bettor's wish
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.