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Gen's Black Maverick

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Gen's Black Maverick
BreedTennessee Walking Horse
SexStallion
ColorBlack
OwnerKeith and Lorraine Rosbury
TrainerBill Callaway
Major wins
Reserve World Grand Championship in 2014
World Grand Championship in 2017

Gen's Black Maverick is a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion. He has won two World Championships and the 2017 World Grand Championship in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.

Life and career

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Gen's Black Maverick is a black stallion. He was sired by Gen's Black Gin and out of the mare Cash For Roses; both his parents are World Champions.[1] Gen's Black Maverick is owned by Keith and Lorraine Rosbury of Bell Buckle, Tennessee and trained by Bill Callaway of Shelbyville.[2] Gen's Black Maverick has competed in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration multiple times; he and Callaway entered the World Grand Championship in both 2014 and 2015.[3][4] Both years, I Am Jose was the winner, but in 2014 Gen's Black Maverick placed second, making him the Reserve World Grand Champion,[4] and in 2015 he placed third.[3] He and Callaway won the World Grand Championship in the 2017 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Gen's Black Maverick had previously won two World Championships.[1][2] Later the same year, the Walking Horse Trainers Association named him Horse of the Year in the Stallions 15.2 and Over division.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hometown hero: Callaway, Maverick aim high". 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Gen's Black Maverick takes World Grand Championship". 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Triple play: I Am Jose earns third World Grand Championship". 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "I Am Jose wins 2nd straight Walking Horse Celebration championship". The Tennessean. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ "'Tis the season for the Horse of the Year honors | the Walking Horse Report".
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