Golden_West_Trot

Golden West Trot

Golden West Trot

Horse race

The Golden West Trot is a defunct three-race series in harness racing for Standardbred trotters aged three and older. It was first run in 1946 with a purse of $50,000 which at the time was the richest offered in the sport. The race final was hosted on an alternating basis, until the final running in 1954,[1] by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, and Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. During the same period, these tracks also offered the corresponding Golden West Pace.[2]

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Historical race events

The only multiple winner of the race was 1951 American Harness Horse of the Year and a future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Pronto Don who won three straight editions of the Golden West Trot between 1951 and 1953.[3]

Records

Most wins by a driver
  • 3 – Benny Schue (1951, 1952, 1953)
Most wins by a trainer
  • 2 – Benny Schue (1952, 1953)
Stakes record
  • 2:30 3/5 – Pronto Don (1951) at 1+1⁄4 miles
  • 2:22 4/5 – Scotch Victor (1954) at 1 3/16 miles

Winners of the Golden West Trot

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References

  1. [1]
    Sports Illustrated November 15, 1954 article titled "A Roundup of the Weeks News" Retrieved September 3, 2016
  2. [2]
    Standardbred Canada SC Rewind May 21, 2016 article titled "Meet of the Century" Retrieved August 28, 2016
  3. [3]
    Long Beach, California Independent Press-Telegram - November 22, 1953 Retrieved September 3, 2016
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