- 1. Santa Maria Bullring holds grand opening
- (Entertainment)
- ... was a matador, and matador David Renk, ‘El Texano,’ was his godfather. Delgado began his career in the bullfighting world at age 13. He had the help of many people to get where he is today. In a previous ...
- Created on 01 January 2025
- 2. Santa Maria holds grand finale
- (Entertainment)
- In all my 60 years of bullfighting activities, I have never witnessed a bullfight as good as the bullfight on January 22nd, said Fred Renk of his last show. The talent and bravery of the matadors, Cayetano ...
- Created on 14 February 2023
- 3. Santa Maria Bullring presents Cayetano Delgado
- (Entertainment)
- By Fred Renk This story is the history of one new Mexican matador that will be performing at the Santa Maria Bullring next month. Cayetano Delgado, born in 1996 to Mexican matador Enrique Delgado Cayetano, ...
- Created on 27 December 2022
- 4. Bloodless bullfights return to Santa Maria
- (Entertainment)
- ... tourists. “I built the plaza for David to have a connection with all the matadors and the bullfight world and continue in later years when for sure I would not be around,” said Renk just before his retirement ...
- Created on 11 January 2022
- 5. February 28, 2020 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... the opportunity to see Fred Renk’s last Santa Maria Bullfight. It was thrilling as we watched the matadors get the bulls riled up and take turns getting the flowers off their back – which signifies the ...
- Created on 28 February 2020
- 6. Fred Renk says Adios after 70 years
- (Entertainment)
- Renk's final event on February 16 will honor his son Matador David Renk, "El Texano," a true icon of Matadorship in the bullfight world. David passed away September 2018. He was the sixth American Matador ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 7. Fred Renk – a legend coming to an end
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... to kill the bull. As a finale to each fight, and after the judge has given the matador permission to "kill"' the bull, the bull fighter must reach in over the lethal horns of the bull and remove a paper ...
- Created on 05 February 2020
- 8. Renk to retire; holds two events
- (Entertainment)
- ... events. Both events will star the world’s seventh female matador, Karla Santoyo. Jim Verner, a special longtime friend of Fred Renk, will appear on Sunday’s card to honor Renk’s retirement from the ...
- Created on 08 January 2020
- 9. Santa Maria Bullring holds benefit bullfight
- (Entertainment)
- The Santa Maria Bullring will be presenting a benefit bullfight on Sunday, July 30 at 1 p.m. The benefit is for Matador David Renk who passed away last fall at 56 years of age. The bullfight will feature ...
- Created on 27 June 2019
