Louisville - County Fair Night
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Stockings N Stripes LLC got exactly what their name
indicates they like when Nutoriously Innocent hit the ground this year. The
gorgeous dark chestnut colt has a wide white stripe and three white socks.
Darrel Case led him to the first ever first Saturday night win in the ASR
Kentucky Weanling Futurity. This year’s first World’s Champion is sired by
Undulata’s Nutcracker and out of the grand mare, Angel Innocence. This makes
him a full brother to the sporty Nuttin’ Innocent a hinged up bay gelding that
has made some great shows this year. Last year’s winning handler, Smith Lilly
was the reserve winner tonight with Walterway’s Crack Me Up. Here is another
one by Undulata’s Nutcracker and out of a top show mare, Walterway’s What About
Me, a Reserve World’s Champion herself. Larry Hartsock is the owner and breeder
of record. Up and coming stallion Carl Lynn had two in the top five. The first
of these was Carl Me Maybe, shown by Gerhardt Roos to a top three finish for
Singing Hills Stables, owners of Carl Lynn as well. Sue Worzalla and Alabama
Slammer were a good fourth for daughter Sarah Luft. Good friend Scott Matton
assisted as the tailer tonight.
Mary Gaylord McClean made it two years in a row as the
Kentucky County Fair Harness Pony Grand Champion. Last year it was Last Call as
the winning entry, while this year she piloted Go Daddy to the tricolor for
Golden Creek Farms. Tom Lowry and Jeff McClean started the week off right,
heading up the round of honor for the Lexington winner. Michigan’s Striking
Image and Randy Harper finished reserve in this four-entry class for Ed and
Candi Aversenti. Former owner Dr. Chip Pugh was the Reserve World’s Champion
with Striking Image the last two years in Amateur Gentlemen’s Harness Pony.
The Kentucky Riders Equitation class moved out of its spot
on Thursday morning and took a place in primetime on Saturday night. There was
plenty of noise in this nine-entry class, with Maisie Benfield winning it for
the fifth straight year. Cindy Boel and Renee Philpott headed up the winning
ride for Zubrod Stables. Teamed with Size Me Up once again this year, Maisie
continued her undefeated run in this event. She has won it every year since
moving up to the cantering ranks in 2011. Anna Dearen is fresh off double
victory passes at the Illinois State Fair. She was the reserve winner in this
one. Anna also took two winning rides at Shelby County Fair this year. Kaley
Arterburn was up for third, while the popular Faith Brickzen got a nice sendoff
in fourth.
The exquisitely beautiful Samuri Lady never wants the class
to end. She kept putting on a horse show all the way to the winner’s circle to
win the Kentucky County Fair Fine Harness Grand Championship with Peter Palmer.
Melinda Moore assisted with the victory pass for new owner Annika Bruggeworth.
Breeder Carl T. Fischer Jr. owned the Samur and Constantina daughter up through
her Fine Harness Mare win at Lexington. The pretty black gelding, True Fortune,
earned the reserve honors. Jimmy Robertson highlined it down the rails for
Frank and Iris James. True Fortune is by Mountainview’s Heir To Fortune and out
of Truly In Style. Bret Day and Tory Burch were up next in third for Ghareeb
Equine Investments.
Worthy Sir and Johanna Kapioltas were the happy winners of
the Kentucky County Fair Three-Gaited Grand Championship. Wyatt DeHart joined
in the winner’s circle, as Johanna rode her son of Sir William Robert and
Worthy Summer, by Worthy Son. They were reserve champions at Shelbyville
earlier this year. Manipulating The Stars and Clark Clouse were reserve in this
one for Harold Denton Jr. VHF The Licorice Drop Kid is the sire of this black
gelding. Out of Halle Berry, he was a 13-and-Under Three-Gaited World’s
Champion last year. Battlefield and Cindy Siders were a popular third for Carl
T. Fischer Jr. Roselane’s Dancing For Dollars and Stephanie Sedlacko Brannan
were fourth for Bill and Emily Semans.
