Harness or standardbred racing where the horse is driven from a cart called a sulky.
Harness racing is sometimes referred to as trotting in New Zealand, although there are actually two types of standardbred races based on the type of gait or running style:
trotting where the horse moves its two diagonally opposite legs forward at the same time, and
pacing where the two legs on the same side of the horse move forward at the same time.
The majority of standardbred races in New Zealand are pacing.
^"Looking back to Cardigan Bay by Mike Paradise". 11 March 2015.
January 01, 1970
horse, racing, zealand, consists, forms, thoroughbred, racing, where, horse, ridden, jockey, harness, standardbred, racing, where, horse, driven, from, cart, called, sulky, harness, racing, sometimes, referred, trotting, zealand, although, there, actually, typ. Horse racing in New Zealand consists of two forms Thoroughbred Racing where the horse is ridden by a jockey Harness or standardbred racing where the horse is driven from a cart called a sulky Harness racing is sometimes referred to as trotting in New Zealand although there are actually two types of standardbred races based on the type of gait or running style trotting where the horse moves its two diagonally opposite legs forward at the same time and pacing where the two legs on the same side of the horse move forward at the same time The majority of standardbred races in New Zealand are pacing Contents 1 Famous New Zealand thoroughbred racehorses 2 Famous New Zealand harness racers 3 See also 4 ReferencesFamous New Zealand thoroughbred racehorses editNotable Thoroughbred racehorses from New Zealand include Phar Lap the greatest Australian racehorse Sunline the best race mare in New Zealand Nightmarch the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year Rising Fast the only winner of the Spring Grand Slam Tulloch the greatest Australian stayer Carbine the winner of 30 principal races Desert Gold the winner of 36 races during WW1 Il Tempo the greatest New Zealand stayer Grey Way who defeated every champion in New Zealand and broke an Australasian record Horlicks winner of the Japan Cup in world record time Balmerino a champion international racehorseFamous New Zealand harness racers editThe most famous New Zealand Standardbred is the pacer Cardigan Bay Stanley Dancer drove Cardigan Bay to 1 million in winnings in 1968 the first harness horse to surpass that milestone in American history 1 Dancer and Cardigan Bay appeared together on The Ed Sullivan Show 2 Other top Standardbred horses include Robalan Young Quinn Christian Cullen Lyell Creek LazarusSee also editThoroughbred racing in New Zealand Harness racing in New Zealand New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame New Zealand Horse of the Year Glossary of Australian and New Zealand puntingReferences edit Stanley Dancer and Cardigan Bay Looking back to Cardigan Bay by Mike Paradise 11 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horse racing in New Zealand amp oldid 1146321152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
