Yulestar (horse)

Yulestar
BreedStandardbred
SireCameleon
GrandsireCam Fella
DamVictoria Star
Maternal grandsireLordship
SexGelding
Foaled (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29)
CountryNew Zealand
TrainerLorraine Nolan
Record
170:34-28-24
Earnings
$1,985,266
Awards
New Zealand Horse of the Year (2000/01)
Last updated on: 27 October 2022.

Yulestar (foaled 25 December 1994 – died 2019) was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the 2000 New Zealand Trotting Cup and the 2001 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship. He was awarded the totle of New Zealand Harness Horse of the Year for the 2000/01 season.

Yulestar got his name because he was born on Christmas Day. He was bred by Mrs M V Law and bought for $9,000 by Lorraine and Ron Nolan, from Hawera, Taranaki.[1][2]

Yulestar was trained by Lorraine Nolan and his win in the 2000 race meant she was the first woman to train a New Zealand Cup winner.[3]

He was driven by Tony Shaw and then later by Peter Jones.[4]

From 2003 to 2006 Yulestar raced in the United States and Canada, winning 13 races, trained by former New Zealander Brett Pelling. After his last race in 2006, he returned to Hawera and he died in 2019 aged 25.

Notable races

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Yulestar's career included:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Y is for Yulestar". www.hrnz.co.nz.
  2. ^ "Racing: Little lady and her lucky (Yule)star". NZ Herald.
  3. ^ "Australasian Grand Circuit - Stories 2001/2002 - NZ Cup". www.harness.org.au.
  4. ^ "Racing: Fairytale seems all over in Yulestar camp". NZ Herald.
  5. ^ "Australian Harness Racing". www.harness.org.au.