Riata Championships
5 Seasons
Watch all five days of the Riata Championships live, Sept. 23 - 27, and on-demand on Roping.com. Catch all the number ropings, the futurity, and all the winners’ interviews from the EQN Sports Desk, driven by the Holiday Auto Group.
The Riata Championships is a premier roping stallion incentive program designed to support and enhance the breeding of elite rope horses. By participating in the Riata program, stallion owners and breeders gain a marketing advantage, significantly increasing the value of their horses' progeny. The Riata is shaping the roping industry's future and helping to define and create a distinct rope horse breed. The program brings together stallion owners, mare owners, breeders, and ropers, offering competitors of all skill levels the chance to win more money than ever in the roping futurity world. You can watch the thrilling livestreams of the 2022 and 2023 Riata Championships on Roping.com, and get ready as Roping.com will be streaming the 2024 event as well. Whether you’re following the action or participating, the Riata Championships is a pivotal event in the evolution of the roping industry.
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Colby Lovell & Ty Arnold, Pro Futurity Winners | Riata Championships | 9/23/26
Episode 1
Colby Lovell and Ty Arnold came out on top in the 2026 Riata Stallion Incentive Pro Futurity, roping five head in 34.82 seconds to pocket $100,000.
Lovell headed aboard Royal Underdog, a 2021 gelding by Metallic Payday out of Crowns Royal Ransom. Arnold heeled aboard Sugga Boom Boom, a 2022 geldi... -
#14.5, and #13.5 Championships | Riata Championships | Arena 2 | 9/23/26
Episode 2
Watch the Riata 14.5 Championship and 13.5 Rope Horse Rewards Championship (WSTR Super Qualifier) from the second arena at the 2026 Riata Championships. See some of the best rope horses and ropers in the business compete on one of the industry's biggest stages, with major money, championship titl...
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Pro Futurity, #14.5, and #13.5 Championships | Riata Championships | 9/23/26
Episode 3
Watch Riata Pro Futurity (5 & Under), Riata 14.5 Championship, 13.5 Rope Horse Rewards Championship (WSTR Super Qualifier) from the main arena at the 2026 Riata Championships. See some of the best rope horses and ropers in the business compete on one of the industry's biggest stages, with major m...
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Clark Adcock & Ben Runyon, #14.5 Winners | Riata Championships | 9/23/26
Episode 4
The Riata Stallion Incentive #14.5 Championship came down to tenths of a second in the short round. Tennessee’s Clark Adcock, riding Sevens Brazos Flash (Two Eyed Brazos), and Arkansas cowman Ben Runyon, riding Jesses Pick (Jesses Topaz), finished four steers in 27.46 seconds to take the champion...
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Riata Championship Kick-Off | September 23, 2026
Episode 5
The Riata Championships Open is underway at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and the bloodlines are already doing the talking. DruStew and Lucas Gentry break down the head and heel horses competing at the 2026 Riata Stallion Incentive, looking at the bloodlines showing up across the Open an...
