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Lordship was a New Zealand–bred
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pacer. He won two
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races. He won 45 races and as a leading sire, he sustained the Globe Derby sireline through his successful sons. Lordship was bred and owned by Mrs Doris Nyhan and trained by her husband Don Nyhan and driven by their son Denis Nyhan in most of his major victories. In 1962, as a four-year-old, he beat the great champion racehorse
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in the
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 C ...
on a rain-affected track. He was a bit of a mudlark and won the 1966 version of the Cup, again on a wet track.


Racing record

He won the following major races: * 1962 Ashburton Flying Stakes Handicap, beating Gildirect and Grouse. * 1962
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, beating Falsehood and Blue Prince.
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could only manage 5th. * 1962
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, beating
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and Jay Ar. * 1964
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, beating Orbiter and Jay Ar. * 1964
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, beating Jay Ar and Great Adios. * 1966
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 C ...
, off 42 yards, beating Robin Dundee and Waitaki Hanover. * 1967
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 ...
, beating Allakasam and Indecision. He was also a successful sire, leaving Lord Module and Inky Lord.


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 ...


References


External links


Register of Standardbred Stallions

Lordship in the 1962 NZ Cup

Lordship in the 1966 NZ Cup
Auckland Pacing Cup winners Harness racing in New Zealand New Zealand standardbred racehorses New Zealand Trotting Cup winners 1958 racehorse births {{NewZealand-sport-stub