In 2005, Ghamma Ray ranked fourth highest of those mares qualifying for the Walter Hartwig award. This award is given for North American bred and born young mares which achieve the highest combined scores on their studbook inspection and Mare Performance Test (MPT), both taken as a three- or four-year-old. RSF horses have made the list ever since its inception four years ago (we won the inaugural year with EM Dew Berry). Ghamma Ray also received the Benchmark award this year, tying for the highest free jumping score for the nation (9 and 9) for the 2005 mare performance tests. 

Dam Anike’s sire is Archipel, a son of Argentan, who passed the stallion Performance test at Adelheidsdorf in 1988, finishing 5th of 38, achieving equally good results for rideability and for jumping ability. Anike is just the right type for Gold Luck. She was purchased just before her inspection and had just had her very small shoes removed and so was still a bit ouchy at that time. Believe me when I tell you that this mare can trot! She was placed in the Main Stud book.