Breakaway Roping
In addition to weekly gymkhana events, RCGC offers Breakaway Roping on Wednesday evenings at Romick Arena in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, throughout the summer. Breakaway Roping is a youth focused event held in the Main Arena immediately after the Stake Race.
Breakaway will be ran on an alternating weekly schedule with 4 Practice Nights — June 10, June 24, July 15, and July 29. Practice nights are focused on open roping and skill building. Adults may enter on practice night.
The other four evening will host 4 Competition Nights — June 17, July 8, July 22, and August 5. Competition nights will host timed runs and points for members of the four youth age groups with payouts for members and non members. Adults may not enter competition nights.
Breakaway roping is included in year-end All Around calculations for the four core youth group — peewee (7& under), Youth (8-10), Junior (11-14), Senior (15-18).
Entry fees are $25 per night with open roping in a set evening time frame designated by the committee members. (Example, no later than 10:30pm).
Competition Breakaway
Competition Night Details
Each rider receives four runs with payout to the fasts times plus points to members.
Payout Scale:
1–9 participants → Pays up to 5 places
10–19 participants → Pays up to 8 places
20–29 participants → Pays up to 12 places
An additional 50% of practice night proceeds will be added to the competition payout pot
Breakaway Points:
Points are awarded to the top three members in the Pee-wee, Youth, Junior and Senior divisions
1st place - 5 points
2nd place - 4 points
3rd place - 3 points
Breakaway roping competition nights are calculated for year-end All Around awards for each core youth group.
