# Self Assured
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{{Short description|New Zealand Standardbred racehorse}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox sport horse
|horsename = Self Assured
|image =
|caption =
|breed = [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred)
|sire = [Bettor's Delight](/source/Bettor's_Delight) (USA)
|grandsire = [Cam's Card Shark](/source/Cam's_Card_Shark)
|dam = Star Of Venus[{{Cite web|url=https://www.breckonfarms.co.nz/news-item/assured-to-go-a-long-way|title=Assured to go a long way|website=Breckon Farms}}]
|damsire = [Christian Cullen](/source/Christian_Cullen_(horse))
|sex = [Gelding](/source/Gelding)
|foaled = {{Birth date and age|2015|10|26|df=y}}
|death_date =
|country = New Zealand
|trainer = [Mark Purdon](/source/Mark_Purdon), [Natalie Rasmussen](/source/Natalie_Rasmussen) and Hayden Cullen, Rolleston
|record =
|earnings =
|wins =
|awards = 2022 Harness Racing New Zealand pacer of the year
|honours =
|updated = 13 April 2024
}}
'''Self Assured''' (foaled 26 October 2015) is a New Zealand [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred) racehorse, notable for winning the [New Zealand Trotting Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup) in 2020 and the [Auckland Trotting Cup](/source/Auckland_Trotting_Cup) in 2019 and 2022.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/123353274/new-zealand-trotting-cup-2020-self-assured-and-mark-purdon-win-the-big-dance-at-addington|title=New Zealand Trotting Cup 2020: Self Assured and Mark Purdon win the big dance at Addington|date=10 November 2020|website=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=8 November 2021}}]
Bred by Reg Caldow from Wellington[{{Cite web|url=https://thebreeders.co.nz/rest-assured-caldow-overwhelmed-by-cup-win/|title=Rest Assured, Caldow Overwhelmed by Cup Win|date=19 November 2020}}] and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he was trained by the All Stars stable at [Rolleston](/source/Rolleston%2C_New_Zealand).
==Racing career==
Notable performances by Self Assured include:
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Placing
!Year
!Race
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
|-
| 1st || 2019 ||South East Derby (G3, 2138m, Albion Park)[{{Cite web|url=http://www.harness.org.au/ausbreed/reports/search/?message=|title=Australian Harness Racing|website=Harness.org.au|access-date=8 November 2021}}]|| '''Self Assured''' || Demon Delight || Max Delight
|-
| 1st || 2020 ||Canterbury Classic|| '''Self Assured''' || [Spankem](/source/Spankem) || Tango Tara
|-
| 2nd || 2020 ||Ashburton Flying Stakes || [Copy That](/source/Copy_That_(horse))|| '''Self Assured'''||[Spankem](/source/Spankem)
|-
| 1st || 2020 ||[New Zealand Trotting Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup) || '''Self Assured''' || Spankem || Ashley Locaz
|-
| 2nd ||2020 ||Chariots Of Fire[{{Cite web|url=https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/self-assured-takes-easter-cup/|title=Self Assured takes Easter Cup |website=Harnesslink.com|date=3 April 2021|access-date=8 November 2021}}]|| '''Self Assured''' ||[Spankem](/source/Spankem) || Amazing Dream
|-
| 3rd || 2021 ||Canterbury Classic || South Coast Arden || Pembrook Playboy||'''Self Assured'''
|-
| 1st || 2021 ||Ashburton Flying Stakes|| '''Self Assured''' || Classie Brigade ||Pembrook Playboy
|-
| 2nd || 2021|| [New Zealand Trotting Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/126937536/new-zealand-trotting-cup-copy-that-topples-favourite-self-assured-at-addington|title=New Zealand Trotting Cup: Copy That topples favourite Self Assured at Addington|first=Stuff sports|last=reporters|date=9 November 2021|website=Stuff|accessdate=7 April 2023}}] ||[Copy That](/source/Copy_That_(horse))|| '''Self Assured''' || South Coast Arden
|-
| 2nd || 2021 ||[New Zealand Free For All](/source/New_Zealand_Free_For_All)[{{Cite web|url=https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/datahrs/major_races/major_race3.htm|title = Add og title}}] || South Coast Arden|| '''Self Assured''' || Krug
|-
| 1st || 2022 || [The Race by Grins](/source/The_Race_by_Grins) (inaugural event)||'''Self Assured''' || Majestic Cruiser ||Spankem
|-
| 3rd ||2022 ||[Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile](/source/Noel_J_Taylor_Memorial_Mile) || Spankem || Hot And Treacherous||'''Self Assured'''
|-
| 2nd || 2022 ||[New Zealand Messenger Championship](/source/New_Zealand_Messenger_Championship) || Majestic Cruiser|| '''Self Assured''' || A G's White Socks
|-
| 1st || 2022 ||[Auckland Cup](/source/Auckland_Pacing_Cup), driven by [Natalie Rasmussen](/source/Natalie_Rasmussen) due to [Mark Purdon](/source/Mark_Purdon) being suspended[{{cite web | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing-self-assured-a-contender-for-another-triple-crown-after-auckland-cup-success/UAKTYH724BFOCPZNP6Z6INT5YY/ | title=Self Assured a contender for another Triple Crown after Auckland Cup success }}] || '''Self Assured'''||[Spankem](/source/Spankem) || Kango.
