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Sarah McDonald and
Fame Fling N Bling have had great success in the arena.
Sarah and Bling at the PRCA Sarah and Bling at RFD-TV’s Pro Rodeo. The American.
Bling and Sarah make a turn at the Bling and Sarah cut a barrel at the 2011 2016 National Finals Rodeo. NBHA Southern States Triple Crown.
Sarah and Bling make a fast return down the arena after turning the third barrel.
with eight stakes wins that include the Champion of Champions-G1. First Down Dash is the sire of horses that have won over $86 million. First Down Dash is the all-time leading money earning sire, sire
of stakes winners, sire of graded stakes winners, sire of Register of Merit, and now the all-time leading sire of race winners.
The sire of First Down Dash is 2-time World Champion and 2-time Champion
of Champions-G1 winner Dash For
Cash, who is the sire of $39,990,245. His leading money earner is World Champion Dashingly. The sire of Dash For Cash is
All American Futurity-G1 winner Rocket Wrangler, and his dam is the Thoroughbred mare Find A Buyer by To Market.
The dam of First Down Dash is First Prize Rose, a stakes placed runner with a second in the Three Bars Handicap and a third in the Sunland Park Fall Derby. She is the dam of seven foals/ROM and two stakes winners - First Down Dash and First A Rose by Mr Master Bug. First Prize Rose is out of Rose Bug by Lady Bug’s Moon.
The dam of Dash Ta Fame is Sudden Fame, a race winner of $21,110 and the dam of four foals/ROM including two stakes winners - Dash Ta Fame and Win Fame by Will Win. Win Fame is the dam of Dash For A Win, a stakes winner of 16 races in 27 starts, including the Goodnight Trail Handicap and Burnett Handicap. Dash For A Win set or equaled four track records, all at 250 yards. She set or equaled her records at Sam Houston Race Park and Remington Park. This mare is by First Down Dash, making her a 3/4-sister to Dash Ta Fame.
The sire of Sudden Fame is World Champion Tiny’s Gay, who won 12 of 13 starts including the Kansas Futurity-G1 and Rainbow Futurity-G1. Tiny’s Gay narrowly missed the Ruidoso Triple Crown, placing second in the All American Futurity-G1 to World Champion Easy Date. Tiny’s Gay earned $444,721 on the track.
Tiny’s Gay made the most of a limited opportunity. He sired just 392 foals, with 328 starters and 239 ROM. He sired 16 stakes winners that include his leading money earner Merridoc ($249,736). Merridoc is also the leading money earning sire by Tiny’s Gay with foals that have earned $13.4 million including his leading money earner Champion Solvency ($632,422).
Tiny’s Gay is the broodmare sire of horses that have won $9.7 million on
the track. His leading money earner as a maternal grandsire is World Champion/ All American Futurity winner Merganser, who is the sire of horses with Equi-Stat earnings
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