Monkey King is a leading New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. He is most noted for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup and New Zealand Free-For-All double in two consecutive years, in 2009 and 2010, the first time this has ever been achieved. He also won the Miracle Mile Pace and the Auckland Trotting Cup in the 2009/10 season, as well as running second in the Inter Dominion Grand Final. As a result, he achieved the highest-earning season ever by a New Zealand pacer, and was crowned New Zealand Horse of the Year. These victories came after several top successes as a 3 and 4 year-old and consistently rating among the top horses in New Zealand over the following years. He was inducted to the Addington Harness Hall of Fame in 2019.[1] He was at the time New Zealand's richest ever pacer with over $3,400,000 in stakes.
Monkey King was selected by the North Island horse trainer Steven Reid. He trained the horse up to early 2009 until the owner moved the horse to a Brendon (Benny) Hill's establishment in Christchurch.
After his racing career he was used in Equestrian events.[2][3]
Major racing performancesedit
December 2005 - 1st Great Northern Derby beating Armbro The Thug and Jays Debut[4]
November 2009 - 1st New Zealand Free For All beating Nearea Falcon and Changeoverref>"New Zealand Free-For-All (Group 1)". Harness Racing New Zealand.</ref>
February 2010 - 1st Inter Dominion heat beating Hava Bonvoyage and Tanabi Bromac [6]
February 2010 - 1st Inter Dominion heat beating Western Cam and Our Awesome Armbro[6]
^"Monkey King in record Miracle Mile win". November 29, 2009 – via www.abc.net.au.
^"Monkey King wins NZ Trotting Cup again". RNZ. November 9, 2010.
^Strong, Tayler (September 19, 2011). "Racing: Monkey King on target for NZ Cup after Hannon win". Otago Daily Times Online News.
^"Hannon Memorial (Group 3)". Harness Racing New Zealand.
November 28, 2023
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