| Maori’s Idol | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Adios, the grandsire of Maori's Idol | |
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Ike Frost (USA) |
| Grandsire | Adios |
| Dam | Maori Miss |
| Damsire | Grand Monarch |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1 September 1972 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Ric Healy |
| Trainer | Ric Healy |
| Record | 46: 40-3-1 |
| Earnings | $98,821 |
| Major wins | |
| 1978 Dullard Cup | |
| Awards | |
| 1977/78 Australian Harness Horse of the Year 1977/78, 1978/79 Australian Trotter of the Year Best winning mile rate 1:59.3, Leading Australian Trotting Sire (4 times) | |
| Honors | |
| Victorian Harness Racing Media Association Hall of Fame Legend | |
| Last updated on 17 January 2016 | |
Maori's Idol (1 September 1972 – 20 October 2006)[1] was an Australian Standardbred racehorse. He was the first Australian trotter to break two minutes with a time of 1:59.3 on 19 November 1977 at Moonee Valley. Maori's Idol became one of Australia's greatest trotters, with a record 24 successive race victories before being placed third in the 1978 Melbourne Inter-Dominion Final. He is still the trotting record holder with 22 wins in a season.[2] He was superior to his rivals. He could have gone through his career unbeaten had he been placed to advantage by his connections.[3]
He was by a Leading Sire of Trotters, Ike Frost (by Adios) his dam was Maori Miss by Grand Monarch. Maori Miss won a heat of the 1966 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship and was selected as the Australian Broodmare of the Year in 1977, 1978 and 1979. Maori's Idol older half-brother Maori Monarch won the Victoria Trotters Derby and the Australasian Trotting Championship. Maori Miss has founded a very successful family of her own and is the third dam of Sumthingaboutmaori.[4]
- ^ MAORI'S IDOL
- ^ Records - Pacers/Trotters Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 July 2011
- ^ Agnew, M (1997).The Australian Harness Horse, Dual-Gaited Publications.
- ^ "Classic Families: Maori's Idol". Pepper Tree Farm database. Syntax Software Pty Ltd. Retrieved 23 July 2011.