Laverne Hanover
Laverne Hanover | |
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Breed | Standardbred |
Sire | Tar Heel |
Grandsire | |
Dam | Lavish Hanover |
Damsire | Adios |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1966 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | Hanover Shoe Farms |
Owner | Thomas W. Murphy, Jr. |
Trainer | Billy Haughton |
Record | 98: 61 |
Major wins | |
(1968) (1968) Tom Hal Pace (1968) (1968) Adios Pace (1969) American Pacing Classic (1970) (1969) Prix d'Été (1970) James Clark Memorial Pace (1971) Dan Patch Free-For-All Pace (1971) Martin Tananbaum International Pace (1971) U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins: Little Brown Jug (1969) | |
Awards | |
1968 USA 2YO C&G Pacer of the Year 1969 USA 3YO C&G Pacer of the Year 1969 USA Fastest Pacer of The Year (1:56 3/5) 1970 USA 4YO H&G Pacer of the Year | |
Last updated on October 16, 2016 |
Laverne Hanover (foaled 1966 in Pennsylvania) was a brown Standardbred horse whose wins included the 1969 Little Brown Jug, the most important race for three-year-old pacers,[1] and the 1970 American Pacing Classic at Hollywood Park Racetrack.[2]
Laverne Hanover was retired to stud at the end of the 1971 race season having won 61 of his 98 career starts. He had limited success as a sire.
References[]
- ^ Chicago Tribune - September 19, 1969 Retrieved October 14, 2016
- ^ New York Times - November 21, 1970 Retrieved October 14, 2016
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