Ruth Dillon
| 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d The Western Horseman. 1912. pp. 1344–.
- ^ a b c Northern Automotive Journal. Bruce Publishing Company. 1909. pp. 20–.
- ^ Wallace, John Hankins (1907). Wallace's American Trotting Register ... Published at the office of Wallace's Monthly. pp. 875–. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia. Press Publishing Company, (The New York World). 1908. pp. 213–.
- ^ Riess, Steven A. (2015). Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 445. ISBN 9781317459477.
- ^ Association, United States Trotting (1922). Year Book, Trotting and Pacing. pp. 805–. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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