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Arcuris Sweep 37th Annual Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show!
Posted on: Dec 04, 2009
The Arcuris reaped great success at the one of the largest Morgan Horse Shows all year while other horses that derived from the proven program of Arcuri Stable were equally victorious!
Those contenders included Dragonsmeade Carnegie Hall, who won the Amateur Pleasure Driving World Championship for the third year in a row, QVM Jocelyn Rose, a mare that picked up World Championships in both the 3-Year-Old Futurity Park Harness AND the 3-Year-Old Open Park Harness, which stamped her new owner's very FIRST World title! Also in the winners' circle was Cherished Assets who claimed the Reserve World Champion title in the Open National 4-Year-Old English Pleasure class and the served as Grand National winner in the 4-Year-Old Stallion and Gelding division. QVM Rocketman was Reserve Grand National English Pleasure in the Junior division, as well.
As for the Arcuri's mounts, Festival Calypso carried Stephanie Connor to top honors in the Ladies Pleasure Driving Class. This is the horse's fifth year in a row to win this title, making him an 11-TIME World Champion for the team from Arcuri Stables!
El-Torro
Also under the guidance of the Arcuris, the great El-Torro carried Stephanie Connor to the Amateur Park Harness World title this year. The stallion, which was purchased by the Connors from the Arcuris in 2000, has claimed World Championships in Park Harness, Park Saddle and In-Hand, including the 2004 Park Saddle World title.
Not one to go home empty-handed, Tim Arcruri guided LGH Destiny's Treasure to the Reserve Grand National Pleasure Driving title for the Connors, as well.
About the event:
The 37th annual Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma City, October 10-17, is one of the country\'s premier horse shows. For more than 35 years The Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan Horse world. It is held mid-October each year in Oklahoma City to permit equal access for exhibitors from all parts of the country. More than 5,000 Morgan enthusiasts attend the show at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. This year, the show offered more than $300,000 in prize money and awards to the owners and exhibitors of the over 1,000 horses competing from 45 states and four nations.
The show generates over $15 million in revenue for Oklahoma City each year.
