Known as the
Palomino
Palomino is a genetic color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail; the degree of whiteness can vary from bright white to yellow. Genetically, the palomino color is created by a single allele of a dilution gene called t ...
Express, Kaweah Bar (1966 - 1976) racked up impressive stats on the
Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at s ...
racetracks.
[Nye ''Great Moments in Quarter Racing History'' pp. 222–225]
Life
Kaweah Bar was the son of Alamitos Bar and out of Angie Miss. Alamitos Bar was a son of
Three Bars (TB). Kaweah Bar's dam was a daughter of
Go Man Go.
[Pedigree of Kaweah Bar from All Breed Pedigree]
retrieved on July 4, 2007
Racing career
From 101 starts in eight years, Kaweah Bar won thirty-six races, coming in second seventeen times and third twelve times. He earned an
American Quarter Horse Association
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(or AQHA) Race Register of Merit with his highest
Speed Index of 102. He earned 273 racing points from the AQHA, entitling him to the title of Superior Race Horse. He was named the World Champion Quarter Running Horse in both 1968 and 1970, with Champion Quarter Running
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...
titles in 1969, 1971 and 1972. In total, he earned $374,577.00 on the
racetrack.
[Wagoner ''Quarter Racing Digest'' p. 583]
Post racing career and death
His owner retired him from the track and he was sold as a chariot horse. In late 1976, he died in a trailer accident.
Los Alamitos Race Course
Los Alamitos Race Course is a horse racing track in Cypress, California. The track hosts both thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. The track has the distinction of holding four quarter horse stakes races with purses over $1 million, more than a ...
in
Los Alamitos, California, holds the Kaweah Bar Handicap annually to honor the horse.
Honors
Kaweah Bar was inducted into the
AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.
Notes
References
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All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Kaweah Bar' retrieved on July 4, 2007
AQHA Hall of Fameaccessed on September 1, 2017
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External links
Kaweah Bar at Quarter Horse DirectoryKaweah Bar at Quarter Horse Legends
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American Quarter Horse racehorses
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AQHA Hall of Fame (horses)