Fred And Ginger, a world record-setting pacer who earned $1.05 million in his career, passed Monday (May 31) at Farriers Acres Farm in Illinois, where he was standing as a stallion, the horse’s former owner Howard Taylor said. Fred And Ginger was 14.
A son of Real Artist out of Graceful Motion, Fred And Ginger was the younger full brother of millionaire mare Ginger And Fred. He won 26 of 89 lifetime starts, with his most lucrative victory coming in 2010 at age three in the $300,000 Max C. Hempt Memorial at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
Another memorable triumph came in a preliminary round of the 2013 TVG Series at The Meadowlands, where Fred And Ginger defeated future Hall of Famer Sweet Lou by a head in a world record 1:47.3. The field also included Modern Legend, Pet Rock, Dancin Yankee, Golden Receiver, Warrawee Needy and Bettors Edge.
A number of high-profile Standardbreds made solid strides toward a return to the races during the Saturday (April 24) session of qualifiers at The Meadowlands.
Calle Palema (Ake Svanstedt) was a wire-to-wire winner in 1:56.1 over 2020 freshman standouts Zenith Stride (Brian Sears) and In Range (Tim Tetrick). The gelded son of Muscle Hill - Fillyanthropy, a three-time winner as a rookie, took a new lifetime mark for owner Bender Sweden Inc. of Vero Beach, Fl.
Balenciaga didn t make any starts at two, but the $270,000 yearling started on the path to justifying that price tag with a first-over grinding win in 1:56.3. The son of Chapter Seven - Iluvmyjimmychoos was guided to victory by Scott Zeron for trainer Paul Kelley and owners SRF Stable and Crawford Farms. Maverick, harness racing s highest priced yearling by virtue of his $1.1 million sale price, made a break in stride while closing in the stretch.
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Vicki Pappas, Heart To Heart Among 2021 Class Inducted Into Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame Sponsored by:
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to name three people and three horses to be inducted as the Class of 2021. As previously announced, the Board of Directors agreed to reduce the number of inductees for the Class of 2021 to three per breed. This will allow for the 2020 and 2021 inductees to be properly recognized together, once a gala event may be hosted.
The Hall determined additional inductees will be added in 2022 and 2023 to offset the smaller class of 2021.
The Thoroughbred Election Committee voted to induct Builder Vicki Pappas, Male Horse Heart to Heart, and in the Thoroughbred Veteran category, Not Too Shy.
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