Rainbow Blue Explained

Horsename:Rainbow Blue
Sire:Artiscape
Grandsire:Artsplace
Dam:Vesta Blue Chip
Damsire:On The Road Again
Sex:Mare
Foaled:2001
Country:United States
Colour:Bay
Owner:K And R Racing LLC (Kevin & Ron Fry), Teague Inc.
Record:32: 30-0-1
Earnings:$1,428,934
Wins:Fan Hanover Stakes (2004)
Nadia Lobell Pace (2004)
Matron Stakes (2004)
Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace (2004)
Awards:American Harness Horse of the Year (2004)
United States Pacer of the Year
(2004)
United States 3-year-old Filly Pacer of the Year
Canadian Harness Horse of the Year (2004)
Honors:United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2012)

Rainbow Blue was the 2004 American Harness Horse of the Year[1] as well as the Canadian Harness Horse of the Year.[2]

Racing at age two she won six or her seven starts including a division of the Debutante Stakes and the Molly Pitcher Pace.[3] The filly won 20 of the 21 races she entered in 2004. Her only loss came when she went off stride in the Mistletoe Shalee. Her victory highlights included the $543,543 Fan Hanover Stakes final, the $222,500 Nadia Lobell Pace final, the Matron Stakes[4] and the $610,000 Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace final. The bay filly is the daughter of Artiscape and Vesta Blue Chip. She retired with a lifetime mark of 1:49 2/5. Rainbow Blue was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2012.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2005-02-13-harness-awards_x.htm USA Today February 13, 2005 article titled "Rainbow Blue takes top honor in harness awards"
  2. http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/content/obrien-awards-past-winners.html Standardbred Canada article titled "O'Brien Awards: Past Winners"
  3. http://www.harnessracing.com/news/blueinmollypitcher.html HarnessRacing.com August 18, 2003 article titled "Blue in Molly Pitcher"
  4. https://www.harnessracing.com/news/rainbowbluewinsmatron.html HarnessRacing.com November 16, 2004 article titled Rainbow Blue wins Matron
  5. http://www.harnessmuseum.com/content/rainbow-blue Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame