11/26/16 Wild Wind, her legacy Part 2

Last week's post looked at Wild Wind's pedigree, her 19 offspring, and her World Grand Champion descendants.  Week 2 will look at her life and her offspring more in depth.  Foaled in 1927, Wild Wind sold as a 4 year old to RG Jones of N. Middleton Kentucky, the brother of Allie Jones, who was the breeder of King's Genius.  RG Jones immediately bred Wild Wind to King's Genius, and she produced her first foal in 1932.  Her next two colts, both geldings, were sired by Royal Rex Bourbon, another son of Bourbon King.  For her next six colts, she was again bred to King's Genius.  During this period, Wild Wind was sold to her next owner, the firm of Stroop & Gallaher, in 1936.  Based in Dayton Ohio, their trainer in the early 1930's was none other than Earl Teater.  He selected Wild Wind for their breeding program, and it's interesting that years later, he selected two of Wild Wind's offspring for the show string of his new employer, Dodge Stables.  They were full sisters Front Page Lady and Front Cover, both by King's Genius. 

In 1940, Stroop and Gallaher held a dispersal sale of their Bettydot Stables, and Wild Wind was heavily advertised as the jewel of their sale.  She sold with her 1940 foal, Front Cover, for the sale topping sum of $2750.  Wild Wind's final move was to James K. Robinson, Crebilly Farm in West Chester Pennsylvania.  There she was bred to the farm-owned stallions Sensation Rex and Beau Fortune, and one time to Nawbeek Farms' stallion Colonel Sport.  Nawbeek Farm was owned by William Robinson, brother to James K Robinson. 

This post is going to look at those of her foals sired by King's Genius that bred on and some still have descendants out there today.  Three reside in my barn. 

Front Page Lady, foaled 1932
She  was a World's Champion in the 5 Gaited division. Although she produced six foals of her own, only one bred on and her line appears to have died out. 

Front Page Lady

Front Page Fancy

f. 1939, sired by Barrymore Fancy

The Little Rebel, foaled 1936
There is no picture of the Little Rebel, but her line is thriving today through her daughter Joanie's Rebel.  Deanna Miller of Ohio owns many of these beauties.

King Rebel 

f. 1949  by King Coe out of  The Little Rebel

Ridden here by Donna Gentry, better known as Donna Moore!

Gay Rebel

out of Joanie's Rebel, 2nd dam The Little Rebel

All of the horses below trace through the mare Five Point Danish Rebel.

Her dam was Joanie's Rebel, 2nd dam The Little Rebel, 3rd dam Wild Wind

This line is alive and well in central Ohio. 

Five Point American Rebel

Challenger's Ghostly Dream 

Five Point Demon Rebel 

Five Point Rebel Rose 

Five Point Tall Dark & Handsome 

I am Johnny Be Good  

The Handsome Ghost

Wild Genius, foaled 1937.

Wild Genius, the only stallion son of Wild Wind BHF

Our Dancing Genius by Wild Genius

Mickey's Choice by Wild Genius

Wild Nancy Lynn by Wild Genius

Wild Genius sired two mares that entered the Broodmare Hall of Fame

Garastanna Dancer BHF was dam of these horses

CH Anacacho Dancer

CH Gold Treat

Wild Ginger BHF was dam of these horses

 CH Latin Rhythm

Rhythm's Ragtime

Peppermint Valley Supreme

this stallion was exported to Australia and his line is intact

And these horses trace to Wild Genius

Brookhill's King of Kool 

Brookhill's Periday 

Callaway's Gold Rush 

Master and Commander 

New Challenge 

She's My Desire 

Soli Deo Glori

Wild Princess, foaled 1938

Truly Genius

out of Wild Princess, 2nd dam Wild Wind

This stallion was very popular in Ohio and he keeps this line going today.  

Adelita, out of Sixpence Star Princess BHF 

Bossa Nova Baby

my own Loretta 

Callaway's Ghost Writer 

Cavalleria out of Truly A Princess BHF

Dance Awhile

my silly Chloe

Donalene's Desi's Double by Truly Genius

CH Glenview Mandala out of Truly A Princess BHF

Life is a Cabernet traces twice to Wild Wind

My Maybelline as a yearling 

Sally, my first Wild Wind descendant.   

She's Poison

I got to see this girl, what a beauty. 

Signal Hill Indian by Truly Genius 

the Mystery Writer 

Truly Stonewall out of Truly a Princess BHF

Wild Eugenia, foaled 1939

Grassland's Kentuckian out of Wild Eugenia

He still had descendants born in the last decade 

Rivendell Rare Jewel

was sired by Picnic, a full brother to Grassland's Kentuckian who sired numerous colts.

Front Cover, foaled 1940

Here is Front Cover, with her beautiful dam, Wild Wind.

Wild Wind looks pretty good for having had 8 foals at this point.  

Front Cover was a Reserve World's Champion

Local Talent out of Front Cover

Her line is still going on today

Local Talent in harness with Earl Teater

Chief Executive 

his 4th dam was Front Cover

Grape Tree's Prima Donna 

her 3rd dam was Front Cover

Town Talent was out of Local Talent

The next post will look at all the Broodmare Hall of Fame mares that trace to Wild Wind.  After that it will be back to her offspring by Sensation Rex and Beau Fortune.  Remember, she is definitely one of the most influential broodmares from the American Saddlebred breed. 

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