Pender Harbour (horse)

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Pender Harbour
SirePhilanthropist
GrandsireKris S.
DamUproar
DamsireHail the Ruckus
SexGelding
Foaled2008
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederGardiner Farms
OwnerDennis Andrews, Sandra Lazaruk, Robert & Roberta Giffin
TrainerMichael P. De Paulo
Record41: 12–10–8
Earnings$$1,860,283
Major wins
Kingarvie Stakes (2010)
Bunty Lawless Stakes (2011, 2012)
Elgin Stakes (2012, 2014)
Steady Growth Stakes (2012, 2014, 2015)

Canadian Triple Crown: wins:
Prince of Wales Stakes (2011)
Breeders Stakes (2011)

Awards
Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (2011)

Pender Harbour (foaled 2008 in Ontario) was a Canadian National Champion Thoroughbred racehorse that, under jockey Luis Contreras, won two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown series in 2011 and was voted Canadian Three-Year-Old Champion Colt.[1][2]

Racing career[edit]

Named for Pender Harbour, British Columbia, an unincorporated community within the Sunshine Coast Regional District, he raced for six years for his owners, winning eight other stakes races. The durable Pender Harbour competed for the last time on November 29, 2015, finishing second to Melmich in the mile and three-quarter Valedictory Stakes run in track record time. A gelding, after retirement he became a riding horse in Western Canada for his Alberta owners.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Woodbine Media Guide". Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  2. ^ "Past Award Winners". The Jockey Club Canada. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  3. ^ "Pender Harbour (ON)". Equibase Co, LLC. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.