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Young Quinn | |
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Breed | Standardbred |
Sire | Young Charles (NZ) |
Grandsire | U Scott (USA) |
Dam | Loyal Trick (NZ) |
Maternal grandsire | Hal Tryax (USA) |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1969 |
Country | New Zealand |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | R.O. Baynes (NZ) |
Owner | R.O. & D.J. Baynes (NZ) |
Trainer | Charlie Hunter (NZ) |
Record | |
133 starts, 59 wins and 36 places | |
Earnings | |
NZ$752,587 | |
Major wins | |
1974 Auckland Pacing Cup 1975 Miracle Mile Pace 1975 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship American Pacing Classic (1975) | |
Honours | |
Best mile rate, 1:55.0 | |
Last updated on: 29 July 2011. |
Young Quinn, a New Zealand standardbred racehorse, was successful in period where his competition in the sport of trotting was particularly strong. Foaled in 1969, he was by Young Charles out of Loyal Trick by Hal Tryax (USA). Named after Brian "Snow" Quinn, a champion New Zealand sheep shearer, he was trained and driven by the great Charles Stewart Hunter (Charlie). He was nicknamed 'Garbage' as a result of his habit of eating anything in sight, as a young horse. It was later revealed by cardiograph tests that Young Quinn's heart weighed 13 lb, only 1 lb less than that of the great racehorse Phar Lap.