Warning

This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.

Records

New Zealand horses hold a number of world records. The most recent list is:

Pacing
1 Mile
1957	Blue (yearling), 2 min 9.2 sec
1955	Johnny Globe (standing start), 2 min 1.2 sec
10 Furlongs
1960	Caduceus (standing start), 2 min 31.8 sec
11 Furlongs
1955	Johnny Globe, 2 min 50.2 sec
12 Furlongs
1953	Blue Mist, 3 min 3.25 sec
1955	Caduceus, 3 min 4.4 sec
13 Furlongs
1963	Cardigan Bay, 3 min 18.2 sec
2 Miles
1954	Johnny Globe, 4 min 7.6 sec

Trotting
11 Furlongs
1961	Ordeal, 2 min 56.2 sec
13 Furlongs
1960	Moon Boy, 3 min 23.8 sec

Co-creator

James Rutherford, M.A.(DURHAM), PH.D.(MICH.) (1906–63), Historian, Auckland.