8/1/18 Genius Bourbon King and his remarkable sons

This final installment on the handsome breeding stallion Genius Bourbon King lists his breeding sons and a few of their more important offspring. After early success at stud, one might think that mare owners would have flocked to this stallion, but a unique set of circumstances led to a very low total of offspring for a stallion of this caliber.  His breeder didn't really need more stallions and his second owner dabbled in other species more so than saddlebreds.  JL Younghusband, his third owner, launched his show career and set a relatively high stud fee, so Genius Bourbon King's number remained low despite the obvious quality of his get.  His final owner, Mrs. Large, gave the stallion more opportunity at stud, but he only had five seasons at stud under her ownership when he died at age 24.  In 22 breeding seasons, he produced 212 total offspring, so he averaged less than 10 colts per year.


Several of his sons have made a lasting impact on the Saddlebred breed.  Genius Better Bourbon, Shoreacres Anacacho Genius and The Rambler produced good quality show horses that have continued for generations.  Genius Bourbon King had one son that had a profound effect, and that was Valley View Supreme.  If Valley View Supreme only sired Supreme Sultan he would have been important, but he sired an entire village of good sons and daughters. 

Genius Bourbon King as a 4 year old

Genius Bourbon King as a 4 year old



Here are some of his more famous sons,highlighted in blue, who helped carry on his name.  Some of their offspring are also listed and each indentation is a subsequent generation.

Blessed Genius

Blessed King

Bourbon Genius King

               * Magnificent Heir

Bourbon Salute

Countersigned

Diana’s King Genius

Genius Better Bourbon

               * Lloyd’s Genius Bourbon Prophet

                              **  CH Greenway Commander

                *Genius Mountain Bourbon

                               ** WGC CH Mountain Highland Encore

                               ** CH Mountain Highland Voodoo

                              **  Mountain Highland Memories

                                               *** CH Memories’ Citation

                                               *** Merchant Prince

                                               ***Memories of Will Rogers

Mr. America

                *CH Young America

Ridgefield Heir

              *  CH Cedar Creek Farewell

San Pedro Genius

Shoreacres Anacacho Genius

                *Storm’s Fury

                               ** CH Buck Rogers

                               ** CH The Haitian Prince

               * CH Golden Cherry

                               ** CH Cherry Rebel  BHF

Sovereign Path

Star Gemini

              *  CH Star Waltz

State Street

The Rambler

               * Grape Tree’s Claudia

                               ** Callaway’s Claudette  BHF

                                                ***CH WGC Callaway’s Copyright

              *  CH Irish American

                *Royal Rambler

               * The Red Rambler

Valley View Supreme
                 *Supreme Sultan

Valley View’s Drummer boy

Waltz King

Blessed Genius

f. 1963 out of Saucy Eve, making him a full brother to Arie's Golden Gift

Blessed King

f. 1956 out of Dainty Louise by Kalarama Rex

Bourbon Genius King

f.  1963 out of Anacacho Trail by Edna May's King

Magnificent Heir was sired by Bourbon Genius King

Mac's Genius Bourbon was sired by Bourbon Genius King

Bourbon Salute

f.  19xx out of Anacacho Trail by Edna May's King

making him a full brother to State Street and Bourbon Genius King

Countersigned

f.  1950 out of Peavine's Lady Dare by Noble Kalrama

Countersigned was a 3/4 brother to Genius' Flying Saucer

Diana's King Genius

f.  1967 out of Lovely Diana by The Genius

Genius Better Bourbon

f. 1951 out of Shoreacres Highland choice by Rex Highland's King

Genius Mountain Bourbon

sired by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King.

He sired CH Mountain Highland Encore and CH Mountain Highland Voodoo

Mountain Highland Memories

sired by Genius Mountain Bourbon by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King.

 He sired WGC Memories' Citation and CH Lifetime Memory

Memories' Citation

sired by Mountain Highland Memories by Genius Mountain Bourbon by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King.  He is the only horse to win the World's Grand Championship in 

both the 3 Gaited & 5 Gaited divisions.  

Merchant Prince

sired by Mountian Highland Memories by Genius Mountain Bourbon by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King.  

