False Step

False Step was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won three New Zealand Trotting Cup races, the richest harness horse race in New Zealand.^[1] False Step is one of three horses to win the NZ Trotting Cup three times, the others being Indianapolis and Terror to Love.

False Step
False Step (inner) defeats Glint in the 1955 NZ Derby Stakes.
Breed	Standardbred
Sire	Fallacy (NZ)
Grandsire	Light Brigade (USA)
Dam	Dainty Direct (NZ)
Maternal grandsire	Dan Direct Eu (UK)
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1 September 1952
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Owner	J Smyth
Trainer	C C Devine
Earnings
$188,542
Major wins
1955 New Zealand Trotting Derby 1958, 1959 & 1960 New Zealand Trotting Cup
Last updated on: 24 October 2011.

False Step was also taken to the United States in 1960 by his trainer and reinsman Cecil Devine, who had driven him to victory three times in the New Zealand Cup. The horse scored success in the International Series at Yonkers Raceway, and also defeated the acknowledged American champion of the time, Adios Butler.^[2]

Major races

He won the following major races:

• 1955 New Zealand Trotting Derby
• 1958 New Zealand Trotting Cup
• 1959 New Zealand Trotting Cup (handicapped 24 yards)
• 1960 New Zealand Trotting Cup (handicapped 48 yards)

See also

• Harness racing in New Zealand