Horse Training Challenge: National Finals Rodeo Round 3 Results!!!!

Oh my goodness, do I have some AMAZING results from round 3!!!! Mary Walker just won 3 rounds straight in a row!!!! I am soo happy for her and Latte with a time of 13.69!!!! She is such a great inspiration to all!!! So I've included a few videos of her being interviewed after the rounds and of course the barrel racing!! All of the ladies really stepped up to the plate this round. Times were faster and everyone is improving on getting those kinks out! Lisa Lockhart, Bennette Barrington and Sherry Cervi tied for 4th place with a 13.82, all of them had amazing rounds. Tonight should be great!!!! Lets see if Mary can win 4 in a row!!! Will Latte become the next Scamper??? Comment and let me know what you all think!!! Enjoy the results!!!

BARREL RACING RESULTS:

1. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 13.69 seconds, $18,257

2. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 13.73, $14,429

3. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.76, $10,895

4. (tie) Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.82, $5,104

Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.82, $5,104

Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla., 13.82, $5,104

WNFR 2012 3rd Go-Round Bareback Riding Results:

1. Will Lowe - 88.0
2. Jessy Davis - 84.5
3/4/5. Kaycee Feild - 83.0
3/4/5. J.R. Vezain - 83.0
3/4/5. Matt Bright - 83.0
6. Steven Peebles - 81.0

3rd Go-Round Steer Wrestling Results:

1. Wade Sumpter - 3.6
2/3. Billy Bugenig - 3.8
2/3. Bray Armes - 3.8
4/5. Luke Branquinho - 3.9
4/5. Matt Reeves - 3.9
6. Casey Martin - 4.0

3rd Go-Round Team Roping Results:

AMAZING ROUND!!! A 3.9 seconds!!! INCREDIBLE!!!!

1. Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz - 3.9
2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith - 4.0
3. Kaleb Driggers/Jade Corkill - 4.3
4. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz - 4.5
5. Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan - 4.6
6. Colby Lovell/ Russell Cardoza - 4.7

3rd Go-Round Tie-Down Roping Results:

1. Cody Ohl - 7.1
2. Justin Maass - 7.2
3. Adam Gray - 7.4
4. Clint Robinson - 7.6
5. Matt Shiozawa - 7.8
6. Tuf Cooper - 8.0

3rd Go-Round Saddle Bronc Riding Results:

WRIGHT BROTHERS ARE TAKING OVER!!!
1/2. Jesse Wright - 87.0
1/2. Jake Wright - 87.0
3. Wade Sundell - 85.0
4. Cody Taton - 83.5
5. Sterling Crawley - 80.5
6. Cody Wright - 79.5

3rd Go-Round Bull Riding Results: GREAT ROUND!!! GO CODY!!!
1. Cody Teel - 88.0
2. Beau Schroeder - 84.5
3. Shane Proctor - 83.0
4. Seth Glause - 84.0
5. Tag Elliot - 81.5
6. Brett Stall - 78.0

DUSTY THE BULL FIGHTER

KAYCEE FIELD

MARY WALKER AND LATTE

"Good things come in Round 3 at the Wrangler NFR for Mary Walker"

Written by Bonnie Wheatley

Photo courtesy PRCA ProRodeo/Mike Copeman

When it comes to firsts at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nev., it’s all about Mary Walker

and her bay Dash For Perks gelding, Perculatin (“Latte”).

In her first NFR appearance Walker won the first go round. Then she won the second round. On Saturday,

December 8, she won round three with a time of 13.69—the fastest of the 2012 NFR thus far—in front of

17,702 enthusiastic fans. Walker has effectively established a pattern of dominance at the Thomas & Mack

Center Arena. Running in the ninth position on the ground, Walker and Latte cashed in another $18,257

paycheck to take her NFR earnings to $54,771. Her time on three runs of 41.24 leads the coveted NFR

average by a half second margin over the No. 1 ranked lady in the world, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas.

“It’s just been wild,” said Walker of the win streak. “Latte’s on fire. He was fired up tonight and I knew he

was, so I had to just work him a little different warming him up, but he did great. He responded well and he

did just what I asked him. As I was listening to the times I thought you know, that ground is really good tonight

and it seems like it’s really fast. I had moved up two more tonight (on the ground) and I thought, you know,

when they’re making those kind of times and the horses are firing and the ground’s good… I just went in there

and Latte, he just did it.”

While her husband Byron is an NFR veteran and former world champion in steer wrestling, Walker is finding

her first NFR experience as a contestant to her liking.

“It’s been exciting. It’s been a little hectic but I’m enjoying every minute of it,” added Walker.

Hooper, Utah’s Kelli Tolbert was the first barrel racer out in round three, setting with pace with a time of 13.73

seconds, which earned her a second place paycheck. Defending Women’s Professional Rodeo Association

World champion Lindsay Sears and Sugar Moon Express (“Martha”) posted a 13.76 for third, while Benette

Barrington Little, Lisa Lockhart and Sherry Cervi split fourth through sixth with identical times of 13.82.

With the race for the WPRA World title heating up, Walker now trails Pozzi by $4,504.16.

AGGREGATE of the rounds

1. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 41.24 seconds on three runs
2. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla., 41.75
3. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 41.77
4. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 42.27
5. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 42.30
6. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D., 42.35
7. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., 42.38
8. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 42.60
9. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 46.42
10. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 46.66
11. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas, 46.74
12. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 47.18
13. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., 48.19
14. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 49.01
15. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 72.89

WPRA World Championship Standings:
(Through 3rd Go Round)
1. Brittany Pozzi Victoria, Texas $186,567.97
2. Mary Walker (G) Ennis, Texas $182,063.81
3. Lindsay Sears Nanton, Alberta $156,491.92
4. Carlee Pierce Stephenville, Texas $124,520.14
5. Sherry Cervi Marana, Arizona $101,110.41
6. Kelli Tolbert Hooper, Utah $92,539.30
7. Nikki Steffes Vale, South Dakota $89,666.27
8. Benette Barrington-Little Ardmore, Oklahoma $87,926.89
9. Kaley Bass Kissimmee, Florida $86,281.72
10. Brenda Mays Terrebonne, Oregon $81,798.97
11. Lee Ann Rust Stephenville, Texas $78,519.30
12. Lisa Lockhart Oelrichs, South Dakota $77,565.48
13. Christina Richman Glendora, California $60,872.07
14. Trula Churchill Valentine, Nebraska $60,777.29
15. Christy Loflin Franktown, Colorado $59,563.10

VIDEO COVERAGE!!!

BARREL RACING ROUND 3