Copy That (horse)
| Copy That | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | American Ideal (USA) |
| Grandsire | Western Ideal (USA) |
| Dam | Lively Nights |
| Maternal grandsire | Live Or Die (USA) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 15 November 2016 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Trainer | Ray Green, Pukekohe |
| Last updated on: 8 November 2022. | |
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 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]
Some of the notable races which Copy That has won, or was placed in, include:
- December 2019 - 1st in the Alabar 3YO Classic (2200m Group 2) beating One Change and Smooth Deal
- March 2020 - 1st in the Vero Flying Stakes (1980m Group 2) beating One Change and Minstrel
- October 2020 - 1st in the Ashburton Flying Stakes beating Self Assured, Spankem and Thefixer
- December 2020 - 3rd in the Auckland Trotting Cup behind Amazing Dream and Spankem
- January 2021 - 1st in the McMillan Equine Feeds Flying Mile (1609m Group 2) beating Self Assured and Thefixer
- April 2021 - 1st in the Noel J Taylor Mile beating Bad To The Bone and Steel The Show
- April 2021 - 1st in the New Zealand Messenger Championship beating Bad To The Bone and Amazing Dream
- July 2021 - 1st in the Wondais Mate Open (1660m, Albion Park) beating Balraj, Rockin Marty and Spankem
- July 2021 - 2nd in the $250,000 Aqwa Construction Rising Sun (2138m, Albion Park) behind Amazing Dream with Expensive Ego 3rd [2]
- July 2021 - 1st in the $100,000 Garrards Sunshine Sprint (1660m, Albion Park) beating King Of Swing and Rockin Marty
- November 2021 - 1st in the New Zealand Trotting Cup beating Self Assured and South Coast Arden[3]
- September 2022 - 1st in the TAB Gammalite Free For All (2240m, Melton) beating Crime Writer and Bettor Be The Bomb
- November 2022 - 1st in the New Zealand Trotting Cup beating Majestic Cruiser and Spankem [4]
- January 2023 - 1st in the Ballarat Cup (Group 1 2710m mobile, Ballarat) beating Honolua Bay and Triple Eight in a mile rate of 1:56.3 (800m in 56.1 seconds).[5][6]
- March 2023 - 1st in the City of Auckland FFA (G2 2200m, Alexandra Park) beating Kango and Smiffy's Terror.
- April 2023 - 2nd in the Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge) behind Self Assured with Akuta 3rd.
- April 2023 - 1st in the $1 Million The Race by Grins (2200m, Cambridge) beating Old Town Road and Self Assured[7]
- April 2023 - 2nd in the New Zealand Messenger Championship behind Self Assured with Better Eclipse 3rd.
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Copy That • Lincoln Farms". Lincoln Farms.
- ^ "Amazing story for Amazing Dream - Harnesslink". 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Racing: Copy That storms home to easily win NZ Trotting Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Horse racing: Copy That repays resolute Green". NZ Herald.
- ^ https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/outstanding-ballarat-cup-field-revealed-as-doo-copy-that-on-front-row/
- ^ https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/persistence-pays-as-kiwi-looks-set-to-be-that-horse-this-summer/
- ^ "Copy That wins $1 million race". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023.
- ^ https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-cup-winner-grabs-an-aussie-group-one/