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Carl Miles knew how to promote a stallion. Joker B. was his
first succes in the APPALOOSA breeding business, and
Carl followed Joker's B.'s astonishing career with red roan
stallion Prince Plaudit.
Foaled in 1963, Prince Plaudit (Red Plaudit, ApHC
x Princess Rita,ID) came from Hank Wiescamp's famous breeding
program. Carl Miles purchased the colt in 1965 as a 2-year-old
along with 40 Wiescamp broodmares.
Carl, who lived in Abilene,Texas, started nationnaly promoting
Prince Plaudit in front of the horse public. According to
a septembre 1971 Appaloosa News article, "Carl
Miles and the Super Horse", the stallion was grand champion
at the Fort Worth, San Antonio and Southeastern stocks shows
with trainer Harry Reed of Abilene, Texas.
in 1974 Carl put Prince Plaudit in his dispersal sale
where the stallion brought $260,000 from Doug Stone and Dickie
Turner of Levelland, Texas. They, in turn, formated the Prince
Plaudit Syndicate and sold six shares for $50,000 each
and a total syndicate until his death in 1976.
Prince Plaudit sired an amazing 675 registered Appaloosa
foals during his 22-year breeding career. His get faltered
on the track but reigned in the show pen. The stallion doesn't
have an Appaloosa show record of his own, but in 1975 and
1976, his foals earned a total of two bronze medallions and
two superior achievement certificates for him in get of sire.
He sired 75 performance point earners with a total of 2,312.5
points. In halter, 74 earned 1,085 points. his get have collected
47 registers of merit, two halter superior event titles, seven
performance superior event titles, four Club championships,
two versatility championships, eight superior achievement
certificates, 21 bronze medallions, three silver medallions
and one gold medallion.
Prince Plaudit died of
natural causes in 1988.
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