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Bettor's Delight
Bettor's Delight is a former champion American Standardbred race-horse and one of the World's greatest stud stallions. Bettor's Delight was foaled on 4 May 1998 and bred by Winbak Farm of Chesapeake City, Maryland. He was purchased for $65,000 at the 1999 Harrisburg yearling sale by John B. Grant of Milton, Ontario. In 2007 he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and in 2013 into the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. It is believed that Bettors Delight is the highest ever income-earning pacing or harness racing stallion. Race record Bettor's Delight was trained by Scott McEneny and usually driven by Michel Lachance. As a 2-year old in 2000 he won the Nassagaweya Stake, Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace and Governors Cup. He also won the Dan Patch Award (U.S.) Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year category and O'Brien (Canada) Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year awards. As a 3-year old in 2001 Better's Delight won: * New Jersey Classic Pace. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standardbred
The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing, where members of the breed compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace its bloodlines to 18th-century England. They are solid, well-built horses with good dispositions. In addition to harness racing, the Standardbred is used for a variety of equestrian activities, including horse shows and pleasure riding, particularly in the Midwestern and Eastern United States and in Southern Ontario. History In the 17th century, the first trotting races were held in the Americas, usually in fields on horses under saddle. However, by the mid-18th century, trotting races were held on official courses, with the horses in harness. Breeds that have contributed foundation stock to the Standardbred breed included the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian Pacer, Thoroughbred, Norfolk Trotter, Hackney, and Morgan. The foundation blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River, upon which the city's central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It was named after the city of Perth in Scotland, due to the influence of Stirling's patron Sir George Murray, who had connections with the area. It gained city stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Racehorse Births
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Harness Racing In New Zealand
Harness racing in New Zealand is primarily a professional sport which involves pacing and trotting competitions for Standardbred racehorses. The difference is the horse's gait or running style: * pacing is where the two legs on the same side of the horse move forward at the same time, and * trotting is where the horse moves its two diagonally opposite legs forward at the same time. In New Zealand the majority of standardbred races are for pacers and the most lucrative races are in that gait. Pacers are generally faster than trotters. However, harness racing is still often called trotting as that was the sport's traditional name. History Trotting races were held as part of the programme of some of the galloping meetings in the Otago Southland area as early as 1864. The first totalisators were introduced about this time. They faced opposition from a curious alliance of bookmakers and anti-gambling factions but were approved by the Clubs and licensed by the Colonial Secretary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Harness Horse Of The Year
The Australian Harness Horse of the Year is an honour that recognises the top harness racing horse in the Australia. The award is selected by industry people and media representatives. The inaugural award was won in 1976 by Don't Retreat, a New South Wales pacer who won 14 of his 24 starts in the 1975-1976 season for a total of $122,415. The first and only trotter to win the award was Maori's Idol in 1978, a season in which he won 22 of his 24 starts. The first three-year-old to win the award was a year later in 1979, when Run Joe Run won the award, since then a three-year-old has won the award three times. The youngest horse to win the award was Lombo Pocket Watch who won as a two-year-old in 2006. The horses that has won the most awards are Westburn Grant, who won the award in 1989 as a three-year-old and again in 1991 and 1992, Our Sir Vancelot, who won the 1997, 1998 and 1999 awards and four time Interdominion winner Blacks A Fake in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Smoken Up was the ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A G Hunter Cup
The A.G. Hunter Cup is a competition in Harness racing. It is contested over 3,000 metres at Tabcorp Park in Melbourne, VIC. It is one of the world's richest handicap standing start events, currently worth A$425,000. The race was formerly staged at Moonee Valley before Victoria's new home of harness racing was opened at Tabcorp Park, Melton. Recent Winners {, class="wikitable sortable" , border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;" , - style="background:#dacaa5; text-align:center;" ! width="44px" , Year ! width="60px" , Dist. ! width="135px" , Winner ! width="150px" , Trainer ! width="140px" , Driver ! width="60px" , Mile Rate , - , 2022 , 2760m , King Of Swing , Belinda McCarthy , Luke McCarthy , , - , 2021 , 2760m , Lochinvar Art , David Moran , David Moran , 1:54.8 , - , 2020 , 2760m , King Of Swing (NZ) , C A Cross , G E Hall Jnr , 1:55.4 , - , 2019 , 2760m , Tiger Tara (NZ) , Kevin Pizzuto , Todd McCarthy , 1:53.2 , - , 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Tara
