Anthony Butt
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Anthony Butt is a driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand
. He was associated with champions trotters Lyell Creek
and Take A Moment
, who, along with many other of his best drives, were trained by his brother Tim. He has won the Dominion Handicap
eight times. He has also been inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He was associated with champions trotters Lyell Creek
Lyell Creek
Lyell Creek is one of New Zealand's best Standardbred trotters. Also known as "Creek The Freak", he had 113 starts for 56 wins, 15 seconds and 11 thirds, including an Australasian record 15 Group One wins. His fastest mile rate was 1.52.4 and he won $2,950,224 in stake money, which is an...
and Take A Moment
Take A Moment
Take A Moment is a Standardbred horse and one of New Zealand's greatest ever trotters. Racing from 2000 to 2005, he won 39 of his 67 starts, and his overall prize money of $NZ1,164,356 is only bettered by his stablemate Lyell Creek in terms of Australasian trotters...
, who, along with many other of his best drives, were trained by his brother Tim. He has won the Dominion Handicap
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses. It was worth $300,000, but in line with the economic conditions, it was cut back to $200,000 in 2010. The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday...
eight times. He has also been inducted into the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame.