In its inaugural event, the Riata Buckle stallion incentive, held Nov. 3-6, 2022, in Guthrie, Oklahoma’s Lazy E Arena, paid out a massive $2 million and rocked the all-time earnings charts of the rope horse industry.
Early in November, Equine Network announced that team ropings operating on the GEMS software will have paid $90 million in payoffs by the end of the year. As more and more ropers invest in high-quality horses to give them an advantage, the founders of the Pink and Ruby Buckle paired with Denny Gentry to create the Riata Buckle Stallion Incentive. The Riata group put up the $2 million—challenging ropers everywhere to find themselves a horse sired by a Riata stud, upping the ante on the rope horse game as we know it.
To be eligible for Riata Buckle money, horses must be sired by a stallion enrolled in the Riata Buckle program. If your horse is sired by a Riata Buckle stallion, you must pay a $200 nomination fee annually. In essence, the nomination fee is a membership fee for horses—buying a chance at more money than ropers have ever competed for in the futurity or horse show game. And it buys ropers a quantifiable method of tracking their horses earnings through the program alongside AQHA’s QData and Equine Network’s Global Handicaps, raising the tide of the rope horse business and the Western industry as a whole.
Unlike other stallion incentives or futurities geared to professional ropers and trainers, the Riata Buckle operates like a jackpot, enters as a team and caters to all ropers with the use of slide ropings. One of the unique features of the event is that it allows teams, if necessary, to utilize unnominated horses within a team. Therefore, potentially half the money was available to ropers that did not have a Riata horse in this program.
If there was any question that combining jackpot roping with a stallion incentive would work, that most certainly no longer exists. The roping was a success and did in fact produce the fifth richest roping in the world, and it appears the third richest Open Roping, on their first try.
THE STALLIONS
Prior to the first steer running at the Lazy E, ropers were hunting Riata Buckle horses. Oldtimers can’t recall any instance in the cowboy world where anticipation of an event changed the marketplace before the first event ever took place. In the aftermath, the impact of the event was immediate. On AQHA’s QData (statistical tracking of earnings) of Ropings Top Sires, Riata is clearly going to make a seismic impact. Hickory Holly Time moved from the 13th all-time leading sire to 3rd all-time in a few short days. Metallic Cat, with offspring earning more than a half dozen big checks, unseated Shining Spark from his long-held top spot. The actual Riata stallion performance summaries are posted on their website, Riatabuckle.com .
THE ROPINGS
Very clearly, Riata demonstrated the power of recreation ropers and their willingness to participate in futurities and incentives. The top money earner of the event was a #5 lady header, Brooke Wilson, Canyon, Texas, winning $54,600. Two of the five ropings were won by ladies. Recreational ropers immediately made a statement about their role concerning rope horses in the larger scheme of the horse market and in the global sports scene.
From a roper’s perspective, there were a little over 600 teams that split up $2 million in purses, which included the stallion and breeders’ share. The Open Futurity paid 800% over entry fees. The #12.5 All-Ages paid about 200% and the rest were 400%. The starting advertisements for the 2023 year will once again be guaranteeing a minimum of $2 million. However, organizers hope to be able to announce by the end of next summer, that the guaranteed minimum might approach $3 million.
Concerning the slides— the roping world has been curious, did they work? As it turned out human nature stepped in and there was a very small percentage of #11.5 teams in the #12.5 slides, and the number of #10.5 teams was nearly 4-to-1 over the #9.5 teams and five #8.5 teams. Clearly if heelers could get higher-numbered headers, they took their chances in the upper end of each slide. Even with low #11.5 team counts in the #12.5 Futurity, two #11.5 teams placed and a team moved from 17th to 9th. The #12.5 All Age it looked like it was going to be super tough with only a 5-second split in the short round, but just as quickly half of all #12.5 teams took no-times in the short round. The last call back at 25th ended up grabbing the last aggregate check. Two #4 headers placed, and three ladies got a check.
The #10.5 Futurity was extremely soft with 42 as the short round cut. This roping ended up paying the 10th check on three head. Plenty of teams with 40- and 50-second times all got large checks. Riata Buckle will change the horse age on #10.5 futurity horses to 6-years-old and younger for 2023. That will be the low slide only, and that should give ropers who don’t have a futurity horse a real opportunity to survey the 5-year-olds in the #12.5 Futurity.
