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World Grand Champion in 1967 |
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Go Boy's Sundust was
foaled the property of Joe Raines of Birmingham, Alabama in April
1960. His sire was Merry Go Boy, the World's Grand Champion
Walking Horse in both 1947 and 1948, and was out of Sun Dust
Silhouette by Sun Dust. His second dam was a daughter of
Midnight Sun, World's Grand Champion of 1945 and 1946.
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In the winter just
after he turned two, Go Boy's Sundust was moved into the Cornersville,
Tennessee stable of Howard "Red" Nix to break and train. Go
Boy's Sundust had been started there in the Red Nix barn and showed
promise of developing into a good saddle colt. Dr. Harold
Blanton bought the promising colt and Go Boy's Sundust was moved to
the Dave Peebles stable in Decatur, Alabama.
That spring, 1963, Dr. B. S. Henry of Russellville, Alabama was
looking for a possible amateur mount for his daughter, Janice. George
Witt of Athens, Alabama, went with Dr. Henry to the Peebles table and
there the Doctor purchased Go Boy's Sundust for Janice. George
Witt showed Go Boy's Sundust lightly, and Janice Henry showed him
twice, as a junior, that early summer. Dr. Henry also had
a three year old stallion at Witt's, Go Boy's Black Dandy. |
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At Florence,
Alabama, Bud Dunn was showing Sundust Perfection, another three
year old stallion, for Dr. Henry. Three horses all for
the same class! George Witt decided to exert his main efforts in
making a stake horse for Dr. Henry with Go Boy's Black Dandy, so
Go Boy's Sundust was moved to Bud Dunn's Stable in Florence.
At the 1963 Celebration that year, Bud Dunn showed Sundust
Perfection and George Witt showed Go Boy's Black Dandy for Dr.
Henry in the class for three year old stallions. Dunn showed
Go Boy's Sundust at the Jackson, Mississippi show that fall as a
three year old and was reserve in the junior stallion class and
junior stake there. |
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As a four year old,
and an aged horse according to horse show rules in those days, he won
the stallion class at the Columbia Spring Jubilee and several one
night shows prior to Celebration time. At the 1964
Celebration, he was fourth in the aged stallion class and third in the
Grand Championship Stake. Later that fall he was winner of the
stallion class at both the Southern Championship at Montgomery and the
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In 1965, Go
Boy's Sundust was again champion stallion at the Spring Jubilee.
He was fifth in the stallion class and fourth in the big stake at
the Celebration. That fall he, again, was champion stallion and
winner of the championship stake at the Southern Championship in
Montgomery, and winner also of these two events at the Mobile,
Alabama show.
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At the 1966
Celebration, he was fifth in the stallion class and third in the
Grand Championship. That year he repeated his wins at
Montgomery and at Mobile by tying first in the class and stake
events at those shows. In the spring of 1967, Dr. Henry
moved Go Boy's Sundust to the Cornersville, Tennessee, stable of
Doug Wolaver, and the rest is history. |
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The 1967 Grand
Championship award marked the third time for a mount of Doug Wolaver's
to receive that distinction. Wolaver had won previous Celebrations
with Mack K's Handshaker and Triple Threat. |
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