Andrew Ward and Jake Long had a dominant performance at the 2025 WCRA Rodeo Corpus Christi, winning $28,000 a man en route to the title.

With 19 NFR appearances between them, Ward and Long won Rodeo Corpus Christi with a 5.43-second run in the three-man round May 10, to clinch the $18,000 win and secure Ward a spot on the Free Riders team at Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo. Ward and Long kicked off their week with a 6.04-second run in the Wild Card Round for $2,500, followed by a 5.82 to win Progressive Round 1 for $5,000. Their consistency landed them second in the Progressive average for another $2,500. They powered through the Showdown Round with another 5.43, placing second and punching their ticket to the final three-man shootout.

On this episode of The Short Score, Ward and Long break down their win, how to nail the stoplight start system and the rest of the year.

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Miles Baker kicks off this episode after a big win at the 2025 Oil Can Classic heading futurity aboard Sevens Hank 2—a bay gelding making a triumphant return. Baker explains the horse’s background, why he’s in Miles’ program instead of Trevor’s, and how time off may have preserved his expression. He breaks down the run that earned the high score of the day and shares insight into how short-round judging dynamics favor a horse that stays sharp under pressure. He also weighs in on Nala, his veteran mare, and how the bay might be her biggest competition this season.

Then, ARHFA World Champion Joseph Harrison joins the conversation after making headlines by taking first through fourth in the heeling futurity. He walks us through each of the standout horses in his program, and what makes them so effective. Harrison shares what it means to deliver for his owners, why certain movement patterns predict stopping power, and how he’s setting up for the rest of the futurity season.

It’s a behind-the-scenes look at two powerhouse horsemen with futurity strings that are turning heads—and winning checks.

Learn more about Baker's training program on Roping.com: https://bit.ly/3y515QT

Billie Jack Saebens won both the heading and heeling pre-futurities at the Oil Can Classic, an American Rope Horse Futurity Association show in Ardmore, Oklahoma, that ran April 25-27, 2025.

In the heading, Saebens rode Una Furiosa, a 2021 gray mare bred by the Flag Ranch and owned by Shane Boston. The gray powerhouse, by Bobby Starlight out of a Furyofthewind daughter Playin For Fury, earned a composite score of 912.18 on four head to take home the title. For the win, Saebens and Southern Ranches pocketed $6,080.

In the heeling, Saebens topped the field aboard Hallle Berry, a 2019 red roan mare by Metallic Cat out of One Sparking Time, owned by Southern Ranches. The flashy red roan, whose flashy looks matched her big stops, put together a composite of 902.96, banking $10,430.