Luciano De Castro recorded his thirteenth-straight qualified ride at the 2026 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast, scoring 90.15 aboard Sour Patch at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth and vaulting to the top of the event leaderboard. The ride pushed De Castro to a perfect 4-for-4 at the World Finals and ties him for the fifth-longest string of consecutive qualified rides in PBR history. De Castro is listed No. 11.

He earned 29 UTB points for his fourth-place finish in Round 4 and moved to the top of the event aggregate by 1.75 points over No. 14 Hudson Bolton, who also went 4-for-4 after an 88.25-point ride on Big Dawg.

After the ride De Castro credited his faith and family and said he approaches competition “bull by bull, jump by jump.” World Finals action will resume at Dickies Arena on Thursday, May 14, with Round 5 beginning at 7:45 p.m. CT and live coverage on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. CT.