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his 18th gold buckle.
• Brazile has won 11 of the past 12 world all-around titles, including the past nine in a row. He broke a tie with steer roper Guy Allen, who was the first individual to attain 18 gold buckles.
• "It was coming, and I told him that a couple of weeks ago," Allen said. "I thought it was going to be five years ago. I told him I thought he'd double my total. You've got to be impressed with what he's done. He's worked at it. If he was going back then in the days of Jim Shoulders, he probably would have done the same thing. He's just that type of cowboy."
• If Brazile's earnings top $320,000, he will have the seven highest season totals in rodeo history. He has surpassed the $300,000 mark seven times.
• In team roping, Tryan, who has earned $151,292 and Corkill, who has made $149,661 still lead the world standings.
• The second-place team in the standings consists of header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., with $127,981 and heeler Travis Graves of Jay, Okla., with $132,603. They didn't place among the top six in round six.
• In barrel racing, Taylor Jacob of Carmine, Texas, placed first in an NFR-record time of 13.37, breaking the record of 13.46 set by Carlee Pierce in 2011. It was Jacob's third round victory at the 2013 NFR.
• World standings leader Sherry Cervi of Marana, Ariz., who placed fourth in 13.75, leads all NFR competitors with $70,413 in earnings here and is first in the aggregate standings with a time of 82.68 for six rides. Her first-place total in the world standings is $217,830.
• Defending world champion Mary Walker of Ennis, Texas, is second in the world standings with $180,685 after placing second for the second straight round, this time in 13.63.
• In bareback riding, Casey Coletti of Pueblo, Colo., placed first for the second consecutive round with an 86.5 on Smack Daddy in round six.
• World standings leader Bobby Mote of Culver, Ore., who is seeking his fifth gold buckle, missed out when his feet were in the wrong position at the beginning of the ride on On Tap in round six. Mote, who tied for first with Coletti in round five, has earned $153,982 this season.
• "I was climbing up on the fence and saw him (Mote miss out)," Coletti said. "They tried to get me to climb up on the victory lap horse before Bobby rode, but I told them I wouldn't do it. I guess I'm superstitious about that. I did it once and the last rider beat me."
• Defending world champion Kaycee Feild of Spanish Fork, Utah, remained in second after not placing among the top six with an 81 on Whisky Bent.

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