Results
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Hall of Fame
The World’s Championship Horse Show has a rich history of impressive and award-winning horses.
The Kentucky State Fair Hall of Fame committee is composed of men and women, all Hall of Fame members, having been involved with the World's Championship Horse Show and the American Saddlebred Industry for many years.
Letters of Nomination received in the Horse Show office throughout the year are reviewed by this committee each June with previous nominees also given consideration. The Individual(s) selected by the committee are honored with the title on Saturday night of World's Championship Horse Show in recognition of their significant involvement and the positive impact they have had on the Kentucky State Fair's World's Championship Horse Show.
2020-2023
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Debbie Foley | Louisville KY |
| 2021 | Charles Goodman | Chicago IL |
| 2021 | Barbara Goodman-Manilow | Chicago IL |
| 2022 | Carol Hillenbrand | Charleston SC |
| 2022 | Steve Joyce & Julia Joyce | Kernersville NC |
| 2022 | Virgil Helm | New Bloomfield MO |
| 2023 | Todd Miles | White House TN |
| 2023 | Fran & Kim Crumpler | Simpsonville KY |
| 2023 | Gene Wright | Shelbyville KY |
2010-2019
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Richard Obenauf | Johnsburg IL |
| 2010 | Rob & Jackie Tanner | Versailles KY |
| 2010 | Harold Workman | Louisville KY |
| 2011 | Nancy-Leigh Fisher | Oconomowoc WI |
| 2011 | Larry Hodge | Springfield KY |
| 2011 | Joan Hamilton | Springfield KY |
| 2012 | Scarlett W. Mattson | Irvington KY |
| 2013 | Rob Byers | Simpsonville KY |
| 2013 | Merrill Murray | Versailles KY |
| 2013 | William David Mountjoy II | Lawrenceburg KY |
| 2013 | William David Mountjoy III | Lawrenceburg KY |
| 2013 | Bud Willimon | Simpsonville KY |
| 2014 | Mitchel E. Clark | Danville KY |
| 2014 | John Marvin Conatser | Nicholasville KY |
| 2014 | Bob Vesel | Valdosta GA |
| 2015 | Dave Becker | Lexington KY |
| 2015 | Tom Ferrebee | Westfield Center OH |
| 2015 | Don Judd | Land O'Lakes FL |
| 2016 | Gilbert “Gib” Marcucci | Monmouth IA |
| 2016 | William Shatner | Los Angeles CA |
| 2017 | Don Spear | Simpsonville KY |
| 2017 | Charlie D. Smith | Louisville KY |
| 2017 | Scott Bennett DVM | Simpsonville KY |
| 2018 | John M Biggins* | Simpsonville KY |
| 2018 | Darrel Kolkman | New London IA |
| 2019 | Joan Lurie | Simpsonville KY |
| 2019 | R.H. Bennett | Shelbyville KY |
| 2019 | "Edward R. ""Hoppy"" Bennett " | Shelbyville KY |
2000-2009
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mary Ann Cronan | Louisville KY |
| 2000 | Jeanette & Richard Durant | Lockport IL |
| 2001 | Alan R. Raun D.V.M. | Cumming IA |
| 2001 | Ellis Waggoner | Prospect KY |
| 2002 | Claude Shiflet | Asheboro NC |
| 2002 | Revel English | Chino CA |
| 2003 | Charles Lowell – Cook | Shelbyville KY |
| 2003 | Cornelia Serpell | Glenview KY |
| 2003 | George Knight | Lexington KY |
| 2003 | Lee Shipman | Mesa AZ |
| 2003 | Mary Gaylord McClean | Simpsonville KY |
| 2003 | Leon Simms | Springfield KY |
| 2004 | Nelson Green | Nicholasville KY |
| 2004 | Mary Jane Pidgeon Sledge | Memphis TN |
| 2005 | Randi Stuart Wightman | Tulsa OK |
| 2005 | Sam Brannon | Georgetown KY |
| 2006 | Carter Cox | Danville KY |
| 2006 | Shirley Parkinson | Decatur IL |
| 2006 | Jim Koller | Simpsonville KY |
| 2006 | Rex Parkinson | Decatur IL |
| 2007 | "C.E. ""Pep"" Peppiatt" | Lexington KY |
| 2007 | Jack Nevitt | Simpsonville KY |
| 2007 | "Jimmy B. ""Jimmy"" Robertson III " | Simpsonville KY |
| 2008 | John T. Jones | Vero Beach FL |
