Christen Me N claimed by Dexter Dunn

Lexington, KY — Gordon Waterstone for the USTA reports that prior to arriving in the United States in late summer 2018 and taking the North American harness racing world by storm with back-to-back Driver of the Year titles from the U.S. Harness Writers Association in 2019-20, Dexter Dunn was a 10-time Driver of the Year in his native New Zealand. One of the stars that propelled Dunn to quick success Down Under at an early age — he is still just 32 —  was Christen Me N, who was named New Zealand’s 2015 Horse of the Year.

And now Dunn owns Christen Me, claiming the now 13-year-old pacer for $30,000 on Sept. 15 at Yonkers Raceway. And while it’s likely Christen Me — who has earnings of $2,396,484 racing on two continents — will now be retired by Dunn, he has left open the possibility of continuing to race the pacer.

“The horse means a lot to me as he won every major race in Australasia for me. When he was four and five he was unbelievable. His speed was phenomenal.”

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