He sired WGC CH A Sweet Treat, RWGC CH Rejoice, CH The Great Gaspar, CH Marching orders and many others.  

Memories of Will Rogers

sired by Mountian Highland Memories by Genius Mountain Bourbon by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King. 

This picture of Will was taken in his 20's, and he was barefoot!

He sired CH Memories' Paragon and Memories' Bourbon.

Mountain Highland Voodoo

sired by Genius Mountain Bourbon by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King.

Mountain Highland Encore

sired by Genius Mountain Bourbon by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King.

CH Greenway Commander

sired by Lloyd's Genius Bourbon Prophet by Genius Better Bourbon by Genius Bourbon King

He sired the full brothers CH French Commander and CH French Wine. 

Mr. America

f.  1951 Genius Bourbon King X Briney Breezes BHF by Kalarama Rex

CH Young America

sired by Mr. America by Genius Bourbon King

He was imported to South Africa

Ridgefield Heir

f.  1962  Genius Bourbon King X Ridgefields' Soubrette by CH Ridgefields' Genius

He was the head stud at Cedar Creek Farm for many years

CH Cedar Creek Farewell

sired by Ridgefield Heir by Genius Bourbon King

San Pedro Genius

f. 1965  Genius Bourbon King X Garastanna Dream by San Pedro

Shoreacres Anacacho Genius

f. 1949  Genius Bourbon King X Anacacho Shower BHF by Anacacho Denmark

He sired CH golden Cherry, CH Lalique and CH Shatoosh

Storm's Fury

sired by Shoreacres Anacacho Genius by Genius Bourbon King

He sired WGC CH Buck Rogers

WGC CH Buck Rogers

Sired by Storm's Fury by Shoreacres Anacacho Genius by Genius Bourbon King

He sired CH Eleanor Rigby, dam of CH Call Me Ringo

The Haitian Prince

Sired by Storm's Fury by Shoreacres Anacacho Genius by Genius Bourbon King

Golden Cherry

sired by Shoreacres Anacacho Genius by Genius Bourbon King

She was the dam of Columbia's Cherry Blossom BHF and CH Cherry Rebel BHF

Cherry Rebel

out of Golden Cherry by Shoreacres Anacacho Genius by Genius Bourbon King

She was dam of CH The Billy Bob and CH Santa Claus

Sovereign Path

f. 1964 Genius Bourbon King X Reverie's Desdemona BHF by King's Genius

Star Gemini

f. 1965  Genius Bourbon King X Perique by Anacacho Denmark

CH Star Waltz

sired by Star Gemini by Genius Bourbon King

I own one of his daughters

State Street

 f. 1966  Genius Bourbon King X Anacacho Trail by Edna May's King

The Rambler

f. 1950  Genius bourbon King X Highland's Sylvia BHF by Nancy Highland's Chief

CH Irish American

 sired by The Rambler by Genius Bourbon King

His daughter Miss Blarney was the dam of CH Santana Lass and 

breeding stallions The Irish Connection and Shamrock Santana

Royal Rambler

sired by The Rambler by Genius Bourbon King

His dam was Emeald Present BHF by Kalarama Rex

He sired CH Stutz Bearcat

The Red Rambler

sired by The Rambler by Genius Bourbon King

Callaway's Claudette BHF

Her dam Grape Tree's Claudia was sired by The Rambler by Genius Bourbon King

WGC CH Callaway's Copyright

This 6 time World's Grand Champion was out of Callaway's Claudette BHF

WGC CH Valley View Supreme

f. 1952  Genius Bourbon King X Diana Gay BHF by The Genius

Such a great sire.  Here is more info on him.

http://theamericansaddlebred.blogspot.com/2016/08/82116-sons-of-valley-view-supreme.html

Supreme Sultan

sired by Valley View Supreme by Genius Bourbon King

Much has already been written about him on this blog. 

Valley View's Drummer Boy

f.  1958  Genius bourbon King X Highland's Sylvia BHF

He was a full brother to The Rambler

Waltz King

f. 1966  Genius Bourbon King X CH Dream Waltz BHF by Anacacho Shamrock

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