Richmond Lass
Richmond Lass winning the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
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| Sire | Aachen |
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| Dam | Chevro |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1 September 1963 |
| Died | 14 January 1985 (aged 21) |
| Owner | Fred Miller, Richmond House, Coordinates 37°06′49.5″S 143°34′41.7″E / 37.113750°S 143.578250°E |
| Record | |
| Winner of the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship | |
| Earnings | |
| $42,936 | |
| Major wins | |
| 31 | |
Richmond Lass won 31 races as a harness racer and went on to win the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship. The horse was owned by Fred Miller, from Richmond House, Bung Bong, Victoria and driven by "respected local horseman Jack Moore."
Richmond L'Ami (with L'Ami being French for 'friend') a bay horse was born on 14 November 1975. The dam was Richmond Lass and the sire, Tarport Boy. Richmond L'Ami - a pacer - won a number of races including the Boort Cup on 30 January 1982.
Tragically Richmond Lass died at Richmond Park, in a major bush-fire, at Bung Bong, on 14 January 1985. There a memorial plaque erected at Richmond House.
In August 2017, Richmond Lass was inducted into the Victorian Harness Racing's, Hall of Fame as "one of Australia’s finest pacing mares".
The Harness Breeders VIC Richmond Lass race, has been "named in honour of one of the best mares produced in the southern hemisphere" with $30,000 prize money, and is held annually at the Tabcorp Park-Melton race track.
Further information on Richmond Lass is available from Australian Harness Racing.
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