A life-size statue of Tom Moore was dedicated on Wednesday, August 10, at 3 p.m. in front of Freedom Hall in Louisville. Tom Moore, a member of the World’s Championship Hall of Fame, trained and showed multiple World’s Grand Champions in all three divisions: five-gaited, three-gaited and fine harness. Commonly referred to as “The Tall Man,” Moore trained World’s Grand Champions CH Sultan’s Starina, CH Yorktown, CH Valley View Supreme, CH Bellisima and many more.

The bronze tribute is by Douwe Blumberg. Moore's daughter, Melissa, of Versailles, KY, a World's Championship horsewoman in her own right, spoke at the dedication, along with representatives of the United Professional Horsemen's Association, the American Saddlebred Horse Association, the Kentucky State Fair Board of Directors and the United States Equestrian Federation.

Saddlebreds on the Small Screen
The Kentucky Educational Television-produced documentary “Kentucky State Fair: A Century of Memories” will air at 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, on KET 1 and then again on Saturday, August 20, on KET 2 at 8 p.m.

The documentary focuses on the first 100 years of the Kentucky State Fair by focusing on the music, Freedom Hall, the World’s Championship Horse Show, agricultural competitions, food and more. It also features an interview with Joe Stopher, who worked at the fair beginning in 1927 and was on the board of directors for 28 years.


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