1949 * John Wehrly, Kentucky State Fair
1950 * Clyde Peel, Western KY Fair
1951 * J.W. Shaw, Alexandria Fair
1952 * Calvin Shewmaker, Mercer County Fair
1953 * Doc Cassidy, Kentucky State Fair
1954 *Ray P. Weller, Shelby County Fair
1955 *Grover Gilpin, Adair County Fair
1956 * R. Willis Stout, Jefferson County Fair
1957 *J.B. Messer, Little World’s Fair
1958 * Harry Berge, Carroll County Fair
1959 *John R. Vinson, Trigg County Fair
1960 * John E. Crigler, Boone County Fair
1961 * Frank C. Rapier, Union County Fair
1962 * Roy Asbury, Germantown Fair
1963 * William M. Munford, Jr., Taylor County Fair
1964 * William A. McKay, Shelby County Fair
1965 * Harold Seibert, Hopkins County Fair
1966 * Roy K. Asbury, Germantown Fair
1967 * Lindsey R. Harden, Taylor County Fair
1968 *Calvin Shewmaker, Jr., Mercer County Fair
1969 * William Wilson, Adair County Fair
1970 * J.A. Conner, Owensboro Horse Show
1971 * L.J. Turley, Muhlenberg County Fair
1972 * Clellan Moore, Green County Fair
1973 * Merle Johnson, Logan County Fair .
* denotes deceased