Bettor's Delight

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Bettor's Delight
Breed Standardbred
Sire Cam's Card Shark (US)
DamClassic Wish
Maternal grandsire Ambro Emerson
Sex Stallion
Foaled1998-05-04
Country United States of America
BreederWinbak Farm
Record
26 starts-15 wins-6 seconds-1 third.
Last updated on: 2022-02-13.

Bettor's Delight is a former champion American Standardbred race-horse and one of the World's greatest stud stallions.

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Bettor's Delight was foaled on 4 May 1998 and bred by Winbak Farm of Chesapeake City, Maryland. He was purchased for $65,000 at the 1999 Harrisburg yearling sale by John B. Grant of Milton, Ontario. [1]

In 2007 he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and in 2013 into the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. [2]

It is believed that Bettors Delight is the highest ever income-earning pacing or harness racing stallion. [3]

Race record

Bettor's Delight was trained by Scott McEneny and usually driven by Michel Lachance.

As a 2-year old in 2000 he won the Nassagaweya Stake, Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace and Governors Cup. He also won the Dan Patch Award (U.S.) Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year category and O'Brien (Canada) Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year awards.

As a 3-year old in 2001 Better's Delight won:

He won the O'Brien Awards for Three-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year, along with the Dan Patch Award for Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year. [5]

Stud record

Bettor’s Delight commenced standing as a stud stallion at Blue Chip Farms in New York in 2002 before moving to Winbak Farm, Ontario in 2012. For 2013 and 2014 he stood in Pennsylvania, before returning to Ontario for the following year. [6] [7] Since 2007 he has also been a shuttle sire at Woodlands Stud, Auckland, New Zealand. [8]

Bettor's Delight was named sire of the decades for 2000–2019 in America and has been the leading sire in both New Zealand and Australia on multiple occasions. [9] His service fee in New Zealand was raised to $25,000 to reduce demand. [10]

His progeny includes: [11]

NameDamDam sireMajor wins/achievements
Adore MeScuse MeBG's Bunny (USA)2014 New Zealand Trotting Cup. [12]
Bettor SweetSoky's SweetheartSokys Atom (USA)2011 and 2012 Breeders Crown Open Pace. [13]
Bettor's WishLifetime StarWestern Ideal2020 McKee Memorial, Dayton Pacing Derby, TVG Final and the 2020 Dan Patch Award for Older Pacer of the Year. [14]
Chicago BullChicago Blues Christian Cullen 2016 West Australian Derby, 2017 West Australian Cup and the 2017 & 2020 Fremantle Cups. [15]
Darlin's DelightTown ProBig Towner2006 Dan Patch Award winner for best three-year-old filly pacer and winner of the Three Diamonds, Fan Hanover, Milton, Lady Liberty, and Golden Girls. [16]
Gold Ace Hill Of GoldIn The Pocket2010 Sire Stakes Final, 2011 New Zealand Derby, 2011 Golden Nugget (Perth) and 2012 New Zealand Free For All. [17]
Have Faith in MeScuse MeBG's Bunny (USA)2015 New Zealand Derby. [18]
Lazarus Bethany Christian Cullen Two-times New Zealand Horse of the Year, winner of the 2016 and 2017 New Zealand Trotting Cup and 2017 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship.
Leap To Fame LettucereasonArt Major (USA)2023 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
Peaky SneakyWorld Of RockRocknroll Hanover Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace, Glen Garsey and Bluegrass Stakes.
Scarlett HanoverSammy's Magic GirlWestern Hanover (USA)ONSS Champion at 2 year old and 3 year old. O'Brien pacing filly of the year at 2.
Self Assured Star Of Venus Christian Cullen 2019 and 2021 Auckland Pacing Cup and 2020 New Zealand Trotting Cup.
Silver LabelHidden GemReal Desire (USA)Champlain Stake and multiple ONTSS. [19]
Tall Dark StrangerPrecocious BeautyArt MajorNorth American Cup and Meadowlands Pace. Dan Patch Award Horse and Pacer of the Year in 2020. [20]
Tiger Tara Tara GoldDream Away (USA)2018 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship, 2019 A G Hunter Cup and 2019 Australian Harness Horse of the Year. [21]
Ultimate SniperReality CheckArmbro Operative (USA)2019 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship. [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BETTor's DELIGHT | Harness Museum".
  2. ↑ "Living Horse Hall of Fame | Page 2 | Harness Museum".
  3. ↑ "Bettors Delight was, and continues to be, the greatest". The Hamilton Spectator. May 7, 2021 – via www.thespec.com.
  4. ↑ "CAM'S CARD SHARK | Harness Museum" . Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Three To Living Horse Hall Of Fame". Standardbred Canada.
  6. ↑ "Harness: Bettor's Delight is better than ever and shattering the myths". www.drf.com.
  7. ↑ "Bettors Delight To Ontario". Standardbred Canada.
  8. ↑ Wharton, Peter. "Bettor's Delight 'King of Queens' in America". Harness Racing Victoria.
  9. ↑ "Bettors Delight 2019/20 NZ Pacing Stallion of the Year". October 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bettor's Delight showing no signs of waning - Harnesslink". February 23, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bettor's Delight | Blue Chip Farm".
  12. ↑ STRONG, TAYLER (November 11, 2014). "Adore Me wins NZ Cup in world record time". Stuff.
  13. ↑ "2012 Breeders Crown Night Wraps Up". Standardbred Canada.
  14. ↑ "Bettor's Wish to stand at Alabar". www.hrnz.co.nz.
  15. ↑ "Bull Wins Group One Feature". November 27, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Darlins Delight Hoping To Pull A 'Federer'". Standardbred Canada.
  17. ↑ "Gold Ace gets stud career encore". www.hrnz.co.nz.
  18. ↑ "Stunning win by Have Faith In Me - Harnesslink". March 27, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Woodbine Mohawk Park: More OSS Gold for Millar Farms' fillies". www.drf.com.
  20. ↑ "Harness: Tall Dark Stranger takes three Dan Patch Awards, including Horse of the Year". www.drf.com.
  21. ↑ "Tiger Tara to stand at Medowie Lodge, NSW - Harnesslink". May 13, 2020.
  22. ↑ Hamilton, Adam (December 14, 2019). "Ultimate reward for Rasmussen as Sniper strikes". heraldsun. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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