arnie almahurst
Year of Birth:
1970
Immortal:
Yes
Elected as Immortal:
1984
Year of Death:
1982
Gait:
Trotter
Record:
3,T1:57.2
Earnings:
$215,464
Sire:
Speedy Scot
Dam:
Ambitious Blaze
Sire of Dam:
Blaze Hanover
Biography:
Bred by Almahurst Farm, Arnie Almahurst, the son of Speedy Scot and Ambitious Blaze, was foaled in 1970. He set several national marks as a two-year-old, and won a number of major stakes, including the Matron, the International Stallion, the Hanover and the Ohio Standardbred. As a three-year-old he won the Kentucky Futurity with Joe O'Brien in the sulky. He sired such outstanding trotters as Florida Pro and Arndon, who set a world record 1:54 for the mile. Arnie Almahurst died suddenly at age twelve at Ohio State University, his last owners being the Van Lenneps of Castleton Farms.
Unmarked - Castleton Farm, Lexington, KY
Published in the Harness Racing Museum's 1994 book, The Immortals