Lord Module (9 November 1974 – 8 April 1997)[1] was a champion New Zealand-bred Standardbred racehorse who raced during the 1970s.
[2] A gifted Standardbred racehorse who certainly could have won many more races but for being troubled throughout his career by bad feet and unruly behaviour, which led to his subsequent retirement.
However, in the final race of the carnival and against one of the best fields ever assembled he finished his career in the best possible way, coming from a hopeless position and storming to victory.
Reon Murtha recalled in an interview (January 2007) how he choked back the tears saying it was the most emotional moment in his 47 years of race calling.
Lord Module won the following major races:[3] In 1979 he time trialed over a mile in 1:54.9 (NZ Record).