Green Speed (December 18, 1974 - June 27, 1983) was a
Standardbred trotter owned by Mrs. Beverly Loyds and who was trained by
Billy Haughton. Although not eligible for the
Kentucky Futurity
The Kentucky Futurity is a stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky since 1893. It is part of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters.
In the 2007 race, Donato Hanover's winning time ...
, the colt's racing success included wins in the other two legs of the 1977
U.S. Trotting Triple Crown, the
Hambletonian Stakes and the
Yonkers Trot. In that three-year-old campaign Green Speed finished the season holding thirteen
world records including a record time of 1:55 3/5 which made him the then fastest three-year-old trotter in history. As a result, Green Speed was voted the 1977
American Harness Horse of the Year.
In 2014 Green Speed was inducted into the
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame.
USTA July 6, 2014 article by Dan Learytitled "Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees celebrated"
Retrieved September 4, 2015
References
1974 racehorse births
1983 racehorse deaths
American Standardbred racehorses
American Champion harness horses
Hambletonian Stakes winners
Yonkers Trot winners
Racehorses bred in New York (state)
Racehorses trained in the United States
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees
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