WSTR Finale Frequently Asked Questions
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- Online wstroping.com or GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab)
- Over the phone (505) 898-1755
- At a WSTR Qualification event
- Mail in: 7500 Alamo Rd NW Albuquerque NM 87120
- Your type of membership will depend on what benefits you will want.
- Standard WSTR Membership: $150 allows you to:
- Rope at any WSTR/USTRC or GEMS event
- Qualify or accumulate earnings for the Finale. Your qualification must be used in the division you qualify in (assuming deadlines are met).
- Key Card Membership ($300): Gives you access to:
- Everything above +
- Streaming PPV service for any Equine Network event that is streamed; Run Delivery events where this service is advertised (Always WSTR Finale and more throughout the year)
- Generic qualifications - your finale qualification can be used in any division (assuming deadlines are met)
- Key Card Max ($500): Gives you access to:
- Everything above +
- Roping.com subscription - access to hundreds of roping and instructional videos
- US Roper subscription - roadside services for all your vehicles and trailers
- Double accumulated earnings - any earnings counting towards accumulated earnings is automatically doubled (example: you won a Fast time of $500 will count as $1000 toward your accumulated earnings total)
- Go to GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab)
- Below the login button is a button that says SET PASSWORD
- Enter your Global ID and email address
- If you do not know your Global ID or what email address we have on file, email us at info@wstroping.com to verify or call our office at (505) 898-1755
- Check your spam or junk mail if it does not come to your inbox
- Click the link and set your new password
- Purchased online or over the phone - your membership will reflect current immediately
- Purchased on a Kiosk at a qualification event - your membership will reflect current immediately
- Purchased with Cash or Check at a qualification event - your membership will show current in your online account once that membership is mailed in to the main ABQ office by the producer and processed (1-2 weeks)
- 2-3 Months if you are a first time member or your membership had lapsed.
- Why so long? The magazine pulls their mailing list 2 to 3 months in advance for production to know how many magazines to produce.
- GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab) - Log in - Select Members drop down - My Personal Info
- Call WSTR Office - (505) 898-1755
- Email - info@wstroping.com - include Name, Global ID, and any information you wish to update
- Win 1st place in a WSTR qualifying roping
- Win over $2000/Roper in a WSTR qualifying roping in any place
- Win ANY check in a WSTR Heartland Roping (Fast Times Included)
- Mailing a check: Post marked within 30 days from the last day of your qualification event.
- 7500 Alamo Rd NW Albuquerque NM 87120
- Recommendation - put a tracking number on your entry form
- On the Global Roping app: 35 days from the last day of your qualification event.
- Over the phone: 35 days from the last day of your qualification event.
- Why the extra time online or over the phone? Mail can take up to five days, so an online or phone payment, which arrives instantly, gets those days back.
- Call the office at (505) 898-1755 or pay in the Global Roping app.
- For ropers that qualify early, your deadline is extended longer than our standard 30 day deadline.
- For a qualification earned between October 1 and December 31, the postmark deadline for the next year's Finale is the last day of January of that year.
- Forms will become available in January.
- NO - ropers can send in their entries separately.
- NO - payments are based on the individual. Your pricing will not change based on what your partner does.
- NO - pricing of a finale entry is priced by the Roper. If your partner is not sure or does not want to attend the Finale, you can send in your entry fee with no partner or a replacement partner. YOU MUST STILL PAY WITHIN 30 DAYS or your qualification will no longer be valid.
- Replacement partners - their fees will be based on their situation. See “What are the fees for my replacement partners?” below.
- This depends on your Membership level.
- Standard WSTR Membership: YES, you can only enter the division you qualified in to use your discount. (assuming deadlines are met)
- Key Card and Key Card Max: NO, your qualification is GENERIC, you can use your qualification in any division. (assuming deadlines are met)
- If your 30-day window has passed your discount is no longer valid.
- NO, that money is expired and cannot be used towards any discounted entries.
- Your qualification MUST still be paid within 30 days of qualifying regardless of your or your partner's number being raised. If the money was received on time you now have OPTIONS.
- If your qualification is not paid within your 30 days even with a number raise your deadline is not extended and is expired.
- If your 30 day deadlines are met:
- You may move up to a higher division together
- You may split and find new partners (see replacement partner section for pricing)
- You may split and move divisions
- You may draw out
- Must have entered the previous year's finale
- Must have entered and roped in at least one WSTR qualifying event within the year of the finale you are entering on the end that you will be roping
- Must have a current membership
- My partner I qualified with decided he/she does not want to attend the finale:
- You may find a partner that meets the eligibility requirements. Their price will be the DIRECT entry cost unless he/she has their own qualification (still within their 30 days) or accumulated earnings to get a discount.
- My partner is already entered in that division with another roper:
- You may find a partner that meets the eligibility requirements. Their price will be the DIRECT entry cost unless he/she has their own qualification (still within their 30 days) or accumulated earnings to get a discount.
