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to lose it by a couple grand. When I started this season I was bound and determined to win it all, and that's still the goal I'm focused on." • Wright also tops the NFR saddle bronc money race and is second overall with $73,176. • "I know there's a lot on the line and the pressure is there," Wright said. "I'm not going to lie, it hangs over my head a little bit. But what can I do about it? If I don't ride good it won't matter. I really try not to think about it because if you let that stuff bother you, it will hurt you." • Wade Sundell of Boxholm, Iowa, was shut out in the round after failing to finish in the top six, leaving him second at $163,458. Cody DeMoss of Heflin, La., leads the NFR aggregate standings race with 548 points for seven rides. He's the lone cowboy with seven successful rides. • In barrel racing, Mary Walker of Ennis, Texas, won her fourth NFR round in 13.72 seconds to extend her season-leading total to $222,406. Second-place Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, remained at $191,280. • Walker leads all NFR competitors with $95,114. Kaley Bass of Kissimmee, Fla., fourth in 13.87, is the NFR aggregate standings leader at 97.73 for seven rides. • In steer wrestling, three-time and defending champion Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., was second at 3.7 seconds to remain atop the standings for the third day in a row. He has earned $147,184. • Ethen Thouvenell of Napa, Calif., second in the standings with $120,192, and two-time world champion Dean Gorsuch of Gering, Neb., third with $116,067, were shut out in the round. • Todd Suhn of Hermosa, S.D., won with a 3.6-second run. • In bareback riding, standings leader Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, finished sixth with a 79 on Assault. The defending champion and standings leader has earned $204,018. Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, who was fifth with a 79.5 on Long Ago, remained second with $167,854. • Feild also leads the NFR aggregate standings with 585 points for seven rides. • Caleb Bennett of Morgan, Utah, won the round with an 85 on Times Up. • In team roping, header Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, and heeler Patrick Smith of Lipan, Texas, remained the leaders with $182,903 for Brazile and $184,403 for Smith. They no-timed in the round after a rope snapped. • Header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., who has earned $149,834, and heeler Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., who has made $145,743, are second in the standings after placing fifth with a time of 4.5. • Header Clay Tryan of Billings, Mont., and heeler Travis Graves of Jay, Okla., won the round in 3.6.
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