Glidemaster is a Standardbred trotter who was named the 2006 United States Harness Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association. He is a 2003 brown stallion by Yankee Glide out of Cressida Hanover by Mr Lavec.[1]
| Glidemaster | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Yankee Glide |
| Dam | Cressida Hanover |
| Damsire | Mr. Lavec |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Brown |
| Trainer | Blair Burgess |
| Awards | |
| United States Harness Horse of the Year (2006) | |
Career
editTrainer Blair Burgess Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine purchased Glidemaster as a yearling for $10,000 on the opening night of the 2004 Tattersalls Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine sale. The ownership included partnerships with Blair's father, Robert Burgess[permanent dead link], wife, Karin Olsson-Burgess and Marsha Cohen.
In September 2005 after winning three of four of his freshman starts, a portion of Glidemaster was sold to his Breeder, Brittany Farms.
Glidemaster was the fifth Canadian-owned horse to win the Hambletonian Stakes in 83 Years.
In the week prior to the elimination race of the Hambletonian, Glidemaster pulled a horseshoe loose in the stall and then stepped on a nail which punctured his foot. This injury rendered the horse unsound for racing at that time. Extensive care of the horse by care taker and co-owner Karin Olsson-Burgess and Trainer Blair Burgess had Glidemaster ready to race just in time for the elimination - in which he finished second, a placing good enough to qualify for and win the final the following week.[2]
Glidemaster was the first trotter since 1972 to win the Trotting Triple Crown on the traditional format of two mile tracks, The Hambletonian] at The Meadowlands and the Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile and a half mile track, the Yonkers Trot at Yonkers Raceway.[3]
Glidemaster's 2006 Hambletonian Victory was the second for Trainer Blair Burgess Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine who had won the race previously in 2003 with Amigo Hall in one of the biggest upset in the history of the race at 27-1.[4]
He finished his racing career as the fastest trotter of 2006 with a mark of 1:51.1, achieved ranking as the sport's leading single-season money-winning totter of all time and had a total earnings of $1,968,023.[1]
As a stallion, Glidemaster's offspring includes Blue Porsche, who was named Canada's Two Year Old Trotter of the Year in 2010.[5] Other successful horses sired by Glidemaster are Breeders Crown winner Maven, and Bluegrass Stakes winner Punxsutawney.[6]
Glidemaster is currently standing in Delaware at Winbak Farm.
References
edit- ^ a b "Oddsonracing.com". oddsonracing.com.
- ^ "Welcome to the Hambletonian Society". Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ [1] Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine www.hambletonian.org
- ^ Yannis, Alex (3 August 2003). "HARNESS RACING; Amigo Hall, a 27-1 Shot, Wins the Hambletonian". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "O'Brien Awards: Past Winners - Standardbred Canada". standardbredcanada.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "britfarms.com". www.britfarms.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-19.