- Mine or my partner's number was raised and we are going to split:
- If your qualification was paid within 30 days of the original qualification date, your replacement partner can also enter at the discounted price by paying within 30 days of the number raise.
- The replacement partner must meet the eligibility requirements to enter (see section above).
- Yes, you can draw out at any point throughout the year.
- If you are no longer entered in any division your stall and hotel reservation, if applicable, will be canceled.
- A fee may apply if you draw out after the Finale draw has been posted.
- Any winnings in a WSTR qualifying roping UNDER $2000 ($1-$1999)
- A 2nd qualification in a division you have already qualified and have a paid entry for at the current year's Finale
- Key Card Max - doubles your accumulated earnings
- Must have WSTR or Key Card/Key Card Max to accumulate earnings for discounted entries to the Finale
- You can rope and qualify for the Finale with a USTRC membership, but you CANNOT accumulate earnings
- Accumulated earnings are based on the membership type at the time of winnings
- For every $2500 in accumulated earnings = one discounted entry to the finale.
- Example: $800 + $500 + $1500 = $2800; leaving $300 left over to start accumulating to another discount. If you have a Key Card Max this would total $5600 giving you enough for two discounted entries.
- Mail in marking accumulated earnings on your entry form
- 7500 Alamo Rd NW Albuquerque NM 87120
- We recommend calling our office to verify your accumulated earnings before mailing in your payment
- Call our office at (505) 898-1755 and enter over the phone
- NOT ONLINE - our online entry system does not yet verify your accumulated earnings to allow you to enter with a discount
- No. Accumulated earnings cannot be shared.
- Hotel and Stall reservations can only be made once a paid entry has been received.
- Mail in with your finale entry:
- Hotel Reservations will only be accepted with a CC number
- 7500 Alamo Rd NW Albuquerque NM 87120
- Call in after your Finale entry has been received or do entry, stall and hotel with Credit card at the same time:
- 2 rooms/Finale Roper
- 1 stall/Finale Roper - Unless the roper has a paid entry both heading and heeling then the roper is allowed to make reservations for 2 stalls. (PAID ENTRY MUST BE RECEIVED FOR BOTH HEADING AND HEELING ENTRY TO MAKE 2nd RESERVATION)
- If you have 2 stall reservations and draw out where you are no longer heading and heeling one of your stall reservations will be canceled
- We sell out of stalls every year limiting each contestant to 1 stall and occasionally 2. There are more than 3,300 stalls for more than 4,500 contestants. Many ropers choose or are forced to make accommodations at off-site locations. So in order to be able to take care of as many participants as we can we must limit the amount of stalls per contestant.
- These are all approximations that vary from year to year:
- Farnam Stalls - Sell out by April (very limited availability)
- Indoor Stalls - Sell out by May
- Centex Stalls - Sell out by September
- REMEMBER THESE ARE ESTIMATED DATES. STALLS COULD SELL OUT EARLIER OR LATER FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
- These are all approximations that vary from year to year:
- Hotel reservations are managed through the WSTR office to verify the ropers are entered prior to making reservations. All changes to reservations will need to be made through the WSTR office.
- These are all approximations that vary from year to year:
- South Point - Sell out by May
- Grandview - Sell out by August
- REMEMBER THESE ARE ESTIMATED DATES. HOTELS COULD SELL OUT EARLIER OR LATER FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
- These are all approximations that vary from year to year:
- An entry by a roper who has not earned a qualification into the finale.
- Must have a current WSTR/USTRC or Key Card Membership
- #15.5-#11.5 Division must have 1 entry at any WSTR Qualifier for the current season
- #10.5-#7.5 Division must have 3 entries at any WSTR Qualifier for the current season
- With the exception of Silver Legacy members, only 1 entry is required
- No direct entries in the #11.5 and lower divisions will be officially accepted until the final team counts are in. After September 30, and once the number of available direct entries spots have been determined, priority will be given to ropers who have supported the World Series program all year long. As an example, if you've entered ten WSTR events and unfortunately have not qualified, you will have direct entry priority over a roper who only entered five.
- Yes, a roper is eligible for a refund based on the difference in price between a direct entry and a qualification upon notification.
- Yes, refunds on direct entries that become qualifications are ONLY refunded upon notification by the roper.
- The roper must notify the WSTR office within 30 days of qualification to receive a refund.
- NO qualification/accumulated earnings refunds will be processed after the Finale Draw is posted in November.
- Draw positions are typically posted Mid November, the latest typically being the week before Thanksgiving. Where will you find them?
- Texted
- Posted on GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab) or the Global Roping app
- Mailed in your Finale contestant packet along with your stall assignments
- Those entries open November 17, 18 and 19 for Finale XX. We will post more information pertaining to the specific year's dates as the time approaches with text/email communications giving you detailed information.
- Each Finale division is entered one time.
