Take A Moment (foaled 18 December 1995) is a
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 ...
horse and one of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
's greatest ever
trot
The trot is a ten-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat. It has a wide variation in possible speeds, but averages about . A very slow trot is someti ...
ters. Racing from 2000 to 2005, he won 39 of his 67 starts, and his overall prize money of $NZ1,164,356 is only bettered by his stablemate
Lyell Creek
Lyell Creek (foaled 30 November 1993) is one of New Zealand's best Standardbred trotters. Also known as "Creek The Freak", he had 113 starts for 56 wins, 15 seconds and 11 thirds, including an Australasian record 15 Group One wins. His fastest ...
in terms of Australasian trotters. His biggest wins included two
Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
:''for winners of the pacing event see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship''
The Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final was a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is held each year, and is a harness rac ...
Grand Finals, three
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses.
The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the ...
s and a
Rowe Cup
The Rowe Cup is a race held annually at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand for standardbred horses.
The Rowe Cup is run over a distance of 3200 m. Along with the Dominion Handicap raced at Addington Raceway it is one of the major harness ...
. He was inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame.
Major race wins
* 2001
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses.
The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the ...
(Handicap of 10 metres)
* 2001
Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
:''for winners of the pacing event see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship''
The Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final was a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is held each year, and is a harness rac ...
* 2002
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses.
The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the ...
(Handicap of 10 metres)
* 2003
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses.
The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the ...
(Handicap of 15 metres)
* 2003
Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
:''for winners of the pacing event see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship''
The Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final was a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is held each year, and is a harness rac ...
* 2003
Rowe Cup
The Rowe Cup is a race held annually at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand for standardbred horses.
The Rowe Cup is run over a distance of 3200 m. Along with the Dominion Handicap raced at Addington Raceway it is one of the major harness ...
See also
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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 ...
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Easton Light
Easton Light was a New Zealand Standardbred trotter. He was inducted into the New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame with other immortals. A notable achievement was winning the Rowe Cup, the top event in New Zealand for trotting horses. He also won t ...
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Petite Evander
Petite Evander was a New Zealand bred Standardbred trotting racemare. She developed into a successful racehorse, winning races in New Zealand, Australia and the United States, and was the dam of dual Inter Dominion Trotting Championship winner ...
References
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Dominion Handicap winners
Inter Dominion Trotting winners
New Zealand standardbred racehorses
Rowe Cup winners
1995 racehorse births