Overtrick was a champion U.S.
standardbred racehorse who was memorable for his breaking of many existing world records and his classic duels with champion pacer
Meadow Skipper
Meadow Skipper (May 8, 1960 – 1982) was a Standardbred racehorse and sire. He earned $428,057 as a racehorse.
Background
Meadow Skipper was a brown horse foaled in 1960 by Dale Frost out of the U. S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame mare Coun ...
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Overtrick raced against crack pacers Meadow Skipper and Country Don in all three legs of the 1963
harness racing Triple Crown. In the first leg, Meadow Skipper thumped Overtrick in a track record time. In the second race of the series, the
Little Brown Jug, Overtrick turned the tables on Meadow Skipper beating him in second with Country Don third, and at the same time breaking the world record. Overtrick repeated the performance in the
Messenger Stakes
The Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. It was organized in 1956 at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York (on suburban Long Island) to join with the Cane Pace and the Little Brown Jug to create ...
with Country Don second and Meadow Skipper third.
Triple Crown Harness Racing 1963
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See also
* Harness racing in America
* Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Bay ( cy, Bae Ceredigion) is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales.
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References
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American Standardbred racehorses
Harness racing in the United States
Little Brown Jug winners
Messenger Stakes winners