Rocket Wrangler
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Winner of the All American Futurity
, Rocket Wrangler (1968–1992) went on to sire Dash For Cash
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member Rocket Bar
a Thoroughbred
stallion. Rocket Wrangler was out of Go Galla Go, a daughter of another Hall of Fame member Go Man Go
.
Rocket Wrangler won ten times on the racetrack, finishing second four times and third another four times, earning $252,167 in race earnings. His highest speed index was 97. He won the All American Futurity and the Rainbow Futurity, and finished second in the All American Congress Futurity.
After retiring, Rocket Wrangler went on to sire 56 stakes winners, including Hall of Fame member Dash For Cash. His foals earned over $9,400,000 on the racetrack.
Rocket Wrangler died on November 29,1992. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2010.
All American Futurity
The All American Futurity is a race for two-year-old American Quarter Horse racehorses run at Ruidoso Downs Race Track in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico on Labor Day. It is the last leg of the AQHA Triple Crown that has only been won once, by Special Effort in 1981. A 4 million dollar bonus was once...
, Rocket Wrangler (1968–1992) went on to sire Dash For Cash
Dash For Cash
Dash For Cash was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and an influential sire in the Quarter Horse breed.*Lived: 1973-04-17 - 1996-05-20*Sex: stallion*Color: Sorrel*Breed: American Quarter Horse...
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Life
Rocket Wrangler was a 1968 son of American Quarter Horse Hall of FameAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
The American Quarter Horse Association has created a Hall of Fame in Amarillo, Texas to honor both people and horses who contributed to the growth of the American Quarter Horse. Any one may nominate either people or horses to be considered. Nominations from the membership are due by October 1. They...
member Rocket Bar
Rocket Bar
Rocket Bar was a registered Thoroughbred stallion that made his mark on the Quarter Horse racetracks and as a breeding stallion.-Life:Rocket Bar was a registered Thoroughbred son of Three Bars that foaled in Arizona in 1951...
a Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
stallion. Rocket Wrangler was out of Go Galla Go, a daughter of another Hall of Fame member Go Man Go
Go Man Go
Go Man Go was an American Quarter Horse stallion and race horse. He was named World Champion Quarter Running Horse three times in a row, one of only two horses to achieve that distinction. Go Man Go was considered to be of difficult temperament...
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Rocket Wrangler won ten times on the racetrack, finishing second four times and third another four times, earning $252,167 in race earnings. His highest speed index was 97. He won the All American Futurity and the Rainbow Futurity, and finished second in the All American Congress Futurity.
After retiring, Rocket Wrangler went on to sire 56 stakes winners, including Hall of Fame member Dash For Cash. His foals earned over $9,400,000 on the racetrack.
Rocket Wrangler died on November 29,1992. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2010.