<p>Men’s Fitness April cover star and bull-riding legend Guilherme Marchi made history on Saturday night at the PBR Stanley Invitational at Rimrock Auto Arena at Metrapark in Billings, Mont., when he recorded his 600th qualified ride.</p><p>Marchi, 34, hit the mark by completing a ride on a bull named Shocker, picking up 86.25 points in the process. An extremely happy Marhci was hoisted up by teammates and taken to a platform in the arena to take the plaudits from the crowd.</p><p>[RELATED1]</p><p>Marchi paid a huge tribute to fans of the sport after receiving a buckle to mark his amazing achievement.</p><p>“I take my hat off to you guys,” he said, according to the Billings Gazette</a>. “Because without you guys here, we are not here.”</p><p>[RELATED2]</p><p>To put things in context: The nearest rider to Marchi is Mike Lee, who has 519 rides. To possess the strength of mind and body to be able to compete in a sport so unforgiving as professional bull riding is testament to Marchi's fierce drive and discipline, Marchi's fellow bullriders said.</p><p>“I had a dream of coming to the United States and being a champion bull rider," the history-maker said. "And dreams come true."</p><p>Congratulations, Guilherme, and as the PBR poster says below, welcome to the 600 Club.</p><p> </p> <p>A night to remember. #PBR</a></p><p>A post shared by PBR (@pbr) on Apr 8, 2017 at 9:12pm PDT</p>
