Tiger Tara

Tiger Tara
BreedStandardbred
SireBettor's Delight (USA)
GrandsireCam's Card Shark (USA)
DamTara Gold
Maternal grandsireDream Away (USA)
SexStallion
Foaled23 October 2010
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBay
BreederR P Anicich, NZ
OwnerM Hawli, Ms C L Pizzuto, K J Pizzuto, Mrs T N Pizzuto
Trainer(1) Geoff Dunn (2) Kevin Pizzuto
Major wins
2018 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
2019 A G Hunter Cup
Awards
2019 Australian Harness Horse of the Year

Tiger Tara (foaled 23 October 2010) is a New Zealand bred Standardbred racehorse that raced at the very top level in both New Zealand and Australia.

He is notable in that he was voted Australian Harness Horse of the Year for the 2019 season and he won seven Group 1 races, including the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship which is raced between the best horses in Australasia.

Racing career

Tiger Tara was originally trained in Canterbury, New Zealand, by Geoff Dunn and driven in all his wins during that time by Gerard O'Reilly.[1] He was later sold and exported to Australian owners and trained by Kevin Pizzuto and driven by Todd McCarthy.[2]

Notable performances

Year Placing Race 1st 2nd 3rd
2013 1st New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final Tiger Tara Better Offer Isaiah
2014 1st Great Northern Derby Tiger Tara Locharburn Maxim
2015 1st New Zealand Free For All Tiger Tara Mossdale Conner Messini
2016 2nd New Zealand Trotting Cup Lazarus Tiger Tara Titan Banner
2017 3rd New Zealand Trotting Cup Lazarus Jack's Legend Tiger Tara
2018 1st Victoria Cup[3] Tiger Tara Chicago Bull Carlas Pixel
2018 2nd New Zealand Trotting Cup Thefixer Tiger Tara Dream About Me
2018 1st Inter Dominion Pacing Championship[4] Tiger Tara Our Uncle Sam Cruz Bromac
2019 1st A G Hunter Cup[5] Tiger Tara Our Uncle Sam San Carlo

Tiger Tara retired in December 2019 with a record of 112 starts for 37 wins, 40 placings and $2,375,065 in earnings.[6]

Stud career

After retiring from the track, Tiger Tara commenced stud duties at Yirribee Pacing Stud, North Wagga for an initial fee of $3,500.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Horse Information".
  2. ^ "Australian Harness Racing".
  3. ^ "Victoria Cup: Tiger Tara too fast, too tough".
  4. ^ "Tiger Tara defies odds to claim crown". 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Hunter Cup: Tiger Tara does it again".
  6. ^ "Harness racing champ Tiger Tara retired - Harnesslink". 28 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Tiger Tara NZ | Yirribee Pacing Stud, NSW Australia".