Lambert Todd
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Lambert Todd was a standardbred race horse born in 1916 in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, the son of Jim Todd (2.08.1) and Gracie Lambert.

Lambert Todd performed in the grand circuit before going to Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
Reserve Mines is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of Glace Bay and 10 kilometres northeast of Sydney. The J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport is located in the western part of the community...

 in 1929 where he performed against other community horses. Lambert Todd is believed to be the first community owned racehorse. His record time is 2.02.1 and he was the first horse to break the 2.10.0 time in the Maritimes
Maritimes
The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...

 (Halifax) against a car. Lambert Todd broke 14 track records and he was a top performer in all his races with a lifetime record that was 312 heats, 138 wins, second 64 times and third 49 times, earning $9,700.00 in his career. Some 80 years later, his spirit still lives on, every year the Lambert Todd Days take place in Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
Reserve Mines is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.It is located immediately west of Glace Bay and 10 kilometres northeast of Sydney. The J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport is located in the western part of the community...

 in early July and a Lambert Todd Pace which started in October 2007 at Northside Downs which was won by Master Of Ceremony in 1.59.1.
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