124 Woopaa 2020 ABBI Classic Champion By Kelly B. Robbins
124 Woopaa is a bull to keep your eyes on folks! This four-yearold bucking bovine is an exceptional athlete. When Jose Vitor Leme climbed aboard Woopaa in the third round of the 2020 PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals in the AT&T Stadium
in Arlington, he needed 91.25 points to clinch the 2020 PBR World Bull Riding Championship and claim the one-milliondollar bonus. As the gate swung open, these two warriors began to battle it out. Leme hung on and Woopaa gave Leme a ride wild enough to give him an amazing score of 95.75 and the championship! With that ride, Woopaa had a bull score of 46.75, and claimed the 2020 ABBI World Finals Classic Championship and $75,000! That ride also gave Woopaa the 2020 ABBI World Champion Classic Bull title, earning Barker Bulls an additional $75,000 and a Neckover Trailer! “I can’t tell you how excited I was when Jose Vitor Leme drew Woopaa for that third round,” owner Larry Barker shared. “It felt awesome for Woopaa to win both of those titles. I’ve been raising and selling bulls for 15 years. It is really a hobby for me. It was worth the whole 15 years of doing this to see him buck like that and win those titles!” Barker Bulls is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. There Larry raises bucking bulls as a hobby. He owns and operates Barker Produce, Inc. where they raise, harvest and pack over 700 acres of onions. Larry also brokers onions for other growers, which enables him to offer onions to customers year-round. “Woopaa is an exceptional bull,” Larry exclaimed. “I’ve had several offers to buy him. I usually raise bulls and then sell them. But Woopaa is special and I decided to keep him and see how he does. My lifelong friend, JP Lewis, always used to yell ‘Woopaa’. Whenever
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