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December 2, 2009

Brazile going after seventh all-around world title

Brett Hoffman

When the chutes burst open at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, the biggest story line was Trevor Brazile’s quest for a record-tying seventh all-around world title.

The Decatur cowboy enters the 10-day championships with the gold buckle all but clinched.

Brazile earned $288,588 during the regular season, $144,638 more than second-ranked Clint Robinson of Spanish Fork, Utah, a roper who pocketed $143,950.

Brazile is expected to tie Ty Murray’s record of seven all-around titles set in 1998.

Brazile has qualified for the NFR in two events: tie-down roping and team roping heading. Robinson qualified in only tie-down roping.

Josh Peek, who entered the NFR ranked in the all-around standings with $131,266, is the only other NFR contestant in multiple events (steer wrestling and tie-down roping).

Peek entered the NFR with a mathematical chance of catching Brazile. But the odds of Peek surpassing Brazile, are very slim.

The 51st NFR is scheduled for Dec 3-12 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The rodeo, which offers a record purse of $5.75 million, features the top 15 in each single event according to regular-season money earnings.

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Cutting horse update — Two Texans snared the most coveted gold buckles on the National Cutting Horse Association’s circuit for weekend competitors.

Jeremy Barwick of Stephenville, riding Dual Rey Me, won the open division, and Elizabeth Queen of Lipan, riding Sister CD, clinched the non-pro title as the Mercuria Energy NCHA World Finals concluded its four-day run on Nov. 28 in Fort Worth.

In the open division, the class that features mostly professional riders, Dual Rey Me, a gelding, topped the stallion Thomas E Hughes, $101,346-$87,506. In the non-pro division, Queen and Sister CD edged former world champion Mary Jo Milner of Southlake, $89,908-$78,605.

Dual Rey Me clinched his third open title in four years.

Barwick said the 10-year-old gelding, owned by he and his wife, Candace, continues to excel because of his exceptional ability to think while holding a testy cow at bay.

“The thing that helps him more than anything is he’s just so smart,” Barwick said. “He reads a cow so well. He just never misses.”

The World Finals was the sport’s Super Bowl for weekend warriors. The show was held in conjunction with the NCHA Futurity, the sport’s most prestigious show that features the year’s most promising debuting 3-year-old horses. The Futurity concludes Dec. 13 and the open winner will receive $250,000.



Silver anniversary — Las Vegas is hosting the National Finals Rodeo for the 25th consecutive year. The PRCA’s championships moved to Nevada in 1985 after a 20-year run in Oklahoma City (1965-1984).

The first NFR was in 1959 in Dallas and was conducted at the State Fairgrounds through 1961. After that, the show was held in Los Angeles from 1962 through 1964.

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