Rainbow Blue

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Rainbow Blue
Breed Standardbred
Sire Artiscape
Grandsire Artsplace
DamVesta Blue Chip
Damsire On The Road Again
SexMare
Foaled2001
CountryUnited States
Colour Bay
OwnerK And R Racing LLC (Kevin & Ron Fry), Teague Inc.
Trainer George Teague, Jr.
Record32: 30-0-1
Earnings$1,428,934
Major wins
Fan Hanover Stakes (2004)
Nadia Lobell Pace (2004)
Matron Stakes (2004)
Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace (2004)
Awards
American Harness Horse of the Year (2004)
United States Pacer of the Year
(2004)
United States 3-year-old Filly Pacer of the Year
Canadian Harness Horse of the Year (2004)
Honors
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2012)

Rainbow Blue was the 2004 American Harness Horse of the Year [1] as well as the Canadian Harness Horse of the Year. [2]

The Harness Horse of the Year is an honor recognizing the top harness racing horse in the United States. The award is selected by the United States Trotting Association and the United States Harness Writers Association who issue the annual Dan Patch Awards.

Canadian Harness Horse of the Year is an annual award in the sport of harness racing in Canada. It is the most prestigious Canadian award among those given to a Standardbred horse. Part of the O'Brien Award program, named in honour of legendary Canadian driver / trainer Joe O'Brien, since 1989 Horse of the Year honours the top performing pacer or trotter in Canadian racing. Operated by Standardbred Canada, its website states that "Every media person across Canada who covers harness racing on a regular basis receives a ballot, this includes writers for the various trade publications as well as those in print, radio and television. All Canadian race secretaries and track publicists also participate in the voting," and that "The voters' list is vigorously scrutinized each year with names added and deleted when necessary."

Racing at age two she won six or her seven starts including a division of the Debutante Stakes and the Molly Pitcher Pace. [3] The filly won 20 of the 21 races she entered in 2004. Her only loss came when she went off stride in the Mistletoe Shalee. Her victory highlights included the $543,543 Fan Hanover Stakes final, the $222,500 Nadia Lobell Pace final, the Matron Stakes [4] and the $610,000 Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace final.

The Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace is a harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred fillies pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and trotters. First run in 1985, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America. The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States.

The bay filly is the daughter of Artiscape and Vesta Blue Chip. She retired with a lifetime mark of 1:49 2/5.

Rainbown Blue was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2012. [5]

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