Travelling Victor (1979–1992) was a Canadian

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racehorse bred by Russell and Lois Bennett at their Flying Horse Farm in

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. In 1983, the horse made history when he became the first horse ever to be voted

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honours who had not competed in the

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. During his career, Travelling Victor raced at tracks in

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as well as in the State of Washington. He set two new track records for and at Exhibition Park Racetrack in Vancouver. Retired having won twenty-one races, of which fifteen were stakes events, Travelling Victor was standing at

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for his owners when he died unexpectedly in 1992. He is buried at Flying Horse Farm.

References

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Travelling Victor's pedigree and partial racing stats
1979 racehorse births 1992 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Canada Racehorses trained in Canada Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Thoroughbred family 1-x