# Christopher Vance > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christopher_Vance > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christopher_Vance.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Vance > Source revision: 1329287430 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|New Zealand Standardbred racehorse}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox sport horse |horsename= Christopher Vance |image= |caption= |breed= [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred) |sire= [Vance Hanover](/source/Vance_Hanover) (US) |grandsire= [Albatross](/source/Albatross_(horse)) (US) |dam= Disco Girl (NZ) |damsire= Berry Hanover (US) |sex= [Gelding](/source/Gelding) |foaled= 1986-11-05 |country= [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) |colour= |breeder= R Reid, Estate L F Reid (Waiuku) |owner= R R Reid & J C Reid & Lorna Reid Syndicate |trainer= [Roy](/source/Roy_Purdon) & Barry Purdon, Clevedon |record= 121 starts: 38 wins 41 placings |earnings= NZ$1,747,167 |wins= |awards= [New Zealand Horse of the Year](/source/New_Zealand_Horse_of_the_Year) |honours= |updated=}} '''Christopher Vance''' (5 November 1986 – 13 December 2016) was a Group One-winning New Zealand [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred) racehorse, trained by [Roy](/source/Roy_Purdon) and Barry Purdon and generally driven by Barry Purdon or [Tony Herlihy](/source/Tony_Herlihy). ==Racing career== He was the 1991–92 [New Zealand Horse of the Year](/source/New_Zealand_Horse_of_the_Year) after winning both the major New Zealand races, the [New Zealand Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Cup) and [Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup), as well as the [Miracle Mile Pace](/source/Miracle_Mile_Pace) at Harold Park in Australia. Christopher Vance was not as dominant in the following seasons but remained competitive against top class opposition such as [Blossom Lady](/source/Blossom_Lady), Master Musician, Jack Morris and [Chokin](/source/Chokin). In the following year's New Zealand Cup he was 3rd from a 15-metre handicap and breaking at the beginning of the race.''Harness Racing Annual 1993 (22nd Edition)''Editor: Ron Bisman, Publisher: Moa Publications, Auckland In the 1993 [Inter Dominion Pacing Championship](/source/Inter_Dominion_Pacing_Championship) he won a heat in 1:54.5 for the mile before going on to run 4th in the final. Notable performances by Christopher Vance include: {|class="sortable wikitable" !Placing !Year !Race !1st !2nd !3rd |- | 1st || 1990 ||[Great Northern Derby](/source/Great_Northern_Derby){{Cite web|url=https://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gws/ws/r/infohorsews/wsd06x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=HorseSearch&Arg=hrnzg-DoSearch&Arg=TRUE&Arg=hrnzg-rSite&Arg=TRUE&Arg=hrnzg-SearchType&Arg=Horse&Arg=hrnzg-HorseName&Arg=christopher+vance |title=Christopher Vance|website=www.hrnz.co.nz}}|| '''Christopher Vance'''||Mark Hanover || Amos Lee. |- | 2nd || 1990 ||[Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup) ||The Bru Czar || '''Christopher Vanc'''e||Tight Connection |- | 1st || 1991|| [Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile](/source/Noel_J_Taylor_Memorial_Mile) || '''Christopher Vance'''||Mark Hanover || Franco Ice |- | 1st || 1991|| [New Zealand Messenger](/source/New_Zealand_Messenger) || '''Christopher Vance'''||Franco Ice || Mark Hanover |- | 1st || Nov 1991|| [New Zealand Trotting Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup) || '''Christopher Vance'''||Clancy || Surmo Way |- | 1st || Nov 1991 ||[Miracle Mile Pace](/source/Miracle_Mile_Pace) || '''Christopher Vance'''||Defoe || [Westburn Grant](/source/Westburn_Grant) |- | 1st || Dec 1991 ||[Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup) || '''Christopher Vance'''||Starship || The Bru Czar |- | 3rd || Nov 1992 ||[New Zealand Trotting Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup) || [Blossom Lady](/source/Blossom_Lady) || Giovanetto ||'''Christopher Vance''' |- | 3rd || Nov 1992 ||[New Zealand Free For All](/source/New_Zealand_Free_For_All) || [Blossom Lady](/source/Blossom_Lady) || Sogo||'''Christopher Vance''' |- | 2nd || Nov 1992 ||[Miracle Mile Pace](/source/Miracle_Mile_Pace) ||Franco Tiger||'''Christopher Vance'''||Jack Morris |- | 3rd || Dec 1992 ||M. H. Treuer Memorial || Jack Morris || Band Magic||'''Christopher Vance''' |- | 2nd || Dec 1992|| [Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup) || Master Musician||'''Christopher Vance''' || The Bru Czar |- | 2nd||Apr 1993 ||[Inter Dominion Pacing Championship heat](/source/Inter_Dominion_Pacing_Championship)|| [Blossom Lady](/source/Blossom_Lady) || '''Christopher Vance''' ||[Westburn Grant](/source/Westburn_Grant) |- | 1st|| Apr 1993||[Inter Dominion Pacing Championship heat](/source/Inter_Dominion_Pacing_Championship)||'''Christopher Vance''' ||Master Musician ||Warrior Khan |- | 3rd||Apr 1993 ||[Inter Dominion Pacing Championship heat](/source/Inter_Dominion_Pacing_Championship)|| Jack Morris || Rustic Lad ||'''Christopher Vance''' |- | 4th || May 1993 ||[Inter Dominion Pacing Championship final](/source/Inter_Dominion_Pacing_Championship) || Jack Morris || Warrior Khan || [Blossom Lady](/source/Blossom_Lady) |- | 3rd || Dec 1993 ||[Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup) || [Chokin](/source/Chokin) || Franco Ice||'''Christopher Vance''' |- | 2nd || Feb 1994 ||[A G Hunter Cup](/source/A_G_Hunter_Cup) || [Blossom Lady](/source/Blossom_Lady)||'''Christopher Vance''' || The Unicorn |- | 1st || March 1994|| [Inter Dominion Pacing Championship](/source/Inter_Dominion_Pacing_Championship) Consolation final ||'''Christopher Vance'''||Our New Life || Tact Rashad |- | 3rd || Dec 1994 ||[Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup) || [Chokin](/source/Chokin) || Franco Ice||'''Christopher Vance''' |} From April to August 1995 Christopher Vance was driven in a number of Australian races by Brian and Darren Hancock, only managing to win two lesser events. He was then brought back to New Zealand to race but failed to manage a top three placing in his final campaign. His last race was a sixth placing in the Courier Post Flying Mile (Group 2) at Cambridge behind Victor Supreme on 16 February 1996. During his retirement years, Christopher Vance lived at [Cambridge Stud](/source/Cambridge_Stud), where he was a companion to the champion thoroughbred [Rough Habit](/source/Rough_Habit). The two were buried next to each other, Christopher Vance dying a month past his 30th birthday.{{Cite web|url=https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/farewell-christopher-vance/|title=Farewell Christopher Vance - Harnesslink|date=December 13, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2014/11/07/star-kiwi-galloper-rough-habit-dies-28/|title=Star Kiwi galloper Rough Habit dies at 28|date=November 7, 2014}} ==See also== * [Harness racing in New Zealand](/source/Harness_racing_in_New_Zealand) ==References== {{reflist}} Category:1986 racehorse births Category:2016 racehorse deaths Category:Auckland Pacing Cup winners Category:Miracle Mile winners Category:New Zealand standardbred racehorses Category:New Zealand Trotting Cup winners --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christopher Vance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Vance) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Vance?action=history)). 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