Tim O’Connell took the reride option in Round 9 and it paid off in a big way. With an 88-point ride on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Star Witness, he cinched the round win.
“I’m very proud of this night, that horse, to do that on a reride in this pen with this group of guys... Truthfully this week has been trying for me but I’ve got a little guardian angel that we laid to rest right before we got here so Beua has been riding with me all week,” O’Connell said.
It was a big win and an emotional win as O’Connell nears the end of his ninth National Finals Rodeo.