| Color: ch
#022591S
CH, WGC, WC, RWGC
The greatest 5-gaited stallion of all time, and the most influential performance sire in the Saddlebred breed. 6-Time World Grand Champion 5 Gaited Stake, 1948-1953.Foaled 4/23/43. Bred by Dodge Stables, Owned by Castleton Farm.
From 1946 to 1954 Wing Commander accumulated 174 wins!
From then until 1973, he was at the top of the list for deceased sires. On December 11, 1985 he became the only horse to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and was awarded a golden medallion from the National Horse Show Association of America.In 2000 his life was featured in a year-long exhibit at the AmericanSaddlebred Museum.
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