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New Zealand Trotting Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a classic event in New Zealand for 3 year old harness horses, run at Addington Raceway. History Formerly called the New Brighton Derby Stakes from 1914 to 1925, the race was conducted by the New Brighton Trotting Cub and decided in the Autumn. In 1925, it was taken over by the Metropolitan Trotting Club and decided in the Spring. In 1982 it was switched to the Summer. In 1968–1969, the race was 1 miles and in 1970–1972, 1m 5f. In 1973-83 it was a standing start race over 2600 metres. From 1984, it became a 2600 Metres Mobile race. Records Most wins by a driver: * 12 - M F Holmes (1928, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1972) * 11 - Mark Purdon (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017) * 4 - J D Litten (1951, 1953, 1955, 1964) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - H F Nicoll (1921, 1928, 1930, 1931) Race results The past winners of the race are as follows: Other major races * Great Northern Derby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addington Raceway
Addington may refer to: Places In Australia: * Addington, Victoria In Canada: * Addington, Ontario * Addington County, Ontario (now Lennox and Addington County, Ontario) * Addington Highlands, Ontario * Addington Parish, New Brunswick * Addington (electoral district) In England: * Addington, Bradford * Addington, Buckinghamshire * Addington, Cornwall * Addington, Kent ** Addington long barrow an archaeological site nearby * Addington, Lancashire, near Carnforth * Addington, London, site of the following: ** Addington Palace ** Addington Park ** Addington Village tram stop ** Addington Cricket Club * New Addington, site of the following: ** Addington Vale park ** New Addington tram stop * Addington Hills park, in Upper Shirley, formerly part of Addington * Great Addington Great Addington is a small village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It lies near the west bank of the River Nene, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Kettering. It consists of appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsu
Elsu (foaled 19 December 1999) is a black New Zealand bred Standardbred pacer who won the Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit Champion and was twice the New Zealand Horse of the Year. He was sired by Falcon Seelster out of Interchange by New York Motoring. Racing record He was trained by Geoff Small and driven by David Butcher. In 2002/2003, Elsu won the Great Northern Derby, the NZ Yearling Sales Series Open, the New Zealand Trotting Derby and the New South Wales Derby. During his career he also won the 2003 and 2004 Auckland Pacing Cups, the Chariots of Fire, the Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile, the New Zealand Messenger Championship, the A.G. Hunter Cup, the Inter-Dominion Pacing Championship and the City of Auckland Free For All. The 2004/2005 season saw Elsu crowned the Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit Champion, as well as being crowned New Zealand Harness Horse of the Year for the second time. Elsu was also placed second in the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2003 and 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caduceus (horse)
Caduceus was a New Zealand bred Standardbred racehorse. Caduceus is notable for winning the 1960 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship, trotting's premiership event in Australia and New Zealand, from a handicap of 36 yards, in front of a world record crowd. Prior to this in New Zealand, he had won major events including the New Zealand Free For All sprint race on three occasions plus the Auckland Pacing Cup. In 1960, he went to the United States, the first to prove he could match the very top US horses. He ended up winning more than £100,000, with gallopers Tulloch and Sailor's Guide as the only horses bred in Australia or New Zealand to have achieved this distinction at that time. He was an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame with the immortals Cardigan Bay, Harold Logan, Highland Fling, Johnny Globe and Ordeal. 1960 Inter Dominion The most notable race took place on 13 February 1960 at Harold Park Paceway, Sydney, when the "mighty atom" Caduceus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Step
False Step was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won three New Zealand Trotting Cup races, the richest harness race, and sometimes the richest horse race in New Zealand. False Step is one of three horses to win the NZ Trotting Cup three times, the others being Indianapolis and Terror to Love. False Step was also taken to the United States in 1960 by his trainer and reinsman Cecil Devine, who had driven him to victory three times in the New Zealand Cup. The horse scored success in the International Series at Yonkers Raceway, and also defeated the acknowledged American champion of the time, Adios Butler. Major races He won the following major races: * 1955 New Zealand Trotting Derby * 1958 New Zealand Trotting Cup * 1959 New Zealand Trotting Cup (handicapped 24 yards) * 1960 New Zealand Trotting Cup (handicapped 48 yards) See also * Harness racing in New Zealand Harness racing in New Zealand is primarily a professional sport which involves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Nyhan
Denis Donovan Nyhan or D D Nyhan (11 April 1939 – 1 September 2021), was a prominent trainer and driver of standardbred racehorses winning many of New Zealand's premier racing events. He won the New Zealand Trotting Cup twice with Lordship in 1962 and 1966. In 1962 Nyhan and Lordship beat Cardigan Bay driven by champion reinsman Peter Wolfenden who was 5th. In 1966 they beat Robin Dundee and Waitaki Hanover. Lordship, sired by Johnny Globe, was bred by Denis' mother Doris Nyhan and trained by his father Don (D G) Nyhan who drove Johnny Globe to win the New Zealand Cup in 1954. Lordship also won the 1964 Auckland Pacing Cup In 1974 Nyhan won the New Zealand Cup with the free-legged pacer Robalan from Kotare Legend and Young Quinn. Nyhan won the New Zealand Free For All five times: twice with Lordship (1962 and 1964) and three times with Robalan (1972, 1973 and 1974). He also trained and drove the trotters Cee Ar to win the 1974 Rowe Cup and Hal Good to win the 1975 Domini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lordship (horse)
