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lood throughout the bottom of his pedigree. Look to and through his dam, Pretty Ribbons, and there’s her dam, the inimitable Yorkshire Pudding. Who did she produce? Well, only the likes of Reedann’s Top Gun, Castle Bravo, and Deep Blue, among others. When classic conformation combines with correct form, brilliance along with speed are added, not to mention that expression looking through the bridle toward the upper balcony, and the knees pointing north at the same time, I think the rules say that’s what a Five-Gaited American Saddlebred is supposed to be. And this one is. It’s Dan The Man remains undefeated, becoming the World’s Champion of Champions Junior Fine Harness Horse on Thursday, and most of us are wondering if Dr. Alan Raun will ever stop smiling. What a thrill to cap his accomplished, wide-ranging and elaborate career! This bay stallion, bred by Florence Grant of Alabama, is now owned by High Spirits Farm of Jefferson City, Missouri (Anna Marie Knipp). He returned from winning his deep qualifier to win the Championship as well, and who knows what his future holds? At four-score-and-some, how about Doc Raun’s, too? He's just getting started! They weren’t the only stars shining Photo by Jen Corcoran Peter Cowart and Real Action show their winning form in the Three-Gaited Three-Year-Old Division I class on Thursday night. Earlier in the day, Cowart signed autographs as the rider of 2008’s Five- Gaited World’s Grand Champion CH Breaking News. Thursday night, and Peter Cowart’s Real Action is emblematic of them all. Bred in Missouri by Virgil and Sandra Helm, by the prolific Desert’s Supreme Memories out of Callaway’s Worth Waiting For, by Callaway’s Blue Norther, this three-yearold gelding lit up a section of the Three- Gaited Stake for his owners, McKenzie and Plunkett of Connecticut – on a day with the emphasis on Saddlebred Youth, in which Peter signed autographs as the reigning World’s Grand Champion Five- Gaited rider for long lines of admirers, the future is bright indeed. as Alan R. Raun and It’s Dan The Man won the Fine Harness Junior Championship on Thursday night. Photo by Jen Corcoran WCHS Results and Judges’ Cards | 2 | Friday, August 28, 2009
THURSDAY AT THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR A Day of Champions Top: Soquili’s Georgia Kracker and Bob Brison took their victory pass in the $5,000 Junior Three-Gaited Championship. Right: Lace’s Last Tango and Priscilla Marconi won the Amateur Fine Harness Championship. Above: Our African Violet and Mike Buchanan won the Five-Gaited Three-Year-Old Mare. Photos by Jen Corcoran. WCHS Results and Judges’ Cards | 3 | Friday, August 28, 2009
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