Varenne is considered to be the strongest trotter of all time. No other trotter has won so many of the most important races of the world and set as many records as Varenne.
According to several veterinarians, Varenne would never race due to a leg malformation. His first owner bought him for a mere $ 6000, but because of his perceived handicap (chip) proceeded to sell him after the first race, considering him to have no future as a race horse. Time would soon tell otherwise. This handicap would never pose a problem for Varenne.
Varenne won 62 races, ( 53 GPs-major races), in 11 different distances, (from 0,99 mile to 1,708 miles), 6 second, 2 third, of 73 career starts. He has earned US$ 8,750,00 (€6,035,665), setting a record high for earnings won in the history of harness racing.
Varenne holds the record as the most widely-traveled horse in the history of horse racing, winning in 7 countries spanning the globe.
Varenne is the sole European trotter to win the Breeders Crown (2001) in the U.S.A., where he set the world speed record ( 1 mile in 1.51.1 - average per kilometer 1.09.1). Was the first time he ran the distance of 1 mile. Many experts believe this was the most beautiful race in the history of harness racing.
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