|-
| 1st || 2022 || Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap (inaugural event, Listed, 2200m, Alexandra Park)|| '''Self Assured''' || Kango || Bad To The Bone
|-
| 3rd ||2022 ||Canterbury Classic[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzbstandardbred.co.nz/news/b-d-joe-nz-stamps-class-in-canterbury-classic-victory|title=B D Joe (NZ) Stamps Class in Canterbury Classic Victory | NZB Standardbred | Standardbred Auction House|website=www.nzbstandardbred.co.nz|accessdate=7 April 2023}}] ||B D Joe || Spankem||'''Self Assured'''
|-
|5th || 2022|| [New Zealand Trotting Cup](/source/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup), after suffering a flat tyre[{{Cite web|url=https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/copy-that-does-just-that-and-repeats-in-irt-nz-cup/|title=Copy That does just that and repeats in IRT NZ Cup - Harnesslink|date=8 November 2022|accessdate=7 April 2023}}]|| [Copy That](/source/Copy_That_(horse)) || Majestic Cruiser || Spankem
|-
| 1st || 2022 ||[New Zealand Free For All](/source/New_Zealand_Free_For_All)[{{Cite web|url=https://harnesslink.com/new-zealand/self-assured-sublime-in-nz-pacing-ffa/|title=Self Assured sublime in NZ Pacing FFA - Harnesslink|date=11 November 2022|accessdate=7 April 2023}}] || '''Self Assured''' || Majestic Cruiser || Old Town Road
|-
| 2nd || 2022 ||Summer Cup Free For All || BD Joe||'''Self Assured''' ||Spankem
|-
| 2nd || 2022 ||Invercargill Cup[{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrnz.co.nz/|title=Add og title|website=www.hrnz.co.nz}}] || Krug|| '''Self Assured''' || Macandrew Aviator
|-
| 1st || 2023 ||Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge) || '''Self Assured''' || [Copy That](/source/Copy_That_(horse)) || Akuta.
|-
|3rd || 2023 || [The Race by Grins](/source/The_Race_by_Grins) ($1 Million, 2200m Free for All) || [Copy That](/source/Copy_That_(horse)) || Old Town Road||'''Self Assured'''
|-
| 2nd || 2023 ||[Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile](/source/Noel_J_Taylor_Memorial_Mile)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-greg-sugars-and-jess-tubbs-dominate-with-historic-double-win-at-alexandra-park/5QOSKPE5KFEVVG45VQSW5FEDBU/|title=Just Believe and Better Eclipse dominate at Auckland Cup|date=25 May 2024|website=NZ Herald}}]||Better Eclipse||'''Self Assured'''||Republican Party
|-
|}
==See also==
* [Harness racing in New Zealand](/source/Harness_racing_in_New_Zealand)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Category:2015 racehorse births
Category:Harness racing in New Zealand
Category:New Zealand standardbred racehorses
Category:New Zealand Trotting Cup winners
Category:Auckland Pacing Cup winners
Category:Rolleston, New Zealand
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