The American Saddlebred

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

7/26/16 More on Longview's Supreme and his son Titleist

Last week's post featured Longview's Supreme, a breeding son of Valley View Supreme. Unlike some of Valley View Supreme's other sons, Longview's Supreme didn't get much opportunity at stud until he was older, and only averaged about 5 colts per year. Despite this handicap, he sired many good show horses. After completing the post, of course I stumbled across several more good offspring which are pictured here. This week also looks at one of Longview's Supreme's best breeding sons, the beautiful Titleist.

CH Chat

Chat was also pictured in the previous post as a 3 gaited gelding.

Here he is in fine harness when he was still a stallion.

CH Cynthia's Party Punch

This mare was a World's Champion 5 gaited pony, and also a World's Champion

as a Ladies 5 Gaited horse. Her dam was by Denmark's Rhythm King.

Diamond Kite
This gelding was a World's Champion as a 3YO. in the pleasure division.
Longview's Supreme X CH Marlene Stonewall by Pat Sonewall

CH Enlightening
This WC 5gaited gelding also appeared in the last post, but this is a better picture.

One of Longview's Supreme's best offspring was Titleist. He was a 4 time World's champion in the 5 gaited division, winning the 3 year old class in 1978, Junior Stallion/Gelding class in 1979 and the 5 Gaited Stallion Stake in both 1980 and 1981. After his show days were over, he had a lengthy career at stud and sired some successful show horses. Shown below are four nice pictures of Titleist, and a couple of his CHampion offspring.

Titleist and Bobby Gatlin

With Bobby Gatlin

with Jack Noble

Chicago Title

out of Wild Promises by Hide-A-Way's Wild Country

CH Title Bound

In 2008, he was World's Champion of Champions

in the 5 Giated Ladies Amateur division.

His dam was a granddaughter of CH Greenway Comander.

Ch Titleist Right Tonight

This gelding was a World's Champion 5 gaited Pleasure Horse

and was out of Peppermint Classic by Folly's Supreme Dream.

And then there is a horse named Too Much Titleist. In his 3 generation pedigree, Titleist appeared 3 times. His son Titleist Memory was this horses' double grandsire and also appearing on his pedigree was Titleist Dynamite, Titleist Cindarella and Titleist Forget Me Not. No doubt about it, this horse was appropriately named!

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Sunday, July 10, 2016

7/10/16 Longview's Supreme

Longview's Supreme was sired by the great Valley View Supreme and out of A Sheer Delight BHF. He was a chestnut foal with no markings, and was born in 1960. Always the inquisitve colt, he was good natured and friendly. One trait got him into trouble and the second saved him. An eye injury as a yearling took away all possibility of being shown, but with his strong pedigree, and great disposition, it was decided to breed him to some mares. While his results were good, mare owners stayed away from Longview's Supreme. There were other advertised stallions that drew more mares, so it wasn't until Lonview's Supreme was an older stallion in his late teens that he started getting the recognition he deserved.

Longview's Supreme

Valley View Supreme X A Sheer Delight BHF by King Coe

Often referred to as Longview Supreme, but that wasn't correct.

Another picture of Longview's Supreme

Belle Supreme GTR (BHF)

Longview's Supreme X Belle Prophet by Veiled Prophet

She was a World's Champion, then went on to produce

CH The Groomsman & CH The Phoenix (below)

CH The Phoenix Sm

He has his own statue at the Kentucky Horse Park

Lord O'Shea X Belle supremje GTR by Longview's Supreme

Belle Supreme was one of three daughters of Longview's Supreme that ended up in the Broodmare Hall of Fame. The other two were Simply Furious and Sensational Sue.

Sensational Sue BHF

Longview's Supreme X Fredmar's Sweet Sue by Ridgefields Denmark

Here are a couple of Simply Furious' offspring.

Diplomatic Son

Attache X Simply Furious BHF by Longview's Supreme

Simply Majestic

Radiant Sultan X Simply Furious BHF by Longview's Supreme

Longview's Supreme had over a dozen colts that earned their CHampion status. Here are some as well as some of his other great showing get.

