tour’s Winnipeg Classic, LIVE on FloRodeo, Jan. 26.