Riata Stallion Incentive Joins Kimes Million Dollar Breakaway
May 30, 2025
After
three years—including a record-setting $250,000 purse in 2024—the Riata
Stallion Incentive breakaway event is entering a new chapter as the Riata
Championships hasn't seen the growth we were aiming for in the event. We
are proud to announce that we will be joining with our sponsor, Kimes Ranch, in
their exciting breakaway program.
The Kimes
Million Dollar Breakaway was the richest breakaway roping in the world in 2024
and a game-changer for the sport. It generated significant interest and
received national television coverage. Notably, nearly half of all reported
breakaway earnings in AQHA's QData system stemmed from this event. This program
will offer Riata bonus money, and at least one additional Riata breakaway roper
from the first qualifier—who does not advance through the standard Kimes
qualification process—will advance. Riata horses will be identified through the
event's side-pot entry system.
The first
opportunity for Riata horses will take place at Oklahoma's Richest in October.
The top-earning nominated Riata rope horse that does not advance through the
standard Kimes qualification process will receive a $10,000 bonus and advance
to the Semi-Finals as a Riata representative. While the event allows unlimited
entries, if no nominated Riata breakaway horses earn money outside of those
qualifying under Kimes rules, the Riata representative will be selected from
the side-pot entrants based on points to receive the $10,000 bonus.
The second opportunity will be at the Kimes Last Chance
Qualifier, Scottsdale, Arizona Nov. 26. Riata will award another $10,000 bonus to the
highest-earning nominated Riata horses entered in the Riata side pot at this
event, including earnings from the Buy Back Round. The payout will be based on
points and may pay up to five places.
Riata will award an additional $20,000 bonus to the
highest-earning nominated Riata horses at the Kimes Ranch Million Dollar
Breakaway. This applies to all nominated Riata horses competing at the Finals,
regardless of how they qualified, and does not require a side-pot entry;
however, ropers must declare their nominated horses prior to the event at
RiataBuckle.com. If no Riata horses earn money at the Finals, the $20,000 bonus
will be awarded to winners from the Semi-Finals.
Rules for the Kimes Million Dollar
Breakaway can be found at MillionDollarBreakaway.com
