The only horse in history to set world records at 1, 2, 3 and 4 before eventually becoming one of the great stallions in history, Peter Volo was a champion both on and off the track. He was not a friendly horse, though, and had a terrible temperament. Though considered one of the pillars of harness racing history, Peter Volo was on track to be forgotten as a stallion given his poor production. One man, however, refused to give up how in the foul-tempered stallion and persisted in his efforts to buy him – a purchase which would change history.
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The great horse of San Mateo (and the Captain’s mare)
She was one of the most famous trotters around the time Hambletonian was born, but we don’t even know her name. In the mid...
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The last Yankee superstar
He was the last superstar trotter bred by Yankeeland Farms, the legendary Maryland-based farm that closed its doors in 2006...
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The Hambletonian sire
A rugged black colt, Hoot Mon became known as the Hambletonian winner who sired four winners of the same race, earning him...
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The stallion sensation
He was broken, but never trained for a single race. When Electioneer was bought at 8 for a huge sum he had nothing to show for...
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The foundation stallion
He is a Hall of Fame sire and one of the initial stallions at Hanover Shoe Farms, who owned 31 broodmares by him upon his death...
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The mythical kick
When Juhani Lagerstam started the Laukko trotting stud farm at Vesilahti in Finland he needed a few stallions to use on his many...
Read MoreThe Norwegian Trotting association started to keep stallion records in 1928, and every year until 1936 the Kentucky-born chestnut stallion The Eno was the undisputed champion. However, the excellent trotter and stallion had a rough start on his career causing wanna-be comedians to suggest the horse shouldn’t be trotting but rather be touring with a circus.
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