| 2008 | Anne Miller Phillips | Brewton AL |
| 2008 | Susan Phillips | Brewton AL |
| 2009 | Bill Becker | Nicholasville KY |
| 2009 | William D. Wise | Danville KY |
1990-1999
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tom Moore | Harrodsburg KY |
| 1990 | Donna Moore | Versailles KY |
| 1991 | Edward C. Barham | Westfield IN |
| 1992 | Jim B. Robertson | Lexington KY |
| 1992 | Walter D. Murphy | Urbana OH |
| 1993 | Redd Crabtree | Simpsonville KY |
| 1993 | Robert L. Whitley | Cox's Creek KY |
| 1994 | "L.R. ""Dick"" Duncan " | Bowling Green KY |
| 1994 | Art Simmons | Mexico MO |
| 1994 | Don Harris | Simpsonville KY |
| 1995 | Betty G. Weldon | Jefferson City MO |
| 1995 | Raymond E. Sheffield | Louisville KY |
| 1995 | James W. Aikman | Indianapolis IN |
| 1996 | Carl T. Fischer – Jr. | Louisville KY |
| 1996 | William T. Munford Jr. | Campbellsville KY |
| 1997 | Mrs. Alan R. Robson | Glenmoor PA |
| 1997 | Sallie Wheeler | Keswick VA |
| 1997 | Edward Teater | Nicholasville KY |
| 1998 | Ellen Scripps Davis | Rancho Santa Fe CA |
| 1998 | Ellen Scripps Davis | Rancho Santa Fe CA |
| 1998 | Michele Macfarlane | Rancho Santa Fe CA |
| 1998 | Mary Gwyn Fiers | Oklahoma City OK |
| 1999 | Mary Lillian & Raymond E. – Shively | Rockport IN |
| 1999 | Judith C. Werner | Waterloo IL |
1980-1989
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lee Roby | Tulsa OK |
| 1981 | John H. Costello | Eolia MO |
| 1982 | Jane G. Coxe Fletcher | Malvern PA |
| 1984 | Joseph E. Stopher | Louisville KY |
| 1985 | Alvin & Hilda Ruxer | Jasper IN |
| 1986 | Owen Haley | Danville KY |
| 1987 | Jean McLean Davis | Harrodsburg KY |
| 1987 | Marty Mueller | West Baden IN |
| 1989 | Helen & Charles Crabtree | Simpsonville KY |
1970-1979
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | C. J. Cronan Jr. | Louisville KY |
| 1971 | Lloyd Teater | Chicago IL |
| 1972 | H. G. Whittenburg | Louisville KY |
| 1972 | Garland Bradshaw | Danville KY |
| 1973 | Mrs. Frances Dodge Van Lennep | Lexington KY |
| 1974 | Welch Greenwell | Shelbina MO |
| 1974 | K. K. Gutridge | Prospect KY |
| 1975 | C. Leake Fain Jr. | Atlanta GA |
| 1975 | Thomas J. Morton Jr. | Newburgh IN |
| 1976 | Miss Ann Thompson | Louisville KY |
| 1976 | Miss Jolie Richardson | Atlanta GA |
| 1977 | Carl V. Garner | Shelbyville KY |
| 1977 | John L. Hutcheson | Rossville GA |
| 1978 | Frank Bradshaw | Georgetown KY |
| 1978 | George Gwinn | Danville KY |
1960-1969
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Charlie C. Dunn | Berea KY |
| 1961 | Tom Wilson | Bowling Green KY |
| 1961 | Ike Lanier | Danville KY |
| 1961 | T. Ross Long | Delaware OH |
| 1961 | Jack Thompson | Hodgenville KY |
| 1961 | Charlie L. Railey | Lexington KY |
| 1961 | Del E. Holman | Lexington KY |
| 1961 | Mat S. Cohen | Lexington KY |
| 1961 | Robert E. Moreland | Lexington KY |
| 1961 | Chester Caldwell | Libertyville IL |
| 1961 | Gen. John B. Castleman | Louisville KY |
| 1961 | John T. Hook | Mexico MO |
| 1961 | Lonnie Hayden | Mexico MO |
| 1961 | H. C. Barham | Milan TN |
| 1961 | Robert S. McCray | Morth Middletown KY |
| 1961 | "W. B. ""Billy"" Shropshire " | Paris KY |
| 1961 | Judge I. H. Thurman | Springfield KY |
| 1961 | George Peak | Winchester IL |
| 1961 | Allie Jones | North Middletown KY |
| 1961 | Howard Ball | Versailles KY |
| 1962 | "W. D. ""Cordy"" Mountjoy " | Lawrenceburg KY |
| 1962 | Hiram Greenwell | Shelbina MO |
| 1964 | R. C. Tway | Louisville KY |
| 1968 | Miss Nola Minton | Barbourville KY |
| 1968 | Mrs. William P. Roth | San Mateo CA |
| 1968 | Mrs. J. R. Sharp | Tulsa OK |
| 1969 | Earl Teater | Lexington KY |