Rocket Wrangler

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

Rocket Wrangler
BreedQuarter Horse
DisciplineRacing
SireRocket Bar (TB)
GrandsireThree Bars (TB)
DamGo Galla Go
Maternal grandsireGo Man Go
SexStallion
Foaled1968
CountryUnited States
ColorSorrel
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


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]

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
  1. American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Rocket Wrangler". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. Pitzer Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires p. 106
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References
  • American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Rocket Wrangler". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  • Pitzer, Andrea Laycock (1987). The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires. Tacoma, WA: Premier Pedigrees.

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