Self Assured (horse)

Self Assured (foaled 26 October 2015) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2020 and the Auckland Trotting Cup in 2019 and 2022.[1]

Self Assured
BreedStandardbred
SireBettor's Delight (USA)
GrandsireCam's Card Shark
DamStar Of Venus
Maternal grandsireChristian Cullen
SexGelding
Foaled (2015-10-26) 26 October 2015
CountryNew Zealand
TrainerMark Purdon, Natalie Rasmussen and Hayden Cullen, Rolleston
Awards
2022 Harness Racing New Zealand pacer of the year
Last updated on: 8 November 2021.

Bred by R. N. Caldow and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he is trained by the All Stars stable at Rolleston.

Notable performances by Self Assured include:

  • 1st in the 2019 South East Derby at Albion Park[2]
  • 1st in the 2019 Queensland Derby beating Lochinvar Art and Jesse Duke.[2]
  • 3rd in the 2019 Ashburton Flying Stakes behind Spankem and Thefixer
  • 1st in the 2019 Auckland Pacing Cup beating Thefixer and Triple Eight
  • 1st in the 2020 Hondo Grattan Stakes, beating Demon Delight and Max Delight[2]
  • 1st in the 2020 Canterbury Classic, beating Spankem and Tango Tara
  • 2nd in the 2020 Ashburton Flying Stakes behind Copy That, with Spankem 3rd
  • 1st in the 2020 New Zealand Trotting Cup beating Spankem and Ashley Locaz
  • 2nd in the 2020 Chariots Of Fire behind Lochinvar Art with Max Delight 3rd[2]
  • 2nd in the 2020 Ballarat Cup behind AGs White Socks with Chase Auckland 3rd[2]
  • 1st in the 2021 Easter Cup, beating Spankem and Amazing Dream[3]
  • 3rd in the 2021 Canterbury Classic behind South Coast Arden and Pembrook Playboy
  • 1st in the 2021 Ashburton Flying Stakes, beating Classie Brigade and Pembrook Playboy
  • 2nd in the 2021 New Zealand Trotting Cup behind Copy That, with South Coast Arden 3rd[4]
  • 2nd in the 2021 New Zealand Free For All behind South Coast Arden, with Krug third.[5]
  • 3rd in the 2022 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile behind Spankem and Hot And Treacherous
  • 2nd in the 2022 New Zealand Messenger Championship behind Majestic Cruiser, with A G's White Socks 3rd
  • 1st in the 2022 Auckland Pacing Cup, driven by Natalie Rasmussen due to Mark Purdon being suspended, beating Spankem and Kango.[6]
  • 1st in the 2022 (inaugural) Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap beating Kango and Bad To The Bone
  • 3rd in the 2022 Canterbury Classic behind B D Joe and Spankem[7]
  • 5th in the 2022 New Zealand Trotting Cup after suffering a flat tyre, behind Copy That and Majestic Cruiser[8]
  • 1st in the 2022 New Zealand Free For All beating Majestic Cruiser and Old Town Road[9]
  • 2nd in the 2022 Summer Cup Free For All behind BD Joe, with Spankem 3rd
  • 2nd in the 2022 Invercargill Cup behind Krug, with Macandrew Aviator 3rd
  • 1st in the Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge) beating Copy That and Akuta.
  • 3rd in the 2023 $1 Million "The Race by Grins" (2200m Free for All) behind Copy That and Old Town Road.
  • 2nd in the 2023 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile behind Akuta with Better Eclipse 3rd
  • 1st in the 2023 New Zealand Messenger Championship beating Copy That and Bettor Eclipse.

See also

References
  1. "New Zealand Trotting Cup 2020: Self Assured and Mark Purdon win the big dance at Addington". Stuff.co.nz. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. "Australian Harness Racing". Harness.org.au. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. "Self Assured takes Easter Cup". Harnesslink.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. reporters, Stuff sports (9 November 2021). "New Zealand Trotting Cup: Copy That topples favourite Self Assured at Addington". Stuff. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. "Add og title".
  6. "Self Assured a contender for another Triple Crown after Auckland Cup success".
  7. "B D Joe (NZ) Stamps Class in Canterbury Classic Victory | NZB Standardbred | Standardbred Auction House". www.nzbstandardbred.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. "Copy That does just that and repeats in IRT NZ Cup - Harnesslink". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. "Self Assured sublime in NZ Pacing FFA - Harnesslink". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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