Harold Logan was a
New Zealand
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bred
Standardbred
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pacer that won two
New Zealand Trotting Cup
The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...
s. He was a leading performer in 1931 and 1932. In 1932, he won the New Zealand Trotting Cup with a handicap of 60 yards.
Pedigree
Harold Logan was by the good sire, Logan Pointer (USA), his dam was the "non-Standardbred mare", Ivy Cole by King Cole. Logan Pointer sired 187 winners for a record £229,000 prize money. King Cole’s second dam, Charity was a
Thoroughbred
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mare.
Race record
He won the following races:
* 1931 New Zealand Trotting Cup
* 1932 New Zealand Trotting Cup (handicap 60 Yards)
This was the richest harness race, and sometimes the richest horse race in New Zealand.
Harold Logan raced for the final time in 1938 at the age of 16.
He was an inaugural inductee into the
New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour those whose achievements have enriched the New Zealand Harness racing industry.
History
In 1969, Noel Taylor, who was President of the Auckland Trotting ...
with the immortals
Caduceus
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Cardigan Bay
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Highland Fling
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Johnny Globe
Johnny Globe was an outstanding New Zealand bred Standardbred pacer that held four world records. He is notable in that he won the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Johnny Globe is also notable in winning 15 free for all pacing events, which at the time ...
and
Ordeal.
Harold Logan died at
Sefton on 14 April 1948.
See also
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Harness racing
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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 ...
References
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External links
Harold Logan obituary
Harness racing in New Zealand
New Zealand standardbred racehorses
New Zealand Trotting Cup winners
New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame horses
1922 racehorse births
1948 racehorse deaths