LOCAL BARREL RACER HEATING UP AT N.F.R.
A Carmine Barrel Racer is on a roll at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, currently underway in Las Vegas.
Taylor Jacob, the 2013 national finals Rookie of the Year has made three-straight top-four rides after a slow start in the first two rounds.
Jacob opened Thursday, with a 13th place finish of :19.06, and followed that with an :18.79 which placed her 12th.
But in the third go-around Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center, Jacob took first in a time of :13.77.
She followed that up with back-to-back fourth-place finishes of :13.89 (Saturday) and :13.76 (Sunday).
Jacob has earned $48,231 so far at the NFR. She is currently sixth in the world standings with earnings of $138,739.
Taylor is the daughter of Lane and Robyn Jacob of Carmine.
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo continues through this Saturday.
*UPDATE*
Taylor Jacob tied for first Tuesday night in the sixth go-around with a time of :13.91, earning another $23,481.
Jacob’s total for the NFR now stands at $71,712.
She is now fifth in the World Standings with $162,220 in earnings.
