Pender Harbour (horse) explained

Horsename:Pender Harbour
Sire:Philanthropist
Grandsire:Kris S.
Dam:Uproar
Damsire:Hail the Ruckus
Sex:Gelding
Foaled:2008
Country:United States
Colour:Chestnut
Breeder:Gardiner Farms
Owner:Dennis Andrews, Sandra Lazaruk, Robert & Roberta Giffin
Trainer:Michael P. De Paulo
Record:41: 12–10–8
Earnings:$$1,860,283
Race:Kingarvie Stakes (2010)
Bunty Lawless Stakes (2011, 2012)
Elgin Stakes (2012, 2014)
Steady Growth Stakes (2012, 2014, 2015)

Canadian Triple Crown

wins:
Prince of Wales Stakes (2011)
Breeders Stakes (2011)

Awards:Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (2011)

Pender Harbour (foaled 2008 in Ontario) was a Canadian National Champion Thoroughbred racehorse that, under jockey Luis Contreras, won two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown series in 2011 and was voted Canadian Three-Year-Old Champion Colt.[1] [2]

Racing career

Named for Pender Harbour, British Columbia, an unincorporated community within the Sunshine Coast Regional District, he raced for six years for his owners, winning eight other stakes races. The durable Pender Harbour competed for the last time on November 29, 2015, finishing second to Melmich in the mile and three-quarter Valedictory Stakes run in track record time. A gelding, after retirement he became a riding horse in Western Canada for his Alberta owners.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodbine Media Guide. Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2018-01-01. 2020-10-05.
  2. Web site: Past Award Winners. The Jockey Club Canada. 2019-01-01. 2020-10-05.
  3. Web site: Pender Harbour (ON). Equibase Co, LLC . 2020-10-02. 2020-10-02.