Armbro Flight (1962–1995) was a champion trotting mare bred by the Armstrong Brothers Farm of J. Elgin, Ted and Charles Armstrong in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She established five world records in the 1960s. She was honored by Canada Post in 1999 with the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp along with Northern Dancer. One of North America's greatest trotting mares of the 1960s, Armbro Flight was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1976[1] and into the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

Armbro Flight
SireStars Pride
GrandsireWorthy Boy
DamHelicopter
DamsireHoot Mon
SexMare
Foaled1962
CountryCanada
BreederArmstrong Bros.
OwnerArmstrong Bros.
TrainerJoe O'Brien
Record65: 51 wins
Earnings$493,602
Major wins
Roosevelt International Trot (1966)

U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins:

Kentucky Futurity (1965)
Awards
Canadian Trotting Horse of the Year
(1964, 1965, 1966)
Honors
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976)
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1998)
Canadian Commemorative Stamp (1999)
Last updated on November 22, 2016

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