Riata Side Pot Wrap-Up – Tunica, MS
Aug 14, 2025
The Riata Side Pot
season closed out in style at the WSTR Qualifier in Tunica, Mississippi.
Twenty-two ropers entered for a shot at the added money, and thirteen of them
left with checks in their pockets. This final stop capped off an incredible
2025 regular side pot season — with roughly $1.2 million in total earnings
recorded on Riata horses across just five events this year.
1st – Jayde Slade
Jayde Slade topped
the Tunica Side Pot standings aboard Show Me A Browbeater by Mia
Browbeater. He picked up $1,310 for second in the 12.5 USTRC and another
$2,490 for second and fifth in the 11.5 World Series. Adding in his Riata side
pot check, Jayde's weekend haul came to $7,800.
2nd – Kasen Brewer
Riding Jesses
Legend out of Jesses Topaz, Kasen Brewer cashed in all over the
board — $150 for a fast time in the 13.5 World Series, $560 for third in the
13.5 USTRC, and $2,310 for second in the 10.5 USTRC. With his Riata check,
Kasen's total hit $6,020 for the weekend.
3rd – Mike White
Mike White took
home $2,910 for winning the 12.5 Bloomer roping aboard Whisk E Myers by Metallic
Cat. His $2,000 Riata side pot check brought him to $5,910 in total
weekend earnings.
4th – Tanner
Caudle
Aboard Mr
Canyon Cat by Metallic Cat, Tanner Caudle racked up $635 for first
in the 15.5 World Series, $150 for a short-go fast time in the 14.5 World
Series, $1,050 for second in the 13 World Series, and $300 for a fast time in
the 12.5 Bloomer. His Riata check brought his total to $3,135 for the
weekend.
We want to thank
everyone who entered a Riata Side Pot in 2025 and congratulate all the winners.
Pulling in roughly $1.2 million on just five events is a true testament to the
quality of the rope horses and stallions in the Riata program.
And
we're not done yet. There's one more special chance for ropers in the East —
we're putting up $3,000 to the highest-earning Riata horse at the Fourth
Annual Tennessee Special over Labor Day weekend in McDonald, TN. This side
pot should give everyone in the east one more chance to qualify for the Riata $100,000
side pot at the Championships. Once that wraps, keep an eye on your inbox for
details on entering the $100,000 Riata Side Pot in Guthrie, OK.
