"stadium despite the open gaps between the south stands and the east and west stands. Bucky Bronco In 1975, Denver approached actor Roy Rogers to commission a statue of his horse, Trigger, for display at the stadium. A 24-foot, 1,300-pound fiberglass replica of the horse had previously been produced for the Roy Rogers Museum in Victorville, California. Rogers agreed, with the stipulation that the new statue not be named ""Trigger"". Denver fans were polled by ""The Denver Post"" to decide on a different name, and ""Bucky"" was chosen. Painted white to match the Broncos logo, the statue was mounted atop"
"Jolly Roger (horse) Jolly Roger (1922–1948) is a deceased steeplechase racehorse that was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Jolly Roger was a conspicuous shiny chestnut with 4 white stockings and interesting shaped blaze. He was bred by his owner Payne Whitney. Jolly Roger's sire was Pennant, whose sire was Hall of Fame inductee Peter Pan. Jolly Roger was trained by Vincent Powers. Jolly Roger started as a Canadian flat racehorse. But due to an abysmal 1 win to 10 start record at the time he was switched to a champion jumps racehorse. Jolly Roger"
"its better-known name Dale Rogers Training Center in her honor. Evans went on to write a number of religious and inspirational books. Roy and Dale appeared many times with Billy Graham in Crusades all over the country, singing gospel songs and giving their testimony. Evans and Rogers adopted four other children: Mimi, Dodie, Sandy, and Debbie. From 1951-57, Evans and Rogers starred in the highly successful television series ""The Roy Rogers Show"", in which they continued their cowboy and cowgirl roles, with her riding her trusty buckskin horse, Buttermilk. Alice Van-Springsteen served as a double for both Evans and Gail"
"films and television shows from the 1930s through the 1950s. A star in his own right, Champion was featured in his own television series, ""The Adventures of Champion"", based on a radio series of the same name. Lyrics from the theme song emphasize his status as Wonder Horse. One of the most well-known Wonder Horses was Roy Rogers' palomino stallion, Trigger. He appeared in all 81 of Rogers' films as well as 101 television shows. He retired from show business in 1957, dying in 1965 at the age of 33; he was stuffed and the taxidermy mount resided at the"
"Roy Rogers Museum in California and then in Branson, Missouri, until its closure. On July 14, 2010, Trigger was sold in auction at Christie's New York Saleroom to Patrick Gottsch, who plans to display the mount at the corporate headquarters of his network, RFD-TV, in Omaha, Nebraska. Trigger was billed as ""The Smartest Horse in the Movies."" His trainer, Glen Randall, described him as being ""almost human,"" knowing as many as 60 different tricks. Like Tarzan, many of his tricks were performed by word cue. One of his more exceptional ""tricks"" was that he was housebroken, allowing Roy Rogers to"
"Roy Olcott Roy Olcott is a race horse. He was foaled in 1999 in Illinois, United States. He began training for a career as a pacing harness racehorse at the age of two. A severely injured ankle almost terminated his future before it began. After changing from trainer to trainer it became apparent that the injury would haunt him the rest of his life. This racehorse is called the Bobby Orr of harness racing. (Orr was an ice hockey player whose career was plagued by recurring leg injuries.) While racing for 7 different trainers and 12 different drivers, Roy Olcott"
"CBS Western series ""Brave Eagle"", starring Keith Larsen as a young, peaceful Cheyenne chief, Kim Winona as Morning Star, his romantic interest, and the Hopi Indian Anthony Numkena as Keena, Brave Eagle's foster son. In 1968, Rogers licensed his name to the Marriott corporation, which converted its Hot Shoppes restaurants into Roy Rogers Restaurants, with which Rogers otherwise had no involvement. Rogers owned a thoroughbred racehorse named Triggairo, who won 13 career races, including the 1975 El Encino Stakes at Santa Anita Park. In 1932 a palomino colt foaled in California was named ""Golden Cloud""; when Rogers acquired him, he"
"Don't Fence Me In (film) Don't Fence Me In is a 1945 black-and-white Western film directed by John English and starring the ""King of the Cowboys"" Roy Rogers and his palomino Trigger, promoted in the production's opening credits and on theater posters as ""The Smartest Horse in the Movies"". Also featured in the film are Roy's sidekick George ""Gabby"" Hayes and Rogers' future wife Dale Evans. Produced and distributed by Republic Pictures, ""Don't Fence Me In"" is part of a long-running series of singing-cowboy films released by that company to showcase Rogers' musical talents and equestrian skills, as well as"
