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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