| Three Bars | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Percentage |
| Grandsire | Midway |
| Dam | Myrtle Dee |
| Damsire | Luke McLuke |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1940 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Record | 28: 12-3-1 |
| Earnings | $20,840 |
| Major wins | |
| Speed Handicap | |
| Honours | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on July 5, 2007 | |
A famous sire of Quarter Horses, Three Bars (1940–1968) was a registered Thoroughbred racehorse before going on to become a member of the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1989.[1]
Life
[edit]Foaled April 8, 1940, Three Bars was sired by Percentage and out of Myrtle Dee.[2] After a promising showing in race training, he developed leg problems and never raced well before he was six years old. By that time, he was in Arizona, owned by Sidney H. Vail, who paid $10,000 for him in 1945.[3] Eventually, his leg problems cleared up enough for him to race and show great early speed. He won the Speed Handicap in 1946 at Hipodromo de Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico; which was a three-fourths of a mile, $4,000 ungraded stakes race for horses three years old or older. The winning time was 1:10 and a fifth.[4] Vail leased him to Walter Merrick, an early breeder of racing Quarter Horses, for a few years, but also stood him in Arizona and California.[2] Three Bars died in March, 1968 in Oklahoma on Walter Merrick's ranch.[2]
Sire Record
[edit]Three Bars was the sire of 29 AQHA Champions, 4 AQHA Supreme Champions, 317 Racing Register of Merit earners, and his foals earned more than $3 million on the racetrack.[2] Among his famous offspring were Mr. Bar None, Gay Bar King, Sugar Bars, Lightning Bar, Tonto Bars Gill, St. Bar, Steel Bars, and Bar Money. Others include Triple Chick, Alamitos Bar, Bar Depth, Royal Bar, Josie's Bar, and Galobar. His grandson Doc Bar became one of the most influential sires of cutting horses ever known. Another grandson, Tonto Bars Hank, sired all around horses. Jewel's Leo Bars (Freckles), an outstanding cutting horse and sire of cutting horses, was another grandson of Three Bars (TB). Impressive, a triple descendant of Three Bars, became the most prepotent sire of Quarter Horse halter horses from the 1970s through the 1990s.[5] His offspring Rocket Bar (TB), Sugar Bars, Lena's Bar (TB), Lightning Bar and Zippo Pat Bars were all inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.[1] Of his grandget, Doc Bar, Zippo Pine Bar, Easy Jet, Kaweah Bar, Zan Parr Bar, and The Invester were inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[1] Four of his sons were AQHA Supreme Champions — Kid Meyers, Bar Money, Fairbars, and Goldseeker Bars.[6]
Sire line tree
[edit]Sire line descendant tree
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Pedigree
[edit]| *Voter | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ballot ch. 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Cerito | |||||||||||||||||||
| Midway ch. 1914 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Dixon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thirty-third brn. 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||
| High Degree | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage ch. 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disguise | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bulse ch. 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nethersole | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gossip Avenue ch. 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Magneto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rosewood ch. 1914 | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Rose Tree II | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Bars | |||||||||||||||||||
| Commando | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ultimus ch. 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Running Stream | |||||||||||||||||||
| Luke McLuke brn. 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||
| =Trenton | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Midge brn/blk. 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sandfly* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Myrtle Dee blk. 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Brush | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patriot bay 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sandfly* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Civil Maid bay 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Carlsbad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Civil Rule bay 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semper Victoire | |||||||||||||||||||
* Three Bars is inbred 5D x 5D to the mare Sandfly, meaning that she appears fifth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Three Bars". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Simmons Legends p. 55
- ^ Nye The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse p. 409
- ^ The American Racing Manual: 1947 p. 374
- ^ Pitzer The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires p. 136-137
- ^ Mattson The Real American Quarter Horse p. 5,7,9,51
- ^ Sire Line: Camel
- ^ Biography: Hermit
- ^ Three Bars: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1989.
- ^ The Legendary Three Bars: A Sire That Influenced Modern Performance Horses
- ^ The Story of Three Bars
- ^ The Three Bars (TB) Bloodline
- ^ OQHA: Three Bars
- ^ a b c d MEMORIES OF JET DECK
- ^ a b Meet the Longest Lasting ProRodeo Barrel Horses of All Time
- ^ Gills Bay Boy dies at Charmayne James’ ranch in New Mexico
- ^ Rocket Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1992.
- ^ Rocket Wrangler: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2010.
- ^ Dash For Cash: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1997.
- ^ 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Dash For Cash
- ^ First Down Dash: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2011.
- ^ The First Down Dash Story Home / Articles / The First Down Dash Story
- ^ Sugar Bars: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1994.
- ^ OQHA: Sugar Bars
- ^ Flit Bar
- ^ NCHA Horse Hall of Fame
- ^ Otoe: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2018.
- ^ OQHA: Otoe
- ^ Freckles Playboy: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2013.
- ^ Colonel Freckles: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2004.
- ^ From the Archives: Colonel Freckles
- ^ Nu Cash
- ^ In the Past: Nu Cash
- ^ Lightning Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2008.
- ^ Doc Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1993.
- ^ Arizona Quarter Horse Association: Doc Bar
- ^ Doc O'Lena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1997.
- ^ Smart Little Lena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2015.
