Western Dreamer

Western Dreamer (foaled April 25, 1994 in Georgetown, Kentucky) is an American Standardbred racehorse who won the U. S. Pacing Triple Crown in 1997. Driven by Michel Lachance, his winning time of 1:51 1/5 in the Little Brown Jug was the then fastest ever recorded for the race.[1]

Western Dreamer
BreedStandardbred
SireWestern Hanover (USA)
GrandsireNo Nukes (USA)
DamFits Of Fun (USA)
DamsirePanorama (USA)
SexGelding
Foaled1994
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederKentuckiana Farm
OwnerMatthew, Patrick Jr., & Daniel Daly
TrainerWilliam Robinson
Earnings$1,812,176
Major wins
Art Rooney Memorial Pace (1997)
U.S. Pacing Championship (1998)
Battle of Lake Erie Pace (1998)

U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins:

Cane Pace (1997)
Little Brown Jug (1997)
Messenger Stakes (1997)
Awards
United States Pacer of the Year (1997)
Canadian Harness Horse of the Year (1997)
Honors
Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park (2001)
Last updated on 7 November 2016

Western Dreamer is the only gelding of any breed to ever win a Triple Crown. Since July 2001 he has been a resident of the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park.[2]

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