| Horsename: | Meadow Skipper |
| Sire: | Dale Frost |
| Grandsire: | Hal Dale |
| Dam: | Countess Vivian |
| Damsire: | Kings Council |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | May 8, 1960 |
| Country: | USA |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Breeder: | Christy S. Hayes (Columbus,Ohio) |
| Owner: | Norman S. Woolworth |
| Trainer: | Earle Avery |
| Earnings: | $428,057 |
| Wins: | Cane Pace (1963) American Pacing Classic (1964) |
| Honours: | United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1983) |
Meadow Skipper (May 8, 1960 - 1982) was a Standardbred racehorse and sire. He earned $428,057 as a racehorse.[1]
Meadow Skipper was a brown horse foaled in 1960 by Dale Frost out of the U. S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame mare Countess Vivian by Kings Council.[2]
Trained and driven by Earle Avery, Meadow Skipper was a world or season champion during each year that he raced.[3] He won the 1963 Cane Pace, and placed second in the Little Brown Jug.
When he retired to the breeding farm, Meadow Skipper sired more than 1,700 progeny. As a stud, his progeny earned $66 million. He sired 456 two-minute pacers, including Triple Crown winners Ralph Hanover and Most Happy Fella; plus Albatross, sire of Niatross,[4] Chairmanoftheboard, and Naughty But Nice.
The winnings of the 2,546 progeny of Albatross, Meadow Skipper's son, earned $130,700,280.[5] Niatross is believed by many to be the greatest harness horse of all time. He was Harness Horse of the Year as a two- and three-year-old in 1979 and 1980, won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers, and obliterated the world record by three full seconds with a mile time of 1:49.1.
Meadow Skipper retired to Stoner Creek Farm in Kentucky, and died there in 1982.In 1983, Meadow Skipper was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame.[6]