FIGURE TO FLY, aka “LOLLIPOP”

2024 AQHA/PRCA  TIE-DOWN CALF ROPING HORSE OF THE YEAR

2010 AQHA Brown Mare | Ridden and owned by PRCA World Champion Tie-Down Roper & Multi-NFR Qualifier, Shad “Money” Mayfield

“That mare I ride, Lollipop, made a lot of things happen for me this year if I’m being honest.”, Mayfield said. “She did a lot of the heavy lifting for me this year for sure. I’m excited to see what we can do in Vegas this year.” – ProRodeo Sports News, November 2024
Figure to Fly, aka, LOLLIPOP-Shad Mayfield

Shad Mayfield and 2024 AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Horse of the Year “LOLLIPOP” Photo Credit: CLAY GUARDAPEE

SHAD MAYFIELD CAPTURES BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES AT CINCH PLAYOFFS GOVERNOR’S CUP

By TRACY RENCK, Manager of Communications and Media | ProRodeo.com |

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With pressure at a paramount he lived up to his nickname.

Shad “Money” Mayfield clocked an electric 6.9-second time Saturday night to win the Final Four sudden-death round at the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup for the second year in a row at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

“There was a lot on my mind right there, Hunter (Herrin) went 7.1 seconds, which was awesome, and the rest of the field was wide open,” said Mayfield, 23. “I kind of got stuck going for second for the ($22,500) or going for (the win). I know I rope better going for it and I didn’t back off. My horse (Lollipop) makes up for a lot of it. She makes a lot of stuff happen. I have ridden Lollipop all year long and she’s pretty special.”

Mayfield won the eight-man semifinal round with a 7.1-second run earlier Saturday to put himself in position to go back-to-back.

The Clovis, N.M., native earned $39,625 at the rodeo – $30,000 for winning the finals – and $9,625 for claiming the second round title Friday.

With his huge payday in Sioux Falls, Mayfield also set the single-season PRCA earnings record in tie-down roping – before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge – with $287,722. He eclipsed the previous record of $280,405 established by Riley Webb last year.

“I said at Fort Worth I had the record two years ago and Riley took it last year and I said at Fort Worth that my goal this year, I held off (hip surgery) and everything to get that record. I had a slow end to the summer kind of and breaking that record looked like it might be in jeopardy, but I knew I could do it with the money won here. It is crazy because I was looking at everyone else who could have won some money and pass me, so I said ‘Shoot, I might as well win it.’

“I set goals for myself and that helps a lot, and I set out to achieve those goals.”

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FIGURE TO FLY, aka

 

2024 AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Calf Roping Horse of the Year: FIGURE TO FLY, aka

APRIL 29, 2023 – “No better way to welcome Lollipop to the team than getting a round win in Red Bluff!” – Instagram @themoneymayfield

FIGURE TO FLY aka, LOLLIPOP - 2024 AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year. Owned/ridden by SHAD MAYFIELD

OCT 16, 2024 – “I owe a huge part of my success this season to this great mare. I’m thankful she got the recognition she deserves. 🍭🐴” – Instagram @themoneymayfield

 

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