Alabama. He was sired by MERRY GO BOY and was out of a fine mare named SUN DUST SILHOU ETTE. His owner liked his looks and named him
GO BOY’ S SUN DUST. The history of GO BOY’ S SUN DUST indicates that he was not shown as a two-year-old, which may be significant in his recent success. It is reported that Dr. Harold Blanton of Hartselle, Ala. paid $ 2,500 for him as a two-year-old and later sold him to Dr. B. S. Henry of Russellville, Ala. when he was a threeyear-old. Dr. Henry placed him in training with Mr. Bud Dunn of Florence, Ala., where he was campaigned with great success for three years. In interviewing Mr. Dunn we learned that GO BOY’ S SUN DUST was shown only two times as a three-year-old. He tied reserve in both the open and the stake classes at Jackson, Mississippi, in the fall of 1964. This was at a time in which three-year-olds were classed as
Junior horses and the next year, when the popular black stallion was a four-year-old, he entered open class competition.
GO BOY’ S SUN DUST was shown successfully during the 1964 season and by Celebration time he was
ready for the test In a great show he was tied fourth in the aged stud class and third in the big stake. With this impressive accomplishment behind him, his many followers began to tout GO BOY’ S SUN DUST
as a serious threat to the 1965 World’ s Grand Championship honors. Dr. B. S. Henry, a long-time Walking Horse enthusiast and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders Association, has always been a firm believer in leaving the training and showing to the man who was being paid to do the job. He is a '' good owner,” and they are
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