Patriot's Sparkling April M. "Sparkle" was born to be a
champion. Her dam is the 1993 World Grand Champion, Mo's Charming April M. and her
sire is the 1997 World Grand Champion, Outlaw's Patriot. Her grandmother is the 1984
World Grand Champion, Bo's April Charm and her grandfather is the 1985 World Grand
Champion Stallion, Missouri's Outlaw.
This beautiful gray mare was born on the Fourth of July hence the nickname
"Sparkle". Due to Sparkle's small size and the fact that she was a late
colt, Geno did not want to push her too fast. Sparkle and I won the Reserve 2 year
old Amateur Championship at the Breeder's Cup.
After the Breeder's Cup, George and JoAnn Becker from Black, Mo purchased
Sparkle from us and left her with Geno for more extensive training. Sparkle
continued to come on and with Geno's coaching and JoAnn's hardwork -- it paid off.
JoAnn and Sparkle went on to win the 2 year old Ladies World Championship at
Ava, Mo.
Sparkle is truly a crowd-pleaser with her style, headshake, rhythm,
beautiful front-end and natural foxtrot. I know JoAnn and Sparkle are just beginning
a promising and exciting show career together. They will make a great team.
Watch for them Summer 2000!
