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STRUTTIN GENTLEMAN - Gent
has as fine a ground race as I have seen.
He is biddable, has incredible style, naturally retrieves and
will be a foundation dog for this kennel for many years to come.
He had a great 2008/2009 Derby season on the FT circuit, winning several
walking and horseback Open
and Am. Derby stakes, including the prestigious SC AM.
Horseback Derby
Classic, handled by our own Plantation owner, Scott Hicks.
He beat some very strong competition. He also had NBHA
wins, finishing as SC Am. Derby of the Year (a title that
his mother also won) and had a fantastic horseback win at the Canadian Open Derby under the accomplished whistle of George
Tracy.
Still a very young Derby, Gent had Shooting Dog wins this season with the most notable
being the Alabama Dixie Classic, handled by veteran John
Ray Kimbrell, where
he finished 2nd in a field of tried and true Shooting Dogs. That
was a big time Shooting Dog win for the youngster (legitimate
year and a half old)!!
While finishing the
season running in weekend trials up north and being handled by
George & Mike Tracy, Gent was hit by a car while on the course at the
Lost Pond FT in Upstate, NY. It was a close call and
touch-and-go for awhile, but it appears that our boy will make a
complete recovery. Thanks in no small part to the great doctors
at Cornell Univ., a dedicated professional, George Tracy for
getting him to the doctors he needed to survive so quickly ...and a whole lot of support and prayers from our
friends!! Thank you all!!
Gent obviously had a fantastic Derby
season, but one more important point worth mentioning, is that
he had Walking and Horseback wins under no less than SIX
DIFFERENT HANDLERS this season, from novice to
professional!! If that doesn't define biddable, than nothing
does!!
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