Merger (horse)

Merger (horse)
Merger
Sire Prince d'Amour
Grandsire Tantieme
Dam Anglirish
Damsire Ballyogan
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1965
Country Canada
Colour Bay
Breeder Golden West Farms
Owner Golden West Farms
Trainer Roy Johnson
Record 9: 5-?-?
Earnings $67,280
Major wins

Plate Trial Stakes (1968)

Canadian Classic Race wins:
Queen's Plate (1968)
Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

Merger (foaled 1965 in Alberta) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1968 Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious horse race.

Merger was bred and raced by Golden West Farms, a partnership of prominent Canadian businessmen, Frank McMahon and Max Bell.

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