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bettor's wish

Year of Induction: 
2026
Year of Birth: 
2016
Inducted as a: 
Racehorse
Election Into Living Hall of Fame: 
2026
Gait: 
Pacer
Record: 
p,4,1:47.3
Earnings: 
$2,601,233
Sire: 
Bettor's Delight
Dam: 
Lifetime Star
Sire of Dam: 
Western Ideal
Biography: 

Bred by Brittany Farms of Versailles, Kentucky, pacing horse Bettor’s Wish was foaled on April 21, 2016 in Versailles. The son of Hall of Famer Bettor’s Delight competed from 2018-2020 and compiled a lifetime racing record of 44-24-13-4 and earnings of $2,601,233. He was owned by Bella Racing Ltd., Fair Island Farm Inc., Chris Ryder and Kenneth Solomon.

In 2018, two-year-old Ontario Sire Stakes star Bettor’s Wish, driven by Paul MacDonell, finished on the board in 11 of 12 starts with 5 wins and earnings of $272,056.

In his sophomore season, trained by his part-owner, Hall of Famer Chris Ryder and driven by Dexter Dunn, Bettor’s Wish won 13 of 19 starts with 6 seconds. Major wins included the Milstein, Art Rooney, Tattersalls, Kentucky Sire Stakes final and the Matron Stakes. The leading money-winning Standardbred of 2019 with earnings of $1,643,745, Bettor’s Wish was voted Dan Patch Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.

In 2020, four-year-old Bettor’s Wish finished on the board in 11 of 13 starts with 6 wins, including the TVG Open, Sam McKee Memorial (setting his career-best 1:47.3 mark), Dayton Derby and Allerage, and earned the title of Dan Patch Older Pacing Horse of the Year. He finished the season with $685,432 in earnings.