False Step was a New Zealand

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racehorse. He is notable in that he won three

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races, the richest harness horse race in New Zealand. False Step is one of three horses to win the NZ Trotting Cup three times, the others being

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and

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. False Step was also taken to the

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in 1960 by his trainer and reinsman Cecil Devine, who had driven him to victory three times in the New Zealand Cup. The horse scored success in the International Series at

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, and also defeated the acknowledged American champion of the time,

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Major races

He won the following major races: * 1955 New Zealand Trotting Derby * 1958

* 1959

(handicapped 24 yards) * 1960

(handicapped 48 yards)

Reference list

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False Step in the 1958 NZ Cup

False Step in the 1959 NZ Cup

False Step in the 1960 NZ Cup
New Zealand standardbred racehorses Harness racing in New Zealand New Zealand Trotting Cup winners 1952 racehorse births

Major races

See also

Reference list

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