Cardigan Bay

Cardigan Bay was a New Zealand Harness racing horse foaled September 1, 1956. Affectionately known as "Cardy", he was the first Standardbred to win $US 1 million in prize money in North America. Along with his arch-rival the USA's champion of the day Bret Hanover, he has a legitimate claim of being one of the truly great Standardbred racehorses. Cardigan Bay is possibly the most well known racehorse ever to come from New Zealand. Cardy won 80 ra... more
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