BIG TOWNER br. H, STANDARDBRED, 1974
| Color: br Height: p,4,1:54.4m $547,126
9908R
p,4,1:54.4m $547,126 4th leading Standardbred sire of all time. He had been a resident at Hanover since his retirement in late 1978. Big Towner had to overcome prejudice among breeders against his out-of-fashion male. The son of Gene Abbe proved the experts wrong as he sired extraordinarily durable pacers. His fillies were particularly valued. The offspring of Big Towner have earned move than $111.9 million, ranking him only behind Abercrombie, Albatross and No Nukes among all stallions in career earnings. Big Towner sired 1,982 foals, and his best included Town Pro, Broadway Express, Tune Town, Sandman Hanover, Sweet Reflection, Lustras Big Guy, Keystone Raider, Rayson Hanover, Walton Hanover & Shipps Scorch. His daughters produced such outstanding pacers as Goliath Bayama, Allamerican Native, Covert Action, Pacific Fella, Jet Laag, Music Director, Northern Luck, Sharky Spur, Memphis Flash and Tyler Town. On the track, Big Towner earned $547,126 and took a mark of 1:54.4 as a 4YO in 1978.
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BIG TOWNER br p,4,1:54.4m $547,126 1974 STANDARDBRED9908R | GENE ABBE b p,T2:00.3m $51,239 1944 STANDARDBREDATR 82113 | BERT ABBE b p,T1:59¼m 1922 STANDARDBREDATR. 71528 | THE ABBE* blk p,2:04 1903 STANDARDBREDATR 44386 | CHIMES* br 3,2:30¾m 1884 | ELECTIONEER* | br 15¼ 1868 |
BEAUTIFUL BELLS* | blk 1872 |
NETTIE KING ch 4,2:20¼ 1887 | MAMBRINO KING* | ch 1876 |
NETTIE MURPHY | 1877 |
MISS ELLA H b p,2:12¼m 1913 STANDARDBRED | MACK H b 2:29¼ 1909 | JOHN A MCKERRON | b 8,T2:04½m 1895 |
WAINSCOT | b 1890 |
NELLY PATCH b 1903 | DAN PATCH* | br 16.0 1896 |
DUN DAISY | br 1893 |
ROSE MARIE b p,2:05h 1927 STANDARDBRED | MARTINOS br 4,2:23½m 1913 STANDARDBREDATR. 60804 | COCHATO* br 1903 | TODD* | br T2.14¾m 1899 |
CASTANEA | ch 1892 |
QUEEN AUDUBON blk 1905 | AUDUBON BOY* | ch p,8,T1:59¼m 1897 |
MISS NUTONIA | blk 1896 |
LADY PERMILLA b p,2:12¼h 1912 STANDARDBRED | COASTMAN br p,2:08¼m 1888 | BOURBON WILKES | b 1875 |
ALBATROSS | 1876 |
VIRGINIA ALTA ch 1907 | ANDERSON WILKES | b 15½ 4,2:22¼ 1884 |
TRUE LADY | b 1899 |
TINY WAVE br 1970 STANDARDBRED | SHADOW WAVE ch p,3,1:56.3m $91,931 1955 STANDARDBRED96219 | ADIOS* b p,T1:57.4m $33,329 1940 STANDARDBREDATR 74124 | HAL DALE* b p,6,2:02¼m $595 1926 | | ABBEDALE* | | blk 15¼ p,2:01¼m 1917 |
MARGARET HAL | b p,2,2:19¼ 1914 |
ADIOO VOLO b p,3,2:05h 1930 | ADIOO GUY | ch p,9,2:00¾m 1910 |
SIGRID VOLO | b p,2:04m 1921 |
SHADOW GRATTAN blk p,4,2:07.1h 1943 STANDARDBRED | SILENT GRATTAN blk p,T2:09¾m 1921 | GRATTAN ROYAL | ch p,2:06¼m 1908 |
SILENT T | br 2:10¾m 1913 |
PEACEDALE ch p,2,2:17h $45 1936 | ABBEDALE* | | blk 15¼ p,2:01¼m 1917 |
MISS DOROTHY DILLON | ch p,4,2:06½m 1920 |
TINY GOLD br p,4,2:01.2m $16,291 1956 STANDARDBRED | GUINEA GOLD ch p,9,1:59m $118,155 1945 STANDARDBREDatr. 78684 | FRISCO DALE ch p,4,2:00 $6,875 1934 | HAL DALE* | | b p,6,2:02¼m $595 1926 |
FRANCES SAN FRANCISCO | ch p,T2:09¾m 1912 |
GOLDIE GRATTAN ch 1934 | GRATTAN AT LAW | blk p,4,2.16¼h 1922 |
THAIS DIRECT | ch p,2:07½m 1918 |
CYNTHIANA br 2:10.4h $1,809 1951 STANDARDBRED | PROTECTOR* b 16¼ 3,1:59¼m $34,319 1928 | PETER VOLO* | br 16.0 1911 |
MARGARET ARION | br 3,T2:10½m 1923 |
OLYMPIA b 1943 | VOLOMITE* | br 15½ 2:03¼m $32,649 1926 |
NEDDA GUY | b 2,2:03¾h $14,318 1928 |
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