investigation discovered that the horse's true owner was R. Robert LiButti (also known as Robert Presti). LiButti had been barred from racing in 1968. Stud record Having missed the Travers, Jim French was sold to art dealer Daniel Wildenstein for $1 million and retired to Haras de la Verrerie in France. Not proving successful at stud (although he sired Jimka, dam to Jim And Tonic, one of only ten horses ever selected for the French Horse Racing Hall of Fame), he then went to Japan in 1979. Jim French, called a "road warrior" by Steve Haskin of The Blood-Horse magazine, died in 1992. Notes and references External links The pedigree of Jim French, photo & stats 1968 racehorse births 1992 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 7