Lindsay Sears and Martha are the first Canadian World Champion Barrel Racing team - that is SO EXCITING. I had a feeling all day she was going to break the world record time so I'm feeling a little disappointed she didn't. I mean....she broke every other record! ? Weird how when someone gets so darn good our (my) expectations just keep getting higher and higher. Good for her for letting someone else win for a change though eh? (threw that eh in there for our US visitors...they liked that in Vegas..lol). Martha won 5 of the 10 rounds and placed 3rd in the average even with a tipped barrel.
From www.prorodeo.com
Barrel racer Lindsay Sears clinched her first world title after Round 8, so the only question remaining in that event was how much the Canadian would win and how high she would set the season earnings record bar. Sears, of Nanton, Alberta, finished the season as the sport's first $300,000 barrel racer, earning $323,570 in 2008 while claiming the gold buckle. Her horse, Martha, was named AQHA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year, and Sears has been more than complimentary when talking about the talented horse.
"I''m very honored and very proud to be Canadian today, and it means a lot to get the first barrel racing world championship that we get to take home to Canada," said Sears, who finished third in the Wrangler NFR average. "It''s been such a surreal year this year. It''s unbelievable. I''m so thankful that I have such an awesome horse. Martha''s really the world champion. She deserves it, and I''m so proud of her."
Sears won five of the 10 rounds in Las Vegas, including four in a row from Rounds 6-9, to pocket $139,002 at the Wrangler NFR. Jill Moody of Letcher, S.D., won the Wrangler NFR average with a total time of 140.11 seconds, earning $104,117 in Las Vegas to finish a distant second to Sears with $218,880 in total earnings. Terra Bynum won the 10th round in 13.70 seconds to finish her 2008 Wrangler NFR on a high note.
Here is the link to Lindsay's round 9 win I missed earlier
And how about Rod Hay - Finally able to show is stuff in the 10th round drawing well to take the win with an 89 point ride on Miss Congeniality. Here is the link. Jeff Chapman won another round in the 10th with a 7.1.
Canadian Barrel Racers Traci Dawson and Deb Renger weren't able to add any more money to their bank account in the last round. Dawson with a Barrel and Renger with another solid run - just out of the money.
Dusty LaValley didn't take any coin home in the last round, but will gladly take his third place average check from the pay window.
Curtis Cassidy ended the week with a bit of tough luck, but the Cassidy family will still be well paid as Willy was hard at work all week helping the new world champion Luke Branquino. Cassidy will be happy to have taken a 4th place cheque home in the final round.
World Champions include:
2008 World Champion Bareback Rider: Justin McDaniel
2008 World Champion Steer Wrestler: Luke Branquinho
2008 World Champion Header: Matt Sherwood
2008 World Champion Heeler: Randon Adams
2008 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider: Cody Wright
2008 World Champion Tie-Down Roper: Stran Smith (a very exciting race to the end!)
2008 World Champion Barrel Racer: Lindsay Sears
2008 World Champion Bull Rider: J.W. Harris
For detailed interviews from the world champs click here for PRCA story
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