"stakes races in Canada. He won that country's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate, three times: with Epic in 1949, McGill in 1950 and Cosllisteo in 1954. In 1958 Rogers guided longshot Lincoln Road to victory in the Jersey Derby and to second place finishes in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes behind the future U.S. Hall of Fame colt, Tim Tam. Chris Rogers died of lung cancer in 1976 and the following year was inducted in Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In 1988 he was also recognized with the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award for his significant contributions"
"The Roy Rogers Show The Roy Rogers Show is an American Western television series that broadcast 100 episodes on NBC for six seasons between December 30, 1951 and June 9, 1957. The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietress of the Eureka Café and Hotel in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as Roy’s sidekick and Dale's cook. Brady's jeep Nellybelle at times had a mind of her own and sped away driverless with Brady in frantic pursuit on foot. Earlier, during the show's 1952 episodes, the jeep was called Nellybelle. Animal stars were"
"Riding into the Sunset Riding into the Sunset is a bronze sculpture by Electra Waggoner Biggs, depicting Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds. There are four castings, located in Fort Worth, Texas, Claremore, Oklahoma, Lubbock, Texas, and Dallas, Texas. The work was commissioned in 1937, by Amon G. Carter, a friend of Rogers, following Rogers death in 1935. Biggs initially used Soapsuds as her model but was not satisfied with her animal anatomy. While living in New York City, she hired a police horse and model, as well as a veterinarian to check her horse anatomy, to aid in the"
"the BBC documentary series Great Railway Journeys, in which he is interviewed by the episode's narrator Ludovic Kennedy. Whitaker was a cat enthusiast who gave his cats names based on unusual criteria. ""Epiphany"" was named in honor of the important day in the ecclesiastic calendar in which he came to his home. ""Edward W. Riegelman"" was named for a ferryboat he enjoyed exploring. ""Rosemont"" was named for the similarly patterned, Widener-owned horse of that name which won the 1935 Withers Stakes at Belmont Park. Rogers E. M. Whitaker Rogers Ernest Malcolm Whitaker (January 15, 1900 – May 11, 1981) was"
"John Rogers with whom he also raced horses in a partnership. Peter Wimmer succeeded Rogers as Samuel Brown's trainer and at the Brighton Beach Race Course on Coney Island, New York, jockey George Odom won the 1902 Brighton Derby with Brown's colt, Hyphen. On October 3, 1903 Peter Wimmer was succeeded by Robert Tucker who won the 1905 Kentucky and Tennessee Derbys. Other important horses owned by Samuel Brown included: Capt. Samuel Brown died on December 11, 1905 and his son, W. Harry Brown, continued on with the horse breeding business until November 23, 1908 when he sold the bloodstock"
"the same features as the 'Palm Valley Inn' in the film ""There's Always Tomorrow"". In 1965, movie stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and their family became residents of Apple Valley. Roy Rogers leased the inn and restaurant, which was then renamed Roy Rogers' Apple Valley Inn. The Outdoor Steak Fry and the Roy Rogers' Riding Stables, with its haywagon rides and horseback riding, were two popular enterprises attached to the inn. Mel Marion and then Billy Bascom managed the stables. Cowboy artist Earl Bascom and his artist son John worked there from time to time. Roy Rogers' personal horse,"
"earned a Race Register of Merit with the AQHA. His offspring Miss Nancy Bailey and Royal Chess were inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame. Miss Nancy Bailey was the 1952 and 1953 AQHA High Point Cutting Horse, and Royal Lightning was the 1963 AQHA High Point Western Pleasure Stallion. Royal Chess was the Youth AQHA World Champion Cutting Horse. He died in 1971 and was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1997. Royal King (horse) Royal King was an outstanding cutting stallion and Quarter horse sire from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or"
"Floyd (horse) Floyd (foaled 1980, died 7 January 1993) was an English bred and English trained National Hunt racehorse sired by Relko. The horse was named after the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. David Elsworth-trained Floyd was the first horse to win the Long Walk Hurdle when it was upgraded to Grade One status in 1990. Only five horses have done the double of winning the Imperial Cup with a follow-up win at the same year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Floyd being the first in 1985 when he completed the double by winning the County Hurdle. 19 wins, £196,234: 3"
