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The *Tooreen Laddie trophy was donated by Mr and Mrs Edward Harris as a tribute to their outstanding stallion by that name. It is awarded to a stallion that has had an exceptionally positive influence on the breed through his offspring.

1992 Whitewood Galway Bay, 14h bay, by Clonkeehan Auratum x *Keane’s Selection, bred by Miss Lee Norman, owned by Tower Hill Farm, VT.

1993 *Texas Hope, 14.1h bay, by Little Heaven x Knock Molly, bred by Colman Keane, owned by Lynfield Farm, VT.

1994 An Tostal, 13.2+h grey, by *Tooreen Laddie x *Claire Dun, bred by Mrs. Bruce Read, VT, owned by Charlotte Read, VT.

1995 Tre Awain Roderick O'Conor, 14.1h dun, by MacDara x *Lonely Cottage, bred by Three Creek Farm, MO, owned by Three Creek Farm.

1996 Fox Ridge Starlight, 14.2h bay, by *Texas Hope x Rambling Alone, bred by William Dolph, owned by Gilnocky Farm, VT.

1997 Tourbillon, 14h grey, by *Tooreen Laddie x Miss Murvey, bred by Mrs. Bruce Read, VT, owned by Three Creek Farm, MO.

1998 Erin Laddie, 14.3h grey, by *Tooreen Laddie x Erin Bay, bred by Ed and Jackie Harris, NY, owned by Blue Ridge Farm, VA.

1999 Not presented

2000 Not presented

2001 Not presented

2002 Lynfield's Cormac McCarthy, 14.3h bay, by *Texas Hope x Morning Dew, bred by Dr. and Mrs. James Bailey, NH, owned by Avilion Farm, Alberta, Canada.

2003 *Chiltern Copa of Tower Hill, 14.2h grey, by *Chiltern Curlew x *Common Market, owned by Mary Rutter, Tower Hill Farm, VT.

2004 Lynfield’s Kiltuck, 14.1h brown, by *Texas Hope x Round Robin’s Easter Bonnet owned by Joan McKenna, MO.

2005 *Chiltern Colm, 14h dun, by Corrib x Chiltern Gazelle, owned by Caroline Nesbitt, NH.

2006 Greystone Dallen McMor, 14.3h bay by Greystone McErill x Hideaway’s Smitheranne, bred by Fred Hallett, owned by Leslie Presson, NC.

2007 Springledge Bantry Bay owned by Candy Verhulst, MA

2008 *Grange Finn Sparrow (Coosheen Finn x Dun Sparrow) bred by in Ireland by Lady Maria Levinge, owned by Willy Leahy of Ireland, and leased by Jennifer (Tootie) Jones, WVA

2009 Aladdin, 15 h grey, by Erin Laddie x Fox Ridge Irish Lady, bred by Nathalie Kaye and owned by Catherine Mack of Aladdin Connemaras in Middleburg, VA.

2010 Concord River Roaringwater Bay, 14.2 h bay, by Whitewood Galway Bay x Lynnfield’s Proud Hope, bred by Rachel Page Eliot and Elizabeth Platais and owned by Donna Duckworth of Balmullo Farm in Alachua, FL and Richmond, VA.

2011 Greystone McErrill, 14.2 h bay, by Hideaways Gresytone Alex x Erin’s Lassie, bred by Marianne Alexander and he was Life-Leased by Mary Lou Thall of Triple Creek Farm in West Winfield, NY.