The roping that surprised everyone was the $400,000 Open Futurity. Top ropers in the country on some outstanding young horses made for some interesting twists. In the short round, five teams roped legs, there were five broken barriers and four misses. And YES, it is true that Colby Lovell and Dakota Kirchenschlager won $102,000 with a leg on steer number four. Look for more teams in this roping next year.
There was a fair turnout in the first Riata breakaway, and it appears that the guaranteed $100,000 was the right dollar amount as the ropings paid roughly 300% of entry fees back to the ladies, which was comparative to the record-breaking payback percentages in the team roping. The organizers have vowed to revamp their breakaway format for 2023 for growth and to leverage their payoffs as much as possible. All good news for breakaway ropers.
The motivation to ride the best horses possible is a given for all ropers, but with the Riata Buckle promising qualifiers in all states, it might be time to take a good look at the large stallion list at RiataBuckle.com and consider a new back up mount.
Results are per team:
Pro Futurity
Short go FT: Keven Daniel and Shay Carroll, 5.85, $1,500.
Average: 1. Coby Lovell and Dakota Kirchenschlager, 39.55, $102,650. 2. Jake Smith and Douglas Rich, 39.57, $71,550. 3. Chris Francis and Cade Passig, 40.82, $52,850. 4. Billy Bob Brown and Kirby Blankenship, 41.08, $37,350. 5. Byce Jenkins and Colton Brittain, 41.99, $28,000. 6. Cody Snow and Wesley Thorp, 42.08, $18,600.
#12.5 Slide All Age
#13.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. James Watson and Rhyder Nelson, 25.89, $4,000. 2. Lance Horner and Britt Williams, 25.96, $3,000.
#12.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Tripp Townsend and Jesse Valdez, 40.92, $4,000. 2. Shawn Gray and Kade E. Smith, 25.52, $3,000.
#11.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Rylie Smith and Cutter Duckett, 31.28, $4,000. 2. Jim Brinkman and Jon Pudwill, 32.17, $3,000.
Average: 1. Kirby Blankenship and JD McGuire, 31.25, $69,000. 2. Hagen Thomas and Andy Holcomb, 31.38, $49,500. 3. Kylie McLean and Chad L. Smith, 31.8, $34,500. 4. Lacey Felton and Zane Bruce, 32.05, $27,000. 5. Reed Boos and Tavis Walters 33.62, $23,400. 6. Ben Walker and Jared Hall, 33.82, $20,000. 7. Tavis Walters and Clay D. Hurst, 34.33, $17,000. 8. Brady Kyle and TJ Good, 34.35, $14,000. 9. Clay D. Hurst and Luke Miller, 34.36, $11,250. 10. Slick Robison and JohnRyon Foster, 34.87, $11,250.
#12.5 Slide Futurity
#13.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Tarrant Stewart and CR Bradley, 38.76, $4,000. 2. Lance Horner and Britt Williams, 42.51, $3,000.
#12.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Clay Reynolds and Dillon Hoffman, 38.27, $4,000. 2. Bubba Garcia and Tripp Townsend, 39.52, $3,000.
#11.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Barry Berg and Rylie Smith, 41.64, $4,000. 2. Jessica Koppitz and Connor Stephens, 30.26, $3,000.
Average: 1. Bo Crutchfield and Chris Littlefield, 33.34, $70,000. 2. Rodey Wilson and Cayce Lewis, 33.44, $52,000. 3. Kyle Brewer and Bubba Garcia, 35.07, $38,000. 4. Cole Davis and Brock Grashuis, 35.24, $32,500. 5. James Watson and Brady Kyle, 35.51, $26,500. 6. Roger Jones and Troy Stoll, 36.25, $20,000. 7. Roger Hutcheon and Jesse Nash, 36.43, $17,500. 8. Bryce Briggs and Culley Morgan, 36.44, $14,500. 9. Clay Armstrong and Troy Kitchener, 38.17, $11,500. 10. Shank Edwards and Ned Kiehne, 38.25, $9,000.
#10.5 Futurity
#10.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Mark Moreland and Flint Mask, 28.85, $4,000. 2. James Watson and Culley Morgan, 30.32, $3,000.
