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to add such wins as the 1972 Golden State Derby and 1973 Vessels Maturity. This mare banked $266,645, making her the leading money earner by Rocket Bar. She is out of Osage Lamb by Palleo Pete by Leo. Osage Lamb is out of Barbara Lam by Little Request.
Rocket Bar and Joe Reed II mares also produced some pretty good runners. Joe Reed II is the sire of Leo. Lady Me by Joe Reed II
is the dam of Joada Bar, winner of the 1963 PCQHRA Futurity. Joada Bar is the second stakes winner sired by Rocket Bar. Lady Me
is also the dam of Rockabars, winner of the 1967 Chamizal Futurity, 1968 Lafayette Derby and a finalist in the 1967 Rainbow Futurity. A third Rocket Bar foal out of Lady Me is He Rocket, a AAA rated runner that
was an AQHA Champion and an AQHA Supreme Champion. Jody B Reed is another Joe Reed II daughter. She is the dam of Rocket Joleen, a second place finisher in the 1963 Intermountain Futurity. This filly also came from the 1961 foal crop of Rocket Bar.
The 1964 crop of Rocket Bar runners made a splash in 1966. He sired 15 starters and 14 ROM, with 13 of them qualifying for a stakes race and five of them being stakes winners. The stakes winners are El Charro Rocket, Mr Rocket Bar, Inky’s Rocket, Dream Rocket and Kitty Rocket. Inky’s Rocket
was a two-time stakes winner, including the Yakima Meadows Futurity. Dream Rocket was a finalist in the 1966 All American Futurity and a two-time stakes winner, including the 1966 Columbus Futurity. Kitty Rocket won the 1966 PCQHRA California Bred Futurity. Ceres Rocket was the 15th starter and did not earn an ROM from two starts, but she was a finalist in the Jefferson QHA Futurity.
3-time Champion Top Rockette is the most accomplished runner by Rocket Bar, pictured here with her owner Z. Wayne Griffin.
Top Rockette is the most decorated and accomplished runner sired by Rocket Bar. She raced 68 times, winning 25 races including 17 stakes victories. She raced from 1967 to 1971, winning the 1968 Kindergarten Futurity, 1968 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship,
1969 Barbra B Handicap and 1970 Autumn Invitational Championship. She failed to win
a stakes in 1971, but finished second in the Shue Fly Stakes and third in the Go Josie Go
– counting those among her 20 second and third place finishes. The AQHA awarded her the 1968 Racing Champion Mare and the 1968 AQHA Racing Champion Three-Year-Old Filly titles. She came back in 1970 to be named the AQHA Racing Champion Aged Mare. Top Rockette is out of Kay Deck by Top Deck.
This brings us to a close for this time, leaving us with the influence of Rocket Bar through some of his other runners, including Rocket Wrangler, and as a broodmare sire for another time.
“If ever a horse was born with the look of eagles, it was
Rocket Bar.”
– Walt Wiggins.
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