Whatever happened to The Bart?
 

Pulled out my copy of "Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments" and was thumbing through it yesterday. #30 was the inaugural Arlington Million and the exciting finish between John Henry and The Bart.

We all know the story and how famous John Henry was, but what happened to The Bart after that race?

I believe he raced fairly well through the summer of the following year.

I know for certain that he was the sire of Kingdom Found ... a pretty nice Southern Cal horse who just missed winning a Grade 1 race in a stretch duel with The Wicked North. He bombed at 9/5 odds in the Suburban next out.

Thanks for the info. I could've looked up his PP's, but was too busy this morning.

G1 winner the next year, earned his stud career. Too much of a stayer to succeed to any degree, however.

1976 THE BART,B,c,*Le Fabuleux 3 27 9 7 5 898,550 44.08
DP = 2-2-8-0-26 DI = 0.27 CD = -1.21
At 3 Won Ulster Harp Derby (IRE), Royal Whip S. -G3 (IRE), 3rd Ulster
Champion S. (IRE)
At 4 2nd Eddie Read H. -G3 (100,000)
At 5 Won Tanforan H. -G3 (75,000), San Gabriel H. -G3 (75,000), 2nd
Arlington Million Invitational (1,000,000), American H. -G2
(150,000), Inglewood H. (75,000), Caballero H. (50,000), 3rd Oak Tree
Invitational S. -G1 (300,000), Sunset H. -G1 (200,000), Bay Meadows
H. -G3 (150,000)
At 6 Won Hialeah Turf Cup H. -G1 (125,000), Century H. -G1 (100,000), 2nd
American H. -G2 (150,000), 3rd Hollywood Invitational H. -G1
(300,000), Pan American H. -G2 (125,000)

I will always remember that race. It was the first triple I hit, The Bart,John Henry and Madame Gay,. to this day I swear The Bart won that 1st Arlington Million. Thanks for the memories