#9.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Greg Kesler and Travis Brereton, 28.35, $4,000. 2. Rick Plummer and Dale Bennett 31.9, $3,000.
Average: 1. Brooke Wilson and Tripp Townsend, 35.76, $71,000. 2. Darin Williams and Darren Johnson, 39.94, $53,250. 3. Seth Schafer and Kaleb Asay, 41.18, $38,800. 4. Josh Graff and Kaleb Asay, 42.61, $33,500. 5. Dillon Mundorf and Rob Swaim, 42.93, $27,000. 6. Jessie Nelson and Jim Bob Fritz, 43.15, $20,500. 7. Kelton McMillen and Tripp Townsend, 45.99, $18,000. 8. Jeff Tebow and Brock Grashuis, 51.72, $14,750. 9. Brent Reichmuth and Jim Brinkman 51.84, $12,000. 10. Brent Reichmuth and Travis Stevens, 26.69, $9,700.
#10.5 All Age
#10.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. James Watson and Michael Angell, 43.27, $4,000. 2. Nathan Golay and Jeff Schieber, 27.84, $3,000.
#9.5 team not placing in Slide: 1. Pete Kyle and Dale Bennett, 50.8, $4,000. 2. Danielle Wray and Rod Doggett, 24.39, $3,000.
Average: 1. Ivy J. Hurst and Clay D. Hurst, 34.07, $71,000. 2. James Watson and Culley Morgan, 37.04, $53,250. 3. Brooke Wilson and Cayce Lewis, 37.87, $38,800. 4. Ryan Reeves and Colton Robins, 39.19, $33,500. 5. Landon Lugar and Nolan Grint, 41.06, $27,000. 6. Chad Wiswell and Travis Stevens, 42.01, $20,500. 7. Mitchell Thomson and Dustin W. Noblitt, 42.08, $18,000. 8. Kelton McMillen and Riley Smith, 42.38, $14,750. 9. Brent Reichmuth and Travis Stevens, 42.62, $12,000. 10. Tarrant Stewart and Luke Jones, 43.09, $9.700.
Riata Breakaway
1D: 1. Cassidy Boggs, 6.24, $5,880. 2. Taylor Hanchey, 6.57, $4,200. 3. Cheyanne Guillory, 6.73, $3,192. 4. Abigayle Williams, 6.78, $2,352. 5. Kimberlyn Fitch, 7.08, $1,176.
2D: 1. Shelby Boisjoli, 7.37, $8,400. 2. Shelby Boisjoli, 7.71, $5,040. 3. Bryana Lehrmann 7.79, $3,360.
3D: 1. Beau Peterson, 8.32, $5,880. 2. LaRaye Stipes, 8.34, $3,696. 3. Kimberlyn Fitch, 8.34, $3,696. 4. Cheyanne Guillory, 8.72, $2,352. 5. Cheyanne Guillory, 8.76, $1,176.
Riata Breakaway Futurity
1D: 1. Cassidy Boggs, 6.24, $3,280. 2. Cheyanne Guillory, 6.57, $2,460. 3. Sarah Angelone, 6.99, $1,640. 4. Taylor Hanchey, 7.28, $820.
3D: 1. Kimberly Fitch, 8.34, $3,280. 2. Cheyanne Guillory, 8.72, $2,460. 3. Shyanne Allen, 9.56, $1,640. 4. Taryn Sippel, 9.24, $820.
Brooke Wilson and Tripp Townsend won the #10.5 Futurity and split $71,000. Brooke is from Canyon, Texas. She placed in several ropings and was the high dollar winner of the event with $54,000 in earnings. Tripp Townsend, from Earth, Texas was riding the Riata horse, TTR Lucky Hometown.
By Elena Clark
Special To Ropers Sports News
PASO ROBLES, CALIF. – The SLO Cattlewomen are so thankful to all of the ropers who continue to support our scholarship fundraiser. Colleen Enk announced 355 teams along with Elly Leslie on the computer. Thank you to John Max Robertson flagging, San Luis Obispo Cattlewomen: Fran Tognazzini, Roxanne Sanders, Dee Lacey, Joanie Ketcham, Reese Tartaglia, Kathryn McGinnis and Coleton, Chaz, Blake, Aidan, Taylor, our chute crew doing their jobs fantastically.
