Richmond Lass
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| Richmond Lass | |
|---|---|
 Richmond Lass winning the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship | |
| Sire | Aachen |
| Dam | Chevro |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1 September 1963 |
| Died | 14 January 1985 (aged 21) |
| Owner | Fred Miller, Richmond House, Coordinates 37°06′49.5″S 143°34′41.7″E / 37.113750°S 143.578250°E |
| Record | |
| Winner of the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship[1] | |
| Earnings | |
| $42,936 | |
| Major wins | |
| 31 | |
Richmond Lass[2] won 31 races as a harness racer and went on to win the 1969 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship.[3] The horse was owned by Fred Miller, from Richmond House, Bung Bong, Victoria and driven by "respected local horseman Jack Moore."[1]
Death
Richmond Lass died at Richmond Park, in a major bush-fire, at Bung Bong, on 14 January 1985. There a memorial plaque erected at Richmond House.[1]
Hall of Fame
In August 2017, Richmond Lass was inducted into the Victorian Harness Racing's, Hall of Fame as "one of Australia’s finest pacing mares".[5]
Memorial race
The Harness Breeders VIC Richmond Lass race, has been "named in honour of one of the best mares produced in the southern hemisphere"[1] with $30,000 prize money, and is held annually at Melton Entertainment Park.[6][7]
Further information on Richmond Lass is available from Australian Harness Racing.[8][9]