Riley Webb sets new tie-down regular season earnings record in Puyallup
Riley Webb arrived in Puyallup, Wash., with his name already beside the PRCA regular-season earnings record in tie-down roping. By the time he left, the three-time defending World Champion raised the bar again.
The three-time PRCA World Champion captured the top spot at the Wild Card Round of the Cinch Playoffs at the Puyallup Rodeo with a 7.3-second run in the four-man finals. Webb earned $13,900 in the short round, pushing his 2026 earnings to $318,209 – besting his previous regular season record of $305,132, from last season.
And he did it aboard his backup horse.
Webb typically relies on Marked Up Cat, better known as Rudy, but the wet conditions in Puyallup prompted him to turn to Patron, a horse he added to his lineup in February.
“I usually ride Rudy, but I got on my backup horse, Patron, and I got him earlier this year in February because of the conditions and made sure I saved Rudy,” Webb said. “Patron stepped up when I needed him here at Puyallup in the playoffs. We ran two good calves and were able to execute, and he did his job to let me do mine.”
Webb positioned himself for the championship with an impressive weekend. Competing in Bracket Two, he split the opening round with two-time PRCA World Champion Shad Mayfield at 8.3 seconds before placing third in Round 2 with a 9.1-second run. His 17.4 seconds on two head advanced him to the semifinals, where an 8.0-second run earned him another trip to the final four.
His 7.3-second effort topped Trevor Hale’s 8.4-second run and seven-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Ty Harris’ run of 10 seconds to secure the championship.
Webb collected $18,726.25 across the rodeo.
The victory continued a season in which Webb has separated himself atop the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings. By late August, he already held an advantage of more than $83,000 over the closest competitor and was closing quickly on the earnings record he has now surpassed.
For Webb, having the horsepower to capitalize when the opportunity arrived was just as significant.
“I try to strive to get better every day, every year, try to, you know, get the best horses underneath me and that makes my job easier and take care of them,” Webb said. “It’s just so cool to have two good horses and a backup I can get on and not have to worry about it and go and win a big, big playoff rodeo like Puyallup.”
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