Rainbow Blue was the 2004
American Harness Horse of the Year as well as the
Canadian Harness Horse of the Year
Canadian Harness Horse of the Year is an annual award in the sport of harness racing in Canada. It is the most prestigious Canadian award among those given to a Standardbred horse. Part of the O'Brien Award program, named in honour of legendary C ...
.
Racing at age two she won six or her seven starts including a division of the Debutante Stakes and the
Molly Pitcher Pace. The filly won 20 of the 21 races she entered in 2004. Her only loss came when she went off stride in the Mistletoe Shalee. Her victory highlights included the $543,543
Fan Hanover Stakes final, the $222,500
Nadia Lobell Pace final, the
Matron Stakes and the $610,000
Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace final. The bay filly is the daughter of
Artiscape and Vesta Blue Chip. She retired with a lifetime mark of 1:49 2/5. Rainbow Blue was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2012.
Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame
Retrieved November 16, 2016
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2001 racehorse births
American Standardbred racehorses
Racehorses bred in Maryland
American Champion harness horses
Harness Horse of the Year winners
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees
Harness racing in the United States