[1] In 1961, Albigowa ceased breeding Arabians,[3] so after his horse racing career, Bask was sent to the Janów Podlaski Stud Farm.

[3] Pankiewicz stated, "I always tried to give horses short, nice names, easy to translate – because their export had already begun in those times.

[8] He was actually scheduled to be gelded upon his return from the track, but instead was purchased for the relatively modest sum of $3000 by Dr. LaCroix, who initially intended to resell him to a Swedish breeder, but when that sale fell through, took the horse to America.

[7] Upon arrival in the United States, after a very rough journey by ship, Bask was put to stud and retrained for the show ring.

[9] Bask sired 1050 purebred Arabian foals, most in the time before artificial insemination was widespread in the horse industry, and 196 of these were United States or Canadian National Champions.