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Sears Moves to Top of World Standings with Seventh Round Victory
by Joe Kusek
12/10/09

Lindsay Sears, WPRA photo by Mike Copeman.

   There were a couple of scary bumps in the road, but Lindsay Sears has put herself firmly in the driver's seat for a second consecutive WPRA world barrel racing title.
   The Canadian barrel racer, aboard uberhorse Martha, won the seventh round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Wednesday night with a time of 13.71 seconds. The time is the second-fastest run of the WNFR.
   Her second go-round win not only gave her another $17,139 to her 2009 earnings, but lifted her to first in the world standings and first in the high-paying average.
   Sears, of Nanton, Alberta, has pushed her season earnings to $222,031. She passed Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas. Pozzi is second with $210,324.
   But it wasn't easy.
   Sears and Martha wobbled the second barrel and did the same on the third.
   "I saw her take that second barrel with her nose,'' Sears said of Martha. "I guess, I rubbed the third barrel.
   "I'm not sure, I was busy,'' she finished with a big smile. "I was still trying to stay in the middle of the saddle and we rocked it.''
   Sears ascended to the lead in the standings and the average when 2007 world champion Pozzi toppled the third barrel. Pozzi was back on her primary horse Stitch. Pozzi ended up with a time of 19.07 seconds and fell to fourth in the average.
   Sue Smith of Blackfoot, Idaho was second in 13.78 seconds.
   A pair of former world champions - Sherry Cervi, of Marana, Ariz., tied Mary Burger, of Pauls Valley, Okla. - shared third at 13.88 seconds. Cervi also could have been faster, but her horse slipped a little around the third barrel.
   "Every night when you get around clean it feels like an accomplishment,'' Sears said. "The ground is tough sometimes and you're excited to get around all three barrels.''
   Sears leads the average with 97.11 seconds on seven runs. A victory in the average is worth an additional $43,954.
   Despite the shakeup in the average standings, Sears will not change her game plan.
   "I have never had a plan for the average,'' she said. "I always figure it will take care of itself if you do well taking each run at a time.
   "The average does play a major role in the end, but we have to go at it one run at a time and that is what I concentrate on.''
   Sears and Martha have won money in every round. Along with winning round two, they have placed second in rounds four and five, third in the third round and shared fourth place in round six.
   "Martha keeps doing her job. I have to make sure I do mine,'' Sears said. "We've had a great week and we hope to keep it going. We just have to go out and do it again.''





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