Cardigan Bay Nears $1m. In Stakes

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31375, 22 May 1967, Page 4

Cardigan Bay Nears $1m. In Stakes

(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) YONKERS (New York). Cardigan Bay, the durable U-year-old pacer from New Zealand, has actually won $56,231 more than he has been credited with in the United States, it was disclosed today. Including his Thursday night victory at Liberty Bell Park, the gelding is now third on harness racing’s all-time money-winning list with $869,187. Bret Hanover, another pacer, Is first with $922,616 and Su Mac Lad, a trotter, second with $885,095. Both Bret Hanover and Su Mac Lad are retired, leaving Cardigan Bay a clear shot at becoming harness racing’s first millionaire, Mr Tananbaum, president of Yonkers Raceway, said he

learned of the discrepancy in Cardigan Bay’s earnings on his visit to Chritchurch last February. It was believed that Cardigan Bay had earned $101,981 before coming to the United States in February, 1964, on a lease from Mrs Dean, for which Dancer paid $lOO,OOO. Mr . Tananbaum was told, however, that Cardigan Bay’s earnings in Australia of $55,865 had not been included. Further, Cardigan Bay’s New Zealand earnings had been corrected to $102,347 an additional $366. The United States Trotting Association checked the report of the lost earnings with the New Zealand Trotting Conference and the Victoria Trotting Control Board in Australia before today's announcement