King of Swing (horse)

King Of Swing (foaled 13 November 2014) is a New Zealand bred Standardbred racehorse that became Australasia's champion pacer.

King Of Swing was awarded the Australian Harness Horse of the Year three times (2020, 2021 and 2022). He became the first pacer to win Australasia's richest race, the $A1 million Miracle Mile Pace, three times. He also won the A G Hunter Cup twice and in total he had 11 Group 1 victories.

Racing career
King Of Swing was bred by Breckon Farms Limited and originally trained by Ray Green in New Zealand. He raced 13 times for Green for 7 wins and 4 seconds, driven by David, Phillip and Zackary Butcher. In August 2017 he won two races in Australia, driven by David Butcher, including the $285,000 Woodlands Stud Breeders Crown Series Final for 2 year old colts and geldings.

In March 2018 he was exported to Australia where he was trained by Gary Hall Senior. He later moved to the stables Belinda and Luke McCarthy.

His notable performances include:

King Of Swing retired from racing with a record of 81 starts for 43 wins and 18 placings and AUD $3,390,546 in earnings.

Stud career
After retiring from the track, King Of Swing commenced stud duties at Cobbitty Equine Farm, New South Wales. His 2023/24 service fee was set at $8,800 AUD.