At Montgomery ACE proved once again the kind of horse he is — a champion . Despite his lack of training and the rather unfavorable conditions surrounding his showing , ACE and Wink defeated one of the best fields of open contenders ever to appear at the Southern Championship or anywhere else , for that matter . He did it in the preliminary class and he did it in the stake class — a stake class that had one of the most demanding workouts seen in years . . . and rember , ACE had not been worked for two months !
Montgomery ended a long show season for Wink and ACE , a show season that began seven months and ten shows earlier . It all started at Fayetteville , Tennessee in April with a blue ribbon and continued with three more blues leading up to the Celebration . Following the Celebration , there were four more shows and three more blues — three blues in a row .
But ACE is used to long , tough show seasons . As Wink said , " We sold him as a show horse to Mr . Rollins , and we have shown him .” In the past three seasons ACE and Wink have shown 29 times , winning 24 blue ribbons . Wink also showed ACE twice as a two-year-old , winning one blue at Jackson , Mississippi . This brings his career records to 31 shows and 25 victories under Wink Groover . Also part of his record is the fact that he has now defeated every horse that has ever bested him in the ring . ACE changed hands several times on his climb to
ION . SUPER HORSE
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A Tested and Proven Champion of the Breed
ACE ’ S SENSATION IN ACTION — This action picture illustrates the tremendous way of going that has carried ACE and Wink to so many victories during the past three seasons . This powerful black stallion is by SUN ’ S
ACE OF SPAHES and has all the attributes his championship titles require . He will be aiming for his third World Championship in 11 ) 70 , and there is very little doubt that he will achieve his goal .
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