2/11/23 Who are the CHampions of CHampions?

 In order to earn the CHampion designation from the American Saddlebred Horse Breeders Association, a horse must earn 15 points at qualified shows by their placings in certain classes.  There are many stipulations to earning the points and sometimes it takes years to get to that magical number of 15.  Then there are those seasoned campaigners that continue their winning careers for years and amass dozens of points.  ASHBA has a list of the top 100 point winners, and it's a very interesting group.  Not surprisingly, geldings make up 75% of the list, with mares making the other 25%.  Three of these top show mares also made it to the Broodmare Hall of Fame.  There isn't a stallion to be found on this list.

Only three of the top 100 are World's Grand Champions, and all were geldings.  Interestingly, they were each in a different division, with WGC CH The Daily Lottery showing in 5 Gaited, WGC CH Winter Day being 3 Gaited, and WGC CH Roselawn's Secret Rhythm showing in Fine Harness.  The first two of these horses showed in both open and amateur classes throughout their careers, but Roselawn's Secret Rhythm showed mostly in open classes, earning three WGC and three RWGC titles in six years.  

Another interesting fact is that around 20 percent of the top 100 point earners were the products of two breeding programs.  Callaway Hills was the breeder of top show horses Callaway's Born to Win, Callaway's Born for This, Callaway's Cumulus, Callaway's Winning Number, RWGC Callaway's Mr. Republican, Callaway's Capitol Reporter, Callaway's Pretty Penny and Will's Bulletin.  Chubasco, the pinto stallion from Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds, sired Caravelle, Fiasco, Like Thunder, Blustery, Nobody's Business, Sprinkles, Astra Music, Blythe, The Fire Fox, Lily Mystique, Snow Fooling and Policy Maker.  The Callaway horses had many owners, but most of the Scripps Miramar horses were shown by owner breeder Michelle Macfarlane herself.  

Not all of the Top 100 Point Winners are pictured here, but take a moment to look through many of these great campaigners!  

#1 with 188 points is CH Like Thunder.

He showed in multiple divisions, is a Rose Bowl Parade veteran,

and is a true ambassador for American Saddlebreds.

Can you tell he is one of my favorites?

#2 is Caravelle who was also in the BHF

#3 Callaway's Pretty Penny is one of the 

most consistent horses I've ever seen.

#4 Lily Mystique

She is by Chubasco, but her dam is labeled incorrectly in this photo

#6  Fiasco had 170 points

#8  Blackberry Delight had a long career in

multiple divisions. 

#9 is CH His Supreme Reflection

#15 Nobody's Business and Michelle Macfarlane

#18 Policy Maker from Scripps Miramar

#19 Ninety Eight Degrees 

This fellow had a lot of owners and did well for them all.

#20 Sprinkles even has her own Breyer model

and she is a full sister to #1 Like Thunder

#25 Jessie Cole was an eye catching gray

#26 A Magic Surprise had 101 points in his career

#28 Mr. Snuffleupagus

#32 Astra Music BHF with Ellen Scripps Davis

#33 Teuschers

#35 Santana Lass has her own statue in Shelbyville, Kentucky

46 I'm Something Wicked showed well into his teens

47 League of Nations was a country pleasure standout

#49 Will's Bulletin

#64 Callaway's Born to Win sired a few colts

before being gelded and having his great show career

#65 Brookhill's King of Kool

#66 Gypsy Supreme lived out his days at 

the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington 

#67 The Daily Lottery was a 5 Gaited WGC

#72 Roselawn's Secret Rhythm was a 3 time WGC

#74 Callaway's Mr. Republican and Rick Wallen

#78 Winter Day was a WGC with George Knight

#79 Admiral's Mark was shown by top amateurs

Mary Gaylord McLean and Randi Stuart Wightman

#80 The Fire Fox

#84 /Snow Fooling

#84 Callaway's Born for This was sired by #64

#87 Moses

#92 Callaway's Cumulus

#94 My Front Page Lady was also in the BHF

This was their ranking in February 2023, but of course that's subject to change.

To see the complete list of the Top 100 Ranked Horses on the ASHBA website, click here

https://www.asha.net/registry/ch-cheq/chpoints/

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