RIO DEL SOL

Rio Del Sol was started under saddle by Clay Rathkamp and roped off of by Porky Garcia. Some of his winnings include placing 2nd in Open Heeling at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, as well as well as multiple Top 5 finishes at the APHA World Show in Tie Down Roping, Heading, Heeling, and Steer Stopping. 

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He is sired by the infamous PC Frenchmans Hayday, whose offspring have earnings exceeding the 4.3 million dollar mark. He has sired 7 NFR Qualifiers and over $600,000 earned by his offspring in the PRCA. He himself qualified for the NFR as well as having a LTE of over $400,000.

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His dam, Rio de Chispas was unshown due to an unfortunate injury. 

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His dam's sire, Shots Flying Spark, was the 1993 APHA Reserve World Champion Tobiano Color, and1994 APHA Reserve World Champion Amateur Breakaway Roping Horse. He has 1 Superior in Amateur Breakaway Roping, and 2 ROMs in Open Heeling and Amateur Breakaway Roping. He earned68 APHA Performance Points (Open) and 14 APHA Performance points (Amateur). He has APHA Points in Calf Roping, Heading, and Steer Stopping. He also earned 23 PtHA Halter Points, 40 PtHA Color Points, and is an APHA & PtHA World & Reserve World Champion Sire, as well as an APHA Superior & ROM Performance Sire. 

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"Sol" will be shown in 2022. He will be paid into Future Fortunes in 2023, when his oldest foal crop comes performance age. 

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