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.
Bred by Reg Caldow from Wellington and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he was trained by the All Stars stable at Rolleston.
Racing career
Notable performances by Self Assured include:
PlacingYearRace1st2nd3rd 1st 2019 South East Derby (G3, 2138m, Albion Park) Self Assured Lochinvar Art Jesse Duke 1st 2019 Queensland Derby (G1, 2680m, Albion Park) Self Assured Lochinvar Art Jesse Duke 3rd 2019 Ashburton Flying Stakes Spankem ThefixerSelf Assured1st 2019 Auckland Cup Self Assured Thefixer Triple Eight 1st 2020 Hondo Grattan Stakes Self Assured Demon Delight Max Delight 1st 2020 Canterbury Classic Self Assured Spankem Tango Tara 2nd 2020 Ashburton Flying Stakes Copy That Self AssuredSpankem 1st 2020 New Zealand Trotting Cup Self Assured Spankem Ashley Locaz 2nd 2020 Chariots Of Fire Lochinvar Art Self Assured Max Delight 2nd 2020 Ballarat Cup AGs White Socks Self Assured Chase Auckland 1st 2021 Easter Cup Self Assured Spankem Amazing Dream 3rd 2021 Canterbury Classic South Coast Arden Pembrook PlayboySelf Assured 1st 2021 Ashburton Flying Stakes Self Assured Classie Brigade Pembrook Playboy 2nd 2021 New Zealand Trotting Cup Copy That Self Assured South Coast Arden 2nd 2021 New Zealand Free For All South Coast Arden Self Assured Krug 1st 2022 The Race by Grins (inaugural event)Self Assured Majestic Cruiser Spankem 3rd 2022 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile Spankem Hot And TreacherousSelf Assured 2nd 2022 New Zealand Messenger Championship Majestic Cruiser Self Assured A G's White Socks 1st 2022 Auckland Cup, driven by Natalie Rasmussen due to Mark Purdon being suspended Self AssuredSpankem Kango. 1st 2022 Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap (inaugural event, Listed, 2200m, Alexandra Park) Self Assured Kango Bad To The Bone 3rd 2022 Canterbury Classic B D Joe SpankemSelf Assured5th 2022 New Zealand Trotting Cup, after suffering a flat tyre Copy That Majestic Cruiser Spankem 1st 2022 New Zealand Free For All Self Assured Majestic Cruiser Old Town Road 2nd 2022 Summer Cup Free For All BD JoeSelf Assured Spankem 2nd 2022 Invercargill Cup Krug Self Assured Macandrew Aviator 1st 2023 Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge) Self Assured Copy That Akuta.3rd 2023 The Race by Grins ($1 Million, 2200m Free for All) Copy That Old Town RoadSelf Assured 2nd 2023 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile Akuta Self Assured Better Eclipse 1st 2023 New Zealand Messenger Championship Self Assured Copy That Bettor Eclipse 2nd 2023 Auckland Cup Akuta Self Assured Smiffy's Terror 1st 2023 New Zealand Free For All Self AssuredAkuta Beach Ball 2nd 2023 Summer Cup (G3 1980m Addington) Beach Ball Self Assured American Me 2nd 2023 Invercargill Cup (G1 3200m) American Me Self Assured Beach Ball 2nd2024 New Zealand Messenger Championship Mach ShardSelf AssuredBetter Eclipse 2nd 2024 Roy Purdon Memorial (Listed, 2200m, Alexandra Park) American Me Self AssuredOld Town Road2nd2024 Auckland CupBetter EclipseSelf AssuredRepublican Party
See also Harness racing in New Zealand
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