- ^ Smart Little Lena
- ^ In the Past: Born to be Great
- ^ In The Blood: Third Edge and the Chickasha Legacy
- ^ Hickorys King Duce Lived Two Lifetimes Of Memories
- ^ 14 Years After Sire's Death, Doc's Hickory Son Competes at Snaffle Bit Futurity
- ^ Steel Bars
- ^ Impressive: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2022.
- ^ OQHA: Impressive
- ^ Impressive: A tale of triumph and tragedy
- ^ Mr Conclusion: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2014.
- ^ Australian Quarter Horse Association: Hall of Fame: Noble TKO
- ^ Mr Bar None: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2014.
- ^ OQHA: Mr Bar None
- ^ Sonny Dee Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2003.
- ^ Scotch Bar Time: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2009.
- ^ The Hotshot Era
- ^ The Hotshot Story, with Tyrney Steinhoff Small
- ^ The Outside Circle: Hot Shot’s gone, dues due, Summit of the Horse & 20X Showcase
- ^ Kaweah Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1998.
- ^ The Palomino Express: The Story of Kaweah Bar
- ^ Q-Racing Blog: Yellow and Ornery
- ^ a b c d Kid Meyers and the AQHA Supreme Champion Title
- ^ Zan Parr Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2010
- ^ Carol Rose and Reprise Bar
- ^ Nebraska Stallion Named Super Horse
- ^ Zan Parr Jack: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2020
- ^ OQHA: Zan Parr Jack
- ^ Kid Meyers
- ^ OQHA: Kid Meyers
- ^ The Ole Man: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2018.
- ^ OQHA: The Old Man
- ^ Throwback: The Ole Man
- ^ Where Are They Now: Sleepy Clover Dale
- ^ Going Strong: Sleepy Clover Dale still showing at age 22
- ^ Zippo Pat Bars: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2002.
- ^ The Investor: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2004.
- ^ OQHA: The Investor
- ^ Lori Watkins Reflects on the Passing of Notable AQHA Sire, Vested Pine
- ^ Zippo Pine Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2000.
- ^ Melody Zipper Wins Quarter Horse Show All-Around Title
- ^ Zippo Jack Bar Inducted into NSBA Hall of Fame
- ^ In Loving Memory of AQHA World and Congress Champion He’s Just To Sharp (1988-2017)
- ^ World and Congress Champion, Hes Just To Sharp, Passes
- ^ Where Are They Now? 27-Year Old World and Congress Champion, Hes Just To Sharp
- ^ A Tribute to A Legend: Shine My Zipper Passes at 25
- ^ In Loving Memory of AQHA/APHA 28-Time World/Reserve Champion Shine My Zipper (1991-2016)
- ^ Stephanie Richardson and Kickin Axe In Levis Win 2013 AQHA World Show Amateur Horsemanship
- ^ Zippos Mr Good Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2019
- ^ Our Sincerest Condolences Following the Passing of Zippos Mr Good Bar (1984-2016)
- ^ A Good Machine: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2020.
- ^ Zips Chocolate Chip: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2017.
- ^ The Passing of a Legend – Zips Chocolate Chip
- ^ Legendary AQHA sire Zips Chocolate Chip passes
- ^ Remembering Zips Chocolate Chip
- ^ Legendary Sire Zips Chocolate Chip Passes at 30
- ^ Congress and World Champion Sire Chocolua Passes
- ^ Rodrock Ranches’ Legendary Sire Huntin For Chocolate Passes
- ^ Huntin For Chocolate Quickly Becoming Top Sire in Industry
- ^ The Cookie Baker: Zips Chocolate Chip gelding died in 2021.
- ^ Superhorse Picked at Quarter Horse Finals
- ^ Trail Legend: Zippo LTD
- ^ Legendary AQHA show horse Zippo LTD dies at the age of 30 in Texas
- ^ Blast From the Past: Zippo LTD’s Cover From EC 2004
- ^ Rest In Peace Don’t Skip Zip (1990-2016)
- ^ NSBA Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
- ^ Leading Sire Dont Skip Zip Passes at Age 26
- ^ The Life and Times of Zippos Sensation
- ^ Zippos Sensation Passes
- ^ APHF Endowment Honors Zippos Sensation
- ^ APHA’s #1 Leading Sire, Zippos Sensation Laid to Rest
References
[edit]- The American Racing Manual 1947 Edition Lexington, Kentucky: Triangle Publications 1947
- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Three Bars retrieved on July 5, 2007
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Three Bars". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Mattson, Paul The Real American Quarter Horse: Versatile Athletes who proved Supreme Wamego, Kansas:Premier Publishing 1991 ISBN 1-879984-77-6
- Nye, Nelson C. The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse: A Breeder's Guide and Turfman's Reference New York:A. S. Barnes 1964
- Pitzer, Andrea Laycock The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires Tacoma, WA:Premier Pedigrees 1987
- Simmons, Diance C. Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1993
Further reading
[edit]- Groves, Lesli Krause "Three Bars" Quarter Horse Journal May 1996
- McKnight, James "A Year to Remember" Quarter Racing Journal May 1995
- Thornton, Larry "The Working Lines: Three Bars" Southern Horseman November 1990
External links
[edit]- Three Bars at Foundation Horses
- Three Bars at Quarter Horse Directory
- Three Bars at Quarter Horse Legends