Anthony Butt is a driver of

standardbred The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing where they compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace its bloodline ...

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and

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. Anthony was the son of Murray Butt who was a horse trainer in Canterbury and the grandson of champion trainer and driver, Wes Butt. Anthony's mother, Jenny, was the daughter of Derek Jones. His brother Tim Butt was a leading harness trainer in New Zealand before moving to Australia. Their brother Rodny was also an accomplished harness driver and trainer. His sister, Chrissy, is married to and a co-trainer with Cran Dalgety. He and his brother Roddy were the first drivers to win the New Zealand Junior Drivers Series twice, his brother winning it consecutively. He was associated with champions trotters Lyell Creek and Take A Moment, who, along with many other of his best drives, were trained by his brother Tim. He has won the

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 ...

eight times and has been inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Butt has won the

A G Hunter Cup The Hunter Cup, also known as the A.G. Hunter Cup, is a Group 1 harness horse race for standardbreds or pacers held at Melton Entertainment Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The race was named after Alex G Hunter, the Trotting Control Boa ...

seven times: *

Blossom Lady Blossom Lady was a leading New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. Affectionately known as "The Bloss" she is most noted for winning the 1992 New Zealand Trotting Cup and New Zealand Free-For-All double. She also won the 1994 and 1995 A G Hunter Cup ...

(1994 and 1995) * Choice Achiever (2012) * Mister DG (2004) * Mr Feelgood (2009) * Mah Sish (2013) * Stunin Cullen (2011) He has won the

a record eight times: * Lyell Creek (1999, 2000 and 2004) * Mountbatten (2007) * Simon Katz (1987) * Take A Moment (2001 and 2003) * Vulvan (2011) Other top wins include: * 1990

New Zealand Trotting Derby The New Zealand Derby is a classic event in New Zealand for 3 year old harness horses, run at Addington Raceway. History Formerly called the New Brighton Derby Stakes from 1914 to 1925, the race was conducted by the New Brighton Trotting Cub and ...

with Winning Blue Chip * 1992

New Zealand Cup The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch. New Zealand Cup week The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of Nov ...

with

* 1992

New Zealand Free For All The New Zealand Pacing Free For All is a major New Zealand harness race. It is notable as it is a Group One championship sprint race and has been won by nearly every champion pacer in New Zealand. History of the race Horses which have won the F ...

with

* 1996 Great Northern Derby with Lavros Star * 1999

Auckland Cup The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was ...

with Happy Asset * 2000, 2001 and 2004 Rowe Cup with Lyell Creek * 2003 Rowe Cup with Take A Moment * 2006 and 2007

with

Flashing Red Flashing Red is a brown Australia bred Standardbred racehorse that was foaled in 1997. He is notable in that he won both the Auckland Pacing Cup and two New Zealand Trotting Cups. These races are the richest harness races in New Zealand. He was ...

* 2007

with

* 2009 Great Northern Derby with Stunin Cullen * 2018

Miracle Mile Pace The Miracle Mile is an Australian harness racing event for Standardbred pacers that was held at Harold Park Racetrack each November until 2008 when the race was switched to Menangle Park Paceway. Prize money has long been among that of Aust ...

with My Field Marshall. From 2020 to 2021 he and fiancé Sonya Smith were private trainers for the large-scale harness owner, Emilio Rosati winning five Group 1 races and over $1.8 million in stakes with horses such as Wolf Stride, Boots Electric, Elite Stride and Perfect Stride. In January 2023 Butt took over from Lance Justice as the president of the Victorian Trainers and Drivers Association.

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