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PETER THE GREAT

PETER THE GREAT

Sire Peter The Great's impact on the American standard bred scene is only surpassed by Hambletonian 10. As a two-year-old he ran second to filly, Janie T, in the Kentucky Futurity when she set a world record. At three he won the Kentucky Futurity by twenty lengths in a race record T2:07 1/4.

His record as a sire far surpasses that of any other sire. Milestones include:-

~Leading sire of America for nine successive years.
~Daughters produced 122 Classic Winners including champion trotter of the century in Greyhound.
~Six Hambletonian winners - Greyhound, Iosolas Worthy, Lord Jim, McLin Hanover, Spencer, Yankee Maid.
~Eleven Kentucky Futurity winners.
~Standout trotting colts as in wealthiest, Peter Scott and Peter Volo, and fastest Peter Volo(T2:02 1/2)
~187 registered siring sons of whom thirteen produced in excess of one hundred Standard Performers each.
~Golden Cross with Axworthy mares.

Credit: Peter Craig writing in Harnessed Nov 2014
 
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