Copy That (horse) explained

Horsename:Copy That
Breed:Standardbred
Sire:American Ideal (USA)
Grandsire:Western Ideal (USA)
Dam:Lively Nights
Damsire:Live Or Die (USA)
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:15 November 2016
Country:New Zealand
Trainer:Ray Green, Pukekohe
Updated:8 November 2022

Copy That (foaled 15 November 2016) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2021 and 2022.

Copy That was bred by Woodlands Stud (NZ) Limited, owned by Merv and Meg Butterworth and he is trained by Ray Green at Lincoln Farms, Pukekohe.[1]

Racing career

Some of Copy That's notable performances include:

YearPlacingRace1st2nd3rd
December 2019 1st Alabar 3YO Classic (Group 2, 2200m)Copy ThatOne Change Smooth Deal
March 2020 1st Vero Flying Stakes (Group 2, 1980m)Copy ThatChange Minstrel
October 2020 1st Ashburton Flying Stakes Copy That Self AssuredSpankem
December 2020 3rd Amazing Dream Spankem Copy That
January 2021 1st McMillan Equine Feeds Flying Mile (Group 2, 1609m) Copy ThatThefixer
April 2021 1st Copy That Bad To The Bone Steel The Show
April 2021 1st Copy That Bad To The Bone Amazing Dream
July 2021 1st Wondais Mate Open (1660m, Albion Park) Copy That BalrajRockin Marty
July 2021 2nd Aqwa Construction Rising Sun (2138m, Albion Park, $250,000)[2] Amazing Dream Copy That Expensive Ego
July 2021 1st Garrards Sunshine Sprint (1660m, Albion Park, $100,000) Copy That Rockin Marty
November 2021 1st New Zealand Trotting Cup[3] Copy That South Coast Arden
September 2022 1st TAB Gammalite Free For All (2240m, Melton) Copy That Crime Writer Bettor Be The Bomb
November 2022 1st New Zealand Trotting Cup[4] Copy That Majestic Cruiser Spankem
January 2023 1st Ballarat Cup (Group 1, 2710m mobile, Ballarat) in a mile rate of 1:56.3 (800m in 56.1 seconds).[5] [6] Copy That Honolua Bay Triple Eight
March 2023 1st City of Auckland FFA (Group 2, 2200m, Alexandra Park) Copy That Kango Smiffy's Terror
April 2023 2nd Waikato Flying Mile (Group 2, 1609m, Cambridge) Copy That Akuta
April 2023 1st The Race by Grins (2200m, Cambridge, $1,000,000)[7] Copy ThatOld Town Road Self Assured
April 2023 2nd Copy That Better Eclipse

In 2023 when Copy That campaigned in Australia, Ray Green could not go with him as he was recovering from being kicked by a horse. Stable foreman Andrew Drake took care of Copy That. Blair Orange drove Copy That in his Ballarat Cup win.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copy That • Lincoln Farms. Lincoln Farms.
  2. Web site: Amazing story for Amazing Dream - Harnesslink. 10 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Racing: Copy That storms home to easily win NZ Trotting Cup . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209193206/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/horse-racing-copy-that-storms-home-to-easily-win-nz-trotting-cup/NM5I6XIXOJJ6JFQGNLUQRGYKDU/ . 9 December 2022 . live .
  4. Web site: Horse racing: Copy That repays resolute Green. NZ Herald.
  5. https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/outstanding-ballarat-cup-field-revealed-as-doo-copy-that-on-front-row/
  6. https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/persistence-pays-as-kiwi-looks-set-to-be-that-horse-this-summer/
  7. Web site: Copy That wins $1 million race . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508115843/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing-copy-that-wins-1-million-race/XP2YL43NMFBWVNLXADQVJFLPQY/ . 8 May 2023 . live .
  8. https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-cup-winner-grabs-an-aussie-group-one/