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Triple Threat was sired by
Sun’s Quarterback, a son of Midnight Sun.
His dam was Tensas Gypsy Girl who was a daughter of Wartrace.
He was bred by Robert Ellis, Jr. of Amite, Louisiana and
registered to Mrs. Maud Ellis Palmer.
Triple Threat was foaled May 1, 1956 at Ingleside and known
during his early years as Traveller.
Mrs. Palmer intended for this to be his registered name, but
the papers were accidentally burned by a maid, and the horse was
never registered until he was 5 years old, as Triple Threat.
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In 1963, while the
property of Circle T Ranch in Roanoke, Texas, Triple Threat
won the Reserve Champion Stallion and Reserve Grand
Championship with Harold Kennedy up.
Pat Kimbrough of Murfreesboro, TN, purchased the
stallion soon after the Celebration, but before the spring of
1964, sold him to C. E. Clement, J. B. Sherrill and Clyde
Abernathy of Hickory, NC.
He was their horse during the 1964 Celebration.
Triple Threat again won the Reserve Stallion and
Reserve Grand Championship, under Harold Kennedy in 1964.
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During the 1965
Murray Farm Spring Sale, the stallion was sold to Hank Sheely
of Dallas, TX. Sheely sold him to Joe Wright of Nacogdoches, TX.
Joe Wright was his proud owner when he won the World
Grand Championship in 1965.
He had previously also won the Stallion class.
In
the big Championship Stakes of 1965, there were eleven
entries, but Triple Threat and Doug Wolaver were chosen by
both the judges and the referee, after 50 minutes of hard
competition. The
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Immediately following the
arduous show, Triple Threat was put to stud in Middle Tennessee.
Joe Wright soon sold part interest in the champion to Bob Guinn of
Savannah, Tenn. and A. W. Kroesche of San Antonio, TX. He was
later sold during the summer of 1966 to Gottlob Koenig of Daytona
Beach, Florida. He sired the 1979 World Grand
Champion, Threat’s Supreme.
Photos contributed by Judy Crunk of
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If you
have a story or photos of Triple Threat that you would
like added to this page, please forward them to
Walkers West.
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