UpcomingRiata Championships—Sep 23–27

UpcomingRiata Championships—Sep 23–27

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Watson Team Roping - 8.5 Ariat WSTR Qualifier - Hamilton, TX

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The toughest short round we've seen all weekend and $16,960 reasons to celebrate! Dusty Anderson and John Antu roped four steers in 38.60 seconds to take the win of Watson Team Roping's 8.5 World Series of Team Roping qualifier in Hamilton, Texas. Not only did they take the win over 411 teams, but they qualified for the Ariat Finale XX in December. All of our coverage is driven by Holiday Auto Group.

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