| Self Assured | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Bettor's Delight (USA) |
| Grandsire | Cam's Card Shark |
| Dam | Star Of Venus |
| Maternal grandsire | Christian Cullen |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | (2015-10-26) 26 October 2015 (age 9) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Trainer | Mark Purdon, Natalie Rasmussen and Hayden Cullen, Rolleston |
| Awards | |
| 2022 Harness Racing New Zealand pacer of the year | |
| Last updated on: 13 April 2024. | |
Self Assured (foaled 26 October 2015) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2020 and the Auckland Trotting Cup in 2019 and 2022.
Bred by Reg Caldow from Wellington and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he is trained by the All Stars stable at Rolleston.
Racing career
Notable performances by Self Assured include:
| Placing | Year | Race | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2019 | South East Derby (G3, 2138m, Albion Park) | Self Assured | Lochinvar Art | Jesse Duke |
| 1st | 2019 | Queensland Derby (G1, 2680m, Albion Park) | Self Assured | Lochinvar Art | Jesse Duke |
| 3rd | 2019 | Ashburton Flying Stakes | Spankem | Thefixer | Self Assured |
| 1st | 2019 | Auckland Pacing Cup | Self Assured | Thefixer | Triple Eight |
| 1st | 2020 | Hondo Grattan Stakes | Self Assured | Demon Delight | Max Delight |
| 1st | 2020 | Canterbury Classic | Self Assured | Spankem | Tango Tara |
| 2nd | 2020 | Ashburton Flying Stakes | Copy That | Self Assured | Spankem |
| 1st | 2020 | New Zealand Trotting Cup | Self Assured | Spankem | Ashley Locaz |
| 2nd | 2020 | Chariots Of Fire | Lochinvar Art | Self Assured | Max Delight |
| 2nd | 2020 | Ballarat Cup | AGs White Socks | Self Assured | Chase Auckland |
| 1st | 2021 | Easter Cup | Self Assured | Spankem | Amazing Dream |
| 3rd | 2021 | Canterbury Classic | South Coast Arden | Pembrook Playboy | Self Assured |
| 1st | 2021 | Ashburton Flying Stakes | Self Assured | Classie Brigade | Pembrook Playboy |
| 2nd | 2021 | New Zealand Trotting Cup | Copy That | Self Assured | South Coast Arden |
| 2nd | 2021 | New Zealand Free For All | South Coast Arden | Self Assured | Krug |
| 1st | 2022 | The Race by Grins (inaugural event) | Self Assured | Majestic Cruiser | Spankem |
| 3rd | 2022 | Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile | Spankem | Hot And Treacherous | Self Assured |
| 2nd | 2022 | New Zealand Messenger Championship | Majestic Cruiser | Self Assured | A G's White Socks |
| 1st | 2022 | Auckland Pacing Cup, driven by Natalie Rasmussen due to Mark Purdon being suspended | Self Assured | Spankem | Kango. |
| 1st | 2022 | Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap (inaugural event, Listed, 2200m, Alexandra Park) | Self Assured | Kango | Bad To The Bone |
| 3rd | 2022 | Canterbury Classic | B D Joe | Spankem | Self Assured |
| 5th | 2022 | New Zealand Trotting Cup, after suffering a flat tyre | Copy That | Majestic Cruiser | Spankem |
| 1st | 2022 | New Zealand Free For All | Self Assured | Majestic Cruiser | Old Town Road |
| 2nd | 2022 | Summer Cup Free For All | BD Joe | Self Assured | Spankem |
| 2nd | 2022 | Invercargill Cup | Krug | Self Assured | Macandrew Aviator |
| 1st | 2023 | Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge) | Self Assured | Copy That | Akuta. |
| 3rd | 2023 | The Race by Grins ($1 Million, 2200m Free for All) | Copy That | Old Town Road | Self Assured |
| 2nd | 2023 | Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile | Akuta | Self Assured | Better Eclipse |
| 1st | 2023 | New Zealand Messenger Championship | Self Assured | Copy That | Bettor Eclipse |
| 2nd | 2023 | Auckland Cup | Akuta | Self Assured | Smiffy's Terror |
| 1st | 2023 | New Zealand Free For All | Self Assured | Akuta | Beach Ball |
| 2nd | 2023 | Summer Cup (G3 1980m Addington) | Beach Ball | Self Assured | American Me |
| 2nd | 2023 | Invercargill Cup (G1 3200m) | American Me | Self Assured | Beach Ball |
| 2nd | 2024 | Roy Purdon Memorial (Listed, 2200m, Alexandra Park) | American Me | Self Assured | Old Town Road |
| 2nd | 2024 | Auckland Cup | Better Eclipse | Self Assured | Republican Party |
See also
References
- "Assured to go a long way". Breckon Farms.
- "New Zealand Trotting Cup 2020: Self Assured and Mark Purdon win the big dance at Addington". Stuff.co.nz. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "Rest Assured, Caldow Overwhelmed by Cup Win". 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Australian Harness Racing". Harness.org.au. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "Self Assured takes Easter Cup". Harnesslink.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- reporters, Stuff sports (9 November 2021). "New Zealand Trotting Cup: Copy That topples favourite Self Assured at Addington". Stuff. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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- "Self Assured a contender for another Triple Crown after Auckland Cup success".
- "B D Joe (NZ) Stamps Class in Canterbury Classic Victory | NZB Standardbred | Standardbred Auction House". www.nzbstandardbred.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- "Copy That does just that and repeats in IRT NZ Cup - Harnesslink". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- "Self Assured sublime in NZ Pacing FFA - Harnesslink". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Add og title". www.hrnz.co.nz.
- "Just Believe and Better Eclipse dominate at Auckland Cup". NZ Herald. 25 May 2024.