Wikipedia / Rocket Bar
Wikipedia / Rocket Bar
Rocket Bar (1951–1970) 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. He raced until 1958, when he was sold and started a career in the breeding shed.
Racing career
On the Quarter Horse tracks, Rocket Bar started once and came in third. He reached an AA speed rating in that one start, earning him a Race Register of Merit with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA). On the Thoroughbred tracks, he started 35 times in six years. From those starts, he won 16 times, came in second 6 times and was third 4 times. He earned a total of $22,904.00 and won the 1956 and 1957 Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap.]
Breeding record
During Rocket Bar's breeding career, he sired AQHA Supreme Champions Fire Rocket, He Rocket, and Sugar Rocket along with other notable horses including Rocket Wrangler, Osage Rocket, Mr Tinky Bar, and Top Rockette.
Death and honors
Rocket Bar died on October 23, 1970, after colic surgery.
Rocket Bar was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1992.
Sire line tree
Rocket Bar
Mr Tinky Bar
Nug Rock
Fire Rocket
Sugar Rocket
Cash Rate
Calyx
First Down Dash
Dash Ta Fame
Royal Quick Dash
Dash Thru Traffic
A Classic Dash
A Ransom
The Down Side
Ocean Runaway
Wave Carver
No Secrets Here
Half Pipe
Oceans Apart
Cash Legacy
Dashing Val
Dash For Perks
Dash N Sparks
Takin On The Cash
Some Dasher
He Rocket
Pedigree
Notes
References
All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Rocket Bar accessed on June 23, 2007
AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on September 2, 2017
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