Jun 12, 2025
Mt. Pleasant, TX – June 2025
Ever seen anything like this in team roping? Nine Riata
horses entered the Mt. Pleasant side pot for $10,000. That's a nine-team Riata
jackpot, with $7,300 in added money. We said we'd pay a minimum of four places
— and we did. Four placings with nine teams! One in two got a check. That's got
to be some kind of record.
Even with the lighter turnout, Riata horses walked away
with $33,000 in total earnings at Mt. Pleasant. No question — by the end of the
season, Riata Stallions will have added over a million in side pot earnings.
We knew Mt. Pleasant might be small, but we needed to get a
few folks from the South and East qualified for the $100,000 Riata Incentive in
Guthrie. But here's the real message—especially for you Northwest folks: the
Riata Side Pot is headed to Idaho for the WSTR Pocatello Qualifier, June 27–29,
with another $10,000 up for grabs. Might be another small one... and you can
hope it is. Lightning struck once—maybe it strikes twice.
Let's talk winners.
Keith Coleman has been red-hot the past three months, and
he kept it rolling in Mt. Pleasant. He pocketed $4,000 in the side pot, plus
$10,150 for placing first and fourth in the #12.5 Heartland roping. He was
riding Boon Away, a gelding by Once In a Blue Boon. Boon
Away has added over $26K to his sire's progeny earnings since March
1st.
Joe Burk Higgins, one of the few who's entered every Riata
Side Pot so far, kept his streak alive with a second-place finish. He earned
$3,875 in the #11.5 and picked up a $3,000 Riata check, bringing his weekend
total to $6,875. He was riding Im A Lady Every Time, a mare
by One Time Pepto.
Third went to Tanner Caudle, who scored $3,175 for his
second-place finish in the #13.5. He added a $2,000 Riata check riding Mr
Canyon Cat, by Metallic Cat, for a $5,175 total.
Rounding out the top four was Zac Brasher. He took home
$2,240 for fourth in the #10.5 and added a $1,000 Riata payout on TRR
Lady Becaco Pep, a Pepcid mare.
And just so you know — it's not too early to start planning for the biggest Riata Sidepot of the year: $20,000 up for grabs at Cheyenne Big Daddy, July 16–20. Don't miss it.
