Lindy's Pride (1966 – June 25, 1997) was an American

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racehorse and

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. He won the

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as a three-year-old in 1969 but was retired owing to chronic hoof problems a year later. He later became a successful breeding stallion.

Background

Lindy's Pride was a bay horse bred in

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and was originally given the name Galahad Hanover. As a

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in 1967 he was bought for $15,500 by Lindy Farms in association with the Antonacci and the Lomangino families and renamed Lindy's Pride. During his track career he was trained by Howard Beissinger. He was sired by Star's Pride out of the mare Galena Hanover, a daughter of Spencer Scott

Racing career

1968: two-year-old season

In his first season Lindy's Pride ran 24 times and won 13 races. The most significant of his successes came in the American-National Stakes, the Review Futurity and the Arden Downs.

1969: three-year-old season

As a three-year-old Lindy's Pride became the fifth horse to win

as he recorded victories in the Yonkers Futurity, the

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(in a career best time of 1:57.3) and the

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. His trainer Howard Beissinger also drove the horse to success in the Triple Crown series. The colt also recorded major victories in the Dexter Cup and the Colonial. Lindy's Pride was voted Three-Year-Old Colt Trotter of 1969, but lost out to the outstanding six-year-old mare Fresh Yankee in the polling to determine the

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award.

1970: four-year-old season

Lindy's Pride began his third season in good form and recorded a win over Fresh Yankee. He was then sent to Europe with the

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in Sweden as his principal target. He managed one second place from three starts, but his quarter cracks, which had plagued him throughout his career, had deteriorated to the point that he could not continue racing. He was retired to become a breeding stallion in Kentucky.

Stud record

During his stud career Lindy's Pride was based at Almahurst Farm and then Castleton Farm. The stallion had some problems with fertility but did sire approximately 500 foals. The best of his offspring included Lindy's Crown, Cornstalk, Lola's Express, Spring Dash, Glencoe Pride and Elmsford. Lindy's Pride, died at Lindy Farms in Connecticut on June 25, 1997 at the age of thirty-one. He was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.

Pedigree

References

{{Reflist 1966 racehorse births 1997 racehorse deaths American Champion harness horses Harness racing in the United States United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees