FA closer look at the horses with the most world

championship titles in A≤HA history.

Compiled by AQHA Media

for many exhibitors, winning just one world champion-ship is a dream that fuels every day – for the lucky few, earning that gold trophy is the culmination of hours, years and decades of a labor of love.

And a few horses in the history of AQHA world show competition have been able to earn multiple golden globes. Let’s take a look at the 10 horses with the most wins to their names.

These statistics are for Level 3 open, amateur, Select and youth world championships earned at AQHA world champi-onship shows.

This article was produced with data courtesy of AQHA’s Robin Glenn Pedigrees. For weekly performance horse results, robust reports and unique data, visit www.robinglenn.com. To comment, write to acaudill@aqha.org.

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#1 RPL My Te Cheerful

2004 bay gelding Hear The Cheers-My Te Telusive by TelusiveBREEDER: Bobbie Arnold Atkinson, Longview, TexasOWNER: Vernon Habighorst, Phoenix

“Henry” earned his record-breaking number of halter trophies during a span of 10 years. Henry died in June 2017.

Sire Hear The Cheers is also the sire of world champion RPL Ms Cheerful. Dam My Te Telusive produced world champion Feared (by Fearles) and reserve world champions Touchness (by Touchdown Kid) and Corporate Secret (by The Top Secret).

RPL My Te Cheerful was owned in his lifetime by Peter J. Cofrancesco Jr., Terry and Leslie Wilkerson, Amanda Martin and Josh Weakly, in addition to Vernon Habighorst.

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#2 Acadamosby Award

1990 bay geldingMosby-Madcap Maggie by Windum (TB)BREEDER: Jamee L. Golan, East Troy, WisconsinOWNER: Chelsea Knox, San Clemente, California

15#4A Certain Vino2003 brown geldingCertain Potential-Dotevita by Zippo Jack BarBREEDER: Tim and Lou Petty, Ocala, FloridaOWNER: Lee Reeve, Garden City, Kansas

#3 Harley D Zip

1995 bay geldingMaximum Zip-Miss Faithfully by Captain BossBREEDER: Kristy Tingle, Georgetown, DelawareOWNER: Highview Ranch Quarter Horses Inc., Rapid City, South Dakota

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He was a three-time AQHA Superhorse, and earned his world champi-onships in open, amateur and youth competition during a span of 11 years. These titles were earned in hunter under saddle, hunter hack, working hunter, equitation over fences and pleasure driving.

A leading contender for the most perfectly named American Quarter Horse of all time, this son of Mosby was born on the night of the 1990 Academy Awards, and was nick-named (what else?) “Oscar.”

Acadamosby Award was foaled in Wisconsin. These days, he teaches yearlings manners at Highpoint Performance Horses in Texas.

Dam Madcap Maggie’s progeny earned 1,924 points – 77 percent of those were earned by Oscar.

In 2014, Breyer Horses created a portrait model of the legendary gelding, who is enjoying his retirement at Highview Ranch.

“Harley” was a western riding machine: Every one of his world championships were in the class and were won between 2000 and 2011.

He was an eight-time year-end high-point winner in open western riding, and was the overall year-end high-point horse in 2009.

This breeding cross also produced world champions Potential Diva and Certainly A Vision. Potential Diva herself produced world cham-pion A Diva By Moonlight (by Only In The Moonlite).

The king of the western pleasure ring, A Certain Vino earned 1,172.5 in that class alone (all divisions). He also won 14 of his 15 world champion-ships in that class; the other win was in western riding.

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#7 (tied)Larks Happy Days2002 bay geldingRugged Lark-Emma Big Leaguer by Im A Big LeaguerBREEDER: Stephen Holloway, Chiefland, FloridaOWNER: Lori Bucholz, Waterloo, Nebraska

Vital Signs Are Good is one of two mares on this list.

“Lucy” is the dam of world champions My Vital Valentine, VS Flatline and VS Check My Pulse, and reserve world champion Invest N Vital Signs.

Lucy died in 2017. She is being inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in March.

Her career started in 2002 and finished in 2013. During that time, she won western pleasure and western riding titles in open, amateur and youth competition.

Larks Happy Days earned his world cham-pion titles in a 12-year span of time; he earned his final one in 2018. His titles were earned in pleasure driving, equitation over fences, hunter hack, working hunter and hunt seat equitation.

One of 542 foals sired by legendary American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame stallion Rugged Lark, Larks Happy Days is a full brother to world champion Larks Big Leaguer.

“Fonzie” was officially retired at the 2018 Adequan® Select World Championship Show.

#5Mytesly

2010 sorrel geldingMy Te Cool Mister-Last Pleazin Bymr by Mr ConclusionBREEDER: Sally Ann Sullivan, Tulsa, OklahomaOWNER: Travis and Johnna Dobbs, Jonesboro, Arkansas

His sire in 2010 earned a bronze trophy in the aged stallion class at the AQHA World Show.

Mytesly earned his first title in 2015, and has earned at least one each year since – including four in 2018. His performance class? Barrel racing.

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#6Vital Signs Are Good

2000 red roan mare Zippos Mr Good Bar-Vitalism by An Awesome MisterBREEDER: Kristin Rinkenberger, Morton, IllinoisOWNER: Joe and Karen Moran, Laguna Hills, California

11#8MostAppealingDream2010 bay mareA Dream Remembered-Lil Bit Impulsive by A Sudden ImpulseBREEDER/OWNER: Randy Alderson of Sharpsville, Indiana

#7 (tied) Its Gameday2012 bay geldingMr Touchdown Kid-JGM Sierras Sequel by Playgirls ReflectionBREEDER: John and Gail Muirhead, Daysland, Alberta OWNER: Josh Weakly, Shelbyville, Illinois

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The only internationally bred horse on this list, Its Gameday was foaled in Alberta.

Its Gameday won his world championships – all in halter classes – from his weanling year through age 6, including two at the 2018 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show.

Most Appealing Dream has won at least one world championship in performance halter mares every year since 2013.

When Roxie isn’t being shown in performance halter, she competes in western pleasure.

“Roxie” is shown in amateur by breeder Randy Alderson’s daughter, Andrea Alderson.

A Dream Remembered has sired one other AQHA world champion – Chasing A Dream – as well as the earners of 10,693 AQHA points.

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#9 (tied)Guns Flash Bull

1982 bay geldingGunmetal Bars-Miss Flash Bull by Mr Flash BullBREEDER: D.J. Jr. and Nancy Knight, Winter Haven, FloridaOWNER: Elizabeth Salisbury, Pilot Point, Texas

#9 (tied)Majestic Scotch1994 sorrel geldingOne Scotch Delight-Two Eyed Natches by Two Eyed PunkBREEDER: Donald and Jean Bangasser, Waterloo, IowaOWNER: Sharnai Thompson, Pilot Point, Texas

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Guns Flash Bull earned titles in green working hunter, hunter under saddle, hunter hack and hunt seat equitation from 1989 through 1993.

His titles were earned while he was owned by the Kaplow family of Chappaqua, New York, and he died in the mid-2000s.

Dam Miss Flash Bull’s progeny earned 4,284 points in their careers and include world champion Zipabull (by Zippo Pine Bar).

Majestic Scotch, who died in 2013, was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2017.

The gelding earned titles in west-ern pleasure and western riding in a span of eight years.

“Dickie” is the only world champion for both his sire and his dam.

He earned 3,848.5 points in all divisions, 13 Superiors and $60,276.68 through the AQHA Incentive Fund.