All American Cash

All American Cash -

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If you were given the task of drawing up what would be a potentially great sire what would your criteria be? Maybe a World Championship gene pool to draw from? Perhaps proven World Championship talent? Maybe owners that know and desire quality stock? Also if you could have it all, have his first crop come out to rave reviews from the trainers? By using these criteria your end blue print would most probably resemble All American Cash. Let’s get to drawing!

In regard to gene pool, world-renowned thoroughbred breeder A.B. “Bull” Hancock of Claiborne Farms fame observed, “the family is stronger than the individual.” Breeders with extensive knowledge say that the only line to examine on a pedigree is the "mare line." This is the bottom line of a horse's pedigree that contains only mares. This is the line that makes a horse an individual and sets the great ones apart from all the others. The first three mares on the "mare line" of All American Cash have produced, in addition to him, many great show ring stars. His dam, Final’s First Lady produced, in addition to WGC All American Cash, WGC The American General, WC Cash's All Star, My American Hero and No Down Payment. His second dam Spirit Of Merry Boy produced WGC The Coin Collection, WGC Pride's Dark Spirit and Ebony’s Miss America. WGC I'm in Command and Delight Double Clutch also come from this productive mare line. All of these are, in their own right, memorable show horses and, in the case of Pride's Dark Spirit, I'm In Command, and Delight Double Clutch, proven world-class sires. Being the product of the mating of World Grand Champion Coin's Hard Cash and Final's First Lady, All American Cash is the best possible example to carry on and further the lineage of his great sire. Those who were associated with both Coin’s Hard Cash and All American Cash have always commented about their similarities in day-to-day life as well as in the show ring. As far as All American Cash’s gene pool goes,” jump right in the water is just fine.”

Raised by noted walking horse breeder, Jack Gillespie of Franklin, Tennessee, All American has been a star from the beginning. Under the direction of Carl Edwards and Sons Stables of Dawson, Georgia, All American had an excellent start. Owned by Herb Murrath during his two and three-year-old years, All American was a rising star with highlight victories at Belfast, Tennessee and culminating as the Reserve World Champion Two-Year-Old stallion and Reserve World Grand Champion Two-Year-Old of 1996 and winning his first World Championship in 1997 as World Champion Three-Year-Old stallion and Reserve World Grand Champion Three-Year-Old. Before his four-year-old year All American was purchased by Bob Kilgore who placed him in training with Jackie McConnell. Bob Kilgore later sold half interest in All American to Donald Castleman. With a tremendous four-year-old season under his belt, All American approached the 1998 Celebration with high hopes. Many horse transactions take place during Celebration week but none larger than the one including All American Cash. He caught the eye of Floyd Sherman and Billy Young from Backward S Ranch fame of Murchison, Texas. Floyd, his wife Beverly, and daughter Kelly have been familiar faces for many years in show ring circles and Floyd was looking for the "best of the best" to add to their current show string. After viewings and negotiations All American became the property of the Backward S Ranch. For All American the week wasn't over. He had one more highlight left. Under the direction of Jackie McConnell, All American Cash became the World Grand Champion Four-Year-Old of 1998. Over the next four years, guided by Billy Young and Bobby Wells, All American won at every major showcase in the country with either Mrs. Beverly Sherman or Kelly Sherman in the irons. In his last show ring appearance All American Cash, with Kelly Sherman aboard, became the World Grand Champion 15.2 Amateur Horse of 2002. He capped the year off with another Horse of the Year Award. Having shown over a seven-year period against the best of his age and division All American’s talent is well proven.

It has been said you are judged by the company you keep, for All American his owners over the years are a who’s who of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed. Initially raised by Jack Gillespie, All American was purchased by Waterfall Farms in the fall of his yearling year. Early in his two-year-old year he was purchased by Herb Murrath, a great purveyor of quality stock and the former owner of his sire Coin’s Hard Cash. All American was purchased by Bob Kilgore early in his four-year-old year and Mr. Kilgore quickly shared his ownership with Donald Castleman. The Castleman/Kilgore partnership was quite successful in the acquisition of the best our breed had to offer. Purchased during the Celebration of 1998, All American is now owned by Floyd Sherman. The Sherman family is well known for keeping a stable of world caliber show horses at all times. A horse of this caliber traded among the connoisseurs of the best generated a tremendous amount of commerce. If you were to total up all the transactions of each purchase of All American the amount would ring out well above the two million dollar mark.

Since his last show ring appearance, at the 2002 Celebration, All American has been retired to stud under the direction of David Williams. All American, like any other stallion, had to prove his worth as a producer. Meticulous breeding to some of the finest mares of our breed has resulted in an initial crop of colts very high in quality. In his first crop of colts that went under saddle this past fall, the expectations for the All American offspring have been far exceeded by the actual talent of those offspring.

The best way to get a read on how a sire is doing is to check with those that work his colts and here are some comments from those with some of the initial crop of All American’s under saddle.

Michael Daniel of River Bend Stables - “I believe the one I have is a great one, he is one of the best I have ever started.”

Gary Edwards of Carl Edwards and Sons - “We Love them! We are going to breed many of our better mares to him in 2006. All American will be a great sire.”

Casey Fields of Carlinbrook Farms - ”Ours had a late start but he’s swinging along good and everything’s moving forward. Looks like he’ll be a good one.”

Justin Jenne’ of Waterfall Farms - “The ones I have move very nice and seem to have what it takes.”

Joe Fleming of Joe Fleming Stables - “The filly we have is moving great, coming along just fine. She’s quite a handful for a Hard Cash.”

Bryant Fly former trainer of The Pusher and The Pushover - “She’s got a lot of raw talent and very willing. She is a total pleasure to work. This filly is special.”

Jackie McConnell of Whitter Stables - “I have two and am very pleased with both. They are really nice colts.”

Lorenzo Smith of Lakeview Farm - “I love them. They’re enjoyable to work with as they progress as you ask them. I wish I had more of them.”

Chad Way of Chad Way Stables - “I have a filly that got started late but is moving real well, she’s got plenty of motor.”

Bobby Wells of Bobby Wells Stables at Backward S - “The ones I have ridden start easy, are really naturally talented and motored up. I know everyone will get along with these colts."

We’ve drawn a stallion with a proven gene pool, with a multi world champion producing sire AND dam. We have a stallion that has achieved World Grand Champion status more than once against great competition. We have a stallion that is the type desired by those who deal with the best and we have a stallion whose colts are being favored among the trainers. Now let’s name this stallion we have drawn . . . All American Cash!

–David Williams

All American Cash stands at the Rising Star Ranch in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

For more information on All American Cash contact David Williams at 931-680-0608 or visit them on the web www.attherisingstar.com