Ch. Pinedale's Clown B

Ch. Pinedale Clown B

Owned by Robby Bogue

Thaxton, MS

Ch. Pinedale Clown B. — The Kind That Don’t Come Around Twice

If you’ve spent any time around foxhounds, you know every now and then one comes along that folks talk about for years. Ch. Pinedale Clown B. was one of those hounds.

Clown B. wasn’t just good, he was the kind that made you stop what you were doing and watch. A multiple-time Field Champion and Dual Champion, he had that natural gear, grit, and sense that you just can’t teach. Whether it was foot speed or dedication to stay in the race, he had it all, and he used it every time he hit the ground.

One of the stories that still gets brought up when talking about Clown B. is when he won the Trish. Tri. Co. 3-Day at Logan’s Foxpen at eight years old. Most hounds are into their retirement by that age, but not Clown B. He lined up with all the young guns entered and flat-out beat them, proving he still had plenty left in the tank.

And then there’s his All- American record. Clown B. put up 575 speed and drive points in a single day at the All-American, a mark that stood from 1995 all the way up to 2025 when his record was recently broken by Big City Longstreet. That’s not just winning. That’s putting on a performance that folks measure everything else against.

But if you ask most houndsmen, they’ll tell you his biggest impact on the sport is his ability as a producer. Clown B. stamped his pups with the same traits that made him special — hunt, heart, and the kind of drive that keeps them pushing when others fall off. There are still many competitive hounds and studs whose pedigrees include Clown B at least once, if not multiple times.

Clown B produced hounds like AA (fd) IRCH (b) AMTC (d) Ch. Hoehner’s Superman, out of EL (b) Ch. Hoehner’s Hot Pants. and FlBa (f&d) Ch. Pinedale Ringo B., out of Buck Creek Patsy T. His pups carried the ability, going on to make their own mark. He was consistently putting out hounds that could compete and then go on to reproduce.

Of course, there is always room for the argument that the reason Clown B was such a producer is that he was bred so many times to so many different gyps. But the truth is, plenty of studs get bred heavy and never come close to leaving that kind of mark. While there's no telling how many puppies Clown B sired, what is evident is that a great number of them were good hounds and were able to pass the abilities that made them competitive down through generations, no matter what lines the dam came from. He was able to produce success across several different prominent lines of hounds.

That’s why his Class of 2005 Masterfox Greatest Sire Hall of Fame induction was no surprise. His impact isn't just about what he did. It’s about what he passed on.

At the end of the day, there’s a lot of good hounds out there. But every once in a while, you get one that leaves a mark on the sport. Clown B. was that kind. And if you look close enough at the pedigrees of dogs still winning today, you’ll likely find his name tucked back there somewhere. Might be four or five generations deep, just about running off the page, but his influence hasn’t faded a bit.

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