Wing Commander (1943-1969) was a world champion Saddlebred show horse and preeminent sire of the breed. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The American saddlebred is a breed of horse that was developed in Kentucky by plantation owners. ...

A chestnut colt foaled in 1943, Wing Commander was sired by "Anacacho Shamrock" and out of the mare "Flirtation Walk." Bred by Frances Dodge and owned by her Castleton Farm, in Lexington, Kentucky, he was trained and shown by Earl Teater, one of the leading saddle horse trainer-riders of his day. A Colt is a young male thoroughbred racehorse not gelded. ... Castleton Lyons near Lexington, Kentucky is an American horse racing stable and breeding business best known by the name Castleton Farm. ... It has been suggested that Fayette County, Kentucky be merged into this article or section. ...

Wing Commander first entered competition in 1946 as a five-gaited stallion and two years later at the Kentucky State Fair won the first of six straight five-gaited World's Grand Championships. Over eight years of competition in either the 3 or 5 gaited class, Wing Commander won 174 of the 176 events he entered. The Kentucky State Fair is the state fair of Kentucky, located at 937 Phillips Lane in Louisville. ...

Retired to stud at Castleton Farm, Wing Commander became one of the most important sires of champion saddle show horses. In 1969 at the age of twenty six, the horse died of colic and was buried in Castleton's horse cemetery. Colic may refer to: Baby colic – a condition, usually in infants, characterized by incessant crying. ...