The Short Score: Jake and Clay’s Elusive 8th Gold Buckle

WhenJake BarnesandClay O’Brien Cooperfirst stepped on the ProRodeo scene, the bar was set at four: four world titles. That’s whatLeo Camarillo(in the team roping) had won and so had Jim Rodriguez Jr. Jake and Clay would of course go on to surpass that, eventually becoming seven-time world champs. But how badly did they want an eighth gold buckle?

On this bonusRoping.comtips episode, Jake and Clay talk about the goal and what not winning it meant to them and their careers.

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