Easton Light

{{Short description|New Zealand Standardbred racehorse}}

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{{Infobox named horse

|horsename= Easton Light

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|breed= Standardbred

|sire= Great Evander (NZ)

|grandsire= Bill B (USA)

|dam= Beverley Light

|damsire= Light Brigade

|sex= Gelding

|foaled= 1 September 1964

|country= New Zealand

|colour= Bay

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|raceearnings= $132,370

|racewins= 1972 Dominion Handicap
1974 Dominion Handicap
1976 Rowe Cup

|awards=

|honours= First trotter in ANZ to earn $100,000

|updated=24 October 2011

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Easton Light was a New Zealand Standardbred trotter. He was inducted into the New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame with other immortals. A notable achievement was winning the Rowe Cup, the top event in New Zealand for trotting horses.[http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race37.htm New Zealand Harness Racing - Rowe Cup winners, complete history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014164016/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race37.htm |date=2008-10-14 }} He also won the Dominion Handicap twice, the other premier event for trotting horses.[http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race17.htm New Zealand Harness Racing - Dominion Handicap winners, complete history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014164717/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race17.htm |date=2008-10-14 }}

Easton Light had the following big race wins:

See also

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