Copy That (foaled 15 November 2016) is a New Zealand

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 i ...

racehorse, notable for winning the

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in 2021 and 2022. Copy That was bred by Woodlands Stud (NZ) Limited, owned by Merv and Meg Butterworth and he is trained by Ray Green at Lincoln Farms, Pukekohe. Some of the notable races which Copy That has won, or was placed in, include: * December 2019 - 1st in the Alabar 3YO Classic (2200m Group 2) beating One Change and Smooth Deal * March 2020 - 1st in the Vero Flying Stakes (1980m Group 2) beating One Change and Minstrel * October 2020 - 1st in the Ashburton Flying Stakes beating Self Assured, Spankem and Thefixer * December 2020 - 3rd in the

Auckland Trotting 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 in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

behind Amazing Dream and Spankem * January 2021 - 1st in the McMillan Equine Feeds Flying Mile (1609m Group 2) beating Self Assured and Thefixer * April 2021 - 1st in the Noel J Taylor Mile beating Bad To The Bone and Steel The Show * April 2021 - 1st in the

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beating Bad To The Bone and Amazing Dream * July 2021 - 1st in the Wondais Mate Open (1660m, Albion Park) beating Balraj, Rockin Marty and Spankem * July 2021 - 2nd in the $250,000 Aqwa Construction Rising Sun (2138m, Albion Park) behind Amazing Dream with Expensive Ego 3rd * July 2021 - 1st in the $100,000 Garrards Sunshine Sprint (1660m, Albion Park) beating King Of Swing and Rockin Marty * November 2021 - 1st in the

beating Self Assured and South Coast Arden * September 2022 - 1st in the TAB Gammalite Free For All (2240m, Melton) beating Crime Writer and Bettor Be The Bomb * November 2022 - 1st in the

beating Majestic Cruiser and Spankem * January 2023 - 1st in the Ballarat Cup (Group 1 2710m mobile, Ballarat) beating Honolua Bay and Triple Eight in a mile rate of 1:56.3 (800m in 56.1 seconds). In 2023 when Copy That campaigned in Australia, Ray Green could not go with him as he was recovering from being kicked by a horse. Stable foreman Andrew Drake took care of Copy That. Blair Orange drove Copy That in his Ballarat Cup win.https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-cup-winner-grabs-an-aussie-group-one/

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{{reflist 2016 racehorse births New Zealand standardbred racehorses New Zealand Trotting Cup winners

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