10/7/18 1963's Sire rating

This series started at  1973 and ends at the 1963 stallion issue of Saddle & Bridle.  February's issue always contained the sire rating, and this post will feature the pictures of the stallions advertised in the magazine.  I always use the year of the magazine, in this case 1963, to report the results, but in fact, the rating is from the prior year.  The top stallion from 1973, Stonewall Premier, was third on the list in 1963, so here was a stallion at or near the top for many years.  However, I don't think there are any stallions standing in 2018 that have him on their top line.  The top stallion from 1953, Anacacho Denmark, was long deceased by 1963,  but was represented by 3 of his sons who were full brothers on the 1963 list.  They were Ridgefield's Denmark, Clarma, and Golden Thunderbolt.  Their most famous full brother, Oman's Desdemona Denmark, hit his peak in the 1970's when he lead the rating for 3 years.  Another Anacacho Denmark son on the list in 1963 was Anacacho Empire.

The top stallion in 1963 was the wonderful Starheart Stonewall, who didn't even make the list in 1953, but lead the list three times total in his career at stud.  Starheart Stonewall was one of five sons of Stonewall King on the list in 1963.  The others were Stonewall Premier, Stonewall Supreme, Stonewall's Jack Pot and Stonewall's Golden Dream.  Years later in the 1980's, Starheart Stonewall's son Stonewall's Main Event twice topped the list.

The stallion in second place in 1963 was none other than Wing Commander.  On the last list the blog covered from 1953, he had yet to sire his first colt, but in the stud as in the show ring, he was a superstar.  The following year's magazine had Wing Commander at the top of the sire rating, where he remained until his death.  In the decades to follow, Wing's sons, grandsons and great-grandsons were peppered all over the sire listing.  In 2018, his descendant, Undulata's Nutcracker dominates.

The top deceased sires from 1963 were of course the top sires from a decade earlier, Anacacho Shamrock, Anacacho Denmark, King Coe, Society Rex, Kalarama Colonel, Captain Courageous and Sparkling Waters still had good offspring hitting the show rings.

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 Empire   #8

Anacacho Denmark X Anacacho Serena by Anacacho Do 

Anacacho’s All American    

Anacacho Shamrock X Helen Hiwater by King’s Genius 

Beau Fortune   #16  

Sun Beau X Anacacho Princess by Edna May’s King 

Buck and Wing   

Wing Commander X Lovely Maid by Society Rex 

Captain Benny    

Captain Courageous X Franklin Lady by Wake Robin 

 Clarma   #13 

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

Courageous Peavine  #23  

Captain Courageous X Mountain Mollie by Hallelluia Mac 

Genius Bourbon King  #11  

Bourbon Genius X Blessed Event by Silver Mac 

 Lord Star Bourbon

Genius Bourbon King X Highland’s Sylvia by Nancy Highland’s Chief

Majestic Ensign   

Ensign Kirby X Ellen Peavine by Majestic Peavine 

Mr. Butterfly   

Stonewall King X Fancie Dandie by Abdallah Peavine

Murray Cason    

Stonewall King X Knobbie Dixie by Knob Creek Denmark 

 My King’s X    

Anacacho Shamrock X Love Affair by Oklahoma Peavine

Rhythm Command   

Wing Commander X Sweet Rhythm by Reveler

Ridgefield’s Denmark  #10  

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

Secret Society  

Society Rex X Sheer Genius 

Secret Society standing pose 

Shoreacres Anacacho Genius    

Genius Bourbon King X Anacacho Showers by Anacacho Denmark 

Society Mastermind   

Society Rex X Beverly Hills by Leatherwood King 

Starheart Stonewall  #1   

Stonewall King X Queen Anne of Windsor by Alexander Monroe 

Stonewall Premier  #3

 Stonewall King X Our Birdie by King Barrymore 

Stonewall’s Black Squirrel   

Stonewall King X Rana Ann by King Barrymore

Sylvan’s Choice  

Kalarama Bittersweet X Sylvan Peavine by Gold Spot

the sire of Giddy-Up-Go 

 The Rambler  

Genius Bourbon King X Highland Sylvia by Nancy Highland’s Chief

Vanity’s Sensation    #19  

Sensation Rex X Meadow Vanity by Meadow Majesty 

Wing Commander  #2  

Anacacho Shamrock X Flirtation Walk by King’s Genius

Top 25 from 1963 in it's entirety

1.        Starheart Stonewall

2.        Wing Commander

3.       Stonewall Premier

4.       Stonewall Supreme

5.       Bobby Sea

6.       Ridgefield’s Genius

7.       Golden Thunderbolt

8.       Anacacho Empire

9.       Private Contract

10.   Ridgefield’s Denmark

11.   Genius Bourbon King

12.   Alexander the Great

13.   Clarma

14.   Stonewall’s Jack Pot

15.   King of Rose a Lee

16.   Beau Fortune

17.   Stonewall’s Golden Dream

18.   Lucky Kalarama

19.   Vanity’s Sensation

20.   Marine Ace

21.   Special Assignment

22.   Beau Le Rose Peavine

23.   Courageous Peavine

24.   Genius Flying Saucer

25.   American Dictator

To see the entire list of top stallions thru the years, check out this post from 2017. 

 

http://theamericansaddlebred.blogspot.com/2017/06/61817-happy-fathers-day.html

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