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 atr. 02425 | THE ABBE* blk 1903 | CHIMES* | br 1884 |
NETTIE KING | ch 4,2:20¼ 1887 |
MISS ELLA H b p,2:12¼m 1913 | MACK H | b 2:29¼ 1909 |
NELLY PATCH | b 1903 |
ROSE MARIE b p,2:05h 1927 STANDARDBRED | MARTINOS br 4,2:23½m 1913 | COCHATO* | br 3,2:11½m 1903 |
QUEEN AUDUBON | blk 1905 |
LADY PERMILLA b p,2:12¼h 1912 | COASTMAN | br p,2:08¼m 1888 |
VIRGINIA ALTA | ch 1907 |
TINY WAVE br 1970 STANDARDBRED | SHADOW WAVE ch p,3,1:56.3m $91,931 1955 STANDARDBRED96219 | ADIOS* b 1940 | HAL DALE* | b 1926 |
ADIOO VOLO | b p,3,2:05h 1930 |
SHADOW GRATTAN blk p,4,2:07.1h 1943 | SILENT GRATTAN | blk p,T2:09¾m 1921 |
PEACEDALE | ch p,2,2:17h $45 1936 |
TINY GOLD br p,4,2:01.2m $16,291 1956 STANDARDBRED | GUINEA GOLD ch p,9,1:59m $118,155 1945 | FRISCO DALE* | ch p,4,2:00 $6,875 1934 |
GOLDIE GRATTAN | ch 1934 |
CYNTHIANA br 2:10.4h $1,809 1951 | PROTECTOR* | b 16.1hh 1928 |
OLYMPIA | b 1943 |
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