Okies win first-ever Cactus #10.5 for $61,500 at the 2020 BFI Week

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Collins and Vincent. Photo by Olie's Images


GUTHRIE, Okla. (June 23, 2020) – Good friends Mark Collins and Max Vincent were
moved to tears and long hugs after their $61,500 win in the first-ever Cactus 10.5 Over
40 roping during Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti, held at the Lazy E Arena in
Guthrie, Oklahoma.

“To be able to drive two hours from the house and win life-changing money is
incredible,” said Collins, who owns a lumber yard and hardware store in tiny Leedey.
It marked the first time he ever headed a steer for Vincent, 59, instead of the
other way around. A number change on Vincent’s part meant he was classified low
enough for the pair to be able to switch ends and rope in the 10.5. It happened after
Vincent underwent harrowing esophageal cancer treatment.

“He was on the verge of death,” recalled Collins, 54. “He’s just lately put some
weight back on.”

The pair had won the first round for $3,500 and entered the finals as the high
callback. They watched Quarter Horse racing’s leading all-time jockey, the retired G.R.
Carter and his partner, Joe Waldman, apply pressure with a snappy six-second run. But
Collins and Vincent made another smooth run to hold onto the fastest four-head
aggregate time and earn the $58,000 paycheck. Carter and Waldman settled for second
and $40,000.

Vincent, a pipeline inspector and rancher from Dover, heels on a horse he got
from former world champion header Nick Sartain. He said he tried not to pay attention to
the short-round hype, refusing to watch other teams and keeping his eyes on the steers
in the lead-up.



First Round: 1. Mark Collins and Max Vincent, 7.74 seconds, $3,500; 2. Steve Taylor and Russell Hild,
8.36, $3,000; 3. Tres Moore and Brandon Smith, 8.82, $2,500. Second Round: 1. Ronnie Hill and Jason
Miller, 7.08 seconds, $3,500; 2. Hannah White and Bryan Caldwell, 7.39, $3,000; 3. Marty Lindner and
Ken Plocek, 7.40, $2,500. Short Round (that didn’t place in the average): 1. Ryan Morrow and Alan
Chappell, 8.07 seconds, $3,500; 2. Connie Harris and Rob Lauer, 10.71, $3,000; 3. Jim Brecheisen and
Joaquin Huntington, 13.57, $2,500. Average: 1. Mark Collins and Max Vincent, 35.54 seconds on four,
$58,000; 2 GR Carter Jr and Joe Waldman, 36.89, $40,000; 3. Steve Taylor and Russell Hild, 41.15,
$30,000; 4. Tish Luke and Scott Seiler, 41.31, $20,000; 5. David James and Jody Higgins, 42.27, $15,000;
6. David Schiel and Jason Grimm, 45.83, $10,000; 7. Lynndel Walters and jerry Imhoff, 46.24, $8,000; 8.
Richard Wade Jones and Kade Elkins, 47.70, $8,000; 9. Cameron Southard and Jon Carpenter, 49.84,
$6,000; 10. Troy Applegate and Kelly Tuley, 51.29, $6,000; 11. Craig Moore and Danny Watson, 51.77,
$5,000; 12. Travis Regensberg and Justin Ketcham, 51.93, $5,000.

press release provided by Julie Mankin
Ullman-Peterson Events

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