Frankie 'Punkintown' Smith to be rodeo clown at Pala PBR this weekend

The Oct. 6 to 7 Professional Bull Riders competition in the pasture across the parking lot from Pala Casino will have 35 rider slots in each session. The performers will also include rodeo clown Frankie “Punkintown” Smith, who will distract the bulls when he isn’t entertaining the audience.

“We’re excited about going to PBR,” Smith said. “It’s going to be an exciting time.”

“We” includes Smith’s trick horse Turbo, who has traveled with Smith for the past eight years. “I should have named him American Express because I never leave home without him and he’s the money maker,” Smith said.

Smith’s...