CH Chat

Longview's Supreme x Carolina Shamrock by Gallant Guy

CH Enlightening

Longview's Supreme x Reata's Really Really BHF by Oman's Desdemona Denmark

CH Geneva June

Longview's Supreme X Crebilly's Sweet Talk by Vanity's Sensation

CH Longview's Ravishing Ruby

Longview's Supreme X Northern Lass by The Rambler

CH Shaman

Longview's Supreme X Linda's Beauty by Americus Denmark

CH Longview's Headman

shown as Suncatcher

Longview's Supreme X Fairway Gay Descendant by Anacacho Denmark

Sweet Charlotte

Longview's Supreme X Louan Genius by Genius Better Bourbon

Longview's Supreme also produced some stallion sons that bred on.

Titleist

Longview's Supreme X CH Nichols' Fairlane by Alexander the Great

Longview's Paladin

Longview's Supreme X Empress Wing by Wing Commander

He was a half brother to CH Imperator.

American Dream

Longview's Supreme X Linda's Beauty by Americus Denmark

He was a full brother to the terrific show horse, CH Shaman.

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

6/5/16 Golden Firefly BHF and Princess Irene, a closer look

Golden Firefly had a post back in 2013, but she is such a fabulous mare that she deserves another look. Foaled in 1911, she was bred by the Kelley Brothers of Bowling Green, Kentucky and owned most of her life by John Crozer of Upland, PA. Mr. Crozer also owned Kathryn Haines at one time, and was the breeder of Kate Haines and her daughter Kate Peavine, Spoonbill and Abie's Irish Rose. The man had some nice horses!

Golden Firefly was a flashy chestnut mare with liberal white markings. She was a crowd favorite and a regular winner. In 1916, her trainer Sterling Nicoll rode and drove her to the RWGC in both the 5 Gaited and Fine Harness stakes at the World's Championship. It took two horses, Richlieu King, a two time Stallion stake winner and Lady Beautiful, a five time WGC in Fine Harness, to beat her.
And once her show ring days were over, this great mare went on to make even greater contributions to the American Saddlebred breed.
A check of her pedigree shows three of her grandparents tracing directly to Denmark FS. Her sire, Guided by Love, was another brightly marked horse. He also sired stallions Kentucky Moonshine, Green Valley Fox, Love Chief and My Own Love. His daughter Marjorie Beebe was 2nd dam of Judy O'Lee BHF. Princess Irene only produced one registered foal, but that turned out to be Golden Firefly. Other than that, little was known about Princess Irene, but that's going to change right now. She was bred by W. R. Allen of Smiths Grove, Kentucky and registered by Scott Isbell of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The towns were just down the road from each other. And it just so happens that a home in Bowling Green Kentucky contained a painting of a saddlebred mare and a copy of the application to register her. The sorrel mare with stripe and left front leg, white to the elbow, was none other than Princess Irene. Her owner, which could have been Scott Isbell, or later the Kelley Brothers, liked this mare enough to have a portrait painted. The long time homeowner had no connection with Princess Irene, and it's unknown what the mare's connection was with previous owners of the home. It is just good fortune that her paperwork stayed with her painting, and with her very distinctive markings, there is no doubt of her identity.

a portrait of Princess Irene

GOLDEN FIREFLY . M, SADDLEBRED, 1911

Golden Firefly BHF	Guided By Love	King Lee Rose	Montrose

			Daughter of Mambrino Le Grand Jr

		Maud Cullen	My Own

			Marr

	Princess Irene	Kentucky Diamond	Chester Dare

			Fannie

		Patsy	Mark Time

			Old Kate

Now for a look at some of Golden Firefly's offspring and what they've produced.

Rex Firefly, f. 1921, sired by Rex Peavine.

Rex Firefly sired:
         King Coe who sired Penny Co Ed BHF, A Sheer Delight BHF, Cora Sutton
         Sensation Rex who sired Vanity's Sensation, Golden Sensation, Mighty Sensation, Grassview Sensation and Wonderland Sensation.
          Sparkling Firefly

King Coe

A Sheer Delight BHF produced Longview Supreme

Longview Supreme

Penny Co Ed produced Penny Stonewall

Cora Sutton produced WGC Cora's Time

Coe's Heir

Sensation Rex

Vanity's Sensation

Wonderland Sensation

Golden Sensation

Grassview Sensation

Mighty Sensation

Flashing Peavine BHF, f. 1923. sired by Rex Peavine
Flashing Peavine produced American Jane and Flashing American.

Princess Firefly, f. 1928, sired by Bourbon King