[1] Tar Heel was race conditioned for Reynolds by legendary trainer Delvin Miller and driven by 1974 Hall of Fame inductee, Del Cameron.
[2] Following the death of owner William Reynolds in September 1951, Tar Heel was sold at auction to Lawrence B. Sheppard for $125,000, the then highest price for any Standardbred in history.
When retired to stud, Tar Heel stood at Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania where he was a highly successful stallion.
Tar Heel died in his sleep after a brief age-related illness at the age of 34, which was during a time that the average lifespan for standardbred horses was 24 to 27 years.
On June 17, 2018, Waco surpassed the previous longest lived record of 41 years and 45 days held by the standardbred New Zealand pacer stallion named Lighterman Tom (August 23, 1946 - October 5, 1987), who only won one race in his career, but produced a New Zealand Cup winner named Lightning Blue and lived 43 days past his 41st birthday.