User:White Arabian Filly/The Lemon Drop Kid (horse)
The Lemon Drop Kid | |
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Breed | American Saddlebred |
Discipline | Fine harness |
Sire | Cameo Kirby |
Dam | Miss Chatterbox |
Owner | Jay Lutz |
Major wins | |
Fine Harness World Championships 1956-1959 | |
Honors | |
Only Saddlebred to be Sports Illustrated cover model |
The Lemon Drop Kid was an American Saddlebred who won four fine harness World Championships. He was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Life and career
The Lemon Drop Kid was sired by Cameo Kirby and out of Miss Chatterbox.[1] He was bought by Jay Utz in 1961.[2] The Lemon Drop Kid won four fine harness World Championships in the years 1956 to 1959. He was driven by Jay Utz, who later purchased him.[3][4] He is the only Saddlebred to have ever been on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.saddlehorsereport.com/news.aspx?cid=8323#.VzD8SYEo7qB
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19610626&id=lD8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5905,6683808&hl=en
- ^ http://www.saddlehorsereport.com/news.aspx?cid=8323#.VxP4uIEo7qA
- ^ http://www.american-saddlebred.com/pages/History
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=4d3JhWUtyocC&pg=PA114&dq=Lemon+drop+kid+Saddlebred&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd1JDdkpnMAhVG5CYKHYfHB3UQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=Lemon%20drop%20kid%20Saddlebred&f=false