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Delightful Lady was a
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 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
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 trac ...
racemare.
She is notable in that she twice won the
Auckland Pacing Cup, which is one of the richest harness races in New Zealand.
Harness Racing - Complete Race History of the Auckland Pacing Cup
Delightful lady was known as the "Queen of the Park" at Alexandra Park, Auckland
where she won 38 races. She held the record for the most wins (47) in harness races in New Zealand, which included:
* The April 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 North Island Breeders’ Stakes.
* January 1980 - New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Stakes at Addington
* February 1980 - Auckland Pacing Cup">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 wa ...
, beating Lord Module and Sapling.
* February 1981 -
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 wa ...
, beating Idolmite and Lord Module in a national record of 3:22.9 (2700m mobile).
* November 1980 - Franklin Cup, beating Greg Robinson and Jawa Boy. She won in 4:05.8 (from a 55m handicap) breaking
Young Quinn’s 3200m standing start national record.
* 1983
Interdominion Heat at Auckland, beating
Gammalite
Gammalite (1976 – 21 December 2006) was an Australian bred Standardbred racehorse who was the first Standardbred to win A$1 million in Australia. He was regarded as one of Australia's most successful pacers with 16 Group one wins.[New Zealand Trotting Cup
The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chr ...]
(off a 15m handicap) behind Hands Down, with Sapling third.
* third in the 1982
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 wa ...
behind
Gammalite
Gammalite (1976 – 21 December 2006) was an Australian bred Standardbred racehorse who was the first Standardbred to win A$1 million in Australia. He was regarded as one of Australia's most successful pacers with 16 Group one wins.[Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
:''for winners of the trotting event see: Inter Dominion Trotting Championship''
The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand.
The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Weste ...]
behind
Gammalite
Gammalite (1976 – 21 December 2006) was an Australian bred Standardbred racehorse who was the first Standardbred to win A$1 million in Australia. He was regarded as one of Australia's most successful pacers with 16 Group one wins.[New Zealand Horse of the Year There is a New Zealand horse of the year in each of the racing codes:
- Standardbred or harness racing, either pacers or trotters, and
- Thoroughbred racing or gallopers.
Harness Horse of the Year
The New Zealand Harness Horse of the Year award ...]
title for the 1980/81 season. As a notable champion, she was also inducted into the
New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour those whose achievements have enriched the New Zealand Harness racing industry.
History
In 1969, Noel Taylor, who was President of the Auckland Trotting ...
with other immortals.
Delightful Lady was unfortunately unable to have any foals.
See also
*
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 ...
Reference list
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Bisman, Ron (1989). ''Harness Heroes'' Meadowset Publishing Limited, Auckland.
1973 racehorse births
Auckland Pacing Cup winners
Individual mares
Harness racing in New Zealand
New Zealand standardbred racehorses
New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame horses