Self Assured

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Self Assured
Breed Standardbred
Sire Bettor's Delight (USA)
Grandsire Cam's Card Shark
DamStar Of Venus [1]
Maternal grandsire Christian Cullen
Sex Gelding
Foaled (2015-10-26) 26 October 2015 (age 8)
CountryNew Zealand
Trainer Mark Purdon, Natalie Rasmussen and Hayden Cullen, Rolleston
Awards
2022 Harness Racing New Zealand pacer of the year
Last updated on: 13 April 2024.

Self Assured (foaled 26 October 2015) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2020 and the Auckland Trotting Cup in 2019 and 2022. [2]

Bred by Reg Caldow from Wellington [3] and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he is trained by the All Stars stable at Rolleston.

Notable performances by Self Assured include:

PlacingYearRace1st2nd3rd
1st2019South East Derby (G3, 2138m, Albion Park) [4] Self AssuredLochinvar ArtJesse Duke
1st2019Queensland Derby (G1, 2680m, Albion Park) [4] Self AssuredLochinvar ArtJesse Duke
3rd2019Ashburton Flying Stakes Spankem Thefixer Self Assured
1st2019 Auckland Pacing Cup Self Assured Thefixer Triple Eight
1st2020Hondo Grattan Stakes [4] Self AssuredDemon DelightMax Delight
1st2020Canterbury ClassicSelf Assured Spankem Tango Tara
2nd2020Ashburton Flying Stakes Copy That Self Assured Spankem
1st2020 New Zealand Trotting Cup Self AssuredSpankemAshley Locaz
2nd2020Chariots Of Fire [4] Lochinvar ArtSelf AssuredMax Delight
2nd2020Ballarat Cup [4] AGs White SocksSelf AssuredChase Auckland
1st2021Easter Cup [5] Self Assured Spankem Amazing Dream
3rd2021Canterbury ClassicSouth Coast ArdenPembrook PlayboySelf Assured
1st2021Ashburton Flying StakesSelf AssuredClassie BrigadePembrook Playboy
2nd2021 New Zealand Trotting Cup [6] Copy That Self AssuredSouth Coast Arden
2nd2021 New Zealand Free For All [7] South Coast ArdenSelf AssuredKrug
1st2022 The Race by Grins (inaugural event)Self AssuredMajestic CruiserSpankem
3rd2022 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile SpankemHot And TreacherousSelf Assured
2nd2022 New Zealand Messenger Championship Majestic CruiserSelf AssuredA G's White Socks
1st2022 Auckland Pacing Cup, driven by Natalie Rasmussen due to Mark Purdon being suspended [8] Self Assured Spankem Kango.
1st2022Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap (inaugural event)Self AssuredKangoBad To The Bone
3rd2022Canterbury Classic [9] B D JoeSpankemSelf Assured
5th2022 New Zealand Trotting Cup, after suffering a flat tyre [10] Copy That Majestic CruiserSpankem
1st2022 New Zealand Free For All [11] Self AssuredMajestic CruiserOld Town Road
2nd2022Summer Cup Free For AllBD JoeSelf AssuredSpankem
2nd2022Invercargill Cup [12] KrugSelf AssuredMacandrew Aviator
1st2023Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge)Self Assured Copy That Akuta.
3rd2023 The Race by Grins ($1 Million, 2200m Free for All) Copy That Old Town RoadSelf Assured
2nd2023 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile [12] AkutaSelf AssuredBetter Eclipse
1st2023 New Zealand Messenger Championship [12] Self Assured Copy That Bettor Eclipse
2nd2023 Auckland Cup [12] AkutaSelf AssuredSmiffy's Terror
1st2023 New Zealand Free For All [12] Self AssuredAkutaBeach Ball
2nd2023Summer Cup (G3 1980m Addington)Beach BallSelf AssuredAmerican Me
2nd2023Invercargill Cup (G1 3200m)American MeSelf AssuredBeach Ball

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References

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  2. ↑ "New Zealand Trotting Cup 2020: Self Assured and Mark Purdon win the big dance at Addington". Stuff.co.nz. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rest Assured, Caldow Overwhelmed by Cup Win". 19 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Australian Harness Racing". Harness.org.au. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Self Assured takes Easter Cup". Harnesslink.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ↑ reporters, Stuff sports (9 November 2021). "New Zealand Trotting Cup: Copy That topples favourite Self Assured at Addington". Stuff. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Self Assured a contender for another Triple Crown after Auckland Cup success".
  9. ↑ "B D Joe (NZ) Stamps Class in Canterbury Classic Victory | NZB Standardbred | Standardbred Auction House". www.nzbstandardbred.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Copy That does just that and repeats in IRT NZ Cup - Harnesslink". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Self Assured sublime in NZ Pacing FFA - Harnesslink". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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