Laverne Hanover

Laverne Hanover
Laverne Hanover
Breed	Standardbred
Sire	Tar Heel
Grandsire	Billy Direct
Dam	Lavish Hanover
Damsire	Adios
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1966
Country	United States
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Hanover Shoe Farms
Owner	Thomas W. Murphy, Jr.
Trainer	Billy Haughton
Record	98: 61
Major wins
	Roosevelt Pace (1968); McMahon Memorial Pace (1968); Tom Hal Pace (1968); Review Stakes (1968); Adios Pace (1969); American Pacing Classic (1970); Tattersalls Pace (1969); Prix d'Été (1970); James Clark Memorial Pace (1971); Dan Patch Free-For-All Pace (1971); Martin Tananbaum International Pace (1971) U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins:; Little Brown Jug (1969)
Awards
	1968 USA 2YO C&G Pacer of the Year; 1969 USA 3YO C&G Pacer of the Year; 1969 USA Fastest Pacer of The Year; (1:56 3/5); 1970 USA 4YO H&G Pacer of the Year
	Last updated on October 16, 2016

Laverne Hanover (foaled 1966 in Pennsylvania) was a brown Standardbred horse whose wins included the 1969 Little Brown Jug, the most important race for three-year-old pacers,^[1] and the 1970 American Pacing Classic at Hollywood Park Racetrack.^[2]

Laverne Hanover was retired to stud at the end of the 1971 race season having won 61 of his 98 career starts. He had limited success as a sire.

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