| Ralph Hanover | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Meadow Skipper |
| Grandsire | Dale Frost |
| Dam | Ravina Hanover |
| Damsire | Tar Heel |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1980 |
| Died | 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Hanover Shoe Farms |
| Owner | Waples Stable, Inc., Pointsetta Stables, Inc. (Stewart Firlotte), Grants Direct Stable (Richard Dinner & Norman Keyes) |
| Trainer | Stewart "Stew" Firlotte |
| Record | 40 starts, 27 wins |
| Earnings | $1,815,395 |
| Major wins | |
| Bluegrass Stakes (1982) Canadian Juvenile Circuit Stakes (1982) Geers Stakes (1983) Queen City Stakes (1983) Burlington Stakes (1983) Meadowlands Pace (1983) Adios Stakes (1983) Prix d'Été (1983) Simcoe Stakes (1983) Tattersalls Pace (1983)< U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins: Cane Pace (1983) Little Brown Jug (1983) | |
| Awards | |
| 1982 CTA 2YO C&G Pacer of the Year 1983 CTA 3YO C&G Pacer of the Year 1983 USA 3YO C&G Pacer of the Year | |
| Honors | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1986) | |
Ralph Hanover (1980 – October 18, 2008) was a Standardbred colt who in 1983 became the seventh horse to capture the U.S. Pacing Triple Crown. Bred by Hanover Shoe Farms, as a yearling he was purchased for $58,000 by trainer Stewart Firlotte at the 1981 Standardbred Horse Sale Company's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania auction.[1]