Columbus, OH — Standardbred Canada is reporting that Arch Madness, the richest Canadian-sired Standardbred of all time and an international trotting star, has died at the age of 15.

Arch Madness has died at the age of 15. USTA/Ken Weingartner photo.

The Trond Smedshammer-trained gelding, whose career wins included a Breeders Crown, Maple Leaf Trot and Oslo Grand Prix, banked $4.28 million in purses in a career that spanned the years 2006-2014.

“It was very unexpected,” Smedshammer told Trot Insider of Arch Madness’ passing. “He retired up in Maine with Likeabatoutahell, they were always paddock buddies when they were racing and they both retired at the same time.”

To read the full story on the Standardbred Canada website, click here.

USTA Media Relations Manager Ken Weingartner wrote a pair of in-depth stories on Arch Madness, one titled “The fairytale story of Ida Nilsen and Arch Madness” which was published on Dec. 2, 2014 and another titled “Arch Madness calls it a career” which was published on Jan. 8, 2015. You can read each of those stories by clicking on their title.