Friday, September 27, 2019

9/28/19 Reserve World's Grand Champions

On Saturday night at Louisville, a three judge panel decides who is crowned World's Grand Champion.  Sometimes it is a split decision, and the winner earns its title by a narrow margin.   Reserve Grand Champions are fabulous horses, and many go on to earn a World's Grand Champion title in their future.  Case in point, CH Wing Commander, who was a Reserve Grand champion as a 4 year old before reeling off 6 straight championships.  Another horse, CH Emerald Future was Reserve World's 3 gaited champion four times before finally winning the championship in 1955.   However, there are some horses who never go on to win the big dance and earn that coveted title.  This post will look at a partial list of those horses, who had great careers, won numerous titles, but never quite achieved that top honor. Here they are along with a mini pedigree and the year they won their RWGC title.

5 GAITED
Golden Firefly BHF
1917
She was RWGC in both five Gaited AND  Fine Harness
in the same year. 
Rex Lee Bourbon
1930
Bourbon King X Lelia Rex by Rex Peavine

Joanna Jones
1931
Bourbon King X Lelia Rex by Rex Peavine
a full sister to Rex Lee Bourbon

CH My Golden Dawn BHF
1932
Oklahoma Peavine X Fir Acre Blossom BHF by Golden Mc
A fantastic mare who was consistent, but never won the big stakes

CH Parade of Elegance
1935 & 1936
Hermit by Bourbon King X Margaret Casteele by Rex Monroe

Harmony Lane
1937
Peavine Golden by unregistered mare
Frances Dodge's first big contender, she died in her prime.

CH Blue Hawaii
1944
Kalarama Rex X Gifted Lady BHF by My Donald Dare
Another top contender of Dodge Stables. 

CH Sweet Rhythm BHF
1945
Yes, another Dodge Stables star.
Look at the year she was RWGC. Frances Dodge didn't have long to wait.
And she was quite a broodmare after her show career.

Beau Gallant
1946
Sun Beau X Anacacho Princess BHF by Edna May's King
His best son never won the big stake either.

The Replica
1949
Nawbeek's Highland King X Ina Walker BHF by American Born

Dixie Duke
shown as Duke of Dixie
1952, 1953, 1954
duke of Stonewall X Knobbie Dixie BHF
This gelding went head to head with CH Wing Commander

CH Socko
1955
Sparkling Waters X Glorious Star by King's Genius
Yet another great from the Dodge Stables dynasty. 

CH Gallant Guy O'Goshen
1956
Beau Gallant X Gilded Gal O'Goshen by American Ace
He was a six time winner of the stallion stake.

CH Garrymore
1957
Colonel Sport X American Maytime by American Born
He was a 3 time winner of the gelding stake.

CH Broadland's Captain Denmark
1963
Anacacho Denmark X Aflame BHF
He was tragically lost in a fire not long after being RWGC.

Star of the Show
1964, 1966, 1967
CH Anacacho Shamrock X CH My Show Boat by Sparkling Waters
Another Dodge Stables star, but she had the misfortune
of showing at the same time as My My.

CH Giddy Up Go
1972 & 1974
Sylvan's Choice X Beau's Benita Peavine of Undulata by Beau Gallant
He won at Lexington, but never prevailed at Louisville

CH French Wine
1980
Greenway Commander X Harshmont's Linda French by Harshmont the Great

CH Callaway's Mr. Republican
1989
Will Shriver X The Charmed Princess by Genius Bourbon King

CH According to Lynn
2007 - 2008
Callaway's Born to Win X Carol Lynn BHF by The Talk of the Town
She was piloted to her many titles by her owner & breeder,
the talented rider Mary Gaylord McLean.

CH Honey Badger
2017
CF First Night Out X Worthy's Even Then by Roseridge Heir
He switched to the Ladies Amateur division.
RWGC The Replica and WGC Wing Commander in 1949



3 GAITED
CH Flashing American
1932 & 1935
American Born X Flashing Peavine BHF

CH Etta Kett
1936
American Born X Etta Marie by Rex Peavine
Another mare from Dodge Stables, this time a 3 Gaited variety.

CH Sweet Lavender
1948
American Born X Kate Peavine BHF by Rex Peavine

CH Swing an Singin
2011
Designed X Reedann's Supreme Glow by Supreme Heir
She has the most extreme hocks I ever witnessed.

HS Daydream's Heads Up
2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019
Undulata's Nutcracker X A Daydream Believer BHF
I'm rooting for this guy, talk about a consistent career!
***2020 was his year***
WGC!

FINE HARNESS
Belle Sarita 
1935
Beau Cheval X Belle Rita by Red Harrison

Sally Co-Ed
1948
King Coe X Side View Dolly by Montgomery Mc
Her registered name was Little Sally Co-Ed

CH Amber Light
1950
Bourbon Genius X Lady Charmian by Oklahoma Peavine

CH Ensign's Sashay
1952
Ensign Kirby X Denmark's Choice by Pure Denmark
She was best known as plain Sashay, and in the 3 gaited division.
However, she was RWGC in fine Harness.

CH Noble's Color Added
1953
Noble Kalarama X Kentucky's Lady Dare by Kentucky Snip 

Read more about her sire and the man who made her.
CH Broadland's Patrician Lady
1970 & 71 in Fine Harness
1974 3 Gaited
Broadland's Captain Denmark X Ace's Patrician Lady by American Ace
Like her sire, she was RWGC in Fine Harness
The Homecoming Queen
1992
Penny's Superior Stonewall X Hometown Belle by Yorktown

Our Brilliant Belle
2012
Joe Fabulous X Finally in Tune
This mare has it all, beauty, charm and do.
She moved to the Ladies FH division and owns it.

They are all wonderful horses, agreed?

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