Mackey reaches open short round; Nate Hoey wins
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, rides a bull to a score of 85.5 on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, a sophomore at Ignacio High School, walks to his next bull on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey's riding helmet gets covered with some dirt on Saturday during the fourth stop of the Battle of the Bull Hands Tour, held in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, gets ready for his next bull on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, walks to his next bull on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, rides a bull to a score of 85.5 on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, makes a gesture to fellow cowboys after his successful ride on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, gracefully gets off his bull after a successful ride on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour, held in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, is all smiles while talking about his ride on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, looks over the bulls on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, pops up off an uncooperative bull in the chute on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The bull that Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, is on falls down in the chute as the gate opens on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The bull that Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, is on falls down in the chute right as the gate opens on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Mackey got a re-ride. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, is all smiles as he talks about his ride on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, jumps off his bull on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Luke Mackey, of Ignacio, jumps off his bull on Saturday during the Smith and Sons Productions Battle of the Bull Hands Tour in the Fred Klatt III Arena at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
