Lord Module
| Lord Module | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Lordship (USA) |
| Grandsire | Johnny Globe (NZ) |
| Dam | Module (NZ) |
| Maternal grandsire | Bachelor Hanover (USA) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 9 November 1974 |
| Died | 8 April 1997 (aged 22) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mrs S.M. Porter & P.L. Porter, Timaru |
| Trainer | Cecil Devine |
| Record | |
| 93: 28-19-14 | |
| Earnings | |
| NZ$261,750 | |
| Honours | |
| Best winning mile rate 1:54.9 | |
Lord Module (9 November 1974 – 8 April 1997)[1] was a champion New Zealand-bred Standardbred racehorse who raced during the 1970s.
He is notable in that he won the New Zealand Trotting Cup, the richest harness race, and sometimes the richest horse race in New Zealand.[2]
Arguably the most gifted of all Standardbreds and certainly he could have been the greatest of all but he was troubled throughout his career by bad feet; this led to him losing interest in racing and his subsequent retirement.
He won the New Zealand cup in 1979 but was banned the following year because of his unruly barrier behaviour. However, in the final race of the carnival and against one of the best fields ever assembled he finished his career in the best possible way, coming from a hopeless position and storming to victory. This completed a treble of races that had only ever been won previously by Cardigan Bay.
The race call by Reon Murtha is remembered word for word by many harness fans such was the emotion generated by the performance. Straight after the race the crowd stormed out of the stands towards the great horse as if the stands were on fire. Reon Murtha recalled in an interview (January 2007) how he choked back the tears saying it was the most emotional moment in his 47 years of race calling.
A recent poll of current reinsman highlighted their greatest ever horses, Lord Module was the only one who featured more than once of any horse mentioned from the 1950s through to the 1980s.
Lord Module won the following major races:[3]
- 1977 NZ 2YO Championship
- 1979 New Zealand Trotting Cup:[4]
- 1979 NZ Free for All
- 1979 Allan Matson Free for All
- 1979 PanAm Mile (invitational) 1:56.2 Southern Hemisphere record
- 1980 Allan Matson FFA
- 1980 New Brighton Cup
1979 Time Trial 1 Mile 1:54.9 NZ Record
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Lord Module". Harness Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Harness Racing - Complete Race History of the New Zealand Trotting Cup Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Racing Stats Harness Racing NZ". www.hrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "NZ Trotting Cup video". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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