The San Luis Obispo County Cattlewomen produce this roping and ALL proceeds go towards scholarships. I would truly like to thank all of the sponsors, ropers, community and cattlewomen for donating their time… “it takes a village!”
It wound up being the “Cody Mora Day” as he won the all- around saddle given in memory of local cattleman Jan Davis, three buckles and a Best Ever saddle pad. Congratulations Cody!
Special thanks to Vivian Robertson and Clark Company for sponsoring the saddle.
Winners of the #9.5 Don Loftus/Dawson Brooks Memorial were Royce Brown and Dan Engler. Sponsors of the buckles were Claude and Bonnie Loftus families and Larry Brooks.
Winners of the #11.5 Wendy Scalise buckles, sponsored by Carla Young, Colleen Hayes, Joanie Ketcham and Mike and Wendy Hall, were Cody Mora and Marcus Maldonado.
The Lil’ Cowpoke buckle, sponsored by Bitterwater Outfitters, was won by Knox Donnelly and assisted by Danny Leslie.
The #13.5 Brown/Bermudez roping was won by Danny Leslie and Tucker Donlon. Buckles sponsored by Jerry Diefenderfer and the Bermudez Family.
The Open Roping Gene Rambo and Matt Silveira buckles were won by Cody Mora and Dalton Pearce. Buckles sponsored by Cheryl Gay Rambo, Dakota Rodriguez and Mike and Linda Silveira
The Jeff and Jake Walker Memorial Best Ever pads were won by the fastest time of the day winners, Cody Mora and Dalton Pearce. The pads were generously donated by Ryan and Tammy White
The fastest draw team of the day won Alex Madonna and Nealer Pryor buckles sponsored by Rowly and Cathie Twisselman and the Pryor Family. Winners were Cody Mora and Cutter Machado.
Please remember the following sponsors when you do business, they also help us pay all the expenses that go along with this sport: 3 Brand Cattle, Scott and Melody Hutchins, Hearst Ranches, Karl and Cindy Wittstrom, Judith Colglazier, Browder Painting, Farm Supply, JB Dewar, Chuck and Fran Pritchard, Pioneer Ag Resources, Eleanor Truocchio, Lesa John, Visalia Livestock Market, Buttonwillow Land and Cattle, Farm Credit West, Filipponi and Thompson Drilling, Dick and Tricia Goldstein, Levisay Family, Darrell and Nola Twisselman, Barbara Baggett, Mike Rawitzer, Sarah Kramer, Lorraine Cagliero, Judy Foss, Bank of Sierra, Larry and Jeff Ritchie, Jerry White, Vivian Robertson, Pete and Elena Clark, Madonna Inn, American Riviera Bank, Southwest Fence, North Fork Cattle and Western Stockman’s Market.
SLO Cattlewomen are so grateful to all of our wonderful sponsors.
Results are as follows; payouts are per roper:
#9.5 Roping: 3 for $50
1st go: 1. John Rhoades and Chad Davis, 7.43, $160. 2. Delaney Browder and Tyan Twisselman, 7.54, $105.
Average: 1. Royce Brown and Dan Engler, 24.73, $1,190. 2. Cody Wiseman and Tucker Donlon, 26.62, $715. 3. Ella Bramson, 27,01, $475.
#11.5: 3 for $50
1st go: 1. Francisco Cruz and Cutter Machado, 6.14, $160. 2. Jake Twisselman and Try White, 6.15, $105.
Average: 1. Cody Mora and Marcus Maldonado, 21.65, $1,190. 2. Drew Tilton and Tanner Patino, 23.35, $715. 3. Ty Shintaku and Blaize Twisselman, 23.50, $475.
#13.5: 3 for $50
1st go: 1. Cody Mora and Cutter Machado, 5.50, $160. 2n. Mike Morrison and Mark Scobie, $105.
Average:1. Danny Leslie and Tucker Donlon, 16.95, $1,190. 2. Cody Mora and Cutter Machado, 17.24, $715. 3. Francisco Cruz and Mark Scobie, Jr., 17.42, $475.
1. Juan Ramirez and Cutter Machado, 18.68, $992. 2. Juan Ramirez and Jake Bourdet, 19.60, $595. 3. Ryan Bettencourt and Jake Bourdet, 20.06, $397.