Tiger Tara (foaled 23 October 2010) is a New Zealand bred Standardbred racehorse that raced at the very top level in both New Zealand and Australia. He is notable in that he was voted Australian Harness Horse of the Year for the 2019 season and he won seven Group 1 races, including the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship which is raced between the best horses in Australasia. Racing career Tiger Tara was originally trained in Canterbury, New Zealand, by Geoff Dunn and driven in all his wins during that time by Gerard O'Reilly. He was later sold and exported to Australian owners and trained by Kevin Pizzuto and driven by Todd McCarthy. He won the following major races: * 2019 A G Hunter Cup * 2018 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship. * 2018 Victoria Cup. * 2015 New Zealand Free For All. * 2014 Great Northern Derby. * 2013 New Zealand 3YO Sires final. He also raced in the New Zealand Trotting Cup and was placed: * second in 2016 to Lazarus. * third in 2017 behind Lazarus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Pacing Cup
The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park, Auckland, Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with the New Zealand Trotting Cup, New Zealand Cup, held in New Zealand each year for the highest grade (Open class) pacers. It is a Group One, Group 1 championship race and has been won by many of the champion pacers in New Zealand. Cup History For most of its history the Auckland Cup has been raced in December, however at times it has been moved to other calendar dates such as: * March, from 2006 until 2015, when it formed part of Auckland Cup Week, a carnival which includes feature Thoroughbred and greyhound racing. As well as the March 2015 race (won by Christen Me) there was a second 2015 Auckland Cup raced in December (Have Faith In Me). Neither Christen Me or Have Faith In Me competed in the other race that ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Assured (horse)
Self Assured (foaled 26 October 2015) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2020 and the Auckland Trotting Cup in 2019 and 2022. Bred by R. N. Caldow and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he is trained by the All Stars stable at Rolleston. Notable performances by Self Assured include: * 1st in the 2019 South East Derby at Albion Park * 1st in the 2019 Queensland Derby beating Lochinvar Art and Jesse Duke. * 3rd in the 2019 Ashburton Flying Stakes behind Spankem and Thefixer * 1st in the 2019 Auckland Pacing Cup beating Thefixer and Triple Eight * 1st in the 2020 Hondo Grattan Stakes, beating Demon Delight and Max Delight * 1st in the 2020 Canterbury Classic, beating Spankem and Tango Tara * 2nd in the 2020 Ashburton Flying Stakes behind Copy That, with Spankem 3rd * 1st in the 2020 New Zealand Trotting Cup beating Spankem and Ashley Locaz * 2nd in the 2020 Chariots Of Fire behind Lochinvar Art with M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluegrass Stakes
The Bluegrass Stakes is a Standardbred harness race for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters run annually over The Red Mile at Lexington, Kentucky. Due to a large number of entrants, the 2016 race was divided into five divisions, each with a purse of $66,000. Retrieved October 29, 2016 There is also a Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies
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Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace
The Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace is a harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred Filly, fillies Horse gait#Pace, pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and Horse gait#Trot, trotters. First run in 1985, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America. The 2017 race was held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, Anderson, Indiana, United States. Historical race events In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night. Retrieved November 5, 2016 North American Locations *Woodbine Racetrack (Wdb) Ontario (9) *Meadowlands Racetrack (Mxx) New Jersey (6) *Pompano Pa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
:''for winners of the trotting event see: Inter Dominion Trotting Championship'' The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Western Australian Trotting Association Chairman Mr. J P Stratton, with the first series held at Gloucester Park, Perth. The host of the series is rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The rotation of the Championships is fixed annually at a meeting of the council. It is fixed five years in advance. It is held in New Zealand once in each four years. The traditional format is a series of heats held over a two-week period, with the final held in a third. Competitors earn points based on their finishing order in each heat, the 14 horses that accrue the most points over the series go into the Grand Final. The winner is determined by the finishing order in the Grand Final. There i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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