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Over a hot memorial weekend, Ramirez & Falcon came from the 8th call back position with a time of 8.47 on their last steer, leaving them with an overall time of 36.27 on 4 steers and 7 teams to sweat.
This nephew- uncle team came out hot, winning the fast times in both round 1 and 2, with a combined time of 13.49
Micah Smith, McGregor, TX and Justin Elms, Thorndale, TX were the big winners, finishing with a time of 27.88 on 4 head, taking home $18,050.
WSTR kicked off its first Heartland of the year on January 22nd at the Circle T Arena in Hamilton, TX. Despite the cold weather, 171 teams entered ready to rope for big money in this #9.5 Heartland. Mike Bullock, Krum, TX and Tanner Lambert, Paradise, TX were the big winners of the day, taking home $33,700 along with trophy Cactus Saddlery Saddles and Pads and Gist Silversmith Trophy Buckles.
High-stakes was the name of the game...
As ropers, we are all drawn to the sport for the sheer need to compete and the love of team roping. Many times, when you are at a World Series Qualifier, you will not only see familiar faces and friends in the arena that you will compete against, but you will see roping producers, wanting in the action too. For the most part, roping producers are active ropers that still need to get their fix in between hanging banners, sorting steers and dealing with broken water lines at the stalls. At the #13.5 Heartland Finale in Hamilton, Texas this past weekend, one of the biggest WSTR producers finally connected for the win.
When it comes to the big money over this past weekend, the 10.5 Heartland Finale put on by Mathews Land and Cattle in San Antonio, Texas was definitely worth the fees. The Heartland had 195 teams entered which added up to $156,000 in cash to be paid out bringing the annual Heartland payouts to nearly $700,000. The Champions of the day were Aldo Serna and his partner Robert Bustamante.
October has always been a great month to rope, but the USTRC Finals usually dominated that time slot. This year with their change of date it didn't take contractors from the region any time to fill this gap. The special qualifier produced by WSTR in late October was a great roping and certainly did its part to give ropers options. But most unique to this event was the two Heartland Championships, a #11.5 and #9.5 over 40. Combined they paid $250,000, for a huge launch of the 2021 season!
Aug 4-14, 2022 Guthrie, OK
WSTR- All Star Finals Guthrie Qualifier
Aug 12, 2022 Montrose, CO
WSTR- Montrose Qualifier
Aug 12-13, 2022 Pocatello, ID
WSTR- Pocatello Qualifier
Aug 12-14, 2022 San Luis Obispo, CA
WSTR- Madonna Inn Qualifier
Aug 12-14, 2022 Levelland, TX
WSTR- Levelland Qualifier
Aug 13-14, 2022
WSTR- Practice Pen Qualifier
Aug 13-14, 2022 Battle Ground, WA
WSTR- Vancouver Qualifier
Aug 17, 2022
WSTR- Wednesday Practice Pen Qualifier
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