"Millies Cherry Drop: Thoroughbred, Warmblood type Pinto stallion in trotting pose. Blood bay tobiano pattern with white strip and pink snip on face. Mane was free flying, half white and half black. Tail was flagged, white with a black tip. Forelock was black and split to each side. Extra mane was long basket weave with embedded roses. Extra tail was long flowing with roses at tail head. Forelock was straight and black. Named by John Lindsey after a very old gal friend named Millie and her color of dripped white and red." Quoted by Candace Liddy, Sculptor and Artist.
Special Edition models came in different colors, and real leather bridles and saddles. They were sold with all the manes and tails in small plastic bags and in plain white cardboard boxes. The name of each horse was written by hand on each box. Some of the extra manes were redesigned just for these Special Edition horses. Production had stopped at 200 horses, so 200 or less of each model was made. The first 30 models debuted at BreyerFest 1998, and came with a COA and were hand signed and numbered by Candace.
The Creata Winners Choice Gold Standard Horses were in production from 1998-2000. They were designed by Candace Liddy and distributed by John Lindsey and Gail Good from The Horse Collector, Ltd. There were 4 models created for Mass Market stores (such as Target, Sears, ToysRUs and Walmart), and 6 models created for Special Market stores.
Breyer/Reeves International purchased the Winners Choice Micro models in 2004, and rebranded them as Mini Whinnies. The Winners Choice Gold Standard models were retired in 2000 and not purchased by Breyer, but added to this site as an added reference for Winners Choice models.