Camgrandest, 12, who starred in Kentucky over the past decade and earned more than $300,000 on the racetrack, passed away on Friday, May 8 at Dragonsmeade Farm in Winchester, Ky.

A son of Cambest, Camgrandest was bred and owned by Janet Banks. Camgrandest earned more than $90,000 each of his first two years of racing. At two, Camgrandest won the Kentucky Fair final and was second in the $300,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final, and at three he again was second in the $250,000 KYSS final.

Camgrandest was trained primarily by Randy Jerrell, but saw Jeff Smith and Sam Coven take over the conditioning duties when the pacer raced away from the Bluegrass State. Camgrandest took his mark of 1:50.4 as a seven-year-old in 2015 at the Red Mile. A former Red Mile Horse of the Year, Camgrandest retired at the end of 2018 with $304,369 in earnings.

Camgrandest bred to the Kentucky champion mare Ohmybelle last year, and the mare recently delivered a colt.

Banks said Camgrandest was bred back to Ohmybelle on May 8 and shortly afterward died as a result of an aneurysm in his paddock.

Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the connections of Camgrandest.

(Harnessracing.com)