Open: 3 for $50
1st go: 1. Cutter Machado and Danny Leslie, 4.72, $160. 2. Cutter Machado and Dalton Pearce, 4.80, $105.
Average: 1. Cody Mora and Dalton Pearce, 15.87, $1,190. 2. Brayden Schmidt and Dalton Pearce, 15.97, $715. 3. Cutter Machado and Dalton Pearce, 16.49, $475.
Wickenburg, Arizona – Between November 26 and December 6, ropers from across the country made their way to Arizona to compete for some of the largest divisional payouts in the industry. Yost Events, Inc., hosted its annual “Las Vegas Week” which consisted of eight days of roping at Rancho Rio in Wickenburg, Arizona (Ty Yost’s Las Vegas in Wickenburg), five days of roping at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds in Wickenburg (Ty Yost’s High Rollers for Legends), and two days of roping at the iconic Dynamite Arena in Cave Creek (Las Vegas at Dyn-O-Mite). Combined these events boasted 40 separate divisional ropings, saw 7,300 teams, and paid out a combined $3.1 million in cash to amateur team ropers.
Ty Yost’s Las Vegas in Wickenburg alone, is consistently one of the top five team roping events in the nation, for both payout and total teams offering every division from the Open down to the #8.5. Oklahoma cowboys, Derek Proctor and Colton Scott, picked up the single largest paycheck of the week in one of two #12.5 Big Gamble ropings on Tuesday, November 29. The duo roped four steers in 31.22 seconds to take home a whopping $34,840.
These events are slated to once again take place in late-November and early-December 2023. For more information on Rancho Rio and Dynamite Arena, as well as a complete schedule of events, visit RanchoRioAZ.com and DynamiteArena.com.
Results show up to the top five only. For complete results visit RanchoRioAZ.com and DynamiteArena.com.
Ty Yost’s Las Vegas in Wickenburg, Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 2022 (no Roping Dec. 4)
Rancho Rio, Wickenburg, AZ, Yost Events, Inc.
Mon., NOV. 28
Open Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 26.99, Nelson Wyatt & Cole Curry $20,280. 2nd. 27.51, Cutter Duckett & Justin DeLaGarza $14,140. 3rd. 28.98, Jose Gutierrez & Servando Gutierrez Jr $10,440. 4th. 29.17, Kaleb Driggers & JC Flake $7,380. 5th. 31.52, Kade Sherwood & Cutter Thomison $5,520.
#15.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 26.88, Jeff Hilton & Rhett Anderson $27,660. 2nd. 27.82, Trevor Hale & JD Holland $20,440. 3rd. 28.53, Cutter Cain & Dylan Jay Payne $14,440. 4th. 28.91, Tanner Baldwin & Porter Bryant $12,020. 5th. 28.93, Blake Bowler & Dylin Ahlstrom $10,820
#14.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 28.39, Carson Cox & Nicky Northcott $34,620. 2nd. 29.21, Ashton Parker & Dylin Ahlstrom $26,740. 3rd. 29.52, James Lockhart & Shane T Brown $18,880. 4th. 29.72, Travis Whitlow & Justin Simon $14,160. 5th. 30.07, Zane Bruce & Jeff Hilton $12,600
TUES., NOV. 29
#13.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 30.11, Jace Roselle & Justin Tom $27,140. 2nd. 33.13, Tanner Nolen & Clay Ogden $20,980. 3rd. 34.04, Bill Stockton & Caden Beatty $14,800. 4th. 34.15, Westley Benally & Trey Nez $11,100. 5th. 35.43, Cayden Harmon & Jud Jackson $9,860
#12.5 Big Gamble 1
Average: 1st. 31.22, Derek Proctor & Colton Scott $34,840. 2nd. 32.36, Ryan Richardson & Westley Benally $26,920. 3rd. 32.94, Chance Tynes & Austin Rayborn $19,000. 4th. 33.38, Colt Capurro & James Watson $14,240. 5th. 33.56, Robby Wood & Devon Johnson $12,660
