Jeremy Barwick marked 231 on two-time World Champion Dual Rey Me to dominate the second round of the Mercuria Energy NCHA World Finals Wednesday night in Fort Worth, Texas. Austin Shepard, riding first-round winner Thomas E Hughes, placed second with a 225.5. Dual Rey Me has a $9,481 lead over Thomas E Hughes in the World Champion’s race.
“This horse tries so hard and you can cut as bad a cow as you want and he’s not going to miss it,” Barwick said. “He likes to go fast and stop hard. That’s really his deal, so it worked out really good tonight.”
Dual Rey Me’s $6,410 paycheck lifted his career earnings to $763,657. Barwick said he and his wife, Candy, hope to make the 10-year-old Dual Pep gelding the sport’s all-time leading money earner before retiring him.
Wednesday’s performance put Dual Rey Me half a point ahead of Thomas E Hughes for the World Finals title.
Here’s a look at round 2 of the Open World Finals:
| Score | Horse | Owner | Rider | Earned | 2009 $ |
| 231.0 | Dual Rey Me | Candace & Jeremy Barwick | Jeremy Barwick | $6,410 | $84,681 |
| 225.5 | Thomas E Hughes | Don & Kathy Boone | Austin Shepard | $5,128 | $75,199 |
| 225.0 | Cats Dual Olena | Jarrett & Shannon Callahan | Eddie Braxton | $3,846 | $26,032 |
| 223.0 | Jazzys Pep Talk | W T Alexander | Robert Rust | $2,821 | $47,701 |
| 223.0 | Whittle Wed Boon | Kate Gaughan | Cookie Banuelos | $2,821 | $31,130 |
| 220.0 | Captains Choice | Joe & Stacey Robinson | Casey Crouch | $1,794 | $26,471 |
| 220.0 | Starcat Merada | Daniel Jaeggi | Chubby Turner | $1,794 | $22,137 |
| 218.5 | Hick Chicaroo | Latigo Canyon Ranch | Scott Weis | $1,026 | $24,704 |
| 216.5 | Acres Upon Acres | Jane & Johnny Mancuso | Raymond Shumate | $31,407 | |
| 215.0 | Tronas Chex | Dale & Erin Robbins | Dale Robbins | $22,830 | |
| 211.0 | Cats Royal Jewel | Robert & Connie Rust | Robert Rust | $34,274 | |
| 200.0 | Neat Little Cat | Jim & Judy Spaulding | Scott McClurg | $52,481 | |
| 0.0 | Lenas Dualin | Buck Daniel | Mike Coleman | $43,956 | |
| 0.0 | Stylish Curly | Katherine MacMillan Tanner | Curly Tully | $33,091 | |
| 0.0 | Play Peek A Boon | Oxbow Ranch | Lindy Burch | $19,224 |