Allen competes on the PRCA rodeo circuit. He most recently competed in 2016. In 2000, in
Duncan, Oklahoma, Allen set a new world record for the fastest steer roping time at 7.9 seconds. A steer roper by the name of Buster Record had been trying to win his first world record for ten years and break Allen's consecutive record streak. Allen had reached a streak of 11 straight titles by that time approaching the 2002 NFSR. Record finished the regular season ahead of Allen by $205, which had not been achieved in 13 years. Record ended Allen's world title streak at 11 consecutive titles with an all out performance at the 2002 NFSR. Record's winning earnings at the NFSR at the
Amarillo National Center in
Amarillo, Texas, were $56,575. He was well ahead of Trevor Brazile who earned $47,871 for No. 2 and Allen at No. 3 with $47,789. This record stood until Allen matched the record in 2001 after winning his 16th steer roping title. Two years later in 2003, Allen broke Shoulder's record after winning a 17th title. He won his 18th and final title to date in 2004. In 2013,
Trevor Brazile won another all-around title and his total number of world titles moved to 19 world titles. This broke Allen's record of 18 world titles. As of 2019, Brazile has 25 world titles, seven more than Allen, who is in second place with 18 titles, and Shoulders is in third place with 16 titles.
Summary Allen won the world title for the
steer roping event 18 times in 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1991–2001, and 2003, 2004 when competing at the NFSR at each season's end. He won 11 consecutive titles from 1991 to 2001; the streak was broken by Buster Record in 2002. Allen also won five NFR Average titles in 1989, 1991, 1997, 2000, and 2004. He set the record for world's fastest steer roping speed at 7.9 seconds in 2000, which lasted until 2012.
Award-winning horses Annually, the
American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and the PRCA selects the best three timed-event horses in several categories:
steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, steer roping, and barrel roping in the PRCA. Owners are awarded a bonus and a bronze. Voting is conducted by the top PRCA timed-event contestants. In his career, Allen has owned two horses who have been awarded AQHA/PRCA Horse of the Year in Steer Roping. In 1997, Jack Bart Tender (nicknamed Bullet) was the winner. In 1999–2001 and 2004, Two D Ole Man (nicknamed Jeremiah) was the winner. Jeremiah was retired and was spending his retirement on Mack Alitizer's Ranch in
Del Rio, Texas. On September 5, 2012, Jeremiah, a brown
gelding, who was 25 years old, died. ==Honors==