Meadow Skipper (May 8, 1960 – 1982) was a Standardbred racehorse and sire. He earned $428,057 as a racehorse.[1]
| Meadow Skipper | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Dale Frost |
| Grandsire | Hal Dale |
| Dam | Countess Vivian |
| Damsire | Kings Council |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | May 8, 1960 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Christy S. Hayes (USA) |
| Owner | Norman S. Woolworth |
| Trainer | Earle Avery |
| Earnings | $428,057 |
| Major wins | |
| Cane Pace (1963) American Pacing Classic (1964) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1983) | |
Background edit
Meadow Skipper was a brown horse foaled in 1960 by Dale Frost out of the U. S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame mare Countess Vivian by Kings Council.[2]
Career edit
Trained and driven by Earle Avery, Meadow Skipper was a world or season champion during each year that he raced.[3] He won the 1963 Cane Pace, and placed second in the Little Brown Jug.[1]
Stud record edit
When he retired to the breeding farm, Meadow Skipper sired more than 1,700 progeny.[1] As a stud, his progeny earned $66 million. He sired 456 two-minute pacers, including Triple Crown winners Ralph Hanover and Most Happy Fella;[1][3] plus Albatross, sire of Niatross,[4] Chairmanoftheboard, and Naughty But Nice.
The winnings of the 2,546 progeny of Albatross, Meadow Skipper's son, earned $130,700,280.[5] Niatross is believed by many to be the greatest harness horse of all time. He was Harness Horse of the Year as a two- and three-year-old in 1979 and 1980, won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers, and obliterated the world record by three full seconds with a mile time of 1:49.1.[4]
Retirement edit
Meadow Skipper retired to Stoner Creek Farm in Kentucky, and died there in 1982.[1] In 1983, Meadow Skipper was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame.[6]
Pedigree edit
| Sire Dale Frost (1951) p,1:58m; $204,117 |
Hal Dale (1926) p,6,2:02¼m; $595 |
Abbedale (1917) p,2:01¼m |
The Abbe (1903) p,2:04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisydale D. (1908) | |||
| Margaret Hal (1914) p,2,2:19¼ |
Argot Hal (1903) 2:07½m p,11,T2:04¾m | ||
| Margaret Polk (1906) | |||
| Galloway (1939) p,2:04.4h; $5,294 |
Raider (1929) p,1:59½m |
Peter Volo (1911) 4,2:02m; $44,536 | |
| Nelda Dillon (1920) | |||
| Bethel (1926) | David Guy (1915) 3,2:05¼m | ||
| Annotation (1914) p,2,2:18¼h | |||
| Dam Countess Vivian (1950) p,3,1:59m; $43,262 |
Kings Council (1940) p,6,1:58m; $44,930 |
Volomite (1926) 3,2:03¼m; $32,649 |
Peter Volo (1911) 4,2:02m; $44,536 |
| Cita Frisco (1921) | |||
| Margaret Spangler (1918) p,2:02¼ |
Guy Axworthy (1902) 4,T2:08¾m | ||
| Maggie Winder (1906) p,3,2:06¼m | |||
| Filly Direct (1941) p,3,2:06¾h; $6,299 |
Billy Direct (1934) p,4,T1:55m; $12,040 |
Napoleon Direct (1909) p,1:59¾m | |
| Gay Forbes (1916) p,5,2:18¾ | |||
| Calumet Edna (1931) p,2:19¾h |
Peter the Brewer (1918) 4,2:02½ | ||
| Broncho Queen (1916) p,2:09¼h |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Meadow Skipper, C, Standardbred, 1960". Select Web Ventures, LLC. 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Meadow Skipper". Harness Racing Australia, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b Hoffman, D.A. (2012). "Harness racing in New York State: A history of trotters, tracks and horsemen". The History Press (Charleston, South Carolina).
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b "Niatross - the best pacer of all-time? All in the family". 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Plus: Horse racing - harness racing: Albatross dies". The New York Times (New York, New York). 6 August 1998. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Meadow Skipper bio at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame Retrieved December 19, 2016