Mr Feelgood (foaled April 16, 2003) is a high-class

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. He is the only pacer in recent years to win major races in both

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and

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. Foaled in the

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, his achievements in North America included the 2006 Little Brown Jug and the 2008 Graduate FFA. He was sold to Australian owners Kevin and Kay Seymour & Peter and Zilla O'Shea in 2008, and placed in the stable of

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trainer Tim Butt. In 2009 Mr Feelgood won the A G Hunter Cup and Inter Dominion Pacing Championship, which led to him being crowned Australian Harness Horse of the Year. After a lacklustre return by his lofty standards he moved to the stable of Luke McCarthy in Queensland following the 2010 Inter Dominion series. He gained more

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wins in 2010 through the Queensland Pacing Championship in track record time and the 2010 Victoria Cup when sitting in the death seat throughout. In October 2011 he surpassed 3 million dollars in prize money when he won the 2011 edition of the Queensland Pacing Championship. In May 2012, Mr Feelgood retired after a disappointing inter dominion campaign. Mr Feelgood is not related to Dr. Feelgood

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