▁to ▁winner ▁Spect ac ular ▁B id . ▁In ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes , ▁he ▁finished ▁sevent h ▁behind ▁ups et ▁winner ▁Coast al . ▁General ▁Assembly ▁won ▁the ▁V os burgh ▁St akes ▁and ▁ran ▁second ▁again ▁to ▁Spect ac ular ▁B id ▁in ▁the ▁Mar l bor o ▁Cup ▁Inv it ational ▁Hand ic ap . ▁He ▁then ▁earned ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁victory ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 - length ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁Tra vers ▁St akes , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁Sar at oga ▁track ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁mile ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁which ▁stood ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁s ire ▁General ▁Assembly ▁was ▁retired ▁to ▁stud ▁duty ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁at ▁his ▁owner ' s ▁bre eding ▁operation ▁in ▁County ▁K ild are , ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁stand ▁in ▁Kentucky ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁bre ed ers ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁a ▁German ▁bre eding ▁farm . ▁Although ▁General ▁Assembly ▁was ▁never ▁the ▁successful ▁st all ion ▁his ▁reg al ▁blood line ▁promised , ▁he ▁s ired ▁ 3 1 ▁st akes - race ▁w inners . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁best - known ▁off spring ▁was ▁Ste ady ▁Fl ame , ▁who ▁rac ed ▁at ▁two ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ; ▁there ▁he ▁won