Winner of the
All American Futurity
The All American Futurity is a race for two-year-old American Quarter Horse racehorses run at Ruidoso Downs (track), 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 ...
, Rocket Wrangler (1968–1992) went on to sire
Dash For Cash.
Life
Rocket Wrangler was a 1968 son of
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum was created by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), based in Amarillo, Texas. Ground breaking construction of the Hall of Fame Museum began in 1989. The distinction is earned by people and ...
member
Rocket Bar a
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...
stallion. Rocket Wrangler was out of Go Galla Go, a daughter of another Hall of Fame member
Go Man Go
Go Man Go (1953–1983) 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 difficu ...
.
[Pitzer ''Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires'' p. 106]
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.
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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.[
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Death and honors
Rocket Wrangler died on November 29, 1992. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2010.[
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Pedigree
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American Quarter Horse racehorses
American Quarter Horse sires
1968 racehorse births
1992 racehorse deaths
AQHA Hall of Fame (horses)