In a game-changing move, Kimes Ranch came forward in 2024 to produce the first $1 million breakaway roping. They just made history again, finishing up year two with four cowgirls earning at least $100,000 in just three nights.
Kimes Ranch Changing the Standard
Breakaway roping came on the major professional scene six years ago when several Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned rodeos agreed to host the women of the event. It has come along slowly, as it was an optional event at the rodeos and has not had equal money everywhere.
To date, the event is still optional and is not included on the floor of the Thomas & Mack where so many fans are accustomed to seeing their favorite athletes compete for the National Finals Rodeo.
The National Finals Breakaway Roping is a standalone event that has happened once in Texas with the NFR when it was forced to move due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it has been held days before the beginning of the NFR at the South Point Hotel and Casino Equestrian Center…