Our Sir Vancelot (foaled 11 November 1990) is a
New Zealand
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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 ...
stallion. Known as Sir Vancelot in New Zealand, he won a record three straight
Inter Dominion
:''for winners of the Inter Dominion see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship and Inter Dominion Trotting Championship''
The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand.
It is of ...
finals, 1997, 1998 and 1999. This is a record that was equalled in 2008 by
Blacks A Fake
Blacks A Fake is a brown Standardbred gelding that won the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Inter Dominion Championships, making him the only four-time winner of Australasia's premier harness race. He finished second, beaten by a long neck, in the 2009 ...
. He was inducted into the
Inter Dominion Hall of Fame
The Inter Dominion Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour those whose achievements have enriched the world of the Harness racing industry, particularly in the Inter Dominion series. The hall of fame was created to honor ...
.
In addition to the three Inter Dominions, he also won the 1997 Miracle Mile Pace.
Over his career, he won 48 races, from 97 starts for a total prize money earnings of $2,197,990.
He is currently stands at Warwick Stud, in
Victoria
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for
A$2,200.
References
1990 racehorse births
Inter Dominion winners
New Zealand standardbred racehorses
Miracle Mile winners
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