Lordship was a New Zealand–bred Standardbred pacer. He won two New Zealand Trotting Cup races, the richest harness race, and sometimes the richest horse race in New Zealand. He won 45 races and as a leading sire, he sustained the Globe Derby sireline through his successful sons. In 1962, as a four-year-old, he beat the great champion racehorse Cardigan Bay in the New Zealand Trotting Cup on a rain-affected track. He was a bit of a mudlark and won the 1966 version of the Cup, again on a wet track. He won the following major races: * 1962 * 1964 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doody Townley
David James "Doody" Townley (29 June 1925 – 28 March 1999) was a driver of Standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and was a leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. He is notable for winning four Inter Dominion Championships, the premier trotting series of races between Australia and New Zealand. Not surprisingly, he is also an inductee in the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Doody also won two Auckland Trotting Cups and the New Zealand Trotting Cup. These are the two top races in New Zealand. Townley died in Ashburton on 28 March 1999, and his ashes were buried at Ashburton Cemetery. Big race wins * 1980 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Hano Direct * 1971 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Stella Frost * 1971 New Zealand Trotting Cup True Averil * 1970 Auckland Trotting Cup Stella Frost * 1968 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Stylish Major * 1966 Auckland Trotting Cup Waitaki Hanover * 1965 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Devine
Cecil Charles Devine (23 March 1915 – 4 July 1990) was a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He drove many winners of major races in New Zealand. His greatest achievement was winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup, New Zealand's premier racing event, three times in a row in 1958, 1959 and 1960 with False Step. He also drove False Step in the US International Paces at Yonkers and Roosevelt. Throughout his career, Devine was one of the "old school" who referred to the sport as "trotting" rather than the more fashionable name of "harness racing". He first got into the sport in the depression years, saying that he otherwise might have ended up a lawyer. He was associated with many top horses. He won the |
Peter Wolfenden
Peter Tom Wolfenden (24 January 1935 – 18 February 2023) was a New Zealand driver and trainer of Standardbred racehorses. He is most notable for his victory in the New Zealand Trotting Cup when he drove New Zealand's top pacer Cardigan Bay. He won the New Zealand drivers' premiership 14 times, including eight consecutive years from 1974, and twice won the Australasian Drivers Championship. He represented New Zealand seven times in the World Drivers Championship in harness racing, placing second in 1977 and third in 1971. He had 1762 career race wins in New Zealand as a driver, and 798 as a trainer. In the 1982 New Year Honours, Wolfenden was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for services to trotting. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Wolfenden died on 18 February 2023, at the age of 88. Big race wins Peter Wolfenden's career included driving the following winners: * 1984 Auckland Cup – Enterprise * 1983 Auckland Cup – A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westburn Grant
Westburn Grant (1985–2020) was an Australian champion Standardbred race horse notable for being a three time Australian Harness Horse of the Year. Westburn Grant raced only three times at aged two in the 1987-88 season for three wins.Cain, R (1990), Harnessing A Miracle, At age three he blossomed winning the Victoria and New South Wales Derbies and finishing third in the Australian Derby. In the NSW Derby he beat Victorian pacer Rockleigh Victory by 21 metres in a track record mile rate of 1:59.0 for 2350 metres. He also travelled to New Zealand where he was unbeaten in three races including the New Zealand Derby where he outclassed the local horses winning by nearly nine lengths. He was named Australian Harness Horse of the Year for 1988-89. As a four year old in 1989-90 Westburn Grant won the Miracle Mile Pace beating Thorate and Jodie’s Babe after an early speed battle with Thorate. He effortlessly won the Treuer Memorial at Bankstown and won the Golden Nugget against his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Butt
Anthony Butt is a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with champions trotters Lyell Creek and Take A Moment, who, along with many other of his best drives, were trained by his brother Tim. He has won the Dominion Handicap eight times and has been inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. He can be considered a champion driver, and has partnered with his brother Tim for many of those wins. He and his brother Roddy were the first drivers to win the New Zealand Junior Drivers Series twice, his brother winning it consecutively. See also * Harness racing in New Zealand * Harness racing in Australia Harness racing, also colloquially known as trotting or the trots, is a spectator sport in Australia, with significant amounts of money wagered annually with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB). In Australia there are 90 harness ra ... Reference list Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand harness racers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |