Midnight Sun (horse)
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Midnight Sun (1940–65) was one of the leading sires of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed, and a two-time World Grand Champion in 1945 and 1946. He was trained by Fred Walker and lived almost all his life at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tennessee.
American horse
| Midnight Sun | |
|---|---|
 Midnight Sun | |
| Breed | Tennessee Walking Horse |
| Discipline | Show horse |
| Sire | Wilson's Allen |
| Grandsire | Roan Allen |
| Dam | Ramsey's Rena |
| Maternal grandsire | Dement's Allen |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1940 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Color | Black, no markings |
| Breeder | Samuel M. Ramsey |
| Trainer | Fred Walker |
| Major wins | |
| World Grand Championships, 1945, 1946 | |
Midnight Sun sired approximately 2,600 foals in his life, one of which became the three-time World Grand Champion The Talk of the Town. Of the horses that have won the annual Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship since 1949, only four were not of Midnight Sun's bloodline.