Dotties Pick (1952–1980) was a champion
Standardbred
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pacing
horse
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. 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 four-year campaign. She was the first pacing mare to top $100,000 in a single season.
Dotties Pick was inducted into the
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
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in 1976, thirteen years before her brother
Adios Pick.
References
Dottie's Pick's page at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
See also
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Harness racing
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1952 racehorse births
1980 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in Ontario
Canadian Standardbred racehorses
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees
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