Tim O’Connell is just $8,000 behind Tilden Hooper for first place in the Bareback World Standings and even after Hooper made more than $10,000 over the last two weekends, O’Connell was able to make up ground.
O’Connell won just under $13,000 over Cowboy Christmas thanks to four top-three finishes.
At Prescott O’Connell went 87 points for a third-place finish and a check of $3,316.
He would back that up with a second-place finish in Livingston which earned him another $3,838.
O’Connell got the win at Red Lodge thanks to an 89 point ride on Brookman Rodeo’s Joe Dirt.
In Greeley O’Connell went 86.5 points to capture second place and another check topping $3,000.
Tim O’Connell’s Ride in Greeley
O’Connell and Hooper have separated themselves from the rest of the field thanks to big showings at The American and now at Cowboy Christmas. Clayton Biglow who sits in third place is nearly $30,000 back of O’Connell.
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