It was a unanimous win for The Lone Ranger and Tom Lowry in
the Kentucky County Fair Road Pony Grand Championship. Golden Creek Farms
picked up their second County Fair Grand Championship of the night here. Last
year’s UPHA Road Pony Classic National Champion has been a star on the county
fair tour this year for Golden Creek. He is by Dun-Haven Regal Attraction and
out of Stargazer’s Glitter LF. Kayla Kring wore the Majestic Oaks silks in
reserve with Romeo’s Highlander LF. The entry of Elisabeth Goth is by Romeo LF
and out of a Dun-Haven Regal Attraction mare. Romeo’s Kristy Lee LF and Ali
DeGray continued the parade from the Light Farms breeding program in third for
Helen Rich and Majestic Oaks.
Black was the color of choice in the ASR Kentucky Yearling
Futurity, as three of the top four were that pretty color. The best of the
group belonged to handlers Mitchell and Vicky Clark. Ridgefield’s Black Velvet
put on a whale of a horse show tonight to take top honors. Black Velvet is a
gelding out of She’s Mighty Mighty, a Periaptor mare. Mighty Mighty is out of
the grand walk-trot mare, Caraway. Black Velvet’s sire is another product of
the Clarks’ breeding program, Ridgefield’s Signature. He is by I’m A New Yorker
and out of Signature, by Penny’s Superior Stonewall. Search our database, and
you will find one other time that Mitch showed an in hand horse in this
millennium, but when you’ve got one like this, it’s time to play horse show.
With a great name as the Reserve World’s Champion, Awesome At This represented
Blythewood Farms. This is another top young horse by At Night. He is out of
Desert’s Awesome Lover, a mare with Mountain Highland Memories on the top and
bottom of her pedigree, originally from the program of Walter Bush and now part
of Elisabeth Goth’s broodmare band. Ramon Gomez was part of the team at the
helm of this one. Last year’s ASR Kentucky Weanling Futurity World’s Champion,
Whassup was third tonight with Smith Lilly for Ceil and Kenny Wheeler. Up At
Night and Ramon Gomez also represented Blythewood and At Night in fourth.
The county fair tricolors came out again for the Kentucky
County Fair Roadster to Bike Grand Championship. Gerhardt Roos doffed his cap
to the crowd as he headed to the winner’s circle with Street Legal GRS. An
entry of Dr. Chip Pugh, Street legal has three times been the reserve winner in
this class, stepping up that final notch tonight for the blanket of red
carnations and the tricolor of choice. Martin Teater sped off with the reserve
honors at the lines of Chanteur PV for Melody Adler. This was the first time
all year for this team to leave with anything but the top prize. They were
champions at Lexington just last month. Indian Outlaw represented the Dutch
Harness Horses in third with Lionel Ferreira driving for Flecia Fairey. Pete
Fenton noted that Jimmy Robertson and Kitty Wells were the highest placing
entry with one tire remaining.
Maureen Campbell made her first Louisville drive with
Seamair Simply Awesome, winning the Kentucky County Fair Hackney Pony Grand
Championship for Charlotte Wrather. By Dun-Haven Truly Awesome and out of
Heartland Simplicity, Simply Awesome is now a winner of a cool dozen classes
here in Freedom Hall. Reserve for the fourth time on these green shavings,
Senator took that prize with Tom Lowry tonight for Golden Creek Farms. He was
the Junior Hackney Pony Reserve World’s Champion of Champions two years ago
here.
Annika Bruggeworth’s first night in Freedom Hall couldn’t
have gone much better. Already the winning owner of the County Fair Fine
Harness Grand Champion, she added the Kentucky County Fair Five-Gaited Grand
Championship to her tally with Sabotage and Melinda Moore. By Castle Bravo and
out of The Small Town Blues, Sabotage was the unanimous winner of the
Five-Gaited Stake at Lexington last month. Gerhardt Roos finished out a great
night with a reserve championship here. He rode Rhythm & Romance to this
prize for Fish Creek Stables. By I’m A New Yorker, Rhythm & Romance is out
of The Big Blonde, by CH Man On The Town. Brittany McGinnis was second with
this horse at Lexington. Power Point and Wyatt DeHart were third for Horizon
Saddlebreds, while CH Attache’s Crown Royal gave Annika Bruggeworth first and
fourth in this class. Kelly Lockhart made the good ride aboard Crown Royal.
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