Brayden Grashuis, Wickenburg, Arizona, and Blake VanStavern, Lincoln, California, celebrate their $25,240 victory in the #11.5 Big Gamble at Rancho Rio on Saturday, Dec. 9. – Andersen CBarC photo
WICKENBURG, ARIZONA – December 2-13, ropers from across the country made their way to Arizona to compete for some of the largest divisional payouts in the industry. Yost Events, Inc., hosted its annual “Las Vegas Week” which consisted of nine days of roping at Rancho Rio in Wickenburg, Arizona (Ty Yost’s Las Vegas in Wickenburg and the Legends Las Vegas Warm-up), seven days of roping at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds in Wickenburg (Ty Yost’s High Rollers Legends), and two days of roping at the iconic Dynamite Arena in Cave Creek (Las Vegas at Dynamite). Combined these events boasted 56 individual divisional ropings, saw 8,718 teams, and paid out a combined $3.69 million in cash to amateur team ropers.
