COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A win in the third round of the steer roping competition at Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days April 30 put Trevor Brazile over the $100,000 mark for the season, allowing him to break his own all-around record for reaching that milestone at the earliest point in the season.
Brazile’s previous record was achieved on May 14, 2006, in Tulsa, Okla.
Only bull riders Chance Smart (2008) and Douglas Duncan (2009) have ever arrived at the $100,000 barrier faster than Brazile.
With his combined earnings at Guymon for steer roping and his win in the tie-down roping, Brazile now has $106,405. He holds a $59,337 lead over Josh Peek in the all-around standings in his bid to become the first man to win eight all-around world championships.
“It’s been a good year,” Brazile said. “I’ve been blessed my entire career, and I haven’t changed anything as to how I’ve done it. It’s still having a strong work ethic and having the best horses.
“I never take my horses for granted, because they are what have gotten me to where I am.”
His $6,503 in tie-down roping at Guymon allowed Brazile to move past 2008 World Champion Stran Smith into first place in the world standings, making him the first person to overtake a RodeoHouston champion in season earnings.
In addition to leading in tie-down roping and the all-around, Brazile is fourth in the steer roping and seventh in the team roping standings among headers.
If he qualifies for the National Finals in all of his events, Brazile will tie Larry Mahan’s record for most years qualifying in three events in the same season with seven.
By merely qualifying for the National Finals in two events, Brazile will move past Roy Cooper into second place on the all-time list of NFR qualifications in all events combined. Brazile has 31 qualifications (13 SR, 11 TD, seven TR) and trails only Cooper (32) and Tee Woolman (42) in the history of the sport.
