( Continued from Page 16 ) Wolaver in the saddle . Their home front trainer , Mr . Kenneth Black , has started this truly outstanding horse as a colt , after buying him when he was 12 months old . He responded so well that it was decided that he was destined for the “ big time .” He was taken to Lewisburg to the Harold Wise stables as a two year old and later moved to the Wolaver Stables where Doug finished him out in time to capture the 2 Year Old Southern Championship class . It was on the strength of this great colt that Mr . Koenig purchased his famous sire .
A run-down of the horses now in training at this Daytona Beach resort Stable , reads like a TRIPLE THREAT family tree . TRIPLE THREAT ’ S DREAM , a sorrell 2 year old filly with flax mane and tail is dctined for a showring career as is MISS TRIPLE THREAT , a black mare now in training with Harold Wise . IMA THREAT is another outstanding example of TRIPLE THREAT breeding . She is a 2 year old filly with a lot of natural ability .
Also in training is SUN ’ S SECRET HOPE , a 2 year old black filly owned by Bunckic Blackburn of Daytona Beach . Also in training is REBEL ’ S RAMPAGE , a chestnut stud with flax mane and tail . Other horses getting training here are MERRY SERENADE , MACK K ’ S SPRINGTIME and AGAIN GO SUE , the blue roan marc that Ellen Metzger showed to the Ladies Amateur Championship in the Florida Sunshine Circuit .
Mr . William A . Heuer of Delray Beach has a 2 year old stud named FLORIDA RAMBLER that has just been started and is doing well . REBEL ’ S MACK is another of the young horses now in training .
At stud this past season at the Port Orange Stables was MIDNIGHT SUN REPLICA , a big black stallion with an impressive show ring record . He will move to the Harold Wise Stables in Lewisburg , Tennessee to stand the 1967 season .
The Port Orange Stables will be well represented in the Florida Circuit this next season so watch for the name . After that they will be heading for bigger game toward Tennessee .
Gatewood Stables
A recent letter from A . P . “ Sonny ” Holt gave us news that he has just finished a six months tour of active duty in the U . S . Army and finding that there were few horses to be trained nowadays , he returned to civilian in the U . S . Army and finding that there were few life . “ Sonny ” states that he will be at the Gatewood Stables in Hattiesburg , Mississippi , until the first of the year , where he was prior to entering the service .
Welcome back “ Sonny ” Holt . Glad to have you back here instead of in Viet Nam . There aren ’ t many horses over there either !
Bendor Farms
A note from Mr . John Bright gives us some good news about their Bendor Farms Walking Horse activity . Among their own horses that should do well next season is MID NIGHT GOLDEN HEIR , a 3 year old stud by BLAZE GOLDEN HEIR out of a MIDNIGHT SUN mare , and MARY ’ S WHITE LADY , a fine age mare with ALLEN blood . Mr . Bright states that both Carl and Jackie are high on these two and plan to take them to Florida . The Brights also have a good 3 year old mare named PILOT ’ S BAY CHANCE and a 6 year old bay gelding pony named
PILOT ’ S BAY CHANCE and a 6 year old bay gelding ponv named COCK ROBIN that was ridden quite successfully last season by Miss Laura Bright .
Mr ' and Mrs . R . E . Murbarger of Lexington have several fine head in training with Carl including COUN TRY JACK ’ S GO BOY , a great little stallion that has a winning record . Carl has also just broken a coming two colt for them . The Diamond Brothers of Somerset , Kentucky , have GO BOY ’ S FULL HOUSE , a 3 year old stallion . This is the colt that Carl and Jackie showed last season as a 2 year old . He is by MERRY GO BOY and is out of POLLY BLAIN . David Bailey owns MID NIGHT WILD CAT , a coming three stud by MID NIGHT SUN that should prove to be a winner next
season .
BIG TALK FARMS
Willy Cook , the trainer at Doug Cagle ’ s Big Talk Farm in Douglasville , Georgia , has several outstanding g horses currently in training .
First of all , there is GO BOY ’ S BIG TALK , the aged stallion for whom this Walking Horse operation was named .
Then there is BOMB ’ S LAD , an up and coming four year old stud owned jointly by Doug Cagle and J . C . Whiscnant . BOMB ’ s LAD is a beautiful bay , with one of the prettiest running walks in this area . He hasn ’ t been shown extensively , as Willy is bringing him along slowly , but I feel certain that as an aged stallion he is going to be a big winner .
At the Celebration this year Mr . Cagle purchased HAYNE ’ S SUN DUST for his son David . Unfortunately , this good looking four year old sorrell stallion , recently injured his foot and won ’ t be able to compete in the Montgomery Show , but we will be hearing more about him next Spring .
Another new horse at Big Talk is a beautiful black mare , SUN DUST LOU , belonging to Blanche Thomas .
Two other juvenile competitors from Big Talk who have had an outstanding summer in the show ring arc Patty Reems on her mare . SHADOW ’ S MERRY LADY , and David Whiscnant on his pony TOM DOOLEY IT .
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