Copy That (foaled 15 November 2016) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2021 and 2022.

Copy That
BreedStandardbred
SireAmerican Ideal (USA)
GrandsireWestern Ideal (USA)
DamLively Nights
Maternal grandsireLive Or Die (USA)
SexStallion
Foaled (2016-11-15) 15 November 2016 (age 7)
CountryNew Zealand
TrainerRay Green, Pukekohe
Last updated on: 8 November 2022.

Copy That was bred by Woodlands Stud (NZ) Limited, owned by Merv and Meg Butterworth and he is trained by Ray Green at Lincoln Farms, Pukekohe.[1]

Racing career

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Some of Copy That's notable performances include:

Year Placing Race 1st 2nd 3rd
December 2019 1st Alabar 3YO Classic (Group 2, 2200m) Copy That One Change Smooth Deal
March 2020 1st Vero Flying Stakes (Group 2, 1980m) Copy That Change Minstrel
October 2020 1st Ashburton Flying Stakes Copy That Self Assured Spankem
December 2020 3rd Auckland Trotting Cup Amazing Dream Spankem Copy That
January 2021 1st McMillan Equine Feeds Flying Mile (Group 2, 1609m) Copy That Self Assured Thefixer
April 2021 1st Noel J Taylor Mile Copy That Bad To The Bone Steel The Show
April 2021 1st New Zealand Messenger Championship Copy That Bad To The Bone Amazing Dream
July 2021 1st Wondais Mate Open (1660m, Albion Park) Copy That Balraj Rockin Marty
July 2021 2nd Aqwa Construction Rising Sun (2138m, Albion Park, $250,000)[2] Amazing Dream Copy That Expensive Ego
July 2021 1st Garrards Sunshine Sprint (1660m, Albion Park, $100,000) Copy That King Of Swing Rockin Marty
November 2021 1st New Zealand Trotting Cup[3] Copy That Self Assured South Coast Arden
September 2022 1st TAB Gammalite Free For All (2240m, Melton) Copy That Crime Writer Bettor Be The Bomb
November 2022 1st New Zealand Trotting Cup[4] Copy That Majestic Cruiser Spankem
January 2023 1st Ballarat Cup (Group 1, 2710m mobile, Ballarat) in a mile rate of 1:56.3 (800m in 56.1 seconds).[5][6] Copy That Honolua Bay Triple Eight
March 2023 1st City of Auckland FFA (Group 2, 2200m, Alexandra Park) Copy That Kango Smiffy's Terror
April 2023 2nd Waikato Flying Mile (Group 2, 1609m, Cambridge) Self Assured Copy That Akuta
April 2023 1st The Race by Grins (2200m, Cambridge, $1,000,000)[7] Copy That Old Town Road Self Assured
April 2023 2nd New Zealand Messenger Championship Self Assured Copy That Better Eclipse

In 2023 when Copy That campaigned in Australia, Ray Green could not go with him as he was recovering from being kicked by a horse. Stable foreman Andrew Drake took care of Copy That. Blair Orange drove Copy That in his Ballarat Cup win.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Copy That • Lincoln Farms". Lincoln Farms.
  2. ^ "Amazing story for Amazing Dream - Harnesslink". 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Racing: Copy That storms home to easily win NZ Trotting Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Horse racing: Copy That repays resolute Green". NZ Herald.
  5. ^ https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/outstanding-ballarat-cup-field-revealed-as-doo-copy-that-on-front-row/
  6. ^ https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/persistence-pays-as-kiwi-looks-set-to-be-that-horse-this-summer/
  7. ^ "Copy That wins $1 million race". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-cup-winner-grabs-an-aussie-group-one/