The rope horse business is on the verge of a shock to its system with the Riata Buckle Stallion Incentive kicking off Nov. 3, 2022, as it injects another $2 million into the trackable, QData earnings database.
The event—set to pay breakaway ropers $100,000 and team ropers $400,000 per division across five divisions—will all be tracked by QData, which, at present, has $1.6 million across its top 20 highest earners, $4.2 million across its top 20 sires and just more than $2 million across its top 20 dams.
Roping’s Top Money Earners (as of Nov. 2, 2022)
| NAME | LTE | AGE | SIRE | DAM | DAM SIRE | |
| 1 | APACHE BLUE BOY* | 119,316.10 | 1995 | BLUE BOY DOC | APACHE KING MISS | BOSTON APACHE |
| 2 | IRISH WHISKEY MIX | 104,092.06 | 1997 | PADDYS IRISH WHISKEY | MY LITTLE SUGAR BABE | SONS DOC O SUGAR |
| 3 | REPLAY BLUE BOON | 98,030.28 | 2002 | DUALS BLUE BOON | SUSANS REPLAY | FRECKLES PLAYBOY |
| 4 | TUCKIN AWAY BUCKLES | 92,790.50 | 2017 | SHOW ME THE BUCKLES | TUCKERS VINTAGE | HOLLYWOOD VINTAGE |
| 5 | AMERICAN GREED | 91,391.50 | 2015 | STARLIGHTS GYPSY | LENAS OAKLING | DOC’S OAK |
| 6 | SHESA ROYAL CAT | 90,521.27 | 2014 | CAT ICHI | JACKS ROYAL GINGER | ZAN PARR JACK |
| 7 | DUAL BADGER CAT | 88,418.48 | 2014 | REYS DUAL BADGER | CATS GOLDEN LYNX | HIGH BROW CAT |
| 8 | CHEX THIS DUALLY | 87,151.43 | 2001 | PLEASE SEND MONEY | DOCS FASHION MODEL | DOCS KING CHEX |
| 9 | BIG TIME MOVIE STAR (P) | 84,559.00 | 2018 | SHADY LIL STARLIGHT | A MASTERS HOBBY (P) | A MASTER PLAN (P) |
| 10 | EDP PEPTO CRACKERJAX | 77,500.00 | 2018 | HL FULLA CRACKERJAX | LENAS GRULLA HIJA | NU LENA |
| 11 | DUAL PATRON | 76,652.83 | 2013 | DUAL SPARK | LOOK AT HER GLO | CD O CODY |
| 12 | J LOWS GLO | 76,322.10 | 2013 | DUAL SPARK | LOOK AT HER GLO | CD O CODY |
| 13 | REY OF PADDY | 72,664.00 | 2018 | REY OF DE PLAYBOY | WESTERN PADDY GAL | PADDYS IRISH WHISKEY |
| 14 | CHICS MAGIC CORONA | 71,801.00 | 2016 | FURYOFTHEWIND | JRS CHICS SMART LENA | CHICS MAGIC POTION |
| 15 | DT AIR JORDAN | 71,642.98 | 2012 | SHINERS LENA CHEX | MARGIES LIL JESSIE | RC COMMAND |
| 16 | TWO EYED METERMAN | 69,168.44 | 2012 | FRECKLES METERMAN | JACKS ROYAL GINGER | ZAN PARR JACK |
| 17 | KIT BROOKS | 67,888.81 | 2006 | KIT DUAL | AMANDA STARLIGHT | GRAYS STARLIGHT |
| 18 | DS SASSY SHINER | 67,279.00 | 2005 | ZANS DIAMOND SHINE | SKIPS SASSY TEE | SKIPS SPANISH CASH |
| 19 | WALKIN THE DOG | 66,828.75 | 2015 | WAR BIRD DOG | WAR PEPPYS LOVE | PEPPYS BUCKSHOT BOB |
| 20 | BOOMBOOM FIRECRACKER | 66,152.00 | 2016 | FIREWATERONTHEROCKS | TARAS FIRST NOTE | TARAS FIRST LOVE |
* Apache Blue Boy is the sire to Apache R Hali, perhaps the winningest mare of all time. Her earnings—mostly in ProRodeos and Open jackpots, are hard to track, but they should near $750,000.
