Petite Evander

{{Short description|New Zealand Standardbred racehorse}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox named horse

|horsename= Petite Evander

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|breed= Standardbred

|sire= Great Evander (NZ)

|grandsire= Bill B

|dam= Thearle (NZ)

|damsire= Light Brigade

|sex= Mare

|foaled= 1 September 1970

|country= New Zealand

|colour= Bay

|breeder= Frank "Snow" Weaver

|owner= Frank "Snow" Weaver

|trainer= Roy Purdon

|racerecord= 142 starts: 35 wins, 26 seconds, 16 thirds

|raceearnings= $765,842

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|awards=

|honours= New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame inductee

|updated= 24 October 2011

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Petite Evander was a New Zealand bred Standardbred trotting racemare. She developed into a successful racehorse, winning races in New Zealand, Australia and the United States,{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Harness_Horse/qAoPAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Great%20Evander%22%20pacing&dq=%22Great%20Evander%22%20pacing&printsec=frontcover |title=Harness Horse |date=1980 |edition=Volume 45, Issues 38–46 |pages=90 |language=en}} and was the dam of dual Inter Dominion Trotting Championship winner Pride Of Petite.{{Cite web |last=Greig |first=Bevan |date=2022-06-28 |title=Weaver calls it a day - Harnesslink |url=https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/weaver-calls-it-a-day/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Pride Of Petite, Inter Dominion Hall of Fame |url=http://interdomhalloffame.com.au/horse-pride-of-petite.asp |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=interdomhalloffame.com.au}} As a notable champion, she was inducted into the New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Petite Evander, Hall of Fame - Champions |url=http://www.hof.co.nz/ChampionsDetails.aspx?ID=3207 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.hof.co.nz}}