Rocket Wrangler
| Breed | Quarter Horse |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Racing |
| Sire | Rocket Bar (TB) |
| Grandsire | Three Bars (TB) |
| Dam | Go Galla Go |
| Maternal grandsire | Go Man Go |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Sorrel |
| Record | |
|
23-10-4-4 SI-97 | |
| Earnings | |
| $252,167 | |
| Major wins | |
|
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]
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]
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]
Rocket Wrangler died on November 29, 1992. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]
Pedigree
| Percentage (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Bars (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Myrtle Dee (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rocket Bar (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cartago (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Golden Rocket (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Morshion (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rocket Wrangler | ||||||||||||||||
| Top Deck (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| Go Man Go | ||||||||||||||||
| Lightfoot Sis | ||||||||||||||||
| Go Galla Go | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct Win (TB) | ||||||||||||||||
| La Galla Win | ||||||||||||||||
| La Gallina V | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
References
- American Quarter Horse Foundation. "Rocket Wrangler Hall of Fame Biography" (pdf). American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- Pitzer, Andrea Laycock (1987). The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires. Tacoma, WA: Premier Pedigrees.