Along with Phar Lap, Cardigan Bay is one of New Zealand’s most famous racehorses. Cardigan Bay was a Standardbred harness racer. In harness racing the horse pulls a two-wheeled cart, or sulky, which seats the driver. Cardigan Bay lived from 1956 to 1988, and was the first Standardbred horse to win more than US$1 million. His fame was commemorated in this 1970 New Zealand stamp.
Listen to a commentary of Cardigan Bay’s triumphs in 1963, when he won both the Inter-Dominion Championship at Adelaide, Australia, and the New Zealand Cup at Addington, Christchurch.
Transcript
Then if we elected a horse of the year, the winner of the Inter-Dominion grand final at Adelaide would surely get the nod.
[commentary from race with Cardigan Bay winning]
And Cardigan Bay went on to win the New Zealand Cup and later to set world figures.
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Image: New Zealand Post, 1970 Cardigan Bay stamp issue
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