Party Girl Hill, the world-record-setting 2020 Dan Patch Award winner for best three-year-old pacing female, has been retired because of an injury discovered after training this past weekend.
Chris Ryder, who trained the mare for breeder-owner Tom Hill, said Party Girl Hill was nearly ready to qualify in preparation for her four-year-old campaign.
“We’re all devastated,” Ryder said Monday. “She had been training back terrific. It’s just a shame; a shame for her and a shame for us not to be able to see what she could do as an aged horse. It’s a real loss. She was so special.”