Roping’s Top Sires (as of Nov. 2, 2022)
| SIRE NAME | FOAL EARNINGS | |
| 1 | SHINING SPARK | $ 503,796.81 |
| 2 | METALLIC CAT | $ 485,450.60 |
| 3 | DUAL SPARK | $ 303,921.72 |
| 4 | SHINERS LENA CHEX | $ 265,899.04 |
| 5 | WITH ALL PROBABILITY | $ 243,445.75 |
| 6 | DUAL REY | $ 231,750.02 |
| 7 | STARLIGHTS GYPSY | $ 213,017.69 |
| 8 | ZAN PARR JACK | $ 184,271.36 |
| 9 | BET HESA CAT | $ 180,863.65 |
| 10 | CAT ICHI | $ 177,004.41 |
| 11 | WOODY BE TUFF | $ 169,135.62 |
| 12 | PEPTOBOONSMAL | $ 160,649.35 |
| 13 | HICKORY HOLLY TIME | $ 154,180.05 |
| 14 | PADDYS IRISH WHISKEY | $ 150,489.63 |
| 15 | SMART BOONS | $ 144,773.33 |
| 16 | WHIZKEY N DIAMONDS | $ 140,671.65 |
| 17 | BIG AS I AM | $ 139,526.74 |
| 18 | SHOW ME THE BUCKLES | $ 138,118.00 |
| 19 | POPULAR RESORTFIGURE | $ 129,978.86 |
| 20 | ZANS DIAMOND SHINE | $ 126,962.78 |
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Roping’s Top Dams (as of Nov. 2, 2022)
| DAM NAME | FOAL LTE | AGE | SIRE | DAM | DAM SIRE | |
| 1 | JACKS ROYAL GINGER | $ 182,775.42 | 2003 | ZANN PARR JACK | HONEY FIVE STAMPEDE | STAMPEDE’S LIGHT |
| 2 | LOOK AT HER GLO | $ 163,660.54 | 2003 | CD O CODY | LEO NIGHT GLO | WAR LEO JR |
| 3 | KING SNAZZY SUGAR | $ 150,002.57 | 2003 | FOLS CLASSY SNAZZY | SLYNKING SUGAR WHIZ | KINGS ZANTANON |
| 4 | TUCKERS VINTAGE | $ 125,118.00 | 2003 | HOLLYWOOD VINTAGE | ECHOLS TUCKER CHEX | DOC TOM TUCKER |
| 5 | LENAS OAKLING | $ 121,206.50 | 1997 | DOC’S OAK | CALL ME MISS OLENA | DOC O’LENA |
| 6 | APACHE KING MISS | $ 119,316.10 | 1978 | BOSTON APACHE 75 | SUE HIRED KING 67 | MOXIE KING |
| 7 | MY LITTLE SUGAR BABE | $ 104,092.06 | 1993 | SONS DOC O SUGAR | MISS DYNAMITE BABE | DOC O DYNAMITE |
| 8 | SUSANS REPLAY | $ 100,530.28 | 1998 | FRECKLES PLAYBOY | LENAS SUSAN | DOC O’LENA |
| 9 | CEE DEE ROYAL TEE | $ 93,755.92 | 2003 | CD ROYAL | LENAS GINGER | SHORTY LENA |
| 10 | MARGIES LIL JESSIE | $ 91,217.98 | 2005 | RC COMMAND | COLONELICE | THE LUCKY COLONEL |
| 11 | RS LILLY STARLIGHT | $ 88,975.10 | 1999 | GRAYS STARLIGHT | PLAY ZANA EXPRESS | ZAN PARR EXPRESS |
| 12 | CATS GOLDEN LYNX | $ 88,418.48 | 2003 | HIGH BROW CAT | ROSIES LAST LYNX | DOC’S LYNX |
| 13 | DOCS FASHION MODEL | $ 87,151.43 | 1983 | DOCS KING CHEX | SPORT MODEL PAM | SPORT MODEL |
| 14 | LUCKY SMOKIN JADE | $ 86,593.11 | 1986 | LUCKY CAPTAIN JESS | SMOKE MISS | SMOKE 49 |
| 15 | A MASTERS HOBBY (P) | $ 84,559.00 | 2001 | A MASTER PLAN (P) | PERFECT HOBBY | HOBBY HORSE |
| 16 | Z OH SIX | $ 83,205.00 | 2007 | POPULAR RESORTFIGURE | FANTA LENA | IMA SON O SUGAR |
| 17 | LENAS GRULLA HIJA | $ 77,500.00 | 2007 | NU LENA | ZANS GRAY HIJA | ZAN SILVER PARR |
| 18 | COWGIRL AFFAIR | $ 75,624.00 | 2005 | MAJOR VAQUERO | CORONAS AFFAIR | CORONA CODY |
| 19 | WESTERN PADDY GAL | $ 72,664.00 | 2007 | PADDYS IRISH WHISKEY | WESTERN LENA | MR SUN O LENA |
| 20 | DT SUGAR CHEX WHIZ | $ 71,871.25 | 2010 | SHINERS LENA CHEX | KING SNAZZY SUGAR | FOLS CLASSY SNAZZY |
