Mickey McCormick Stables of Wartrace, Tenn., captured four blues with two horses, Mozambique and Pride’s Sharp Dressed Man. Mozambique made two outstanding shows to capture the Three-Year-Old Mare division on Thursday evening with Mickey McCormick and the Three-Year-Old Amateur Mare and Gelding division on Saturday evening with Jeanine Gullett with unanimous decisions on both occasions. Pride’s Sharp Dressed Man and Gavin Kasser were extra sharp as they captured the Youth 12-17 preliminary and championship.
Blackhawk Farm of Shelbyville, Tenn., had a big time in Perry with two dual blue ribbon winners as well. Pusher’s Black Hawk and Jaclyn Smith were in top form once again in Perry, capturing the Amateur Specialty Stallion preliminary and the Amateur Specialty Championship. The Key To My Heart had the winning key as well, taking home the Four-Year-Old Mare and Gelding division with trainer Brock Tillman and the Four-Year-Old Amateur Mare and Gelding event with Jaclyn Smith.
Webb Stables continued on their winning roll at Perry. Link Webb rode to the winner’s circle on two occasions, once with World Champion Sweetie Sky in the Two-Year-Old Mare and Gelding division and once with Pusher’s Special Design in the Aged Mare and Gelding division. Robby Biggs also rode away with dual Perry wins with Watchtower, Three-Year-Old Amateur Stallion champion and I’m A Major Ordeal, Two-Year-Old Amateur Stallion champion.
Baucom Stables, Scott Beaty Stables and C.L. Kline Farms each returned home with two Perry blues each.
Tyler Baucom did most of the winning for the Baucom Stables crew, taking home the Trail Pleasure win with Mr. Rolex and the Youth 11 and Under Championship with Doc’s Fine Fashion. Not to be outdone, dad Chad Baucom made a great performance with Riverdance to capture the Four-Year-Old Stallion title.
Ella Kline had a great weekend with her yearlings and weanlings owned by C.L. Kline Farms of Robbins, Tenn. The Pretender and Ella Kline captured the Southeastern Regional Futurity Yearling Colt title and the Open Yearling title. Kline also took home the Futurity Weanling filly title with Doc Ruth.
Rhea Ellen Webb picked up two of the three wins for Scott Beaty Stables with Papa Joe Dimaggio, taking home the 15.2 and Under Amateur Stallions and the 15.2 and Under Amateur Specialty Championship. Irrational and Heidi McWilliams got the show started off right with a great show in the Amateur Specialty 50 and Over division.
Seven barns--Carl Edwards & Sons Stables, Jerome Cole, Hollin Stables, Bill Cantrell Stables, Herbert Derickson Training Facility, Blake Sims Stables and Steve Hankins Stables--each returned home with dual Southern Championship wins.
Carl Edwards and Sons Stables wins both came in the Professional division with Larry Edwards doing the honors. Edwards made an outstanding performance with Final’s Eb Tide to top the Open 15.2 and Under division and returned to bring the crowd to their feet with a stellar show in the Three-Year-Old Futurity division with Private Charter.
Jerome Cole made the trip from Murfreesboro, Tenn., worthwhile by topping the Amateur Mare and Gelding division and returning to top the Open Amateur Championship with Jubilee’s Tramp.
Hollin Stables of Athens, Ga., had two winners in the Amateur division. Larry Walker and A Touch Of Generator made a great performance to top the Novice Amateur division and just a few classes later, Megan Mullis and Cash To A T carried home the Futurity Two-Year-Old Lite Shod blue.
Bill Cantrell Stables, Inc. of Phenix City, Ala., made Perry a show to remember after Bill made a spectacular performance on I’m Twice The Delight to top an extra tough Three-Year-Old Stallion division. Lone Star Judge and Sandra Austin topped the GWHEA Ladies Auxiliary class with another great show.
Frivilous Choice did the winning for the Herbert Derickson team with Erica and Maria Derickson taking home the Walking Pony preliminary and Championship honors.
Steve Hankins Stables made the trip from Tazewell, Va., worthwhile picking up the blue in the Amateur Show Pleasure with Guaranteed Delight and Bob Adcock and the Two-Year-Old Amateur Mare and Gelding with Tarheel’s Miss Dumas and Kenny Compton.
Blake Sims Stables had a good weekend in Perry, with dad, Mike, topping the Gentlemen’s Fine Harness with Merging Into One and wife, Beth, topping the Four-Year-Old Amateur Stallions with Gen’s Major Motion.
Single blue ribbon winners included A Touch Of Sunrise and Candy Whitehead-Green; Coinmaker and Knox Blackburn; Pusher’s Clementine and Debbie Flack; Armed Son Of A Gun and Jeff Givens; Olympic Gold Medal and Chase Mullinax; 5 Star Rating and Bill Broom; I’m Busted and Ronnie Spears; Good Evening and Jaclyn Harney; She’s Legal Tender and Dr. Charlene Cook; Please Look At Me and Katie Baker; Pride Of Vengeance and Ronald Morton; Ultimate Warrior and Millie Player; Skyline and Sister Blackmon Milligan; Serious Threat and Darden Gladney; A Major Masterpiece and Robbie Warley; Ebony’s Ice Angel and Suzanne Howell; Star Commander and Allen Forman; Beam’s Star Of Midnite and Drew Graves.