Santa’s reindeer work hard. They have to pull his plump frame, along with literally billions of toys, in a sled across the entire planet, all while racing against time to complete their journey before sunup around the world. It’s a truly incredible feat, and it is enough to make one wonder how Santa’s sled-pullers would fare on the racetrack.
While we will never get to put Santa’s reindeer to the test against Thoroughbreds, due to rules of most racetracks as well as the laws of physics and reality itself, we can take a peek throughout history to see how various racehorses that shared Santa’s reindeer’s names fared. Note: This story was first published in 2018 and has been updated in 2024.
DASHER
Foaled in 1932, Dasher was the winner of the Great American Stakes at Aqueduct in 1934, a five-furlong race for 2-year-olds with a purse of $2,610. Dasher won by six lengths and was the 7-10 favorite. That was early on in his…
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