highland scott
Year of Birth:
1923
Immortal:
Yes
Elected as Immortal:
1966
Year of Death:
1944
Gait:
Pacer
Record:
p,T1:59 1/4
Sire:
Peter Scott
Dam:
Roya McKinney
Sire of Dam:
McKinney
Biography:
Highland Scott was a brown horse by Peter Scott-Roya McKinney. Owned by Henry Oliver of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was foaled in 1923. As a three-year-old, Highland Scott was driven by T. W. Murphy to a world record time of 1:59 1/2. A year later, he was purchased by E. R. Harriman and in 1929 was driven to his record mile of 1:59 1/4 at Goshen. Highland Scott was retired to stud and died in 1944.
Published in the Harness Racing Museum's 1994 book, The Immortals