Rocket Bar (1951–1970) was a registered Thoroughbred stallion that made his mark on the Quarter Horse racetracks and as a breeding stallion.
7-578: Rocket Bar was a registered Thoroughbred son of Three Bars that foaled in Arizona in 1951. He raced until 1958, when he was sold and started a career in the breeding shed. On the Quarter Horse tracks, Rocket Bar started once and came in third. He reached an AA speed rating in that one start, earning him a Race Register of Merit with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA). On
14-638: A mile, $ 4,000 ungraded stakes race for horses three years old or older. The winning time was 1:10 and a fifth. 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 . Three Bars died in March, 1968 in Oklahoma on Walter Merrick's ranch. 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
21-463: 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. 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
28-496: The racetrack . 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,
35-576: The Thoroughbred tracks, he started 35 times in six years. From those starts, he won 16 times, came in second 6 times and was third 4 times. He earned a total of $ 22,904.00 and won the 1956 and 1957 Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap.] During Rocket Bar's breeding career, he sired AQHA Supreme Champions Fire Rocket, He Rocket, and Sugar Rocket along with other notable horses including Rocket Wrangler , Osage Rocket, Mr Tinky Bar, and Top Rockette. Rocket Bar died on October 23, 1970, after colic surgery. Rocket Bar
42-550: 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. 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. Of his grandget, Doc Bar , Zippo Pine Bar , Easy Jet , Kaweah Bar , Zan Parr Bar , and The Invester were inducted into
49-470: Was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1992. Three Bars (horse) 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. Foaled April 8, 1940, Three Bars was sired by Percentage and out of Myrtle Dee. After
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