#12.5 Big Gamble 2
Average: 1st. 31.77, Cowboy Porras & Saul Porras $27,200. 2nd. 32.21, Braden Martinez & Buck Garza $21,020. 3rd. 32.37, Tanner G Evans & Peyton Walters $14,840. 4th. 34.38, Austin Kropf & Jace C Outlaw $11,120. 5th. 34.44, Kreece Powell & Garrett K Jepson $9,900
Wed., NOV. 30
#11.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 31.65, Cayden Harmon & Brock Rouse $29,080. 2nd. 33.14, Trent Sorey & Chance Thiessen $22,480. 3rd. 33.27, Clayton Lowry & Brayden Morris $15,860. 4th. 33.60, Samuel Mendoza & Rymond Haby $11,900. 5th. 34.02, Gracee Walker & Keith Coleman $10,560
#10.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 32.32, Kreece Powell & Trenton Milburn $26,600. 2nd. 35.09, Kenley Joe Carpenter & Brittany Stamper $18,060. 3rd. 37.38, Owen Lepper & Rhett Nebeker $14,260. 4th. 37.88, Braden Martinez & Cross Ringelstein $10,460. 5th. 37.99, Kyle Sing & David Walker $8,560
THURS., DEC. 1
#11.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 30.88, Tommy Anderson & Bubba Bohac $33,140. 2nd. 32.91, Holden Warnasch & Mason Howard $25,600. 3rd. 33.45, Craig Moore & Jerome Hutchison $18,080. 4th. 33.63, Braden Martinez & JD Ramirez $13,560. 5th. 34.03, Adrian Dutchover & Will Petrus $12,060
#10.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 32.05, Preston Vandeburgh & Ryan Wheatley $28,280. 2nd. 33.00, Cash Cockrum & Jacob Stansbury $21,200. 3rd. 33.13, Brandon Raulston & Clancy Teague $15,320. 4th. 35.22, Kreece Powell & Logan Anseth $12,960. 5th. 35.62, Jim Bob Fritz & Daniel Barrera $10,600
FRI., DEC. 2
#15.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 28.64, Trevor Hale & Colton G Herrera $21,380. 2nd. 28.88, Ross Mitchell & John Alley $14,900. 3rd. 28.94, Koby Sanchez & Cooper Parsley $11,020. 4th. 29.11, Jaxon Hill & Tripp Johnson $7,780. 5th. 31.33, Dalton L Walker & Denton Dunning $5,840
#14.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 28.53, Jaxon Hill & Cole Walker $25,200. 2nd. 29.50, Cooper White & Clayton Symons $17,100. 3rd. 30.41, Cutter Carpenter & Devon Johnson $13,500. 4th. 30.50, Joel Bach & Trey Nez $9,900. 5th. 30.81, Trent Sorey & Bryce Graves $8,100
#13.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 29.08, Bridger Ketcham & Creed West $26,340. 2nd. 29.21, Kade Merritt & Garrett K Jepson $18,220. 3rd. 30.31, Lane Cooper & Chance Thiessen $14,180. 4th. 30.86, Kenley Joe Carpenter & Briar A Teague $11,140. 5th. 30.90, Zane Birkicht & Justin Memmott $9,120
SAT., DEC. 3
#12.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 30.56, Sam Stamper & Chance Thiessen $27,760. 2nd. 30.79, Kolt Watson & Slade Watson $20,520. 3rd. 31.77, Brady Black & Chase Mitchell $14,480. 4th. 31.81, Juan Gerardo Martinez & Rodolfo Villarreal $12,080. 5th. 31.88, Kade Merritt & Reed Merritt $10,860
#11.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 33.54, Teri Stamper & Samuel Luchsinger $27,640. 2nd. 34.16, Rafe Winn & Joel Fuchs $20,740. 3rd. 34.68, Andy Mahard & Austin Harris $14,980. 4th. 34.94, Kyle Reed & Trey Vargas $12,680. 5th. 35.53, Jose Salazar & Hunter Crofford $10,360
#10.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 38.21, Adam White & Chance Thiessen $15,840. 2nd. 39.57, Sean Smith & Brayden Grashuis $11,300. 3rd. 39.91, Dean Garcia & Anthony Trujillo $8,600. 4th. 40.13, Jose Bustamante & Rodney Teichert $6,340. 5th. 40.33, Jace M Jepson & Wasey Carviso $3,160
