Copy That (horse)

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Copy That
Breed Standardbred
SireAmerican Ideal (USA)
GrandsireWestern Ideal (USA)
DamLively Nights
Maternal grandsireLive Or Die (USA)
Sex Stallion
Foaled (2016-11-15) 15 November 2016 (age 7)
CountryNew Zealand
TrainerRay Green, Pukekohe
Last updated on: 8 November 2022.

Copy That (foaled 15 November 2016) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2021 and 2022.

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Copy That was bred by Woodlands Stud (NZ) Limited, owned by Merv and Meg Butterworth and he is trained by Ray Green at Lincoln Farms, Pukekohe. [1]

Racing career

Some of Copy That's notable performances include:

YearPlacingRace1st2nd3rd
December 20191stAlabar 3YO Classic (Group 2, 2200m)Copy ThatOne ChangeSmooth Deal
March 20201stVero Flying Stakes (Group 2, 1980m)Copy ThatChangeMinstrel
October 20201stAshburton Flying StakesCopy That Self Assured Spankem
December 20203rd Auckland Trotting Cup Amazing DreamSpankemCopy That
January 20211stMcMillan Equine Feeds Flying Mile (Group 2, 1609m)Copy That Self Assured Thefixer
April 20211st Noel J Taylor Mile Copy ThatBad To The BoneSteel The Show
April 20211st New Zealand Messenger Championship Copy ThatBad To The BoneAmazing Dream
July 20211stWondais Mate Open (1660m, Albion Park)Copy ThatBalrajRockin Marty
July 20212ndAqwa Construction Rising Sun (2138m, Albion Park, $250,000) [2] Amazing DreamCopy ThatExpensive Ego
July 20211stGarrards Sunshine Sprint (1660m, Albion Park, $100,000)Copy That King Of Swing Rockin Marty
November 20211st New Zealand Trotting Cup [3] Copy That Self Assured South Coast Arden
September 20221stTAB Gammalite Free For All (2240m, Melton)Copy ThatCrime WriterBettor Be The Bomb
November 20221st New Zealand Trotting Cup [4] Copy ThatMajestic CruiserSpankem
January 20231stBallarat Cup (Group 1, 2710m mobile, Ballarat) in a mile rate of 1:56.3 (800m in 56.1 seconds). [5] [6] Copy ThatHonolua BayTriple Eight
March 20231stCity of Auckland FFA (Group 2, 2200m, Alexandra Park)Copy ThatKangoSmiffy's Terror
April 20232ndWaikato Flying Mile (Group 2, 1609m, Cambridge) Self Assured Copy ThatAkuta
April 20231st The Race by Grins (2200m, Cambridge, $1,000,000) [7] Copy ThatOld Town Road Self Assured
April 20232nd New Zealand Messenger Championship Self Assured Copy ThatBetter Eclipse

In 2023 when Copy That campaigned in Australia, Ray Green could not go with him as he was recovering from being kicked by a horse. Stable foreman Andrew Drake took care of Copy That. Blair Orange drove Copy That in his Ballarat Cup win. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Copy That • Lincoln Farms". Lincoln Farms.
  2. ↑ "Amazing story for Amazing Dream - Harnesslink". 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Racing: Copy That storms home to easily win NZ Trotting Cup". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Horse racing: Copy That repays resolute Green". NZ Herald.
  5. ↑ https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/outstanding-ballarat-cup-field-revealed-as-doo-copy-that-on-front-row/
  6. ↑ https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/persistence-pays-as-kiwi-looks-set-to-be-that-horse-this-summer/
  7. ↑ "Copy That wins $1 million race". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 8 May 2023.
  8. ↑ https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-cup-winner-grabs-an-aussie-group-one/
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