Monticello — The Racking Horse Breeders Association of America annually hosts the

Racking Horse World Celebration horse show in Decatur, Alabama to crown the

championship horses of the breed.

The 2009 horse show included over 160 different classes and was held on

September 19-26.

Three Wayne County residents were among the winners at the 2009 World

Celebration.

In her first time competing at the World Celebration, Savannah Upchurch

and her horse, Jose's Beauty, made their way to the winner's circle. The

pair won the World Championship title in the Youth Rider, 12 & Under,

Specialty Action division. Savannah is the daughter of Roger and Jill

Upchurch.

The victory was even more special because Jose's Beauty is owned and

raised by the Upchurch family. Jose's Beauty is trained at Dunn Stables in

Whitesburg, KY.

The Morgan family‹Danny, Barbara, and Derek‹are the proud owners of two

horses that were crowned World Grand Champions. I'm A Blue Chip was shown by

trainer, Dwight Dunn, to the Four-Year-Old Stallion World Championship and

the Four-Year-Old World Grand Championship.

Derek Morgan competed with Label Me Royal and claimed the World

Championship title in the Amateur Rider on Four-Year-Old Specialty Action

class.

Derek and Label Me Royal then competed in the Amateur Specialty Action

Stake class and were named the World Grand Champions in that division.

Label Me Royal is undefeated in his show-ring career. Both of the Morgan

family's horses are trained at Dunn Stables in Whitesburg, Ky.

Sara Beth Gregory also competed at the show and claimed a World

Championship title in the Amateur, Lady Rider class aboard Motown Senator.

The duo later won the Reserve Amateur World Grand Championship with a

second place finish in the Amateur Stake class.

Motown Senator is owned by the Conley Gregory family of Monticello, and

trained by Roger Byrd of Campbellsville, Kentucky.