"Rob Roy (dog) Rob Roy (1922–1928) was a white male collie owned by Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge's favorite pet, he was acquired by Grace Coolidge in 1922 after she became enamored with collies, having seen one of the breed perform in a circus. He later lived with the family in the White House. Rob Roy was immortalized in a Howard Chandler Christy portrait of Grace Coolidge. He died in 1928 after a short illness. Rob Roy was acquired by Calvin Coolidge's wife, Grace Coolidge, in 1922 from Island White Kennels in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Grace Coolidge had reportedly become enthralled by collies"
"1927. He died at the Mirafiori stud, near Turin in 1932 after breaking his back in a freak accident. The name ""Captain Cuttle"" was taken from a character in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, Captain Edward Cuttle. It was subsequently applied to an LNER Class A3 locomotive, No. 2745 (BR number 60091), many of which class were named for racehorses. Captain Cuttle Captain Cuttle was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He ran only six times in a career which was restricted by chronic injury problems. He was the outstanding British colt of his generation, winning The Derby and"
"his view that the horse had been under-rated by Timeform, and that his correct rating should have been closer to 130. Sasse also pointed out that the colt was never able to show his best form on firm ground ""as he turned out his front feet like Charlie Chaplin"". Roland Gardens was retired from racing as a four-year-old and exported to become a breeding stallion in South Africa. The best of his offspring was Enchanted Garden who won the Natal Oaks and the South African Oaks and was named South African Horse of the Year 1986. His last known foals"
"directed toward Grace Coolidge – was achieved by feeding it candy from Coolidge's hand throughout the portrait sittings. The life-size painting is featured in the White House China Room. Rob Roy (dog) Rob Roy (1922–1928) was a white male collie owned by Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge's favorite pet, he was acquired by Grace Coolidge in 1922 after she became enamored with collies, having seen one of the breed perform in a circus. He later lived with the family in the White House. Rob Roy was immortalized in a Howard Chandler Christy portrait of Grace Coolidge. He died in 1928 after a"
"Round Table (horse) Round Table (April 6, 1954 – June 13, 1987) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He is considered the greatest turf horse in American racing history. Round Table was foaled at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky, on the night of April 6, 1954. Bold Ruler was foaled at the same farm, on the same night, and both stallions won American Horse of the Year honors in their respective careers, returning to Claiborne to stand at stud. He was trained by Moody Jolley. Round Table's most significant win as a two-year-old came in October 1956, when he"
"wins at 3 and 5 years and £10,872; also 16 wins over hurdles Floyd (horse) Floyd (foaled 1980, died 7 January 1993) was an English bred and English trained National Hunt racehorse sired by Relko. The horse was named after the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. David Elsworth-trained Floyd was the first horse to win the Long Walk Hurdle when it was upgraded to Grade One status in 1990. Only five horses have done the double of winning the Imperial Cup with a follow-up win at the same year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Floyd being the first in 1985 when"
"Chris Rogers (jockey) Christopher J. Rogers (October 6, 1924 - October 29, 1976) was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey about whom the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Arcaro called ""one of the most complete riders he had ridden against or watched."" According to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, ""Many horsemen consider Rogers the best jockey produced in Canada."" Rogers won his first race on his very first try on Bon Marche at Fort Erie Race Track in 1941 and went on to win 2,043 races in his career including numerous important graded"
"Virginia, after whom the horse was then named. Washington stated that Nelson was his most favored horse to use during the Revolutionary War, as he was not easily provoked by gunfire. The other horse he rode during the Revolutionary War, and on whom he is more often portrayed, was his gray horse, Blueskin. Washington ceased to ride Nelson after the war. Nelson and Blueskin were retired and lived at Mount Vernon post-war. Nelson (horse) Nelson or Old Nelson was George Washington's horse and one of several horses owned by George Washington. He was a chestnut with a white blaze (""white"
"2000. After he died in 1995, they buried him next to the arena named in his honor at Merrill’s Windward Stud. Royal Santana Royal Santana was a 1971 sorrel Quarter Horse gelding sired by Peppy San and out of a mare named Royal Smart. Royal Smart was a daughter of Royal King and out of a descendant of Traveler named Moss Jackie Tobin. In Royal Santana's show career he was an American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) World Champion and Reserve World Champion. With the National Cutting Horse Association (or NCHA) he earned $174,146.29 in cutting contests and a Platinum,"
