by Greg Gangle – WEG Media

Toronto, ON — Kandor Hanover, who banked $516,139 in her career, has been officially retired by her connections due to a tendon injury, which occurred in her latest start at The Meadows on December 12.

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Kandor Hanover, a career winner of $516,139, has been retired due to a tendon injury.

The speedy trotting daughter of Tagliabue-Kaitlyns Glory raced the majority of her career on the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) circuit before racing primarily at The Meadows in 2012 for trainer Bill Zendt.

Kandor Hanover’s biggest payday came with a second-place finish in the C$349,000 Armbro Flight final last year at Mohawk.

The 25-time winner finished top three in 56 of her 108 career starts. She swept the Celias Counsel Trotting Series as a sophomore in 2009 and captured the Lifetime Dream Trotting Series final in 2010.

Veteran horseman John Burns had developed and trained Kandor Hanover. He also shares ownership of the 6-year-old mare with Patrick Huber and Online Stables.

“She was sitting third and put in a bad step going to the three-quarter pole,” Burns said. “She then made a break before the wire and we knew there was something wrong. He (Bill Zendt) got her fluoroscoped on Saturday morning and there was a 60 per cent tear so we elected to call it a career.”

Burns trained Kandor Hanover’s dam, Kaitlyns Glory along with the second dam, Shipps Kaitlyn, which led him to purchase Kandor Hanover as yearling for a mere $7,000.

“She was a terrific mare to have and she came from a very good family,” Burns said. “She was a pleasure to have in the barn and tough as nails on the racetrack.”

Kandor Hanover will be bred in 2013.