Adios Pick (born in 1954) is a champion
Standardbred
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trotting
horse
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. He was a foal of
Adios and
Pick Up.
Adios Pick was bred in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. After an injury prematurely ended his racing career, he became a profiled sire. His offspring amassed earnings of $18.8 million in stakes racing.
Adios Pick was inducted into the
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It is located at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.
The ...
in 1989, thirteen years after his full sister
Dotties Pick
Dotties Pick (1952–1980) was a champion Standardbred pacing horse. She was by Adios and out of Pick Up.
Dotties Pick was bred in Ontario, Canada. She compiled a then-record of 42 wins, 27 seconds and 13 thirds and earnings of $263,978 in a ...
.
See also
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Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Austral ...
References
Adios Pick's page at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
1954 racehorse births
1987 racehorse deaths
Canadian Standardbred racehorses
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