State Rep Ty Cobb attends walking horse celebration in Shelbyville TN.
Watch It Now (WIN) and Jimmy McConnell walked away with the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship on Saturday night at the 71st annual event, his third in five years. Paid attendance for Saturday’s championship was 21,576 to see 127 entries. The Celebration posted a paid attendance of 195,299 for the ten-night event.
“It was an awesome event with many friends in attendance from Maury County. A great show that puts many dollars into the state and local economy.” Cobb said.
Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship
1. WATCH IT NOW, Jimmy McConnell for Waterfall Farms
2. A VICTORIA SECRET, Gary Edwards for Chester/Lynda Stokes
3. THE COACH, John Allan Callaway for Barnes/Holland/Kilgore
4. CADILLACS BUM, Edgar Abernathy for Pam Betts
5. PUTTIN CASH ON THE LINE, Ray Gilmer for Tommy Jowers Family
6. PRIVATE CHARTER, Knox Blackburn for Eva Eddleman
7. THE GOLDEN SOVEREIGN, David Landrum for Evergreen Walking Horse Farm
8. KING OF THE JUNGLE, Charlie Green for Nestor Stewart Family
9. PUSHERS ASTRO, Joe Cotten for M/M Wendell Blankenship
10. FLASH OF SILVER, Stephen Daniel for Willis Bowman
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