Three Bars

Three Bars
SirePercentage
GrandsireMidway
DamMyrtle Dee
DamsireLuke McLuke
SexStallion
Foaled1940
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
Record28: 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

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

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

Pedigree

*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

  1. ^ a b c American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Three Bars". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Simmons Legends p. 55
  3. ^ Nye The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse p. 409
  4. ^ The American Racing Manual: 1947 p. 374
  5. ^ Pitzer The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires p. 136-137
  6. ^ Mattson The Real American Quarter Horse p. 5,7,9,51
  7. ^ Sire Line: Camel
  8. ^ Biography: Hermit
  9. ^ Three Bars: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1989.
  10. ^ The Legendary Three Bars: A Sire That Influenced Modern Performance Horses
  11. ^ The Story of Three Bars
  12. ^ The Three Bars (TB) Bloodline
  13. ^ OQHA: Three Bars
  14. ^ a b c d MEMORIES OF JET DECK
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Meet the Longest Lasting ProRodeo Barrel Horses of All Time
  16. ^ Gills Bay Boy dies at Charmayne James’ ranch in New Mexico
  17. ^ Rocket Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1992.
  18. ^ Rocket Wrangler: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2010.
  19. ^ Dash For Cash: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1997.
  20. ^ 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Dash For Cash
  21. ^ First Down Dash: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2011.
  22. ^ The First Down Dash Story Home / Articles / The First Down Dash Story
  23. ^ Sugar Bars: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1994.
  24. ^ OQHA: Sugar Bars
  25. ^ Flit Bar
  26. ^ NCHA Horse Hall of Fame
  27. ^ Otoe: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2018.
  28. ^ OQHA: Otoe
  29. ^ Freckles Playboy: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2013.
  30. ^ Colonel Freckles: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2004.
  31. ^ From the Archives: Colonel Freckles
  32. ^ Nu Cash
  33. ^ In the Past: Nu Cash
  34. ^ Lightning Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2008.
  35. ^ Doc Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1993.
  36. ^ Arizona Quarter Horse Association: Doc Bar
  37. ^ Doc O'Lena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1997.
  38. ^ Smart Little Lena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2015.
  39. ^ Smart Little Lena
  40. ^ a b Sun Frost remembered for skill, grit and ‘the look’
  41. ^ Sun Frost: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2022.
  42. ^ In the Past: Born to be Great
  43. ^ In The Blood: Third Edge and the Chickasha Legacy
  44. ^ Hickorys King Duce Lived Two Lifetimes Of Memories
  45. ^ 14 Years After Sire's Death, Doc's Hickory Son Competes at Snaffle Bit Futurity
  46. ^ Shining Spark: He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2024.
  47. ^ Shining Spark
  48. ^ The influence of Shining Spark continues to dominate in all performance horse arenas.
  49. ^ Shining Spark Leaves Widespread Legacy
  50. ^ Shining Spark is NRHA’s Newest Four Million Dollar Sire
  51. ^ EquiStat Lifetime Reined Cow Horse Statistics
  52. ^ Steel Bars
  53. ^ Impressive: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2022.
  54. ^ OQHA: Impressive
  55. ^ Impressive: A tale of triumph and tragedy
  56. ^ Mr Conclusion: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2014.
  57. ^ Australian Quarter Horse Association: Hall of Fame: Noble TKO
  58. ^ Mr Bar None: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2014.
  59. ^ OQHA: Mr Bar None
  60. ^ Sonny Dee Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2003.
  61. ^ Scotch Bar Time: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2009.
  62. ^ #ThrowbackThursday- Scotch Bar Time
  63. ^ The Hotshot Era
  64. ^ The Hotshot Story, with Tyrney Steinhoff Small
  65. ^ The Outside Circle: Hot Shot’s gone, dues due, Summit of the Horse & 20X Showcase
  66. ^ Kaweah Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1998.
  67. ^ The Palomino Express: The Story of Kaweah Bar
  68. ^ Q-Racing Blog: Yellow and Ornery
  69. ^ a b c d Kid Meyers and the AQHA Supreme Champion Title
  70. ^ Zan Parr Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2010
  71. ^ Carol Rose and Reprise Bar
  72. ^ Nebraska Stallion Named Super Horse
  73. ^ Zan Parr Jack: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2020
  74. ^ OQHA: Zan Parr Jack
  75. ^ Kid Meyers
  76. ^ OQHA: Kid Meyers
  77. ^ The Ole Man: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2018.
  78. ^ OQHA: The Old Man
  79. ^ Throwback: The Ole Man
  80. ^ Where Are They Now: Sleepy Clover Dale
  81. ^ Going Strong: Sleepy Clover Dale still showing at age 22
  82. ^ Zippo Pat Bars: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2002.
  83. ^ The Investor: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2004.
  84. ^ OQHA: The Investor
  85. ^ Lori Watkins Reflects on the Passing of Notable AQHA Sire, Vested Pine
  86. ^ Zippo Pine Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2000.
  87. ^ Melody Zipper Wins Quarter Horse Show All-Around Title
  88. ^ Zippo Jack Bar Inducted into NSBA Hall of Fame
  89. ^ In Loving Memory of AQHA World and Congress Champion He’s Just To Sharp (1988-2017)
  90. ^ World and Congress Champion, Hes Just To Sharp, Passes
  91. ^ Where Are They Now? 27-Year Old World and Congress Champion, Hes Just To Sharp
  92. ^ A Tribute to A Legend: Shine My Zipper Passes at 25
  93. ^ In Loving Memory of AQHA/APHA 28-Time World/Reserve Champion Shine My Zipper (1991-2016)
  94. ^ Stephanie Richardson and Kickin Axe In Levis Win 2013 AQHA World Show Amateur Horsemanship
  95. ^ Zippos Mr Good Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2019
  96. ^ Our Sincerest Condolences Following the Passing of Zippos Mr Good Bar (1984-2016)
  97. ^ A Good Machine: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2020.
  98. ^ Zips Chocolate Chip: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2017.
  99. ^ The Passing of a Legend – Zips Chocolate Chip
  100. ^ Legendary AQHA sire Zips Chocolate Chip passes
  101. ^ Remembering Zips Chocolate Chip
  102. ^ Legendary Sire Zips Chocolate Chip Passes at 30
  103. ^ Congress and World Champion Sire Chocolua Passes
  104. ^ Rodrock Ranches’ Legendary Sire Huntin For Chocolate Passes
  105. ^ Huntin For Chocolate Quickly Becoming Top Sire in Industry
  106. ^ The Cookie Baker: Zips Chocolate Chip gelding died in 2021.
  107. ^ Superhorse Picked at Quarter Horse Finals
  108. ^ Trail Legend: Zippo LTD
  109. ^ Legendary AQHA show horse Zippo LTD dies at the age of 30 in Texas
  110. ^ Blast From the Past: Zippo LTD’s Cover From EC 2004
  111. ^ Rest In Peace Don’t Skip Zip (1990-2016)
  112. ^ NSBA Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
  113. ^ Leading Sire Dont Skip Zip Passes at Age 26
  114. ^ The Life and Times of Zippos Sensation
  115. ^ Zippos Sensation Passes
  116. ^ APHF Endowment Honors Zippos Sensation
  117. ^ APHA’s #1 Leading Sire, Zippos Sensation Laid to Rest

References

  • 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

  • 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

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