- Must have a current WSTR/USTRC or Key Card Membership
- #15.5-#11.5 Division must have 1 entry at any WSTR Qualifier for the current season
- #10.5-#7.5 Division must have 3 entries at any WSTR Qualifier for the current season
- With the exception of Silver Legacy members, only 1 entry is required
- Roper who attended the 2006 Finale or the #14 at the 2007 Finale, or
- Has attended the Finale for 10 consecutive years (9 years excluding 2020), or
- Won first place in a Finale division
- Silver Legacy - renewing ropers 70 and older
- YES, if you do not attend the Finale for 3 years in a row your Legacy status will be removed.
- December 3 – 13, 2026, at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Equestrian Center, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89183.
- See every roping by day on the Finale schedule.
- Ropers with standard WSTR memberships may purchase access directly at WSTRoping.com without upgrading their membership. See Watch Live.
- Key Card and Key Card Max members: the Livestream PPV and Run Delivery are included with a current membership.
- Extra ropings during Finale week: the #16.5 add-on on December 3, and Key Card Advantage Qualifiers in the #14.5 (Dec 4), #13.5 (Dec 5), #12.5 (Dec 6), #11.5 (Dec 7), #10.5 (Dec 8), #9.5 (Dec 9) and #8.5 (Dec 12).
- Details for each are on Add-On Ropings.
- #16.5 add-on: $400/roper, enter 2X, progressive, 350 team limit.
- Key Card Advantage Qualifiers: $800/roper with a Key Card, $1,000/roper without. Enter 1X, progressive, 350 team limit.
- Online at GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab).
- Books open November 17 (#16.5, #14.5, #13.5), November 18 (#12.5, #11.5, #10.5) and November 19 (#9.5, #8.5).
- Each roping closes when it is full, or at 4 PM PT the day before it ropes.
- Yes, if team limits in a division are not reached by November 30. Ropers may then enter a second time until the ropings are full.
- WSTR 2027 qualifiers produced by Mathews Land & Cattle in the South Point Outdoor Arena (Centex stall location), December 4 – 13.
- The office opens at 7:30 AM daily and ropings start at 9 AM, except Friday, December 4: office opens 10 AM, rope at 12 PM.
- Gist buckles go to the average winners of every roping. Full schedule and fees: Outdoor Qualifiers.
- You must be entered in the 2026 Finale.
- You must be 21 or turn 21 this calendar year, except in the Open, #15.5, #14.5 and #13.5.
- A current WSTR or USTRC membership, Key Card or Key Card Max is required.
- Online at GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab), from 8 AM Pacific: November 9 (December 4 and 5 ropings), November 10 (December 6 and 7), November 11 (December 9 and 10) and November 12 (December 11, 12 and 13). Online entries close November 16.
- If enter-1X ropings don’t fill, entries open online again on November 14 to enter a second time.
- Onsite entries open the day before each roping at 10 AM, cash or card only, and rope at the beginning.
- Pre-entry draw-in option for the #8.5 and #7.5 only: if those ropings don’t fill online, ropers may draw in onsite the day before each division.
- Questions: Oren Mathews 505-617-0627, Chris Francis 505-429-0164, Kenna Francis 505-429-4282, Cade Passig 575-808-0310.
- A 2027 Ariat WSTR Super Qualifier on Tuesday, December 8, in the South Point Outdoor Arena (Centex stall location), roping at 9 AM: #10.5 and #12.5, $500/roper, enter 2X, 250 team limit.
- Each team must ride either two nominated Riata horses, or one nominated Riata horse and one Rope Horse Rewards horse.
- Enter online at RiataBuckle.com (opens in a new tab). More on Riata Vegas.
- Wednesday, December 9, in the South Point Main Arena: #13.5 at 8 AM, #11.5 at 9 AM, #9.5 at 10 AM, and the short round at 12 PM.
- Progressive and a WSTR Super Qualifier. $150,000 is guaranteed to the winning team in each division, with a $25,000 Riata bonus for a first-place team on a Riata Buckle-eligible horse enrolled in RHR. More on Rope Horse Rewards Finals.
- Preview: Tuesday, December 8, in the main arena, immediately following the #11.5 Silencer Central WSTR Finale.
- Sale: Wednesday, December 9, at 5 PM. Doors open at 4 PM. More on the horse sale.
- NO, there is no dress code to participate in the PPQ.
- GlobalHandicaps.com (opens in a new tab)
- On the PPQ Rules page (WSTR Website → Rules → PPQ Rules).
- On the PPQ Rules page (WSTR Website → Rules → PPQ Rules).
- You DO NOT have to have your own Facebook page. You can use anyone's page you like, you just have to be sure the page is public and include whose Facebook page you are using in the text message sent to the number for the division you entered.
- Have you already won in that PPQ Division?
- Do you have a paid qualification entry to the Finale in that division?
- Are you within your 30 days of eligibility for a qualification in that division?
- If you answered YES to any one of these three questions, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THAT DIVISION OF THE PPQ.
- If you answered NO to ALL three questions you are eligible to enter. Good Luck.
