Wednesday,  December 12, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 147 • 21 of 37 •  Other Editions

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in steer roping and one in tie-down roping.
• "It's just such a relief," Brazile said about winning the all-around title. "As much as I try not to let it affect anything, it kind of just releases me to go try to do whatever it takes to win the team roping and just concentrate on that title. That is the immediate thing that I think about. And as far as the long-term stuff, 10 world titles is more than I ever could have dreamed of. It's awesome."
• Brazile pushed his all-around total to $298,626.
• In team roping, Brazile and Smith finished second in 4.1 seconds in the sixth round. Brazile has earned $182,903 in the event, and Smith tops the heelers with $184,403.
• Header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., second with $145,123, and heeler Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., who has made $141,032, were shut out in the round by failing to place in the top six with their run of 4.4.
• Header Colby Lovell of Madisonville, Texas, and heeler Russell Cardoza of Terrebonne, Ore., won in 3.7.
• In barrel racing, Mary Walker of Ennis, Texas, finished second in 13.76 seconds to take the season lead with $204,149. Previous leader Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, who didn't finish among the top six, dropped to second with $191,280.
• Walker also leads all NFR competitors with $76,857 during the first six rounds. Kaley Bass of Kissimmee, Fla., who was fourth in 13.90, tops the NFR aggregate standings at 83.86 for six rides.
• Carlee Pierce of Stephenville, Texas, won the round in 13.51.
• In bareback riding, the first rider to compete won for the second straight round, with NFR rookie Winn Ratliff scoring 83.5 points on Star Burst.
• "I was kind of nervous," Ratliff said. "Casey (Coletti, the fifth-round winner) bumped off 88.5 points and I only got an 83.5. I was a little tense because usually when you're the gunner, you don't score high. It becomes a sit-and-wait game. I was crossing my fingers. But it comes down to not worrying about how everyone else did, just concentrating and focusing on what you did."
• Standings leader Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, finished in a four-way tie for second with an 82.5 on Outa Sight. Defending world champion Feild has earned $201,073, while Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, who didn't place among the top six, remained second with $163,142. Feild also leads the NFR aggregate standings with 506 points.
• In steer wrestling, three-time and defending world champion Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., remained atop the standings lead for the second day in a row with $132,755 after placing fifth in 4.3. Ethen Touvenell of Napa, Calif., finished

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