"Stud in Australia. Royal Academy (horse) Royal Academy (February 21, 1987 – 22 February 2012) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse bred in the United States best known as the winner of the 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile in which famed British jockey Lester Piggott came out of retirement to ride the colt to victory. Royal Academy also won the 1990 July Cup at Newmarket. He was a son of the great racehorse and sire Nijinsky whom he resembled in conformation and temperament. In 1991 Royal Academy was retired to stud at Coolmore Stud's American arm, Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky. He"
"Traveller (horse) Traveller (1857–1871) was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's most famous horse during the American Civil War. He was a grey American Saddlebred of 16 hands, notable for speed, strength and courage in combat. Lee acquired him in February 1862, and rode him in many battles. Traveller outlived Lee by only a few months, and had to be shot when he contracted untreatable tetanus. His name is often misspelled with a single ‘L’ in the American style, though Lee actually used the British style double ‘L’, rather than the spelling more common in the United States. Traveller, originally named"
"palomino is based on the visible coat color, not heritability nor the underlying presence of the dilution gene. Due to their distinct color, palominos stand out in a show ring, and are much sought after as parade horses. They were particularly popular in movies and television during the 1940s and 1950s. One of the most famous palomino horses was Trigger, known as ""the smartest horse in movies"", the faithful mount of the Hollywood cowboy star Roy Rogers. Another famous palomino was Mister Ed (real name Bamboo Harvester) who starred on his own TV show in the 1960s. A palomino was"
"to the sport of horse racing. Sports Illustrated Articles Read about Lincoln Road's finish in the Kentucky Derby, p. 106 Chris Rogers (jockey) Christopher J. Rogers (October 6, 1924 - October 29, 1976) was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey about whom the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Arcaro called ""one of the most complete riders he had ridden against or watched."" According to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, ""Many horsemen consider Rogers the best jockey produced in Canada."" Rogers won his first race on his very first try on Bon Marche at"
"Royal Palace (horse) Royal Palace (1964–1991) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from June 1966 until July 1968 he ran eleven times and won nine races. After being rated the best English-trained two-year-old of 1966, he won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, the 2000 Guineas and the Derby in 1967. He returned for an unbeaten four-year-old season in 1968 when he won four races which are now Group One events. Royal Palace was a dark-coated bay horse with a white star and one white foot, bred and raced by Jim Joel, whose"
"cowboys or cowgirls, and fit the part. Many had also actually served during World War II. His first film was alongside Monogram's singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely in the 1948 film ""Silver Trails"", to give him experience in front of the camera. The next year Wilson starred in his own series films, the first being ""Crashin Thru"", followed by ""Haunted Trails"", ""Range Land"" and ""Riders of the Dusk"". He first was given a horse named ""Silver Bullet"", later shortened to ""Bullet"", then changed to ""Rocket"" due to Roy Rogers having a dog in his films named ""Bullet."" Wilson may have come"
"he won his second and last Grand National Hurdle Stakes. As a 7 year old Jolly Roger was dormant and never won a race in 4 starts. He could only go for 3 3rd's and a 2nd. Jolly Roger ended his career with 8 races with two major victories in the Glendale and the North American Steeplechase Handicaps. He finished his career nding as the richest American steeplechaser, and in 1965 was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in American jump racing. http://www.ownerbreeder.co.uk/2012/06/jolly-good-show/ http://www.pedigreequery.com/jolly+roger Horse Racing Jolly Roger (horse) Jolly Roger (1922–1948)"
"the 3rd Infantry Regiment where he serves as a caparisoned horse. Sergeant York filled this role, among other occasions, at the state funeral of Ronald Reagan. Sergeant York (horse) Sergeant York (formerly Allaboard Jules) is a horse owned by the United States Army. An American Standardbred, Sergeant York was foaled in the early 1990s and reared as a racehorse in New York under the name Allaboard Jules. During his racing career, he won five of the 23 races in which he participated at tracks in New Jersey and Connecticut. In 1997 Allaboard Jules entered military service and was renamed Sergeant"