The committee of the 2009 Morgan Weanling Gala is pleased to announce that the following stallions have been nominated by their owners to the Inaugural Morgan Weanling Gala to be held in Springfield, IL, in August of 2009.

Astronomicalee, Beethoven, Belalugosi, Bellerophon, Bocelli, Born to Boogie, Cartier, Centerpiece, Century Nightmusic, CCR's Outrajus Corajus, Favorite Son, Fifth Avenue Flaire, Grand Cru Don Perignon, Hollybrook Stage Rage, JW That Special Flaire, Man In Motion, MEM The Patriot, Minion Millennium, Mizrahi, MSV Shooting Star, Stonecroft Byzantine, Stonecroft Trilogy, Super Nova, Tara's Firewalker, Town Assets, and Ultra's Special Agent.

All offspring born in 2009 that have one of the above mentioned stallions as their sire, will be eligible to compete for substantial prize money in the Morgan Weanling Gala class to be held at the Jubilee Regional in the fall of that year. "We are thrilled with the support and commitment of these stallion owners that have graciously nominated their stallions for the introductory event. We have a first-class line-up of stallions and the competing foals should be outstanding," Committee Chairman Larry Bolen stated. "Other plans are in the works that will be announced in the coming months, including an alumni program for competing foals and incentives for stallion owners," Bolen added.

The Morgan Weanling Gala is an event sponsored by the American Morgan Horse Institute (AMHI), which is a not-for-profit charitable, historical, and educational institution. As a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, contributions are tax-deductible. AMHI activities include awarding educational scholarships; collecting and displaying materials relating to the Morgan breed at the Shelburne, Vermont-based National Museum of the Morgan Horse; and conducting the Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show®. For membership information or to make a donation, please contact [email protected].