MON., DEC. 5
#10.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 31.93, John Hall & Gary Nybo $24,800. 2nd. 32.19, Austin Holloway & Bryan Leeper $16,820. 3rd. 32.46, Casey Wallace & Cody Tomlinson $13,280. 4th. 32.95, Jacob Webb & Tyler Tugmon $9,740. 5th. 35.60, Roger St Clair & B J Palmer $7,980
#9.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 37.33, Fred Carreon & Alex Gutierrez $28,220. 2nd. 39.57, Charles Edwards & Tanner Crone $21,160. 3rd. 39.62, Colton Carnes & Hugo Escobar II $15,280. 4th. 41.56, John Adams & Dan Dalton $12,940. 5th. 42.58, Bill Baugh & Kale Roark $10,580
#9.5 Las Vegas
1st in Ave - 38.22, Joe Webb & Blake Herrington $20,520. 2nd. 38.87, Tracey Nelson & Wil Whiddon $15,860. 3rd. 41.10, Kody Calhoon & Doug Jergens $11,180. 4th. 42.86, Ryder Volf & Brock Grashuis $8,400. 5th. 43.85, Wesson Parker & Brad Thrash $7,460
TUES., DEC. 6
#9.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 37.95, Tanner Crone & Cade Barrow $20,760. 2nd. 39.10, Abel Flores & Raylen Williams $14,460. 3rd. 39.37, Brody Grashuis & Brock Grashuis $10,680. 4th. 39.76, Matthew Garcia & Kolden Huebner $7,540. 5th. 40.82, Collin Palmer & Hayden Hutchison $5,660
#8.5 Big Gamble
Average: 1st. 44.02, Abel Flores & Kolden Huebner $19,740. 2nd. 46.39, Tom White & Greg D Robertson $14,100. 3rd. 46.53, Aaron Lebaron & Todd P Bishop $10,720. 4th. 49.42, David LeBaron & Ryan Jones $7,900. 5th. 49.83, Braylon Hester & Rickey Hester $3,940
#8.5 Las Vegas
Average: 1st. 43.94, Dally Peterson & Kirk Gentry $12,460. 2nd. 45.36, Daniel Garrison & Larry Burlin $8,720. 3rd. 45.91, Zachary Weaver & Shannon Wilson $6,640. 4th. 46.96, Mike Carter & Rickey Hester $4,980. 5th. 47.33, Brody Grashuis & Dakota Savage $3,740
Ty Yost’s High Rollers for Legends, Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2022
Everett Bowman Rodeo Arena, Wickenburg, AZ, Yost Events, Inc.
Tues., Nov. 29
#10.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 35.86, John Hall & Gary Nybo $14,100. 2nd. 35.88, Kevin Pierce & Wayne McClure $8,460. 3rd. 39.89, Kip Hunter & Jerry R. Barton $5,640
#9.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 48.04, Raymond Kerr & Wayne Baize $13,200. 2nd. 48.67, Miles Panasuk & Jessie Favors $9,900. 3rd. 49.25, Deb Raulerson & Scott Seiler $6,600. 4th. 55.95, Chance Carlton & Philip Teague $3,300
Wed., Nov. 30
#13.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 31.22, Michael Angell & Phil Treadwell $15,340. 2nd. 32.84, Robert Pixley & Joe Burk Higgins $10,940. 3rd. 32.92, Chance Tynes & Dave Daube $8,320. 4th. 33.32, Jeff Todd & Dave Daube $6,140. 5th. 34.87, Jeff Todd & Kent Shankles $3,060
#12.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 30.40, Brian Carr & Billy Haley $19,160. 2nd. 33.01, Jake Scott & Todd Reece $13,340. 3rd. 33.15, Shawn Scott & Josh Hamby $9,860. 4th. 33.44, Liz Richards & Joe Rion $6,960. 5th. 33.89, Jeff Todd & Monty McNair $5,220
Thurs., Dec. 1
#13.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 31.52, Clint Crawford & Dennis Gatz $16,460. 2nd. 32.67, Rick Montera & Jimmi Jo Montera $11,740. 3rd. 33.43, Mike Row & James Watson $8,940. 4th. 34.41, Michael Snooks & Andy Anaya $6,580. 5th. 34.76, Samuel Livingston & Dennis Gatz $3,280
