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World Grand Champion in 1977 |
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The Super Stock #686676 |
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For THE SUPER STOCK
and trainer, David Mason, the 1977 Celebration was perfection.
In two performances they claimed two blue ribbons and six first place
votes from the judges. The 1977 World's Grand Champion was
officially registered as THE SUPER STOCK with registration number
686676. He was foaled in May of 1968 and raised by his first
owner, Gene Jordan of Murfreesboro. The black stallion was by
SCATMAN, who was by LITTLE MERRY BOY and was out of MAY ALLEN GIRL, a
fine mare with MERRY BOY and ROAN ALLEN F-38 breeding. |
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It was following
a reserve tie at Baton Rouge in his two-year old year that THE
SUPER STOCK began to attract `a lot of attention, including that
of Hobert Potter of Robinson Creek, Kentucky. Potter had
only seen the horse once, four months earlier, but when Mason
called to tell him other people were interested, Potter bought the
future champion over the phone for $25,000. Potter's
purchase began a long and rewarding relationship between the
horse's owner and trainer. SUPER STOCK was left at the Mason barn
and has never been shown by anyone else. In his nine years,
SUPER STOCK has enjoyed success, defeat, and the agony of injury.
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Following his
victory in the Three-Year-Old Championship at the Celebration in 1971,
SUPER STOCK encountered the first of several bouts with leg problems.
The recurrent problem with his legs made his early show ring career
somewhat sporadic. Indeed, his career appeared ended as a
four-year-old. He was only shown one time in 1972.
That was at Belfast where he tied out of the money the only time of
his career.
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As a five-year-old
in 1973, SUPER STOCK won the National Trainers' Show in his first year
of aged competition. However, despite this great start,
the horse had another bout of leg problems and was placed under the
care of a Lexington, Kentucky, veterinarian for the remainder of the
year. In 1974 he came back fit and strong to claim wins at
Murfreesboro, Glasgow (Kentucky), and reserve at Chattanooga and
Owingsville (Kentucky). He tied fourth at Belfast, headed into
the Celebration where he tied sixth in the class and seventh in the
stake. He closed out the year with a win at the Ohio Celebration
and a reserve at Montgomery. |
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debut was made at the Fun Show where they tied third. They
won at Murfreesboro and Cookeville, headed toward the Celebration.
However, this was not to be his year as SUPER STOCK suffered a
stone bruise which kept him out of Celebration competition.
He closed the year with a win at the Dixie Jubilee. SUPER
STOCK's 1976 record included a third place tie at the Trainers'
Show followed by a popular win at the Fun Show and a win at
Ooltewah. At the Celebration, the SUPER STOCK team tied reserve in
the class and third in the stake. Again, the team closed out
the year with an impressive win at the Dixie Jubilee. This
season-ending win was, however, just the beginning. |
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As SUPER STOCK
headed in to the 1977 Celebration he had an impressive record to back
up his challenge. He had tied reserve at the Fun Show and had wins at
Livingston, Murfreesboro, Ooltewah, and the Mid Summer -Classic.
He had also claimed an outstanding win at the Rivergate Mall Show and
just prior to the Celebration, a win at Wartrace, which is aptly
called a stepping stone to the crown. The rest is history.
The year of THE SUPER STOCK had arrived at last. The
overwhelming favorite of the crowd and the judges. THE SUPER STOCK was
crowned World's Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse.
Shortly after winning the Celebration it was announced that THE SUPER
STOCK would stand at public service at the David Mason Farm in
Rockvale, Tennessee. |
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