Cam's Card Shark
| Breed | standardbred |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Harness racing |
| Foaled | 1991 |
| Country | United States |
| Record | |
| 20–5–5 (32 starts) | |
| Earnings | |
| $2,498,204 | |
| Major wins | |
| Meadowlands Pace, Messenger Stakes, North America Cup | |
| Honors | |
| 1994 Horse of the Year | |
Cam 's Card Shark (foaled 1991) is an American champion standardbred horse. His sire (father) was Cam Fella, who earned more than $2 million during his racing career, and his dam (mother) was Jef's Magic Trick, who only earned $28,340 during her career. He was named the 1994 Horse of the Year by the United States Trotting Association and held the then-record of most money earned by a standardbred horse in a single year. During his two years of competition until his retired in 1994, Cam's Card Shark had 20 wins, earning more than $2.4 million. His last race was the elimination to the Little Brown Jug. Following that race, Cam's Card Shark was scratched for lameness and never raced again.
Retirement
In April 2012, Cam's Card Shark had to get scrotal hernia surgery, and part of his testicle and his small intestine had to be removed.[1]
Pedigree
| Sire Cam Fella |
Most Happy Fella | Meadow Skipper | Dale Frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countless Vivian | |||
| Laughing Girl | Good Time | ||
| Maxine's Dream | |||
| Nan Cam | Bret Hanover | Adios | |
| Brenna Hanover | |||
| Nan Frost | Dale Frost | ||
| Mynah Hanover | |||
| Dam Jef's Magic Trick |
B.G's Bunny | Albatross | Meadow Skipper |
| Voodoo Hanover | |||
| Brets Romance | Bret Hanover | ||
| Knight's Embassy | |||
| Meadow Trick | Overtrick | Solicitor | |
| Overbid | |||
| Meadow Maine | Direct Rhythm | ||
| Medios |
Notes
- ↑ "Hernia Surgery for Cam 's Card Shark". HarnessRacing.com. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
References
- "Cam 's Card Shark Claims Meadowlands Pace in 1:50". The New York Times. July 17, 1994. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- "Cam 's Card Shark" (PDF). Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- "Cam 's Card Shark". United States Trotting Association. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- Hoffman, Dean (2001). Quest for Excellence: Hanover Shoe Farms' First 75 Years. Russell Meerdink Company. ISBN 9780929346748.
- Heyden, Bob. "2004 Nova Award Winner Profiles". Odds on Racing. Retrieved July 22, 2012.