Hidden Viggorish, arguably one of the top trotters ever to race at The Meadows, died yesterday at the age of eight while delivering her first foal
, a filly by Muscles Yankee. The foal survived, and is currently under the care of a veterinary clinic in Somerset, PA.
Owned by the Miller family’s Harmony Spring Stable, and trained throughout her career by Bill Zendt, Hidden Viggorish retired as a triple track record holder at The Meadows. Unraced at two except for winning a qualifier in 2:05.3, she set a world record with a 1:53.1 performance as a three-year-old in 2006, a year in which she won 12 of 15 starts and banked just under a quarter of a million dollars.
The next season, she set her second track record of 1:54.1 - a new standard for four-year-old trotting mares.
After winning just two races in 13 starts in 2008, the daughter of SJs Caviar-Tia Maria (Giant Victory) showed that she could still set records, posting a 1:53.2 victory, the fastest in Meadows history for an aged mare, in 2009. She rebounded to win 10 of 27 starts and earned over $196,000, ultimately winning top honours as the track’s Horse of the Year for 2009.
Hidden Viggorish earned $537,029 in her career, with 28 victories in 75 career starts.