LAS VEGAS -- Jesse Wright finished first in saddle bronc riding for the third consecutive round on Monday at the National Finals Rodeo.
Wright, of Milford, scored a 90 on Chugwater Blue in the fifth round. If he can win a fourth straight round on Tuesday, Wright would tie Billy Etbauer's record, set in 2005.
Wright's brother, Cody, took over first place in the world standings with $175,777 after finishing second with an 87.5 on Spring Planting.
In barrel racing, Carlee Pierce won round five in an arena record time of 13.46. J.W. Harris won his second straight bull riding round with a 90.5 on Zombie Zoo, and Kaycee Feild, who won the first three rounds in bareback riding, placed second in round five behind first-place finisher Ryan Gray.
It's only fitting that on Tough Enough to Wear Pink night at the Wrangler NFR, cancer-survivor Jhett Johnson took a victory lap. Teamed with header Turtle Powell, the duo turned in a 3.8-second run to win Round 5 in front of 17,242 fans on Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Later, it was announced that the Tough Enough to Wear Pink program has generated $12 million toward the battle against breast cancer since the program's inception.
Johnson survived a battle with testicular cancer in the 1990s and is now cancer-free. He's also having his best Finals in his fifth trip to Las Vegas.
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