Luke Brown and Trey Yates won the 2025 National Western Stock Show and Rodeo win Jan. 26, after a 4.2-second run in the short round to pocket $11,718 a man. For Yates, three-time NFR heeler and 2018 NFR champion, the win was an emotional one.

Yates joins The Short Score to talk about the emotion behind the win, his partnership with 14-time NFR header Brown and more.

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