Meadow Skipper

Meadow Skipper (May 8, 1960 – 1982) was a Standardbred racehorse and sire. He earned $428,057 as a racehorse.[1]

Meadow Skipper
BreedStandardbred
SireDale Frost
GrandsireHal Dale
DamCountess Vivian
DamsireKings Council
SexStallion
FoaledMay 8, 1960
CountryUSA
ColourBrown
BreederChristy S. Hayes (USA)
OwnerNorman S. Woolworth
TrainerEarle Avery
Earnings$428,057
Major wins
Cane Pace (1963)
American Pacing Classic (1964)
Honours
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1983)

Background

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

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

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

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
Pedigree of Meadow Skipper (USA), Standardbred brown, 1960[1]
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
  1. "Meadow Skipper, C, Standardbred, 1960". Select Web Ventures, LLC. 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. "Meadow Skipper". Harness Racing Australia, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. Hoffman, D.A. (2012). "Harness racing in New York State: A history of trotters, tracks and horsemen". The History Press (Charleston, South Carolina). Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "Niatross - the best pacer of all-time? All in the family". 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. "Plus: Horse racing - harness racing: Albatross dies". The New York Times (New York, New York). 6 August 1998. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. Meadow Skipper bio at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame Retrieved December 19, 2016
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