TWH HISTORY TEST VOL 1

For the first time in the history of the Celebration, a horse and rider team which had won in the amateur division came back in to win the Grand Championship Walking Horse Stake. name the Horse rider and Year.

What WGC shared a birthday with his owner?

In 1947, what future big stake winner, then four years old, challenged successfully defeated Midnight Sun for the World Grand Championship?

What World Grand Champion was ridden by Percy Moss who became the youngest rider ever to win the Grand Champion prior to his title in 1954?

In the course of only a few months WGCHaynes Peacock had gone from carrying sacks of flour to the Grand Championship of the Celebration, and later, to Madison Square Garden for another great victory there. What year did he win the WGC?

In 1954, during the Celebration Horse Show, Setting Sun was shown again by what trainer to win Reserve Junior to the Champion Go Boy’s Shadow? 

Which mare broke the winnings streaks of Midnight Sun and Merry Go Boy the the World Grand hampionship?

 Trainer Doug Wolaver was only the third rider in the history of the Celebration horse show to be either owner or part-owner of
the Grand Champion he exhibited. Who were the other two?

The breeder of Sun’s Delight was A. S. Dean of Christiana, TN.  He was the owner of Sun’s Delight at the 1962 Celebration when this great horse tied second in the event for Junior Stallions and was named Reserve Junior Champion Walking Horse over some of the best competition every exhibited at a Celebration showing. Who owned Sun’s Delight when he won the World Grand Championship in 1963?

In 1976 at the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration they did something different – instead of the flag-bearer opening the show on the back of a white Tennessee Walking Horse, this past WGC carried the flag that year?

In November of 1964,  Carbon Copy was retired from the show ring at the Southern Championship Horse Show in Montgomery.  He went on to sire two World Grand Champions. Of his offspring that were big stake winners, which one was out of a full sister to a WGC?

Go Boys Shadow was the third World Grand Champion to be exhibited by Winston Wiser. How many times did Wiser win the World Grand Championship?

Strolling Jim was foaled in 1936 and was bred by Ed Gilliam near what town in Tennessee?

Haynes Peacock and his loving master came back to the Celebration to win the coveted crown in the Grand Championship class in 1941 for the second consecutive time. Who rode him in 1941?

Which trainer/exhibitor was riding City Girl in all events at the 1944 Celebration, when he and City Girl were fourth in the class for walking mares that year in the preliminary to the Grand Championship Stake, but came back in the main event to be declared the Grand Champion Walking Horse of the World. 

Haynes Peacock was sired by Wilson’s Allen and out of which of the following mares?

WGC Perfection’s Carbon Copy was the winner of the Stallion Class of 1964,  defeating 44 other top stallions.  He continued his success that Celebration, by defeating 13 other finalists in the World Grand Champions Class on Saturday night, by unanimous vote of all the judges.  Who was his rider and owner in Sept of 1964?

Rodgers’ Perfection was sired by Midnight Mack K, out of Merry Walker, who was also the dam of what former World Grand Champion?

Which famous show horse was the sire of 3 World Grand Champions – Go Boy’s Shadow (1955 & 1956), Go Boy’s Sundust (1967), and Go Boy’s Royal Heir (1968)?

Melody Maid was ridden by Floyd Carothers on that memorable night when she was crowned Grand Champion Walking Horse of the World in what year?

Which famous show horse was Junior Champion in 1948 but was Reserve Grand Champion in 1949?   He returned in 1950 to defeat the current World’s Champion Midnight Merry.

Melody Maid was the first of three mares to win the Grand Championship, and these mares were victorious on three consecutive years. Of the Following mares, which one did NOT win the WGC?

In 1957, Ebony Masterpiece was tied third in the class for Stallions and Geldings, Two-Year-Olds. He was tied first in the Two-Year-Old Championship Stake later that week. Who was his trainer/rider in 1957?

Wayne Longmire of Knoxville, Tennessee was the breeder of record on a WGC previously named Security Sun. What was his name changed to and what year did he win the World Grand Championship?

Which WGC was originally registered under the name of Strange Gal?

In 1956 at the Harlinsdale dispersal during the Murray Farm sale in Lewisburg, Tenn., Mrs. G. M. Livingston and daughter, Geraldine of Quitman, Ga., paid $50,000 for which famous Tennessee Walking Horse?

What future WGC won Junior Championships at the American Royal and Dixie Jubilee and was Grand Champion of the Tennessee State Fair as a four-year-old.  In 1957, he was undefeated during the show season and was named Reserve Champion of the World at the National Celebration?

Winston Wiser began his many Grand Championships at the Celebration with Black Angel in 1943.   The 1943 Championship Stake was the only one held on a (day of the week?) during the first thirty two years.

The name “Joe Lewis Wilson” did nothing for the future of a certain TWH champion. So it was Bill Ashley of Franklin who suggested (which name?) soon after this famous TWH horse arrived at Harlinsdale.

In the Big Championship Stake of 1965, there were eleven entries, but one team was chosen by both the judges and the referee, after 50 minutes of hard competition.  The ovation of the crowd confirmed the judges’ selection of the winners.  Who was the rider and WGC in 1965?