#12.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 32.45, Jake Scott & Todd Reece $21,800. 2nd. 35.58, Mel Coleman & Richard Albisu $15,260. 3rd. 36.07, Mark Mudd & David Menegatti $11,640. 4th. 36.15, Robert Pixley & Larry Cox $8,720. 5th. 36.57, Gabe Ramirez & Tony Boggs $6,540
Fri., Dec. 2
#11.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 41.85, Atlee Snyder III & Casey Cox $12,660. 2nd. 41.89, Shon Wise & Rod Lyman $7,600. 3rd. 42.84, Joe Frerich & Mike Jones $5,060
#10.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 36.64, Winn Cox & Ronnie Lopez $11,820. 2nd. 41.62, Donnie Johnston & Jahew Thorp $7,100. 3rd. 41.86, Bill Jorgenson & Jamie Pohnert $4,720
Sat., Dec. 3
#9.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 37.24, Jeff Billings & Tommy Simpson $21,300. 2nd. 39.37, Raymond Kerr & Steve McDaniel $14,840. 3rd. 41.90, Zane Garstad & Scott Leach $10,960. 4th. 42.83, JoAnn Merritt & Mike Hughes $7,740. 5th. 43.14, Woody Richins & Tommy Simpson $5,800
#8.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 38.95, Gordon Graham & Brad Ingle $15,920. 2nd. 44.85, Woody Richins & Lonnie Morris $11,380. 3rd. 47.91, JoAnn Merritt & Mickey Dodds $8,640. 4th. 48.17, Tom White & Philip Teague $6,360. 5th. 50.76, Donny King & Coby LittleSoldier $3,180
Las Vegas at Dynamite, Nov. 26, 2022, Cave Creek, AZ, Yost Events, Inc. (no #12.5 due to high team counts)
#15.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 24.03, Dillon Johnson & Nicky Northcott $24,920. 2nd. 26.14, Chase Chambers & Colton G Herrera $17,440. 3rd. 26.68, Ky Redstrom & Brandon K Ben $13,280. 4th. 27.90, Clay Holz & Dillon Graham $9,960. 5/6/7th. 28.32, Rusty Barnett & Michael Fortenberry; Denton Parish & Ketch Kelton; Garrett Sommer & Garett Chick $5,820
#14.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 25.39, Robert Pixley & Clint Quinn $26,100. 2nd. 25.78, Devon Johnson & Oliver White $19,560. 3rd. 26.35, Jordan C Parsley & Belden Cox $14,140. 4th. 26.46, Chick Wilfong & Calvin H Taylor $11,960. 5th. 27.29, Ky Barry & Kurtis Barry $9,780
#13.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 26.32, Mason Rust & Cade Sandstrom $27,720. 2nd. 28.27, Gabe Williams & Blaine Turner $20,480. 3rd. 28.85, Callahan Taylor & Calvin H Taylor $14,460. 4th. 29.18, Baylor Pool & Ketch Kelton $12,040.
Las Vegas at Dynamite, Dec. 1, 2022, Cave Creek, AZ, Yost Events
#15.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 26.41, Jose Gutierrez & Servando Gutierrez Jr $14,920. 2nd. 26.58, Jett Stewart & Cashton Weidenbener $11,200. 3rd. 32.08, Justin Pruitt & Justin DeLaGarza $7,460. 4th. 32.30, Servando Gutierrez Jr & Francisco Arias $3,740
#14.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 26.40, Lyvan Gonzalez & Servando Gutierrez Jr $16,760. 2nd. 27.24, Trevor Hale & Angel Mota $11,980. 3rd/4th. 27.72, Parker Carbajal & Erin Bullin; Justin Pruitt & Blaine Turner $7,900.
#13.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 27.51 4, Zachary Weaver & Michael Fortenberry $14,840. 2nd. 28.48 4, Blaine Turner & Cody Southerland $11,120. 3rd. 30.30 4, Joel Lopez & Jose Gutierrez $7,420. 4th. 30.56, Trey Nez & Francisco Arias $3,700
#12.5 High Roller
Average: 1st. 29.88, Daniel Pennell & Tyler Larson $11,820. 2nd. 31.89, Joel Lopez & Skyler Dominguez $7,100. 3rd. 32.36, Dally Sue Barry & Kurtis Barry $4,720