http://sports.yahoo.com/news/america...0694--mlb.html
If you were one of the original 20 cowboys that invested $1,000 to fund the start of the Professional Bull Riding circuit 21 years ago and remained an owner, your seed money would now be worth over $4 million. That works out to a 48 percent compound annual return. The return (excluding dividends) of the S&P 500 over that period is 8 percent.
In case you are wondering, the participants can make good money too if they perform well. Last season, PBR paid out $9 million to riders and $2 million to the bulls (well, OK, their owners).
PBR is now owned by 44 cowboys, management and Spire Capital. The handsome returns has drawn celebrities. John Elway, Wayne Grezkey and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda joined the party by investing in bulls.