American Paint Horses: RR Star
April 2012 Extra
In honor of the American Paint Horse Association's 50th anniversary in 2012, HorseChannel.com is featuring some famous horses from the breed's history.
RR Star
Image courtesy APHA
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Calamity Jane
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Wahoo King
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Yellow Mount
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Tuff Cat
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RR Star
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Colonels Smokingun
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Zippos Sensation
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Color Me Smart
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RR Star, a 1998 sorrel
overo stallion by Like A Diamond and out of RL Miss Kitty AQHA, was the first
Paint Horse to win the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) Derby in 2001. Ridden by
Italian trainer Andrea Fappani, the pair tied for first place in the final
go-round, and then won the first-ever run-off with a 219.5 score. Two years
later, the stallion made reining history again by becoming the first NRHA Open
Futurity Champion to win the NRHA Open Derby Crown. The then 5-year-old
stallion, with Tim McQuay of Tioga, Texas, on board, set the winning
score of 230, earning a guaranteed paycheck of $50,000.
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