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THE 102nd KENTUCKY STATE FAIR WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW IN LOUISVILLE'S FREEDOM HALL:

• It was an exciting, blue-ribbon win for Don and Kim Mattingly's Diamond 5 Farms with Cadillac Spirit's expressive performance in the Kentucky County Fair Three Gaited Championship on Sunday evening. Helen Robertson expertly piloted this big-going gelding, all the way through the carnation-blanketed victory pass. Watch for photos!
• Peri Town, owned by Georgia & Carl Holden, Jr., was bold and beautiful in his 4th-place tie in the Junior Fine Harness Stallions/Geldings class with Jimmy Robertson at the lines.
• Harmony At Last, owned by John and Cindy Maloney, claimed 7th place in the Three Gaited Ladies Under 15.2 class, with Cindy in the irons. Congrats on a good go, Cindy!
• And, High Mark, with our Wiliam Woods intern Keen Sullivan at the lines, drove out with the 7th place ribbon in the Kentucky County Fair Harness Pony Championship. On Monday evening, they trotted back through the gate in the Harness Pony Stallion/Gelding Stake and left with a fourth-place finish. We're glad that Keen's mother was visiting from Syracuse, New York, to celebrate Keen's 21st birthday and watch her daughter show in Freedom Hall.
• Bad Moon Rising and Caroline Kamer strategized their way through a deep Ladies Amateur Three Gaited Over 15.2 class and laid claim to the sixth-place ribbon. This beautiful mare is owned by Apples & Oats, LLC.
• Heartland Flirtation, another Apples & Oats LLC entry driven by Caroline Kamer, continued her streak of impressive performances in the Harness Pony Mare class, earning a fifth place finish.
• Helen Robertson trotted and racked the showy Amberwood's Double Delight, owned by Andi Bittker, to a sixth-place finish and a host of great comments from onlookers in the Junior Five Gaited Mares class.
• She's Bedazzled ADW dazzled the judges on Tuesday night with her partner Will Harris. They racked, trotted, and made smart moves all around the green shavings to become World's Champion Five Gaited for Junior Exhibitors 16 - 17, capping a spectacular show season. Will's no stranger to Freedom Hall; he twice rode I'm Mr. Blue to the reserve win in the Five Gaited Pony for Riders 13 and Under, and previously captured a reserve world's championship with his flashy mare She's Bedazzled ADW. Now, he has a World's Championship Horse Show blue ribbon to display -- and we're so proud of him!
• John Maloney drove the speedy Turbo Blue to an eighth place finish in the very competitive Open Road Pony Stake class on Wednesday.
• Jennifer Robertson piloted Rum's Last Shot -- "Larry" -- to a reserve world's champion finish in the Amateur Roadster Stake on Wednesday evening. Great drive, Jennifer!
• Thanks to Tre' Lee for a spectacular job with Sue-She, who trotted in stylish form to the fifth place ribbon in the Three Gaited Over 15.2 class on Wednesday evening.

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ALL AMERICAN HORSE CLASSIC, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA:

• Junior Five Gaited Stake: Amberwood's Double Delight, ridden by Helen Robertson for Andi Bittker -- 2nd place
• Five Gaited Pleasure Championship: Callaway's Another Winner, ridden and owned by Debbie Owens -- 1st place; Five Gaited Pleasure qualifier, 3rd place
• Roadster Pony Championship: Dreaming & Scheming, driven by Lori Boyd van Gordon for Lawrence Boyd -- 1st place, and Roadster Pony Limit, 2nd place
• Amateur Five Gaited Championship: Macaroon, ridden by Lori Boyd van Gordon for Ann and Lawrence Boyd -- 3rd place;
• Roadster To Bike Championship and Roadster Horse Open: Fly By Night, driven by Jimmy Robertson for High Hickory Farm -- 2nd place.

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ROCK CREEK FALL SHOW, ROCK CREEK RIDING CLUB, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY:

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Rum's Last Shot: Roadster to Bike Amateur Championship, driven and owned by Jennifer Robertson, 2nd place
Turbo Blue: Roadster Pony Championship and Open, driven and owned by John Maloney, 1st place
She's Bedazzled ADW: Five Gaited Junior Exhibitor Championship, ridden by Will Harris for David & Paula Harris, 1st place; Five Gaited Junior Exhibitor, 2nd place
Harmony At Last: Three Gaited Ladies, ridden and owned by Cindy Maloney, 3rd place
Kelli House: Pleasure Equitation 17 And Under Championship and qualifier aboard Callaway's Fox Jackson for Joel Dorignac, 3rd place
Heartland City Boy: AHHS Roadster Pony Medallion, driven by Barrett Clifton for Dr. & Mrs. William Silber, 1st place
America's Lass: Walk/Trot Pleasure 12 & Under, ridden by Alexandra Sowell for Suzanne Bradshaw, 1st place
Amberwood's Double Delight: Five Gaited Junior Horse Stake, ridden by Helen Robertson for Andi Bittker, 3rd place
Sports Night: Three Gaited Show Pleasure Junior Exhibitor Championship, ridden by Jordon Mattingly for Diamond Five Farms, 3rd place

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UPHA/AMERICAN ROYAL HORSE SHOW, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:

• The Intimidator: Roadster to Bike Open, driven by Jimmy Robertson for Lawrence & Ann Boyd, 3rd place, and Roadster To Bike National Championship -- 1st place;
• She's Bedazzled: Juvenile Exhibitor 14 - 17 Five Gaited qualifier, owned and ridden by Will Harris, 5th place, and Juvenile Exhibitor Five Gaited National Championship, 6th place;
• Macaroon: Amateur Five Gaited Mares, owned and ridden by Lori Boyd van Gordon, 3rd place, and Amateur Five Gaited National Championship, 6th place;
• Sports Night: ridden by Jordon Mattingly for Diamond Five Farms, Juvenile Exhibitor 14 and Under Show Pleasure, 8th place (out of 16);
• Harmony At Last: Ladies Three Gaited 15.2 And Under, owned and ridden by Cindy Maloney, 8th place;
• Turbo Blue: Roadster Pony Open and Championship, owned and driven by John Maloney, 4th place;
• Heartland City Boy: Amateur Roadster Pony and Amateur Roadster Pony National Championship, owned and driven by Kayce Bell, 4th place;
• Heartland Flirtation: Ladies Harness Pony, driven by Sheila Seils for Lynn & Dave Kamer, 3rd place; and, Harness Pony Amateur National Championship, driven by Caroline Kamer, 4th place;
• Amberwood's Double Delight, Junior Five-Gaited, ridden by Helen Robertson for Andi Bittker, 5th place.

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