The American Saddlebred: 9/29/18 More from the 1953 sire rating

Since I've reviewed the sire ratings from 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003 and 2013, I figured I'd circle back and pick up 1953 and 1963 as well. That's about as far back as I can go. While I don't have any magazines going back to 1933 and 1943, I do know that the top stallions of 1933 were American Ace and Edna May's King. A decade later in 1943 were Kalarama Rex and Stonewall King. Notice how many stallions listed below are the sons of these prior top stallions.

So who is at the top of the 1953 sire rating? An amazing 23 year old stallion and definitely a top sire for many years, Anacacho Denmark. Sire to WGC's Kate Shriver, Denmark's Daydream, Denmark's Mokanna (Regal Aire) and RWGC's Afire and Broadland's Captain Denmark, he also sired such breeding stock as Oman's Desdemona Denmark, Anacacho Empire, Oman's Anacacho Rhythm, Ridgefield's Denmark, Oman's Anacacho Maytime, Melody O'Lee and Daneshall's Gift of Roses.

It' s interesting to note that in 1953, deceased sires were still listed in the top 25, even though they weren't much good to any breeders at that point. Years later, they came up with the idea for a deceased sires list, which gave more room to list the living, breathing stallions on the sire list.

Here are the stallions which had large ads in the magazine in alphabetical order. Their placement on the top 25 list is noted in red.

Anacacho Shamrock #5

Edna May's King X Sally Cameron by Highland Squirrel King

American Dictator

American Born X Kate Peavine by Rex Peavine

Anacacho Denmark #1

Edna May's King X Jane Black by San Vicente

Arletha's Stonewall

Budda McDonald X Jane Glow of Windsor by Stonewall King

Beau Gallant

Sun Beau X Anacacho Princess by Edna May's King

Blazing Genius of Happy Hollow

King's Genius X Whyworry Chieftess by Chief of Longview

Captain Courageous #8

King Barrymore X Peavine's Pearl by Rex Peavine

Chief Beauchamp #10

To To Kon Oo Lah X Major's Katrina by Major Dare

Colonel Sport

Kalarama Colonel X Easter Sport by King's Sport

Genius Bourbon King

Bourbon Genius X Blessed Event by Silver Mac

Genius Firefly

King's Genius X Sensation Firefly by Jean Val Jean

Genius of Stonyridge

King's Genius X Kate Haines by Sonflower

Kalarama Colonel

Kalarama Rex X Edith Gatley by Kentucky Choice

King of Rosehaven

My Donald Dare X Moreland Denmark by Moreland Peavine

King's Farewell

King's Genius X Nancy Wood by Oklahoma Peavine

Reincarnation

Stonewall King X Murry Dare by My Major Dare

Ridgefield's Denmark

Anacacho Denmark X Reverie's Desdemona by King's Genius

Ridgefields' Genius

King's Genius X Abie's Irish Rose

San Pedro #20

San Juan X Queen Steptoe by Rex Steptoe

Society Rex #4

Kalarama Rex X Spoonbill by Sun Flower

Sparkling Waters #21

Sparkling Firefly X Dorothy Lloyd by Bourbon King

Special Assignment

Society Rex X Quaker Bonnet by Kingston's Choice

Stonewall's Golden Dream #13

Stonewall King X Silver Moon by The Courier

Veiled Prophet #25

Captain Courageous X Clay T Rose by King's Sport

Among the deceased sires on the top 25 list were

Stonewall King #2

Noble Kalarama #3

Bourbon Genius #6

Nawbeek's Highland King #7

Gallant Knight #12

King's Genius #16

American Ace #17

Finally, these horses rounded out the top 25, but didn't have the

large ad magazine presence.

. King Coe

Denmark Beaverkettle

Anderson Rex

Pure Denmark

Blue Meadow King (no picture)

Jacques Chief A (no picture)

Duke of Stonewall (No picture)

Montgomery Mc (no picture)

All Stonewall (no picture)

The final (I really mean it this time) installment in this series will be for the year 1963. Any guesses as to who will be on top? Here's a hint. In 1953, he wasn't on the list yet. The #2 horse hadn't even sired a colt in 1953.

The Rambler was advertised as a show prospect in the February 1953 issue, but I included him because it's a good picture and he's being ridden by 19 year Tom Moore