Rocket Wrangler Explained

Horsename:Rocket Wrangler
Breed:Quarter Horse
Discipline:Racing
Sire:Rocket Bar (TB)
Grandsire:Three Bars (TB)
Dam:Go Galla Go
Damsire:Go Man Go
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:1968
Country:United States
Color:Sorrel
Racerecord:23-10-4-4
SI-97
Raceearnings:$252,167
Racewins:All American Futurity
Rainbow Futurity
Honors:American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
1970 Champion Quarter Running 2-year-old Colt

Winner of the All American Futurity, Rocket Wrangler (1968–1992) went on to sire Dash For Cash.[1]

Life

Rocket Wrangler was a 1968 son of American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame 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.[2]

Racing career

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.[2]

Breeding record

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.[1]

Death and honors

Rocket Wrangler died on November 29, 1992. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rocket Wrangler . AQHA Hall of Fame . American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) . American Quarter Horse Association . September 2, 2017 .
  2. Pitzer Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires p. 106