Ruth Dillon | |
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Breed | Standardbred |
Sire | Sidney Dillon |
Dam | Russie Russell |
Sex | Mare |
Breeder | Santa Rosa Stockfarm |
Record | Trotting, 2:04 |
Ruth Dillon was a Standardbred who set a harness racing world record for trotting 3-year-old fillies at 2:15 1/4 [1] and then as a 4-year old set the record of 2:06 1/2. [1]
Driven by Millard Sanders, she won a $10,000 purse racing at Columbus. [1] [2]
Her gait was upright and toe-weights were added to the fronts of her shoes to counter her tendency towards pacing rather than trotting. [1] [2]
She was bred in the Santa Rosa Stockfarm before being sold to Sterling R Holt of Indianapolis. [3] She was sired by Sidney Dillon [4] and was the half sister of Lou Dillon, [2] who was the first horse to break the 2 minute mile. [5] Her dam was Russie Russell, who gave birth to two other trotters (Guy Boy and Red Star) who were recorded as running the mile in under 2 minutes and 10 seconds. [6]
Ruth Dillon | |
---|---|
Breed | Standardbred |
Sire | Sidney Dillon |
Dam | Russie Russell |
Sex | Mare |
Breeder | Santa Rosa Stockfarm |
Record | Trotting, 2:04 |
Ruth Dillon was a Standardbred who set a harness racing world record for trotting 3-year-old fillies at 2:15 1/4 [1] and then as a 4-year old set the record of 2:06 1/2. [1]
Driven by Millard Sanders, she won a $10,000 purse racing at Columbus. [1] [2]
Her gait was upright and toe-weights were added to the fronts of her shoes to counter her tendency towards pacing rather than trotting. [1] [2]
She was bred in the Santa Rosa Stockfarm before being sold to Sterling R Holt of Indianapolis. [3] She was sired by Sidney Dillon [4] and was the half sister of Lou Dillon, [2] who was the first horse to break the 2 minute mile. [5] Her dam was Russie Russell, who gave birth to two other trotters (Guy Boy and Red Star) who were recorded as running the mile in under 2 minutes and 10 seconds. [6]