Matt's Scooter
| Matt's Scooter | |
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| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Direct Scooter |
| Grandsire | Sampson Direct |
| Dam | Ellen's Glory |
| Damsire | Meadow Skipper |
| Sex | Ridgling |
| Foaled | 1985 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Max Gerson |
| Owner | Gordon Rumpel, Illa Rumpel & Charles Juravinski |
| Trainer | Harry J. Poulton |
| Record | 61:37-?-? |
| Earnings | $2,455,609 |
| Major wins | |
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Meadowlands Pace (1988) Messenger Stakes (1988) Prix d'Été (1988) Gold Cup Invitational Pace (1989) Breeders Crown Open Pace (1989) |
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| Awards | |
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American Harness Horse of the Year (1989) American Pacer of the Year (1988, 1989) Canadian Harness Horse of the Year (1989) |
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| Honors | |
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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2006) United States Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2006) |
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Matt's Scooter (1985 – June 30, 2014) was a Standardbred pacer and sire who was named Harness Horse of the Year in 1989. Matt's Scooter competed as a pacer in harness racing, winning the Meadowlands Pace, Prix d'Été, Confederation Cup, Messenger Stakes, American National Stakes, Breeders Crown, Driscoll Series, Mohawk Gold Cup, he was named Pacer of the Year in 1988 and 1989, and Harness Horse of the Year in 1989 by the United States Harness Association.
Matt's Scooter was a bay ridgeling bred by Max Gerson of New York. He was sired by Direct Scooter out of Ellen's Glory by Meadow Skipper. As a yearling he was bought for $17,500 by Gordon and Illa Rumpel of Calgary, and Charles Juravinski. He was trained by Harry Poulton at his base near Lake Scugog, Ontario.
As two-year-old, Matt's Scooter was given a relatively light campaign winning three of his nine races. He was not an easy horse to handle: Poulton described him as "always bucking, kicking or doing something... he wanted to do everything 100 miles an hour".
In 1988, despite being ineligible for the Cane Pace and the Little Brown Jug, Matt's Scooter earned $1.78 million winning eleven of his twenty two races. His major victories included the Meadowlands Pace and the Messenger Stakes.
In Autumn 1988 he paced a mile in 1:48.2 at the Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky, lowering the world record previously held by Niatross, by four-fifths of a second.
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