The theme for International Women's Day 2016 is 'Pledge for Parity'. The horses that comprise the 10 richest fillies and mares in harness racing history have exceeded aspirations for on-track parity with their male counterparts and shattered records across the globe.
In addition to winning divisional honours a combined 44 times, these distaffers have a total of six Horse of the Year titles between them. The list of the top 10 money earning mares in harness racing history is more impressive when considering some of the sensational horses (below) that did not make the cut. (*all earnings data courtesy Standardbred Canada*)
Ina Scot - $2,897,044
Loyal Opposition - $2,804,051
Dreamfair Eternal - $2,545,060
Shake It Cerry - $2,525,636
Put On A Show - $2,459,903
Southwind Tempo - $2,445,541
My Little Dragon - $2,386,055
Invitro - $2,383,597
Buck I St Pat - $2,347,565
Glowing Report - $2,328,052
To start the top ten list, click the following link: Harness Racing's Ten Richest Fillies & Mares
That was Martha Maxine,
That was Martha Maxine, Don.
-jp
Didn't it turn out that Loyal
Didn't it turn out that Loyal Opposition was actually a male?