Armbro Dallas

{{Short description|Standardbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Armbro Dallas

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| sire = Abercrombie

| grandsire = Silent Majority

| dam = Armbro Trixie

| damsire = Most Happy Fella

| sex = Gelding

| foaled = 1982

| death_date = 2001

| country = North America

| color = Bay

| breeder =

| owner = Waples Stable, Archie McNeil, Lothlorien Equestrian (Audrey Thomson Campbell)

| trainer = Ron Waples

| record = World record: 1:52 3/5

| earnings = $1,401,201

| race = Prix de l'Avenir Pace (1984)
Batavia Downs Stake (1985)
Pilgrim Pace (1985)
Gold Cup Invitational Pace (1986)

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| updated = October 30, 2016

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Armbro Dallas (1982–2001) was a standardbred millionaire and world record setting racehorse who competed in harness racing in Canada and the United States. He was trained, driven and co-owned by Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame inductee, Ron Waples.[http://horseracinghalloffame.com/1986/01/01/ron-waples/ Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame bio for Ron Waples] Retrieved October 17, 2016[http://www.harnessmuseum.com/content/ronald-w-waples United States Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame bio for Ron Waples] Retrieved October 17, 2016

Armbro Dallas is best remembered for beating Nihilator and Forest Skipper in the 1985 running of the Pilgrim Pace at Garden State Park Racetrack in New Jersey.[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/22/sports/armbro-dallas-beats-nihilator.html New York Times November 22, 1985 article titled "Armbro Dallas Beats Nihilator"] Retrieved October 28, 2016 Both Nihilator in 1985 and Forest Skipper in 1986 went on to win Harness Horse of the Year honors.[http://www.hambletonian.org/resources/HeydensBCNOTES2012.html Hambletonian Society, Inc. articled titled Major Upset"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030202444/http://www.hambletonian.org/resources/HeydensBCNOTES2012.html |date=2016-10-30 }} Retrieved October 28, 2016

On November 21, 1985 Armbro Dallas set a new world record for gelded pacers with a win at Garden State Park in a time of 1:52 3/5.[http://www.harnesslink.com/News/STANDARDBRED-HISTORY-HIGHLIGHTS-18955 Harnesslink.com article titled STANDARDBRED HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS - This week in harness history.] Retrieved October 30, 2016

Armbro Dallas died at age 19 at the farm of co-owner Ron Waples.