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6 unusual facts about standardbred


Bostwick family

; Standardbred horse breeder, hockey player and a director and treasurer of the United States Trotting Association.

Standardbred

Some of the major pacing races in North America include the Woodrow Wilson and Metro Stake for two-year-olds, and the Little Brown Jug, Meadowlands Pace, North America Cup and the Adios Pace for three-year-olds.

He was popular in the United States, and appeared with Stanley Dancer on The Ed Sullivan Show as the "million dollar horse".

Tim Tetrick

Tim started driving Standardbreds at a very young age and on November 27, 2007 broke the record of number of wins (1,077) for a single year which was set in 1998 by Walter Case, Jr.

Tom Ivers

Tom Ivers (1944–2005) was an equine physiologist and consultant who was a promoter of Interval Training primarily for Standardbreds, Quarter Horses and Thoroughbred racehorses.

Whitney Tower

In 1976 Whitney Tower, along with E. Barry Ryan, founded Classic magazine, a publication dedicated to Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing as well as show jumping events.


Auckland Trotting Cup

The Auckland Trotting Cup or Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in March in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses.

Deweycheatumnhowe

Deweycheatumnhowe (foaled 12 April 2005) is a champion standardbred racing horse named for the fictional law firm of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.

Hambletonian

Hambletonian 10, 1849–1876, a foundation sire of the harness racing breed known as the Standardbred.

Joe Patchen

Joe Patchen was a Standardbred racehorse foaled in Peabody, Kansas in 1889.

Rowe Cup

The Rowe Cup is a race held annually in May at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand for standardbred horses.


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