American Standardbred

The American Standardbred is a horse breed featured in Red Dead Redemption. It is among the top tier of horses available. Among the top three, the American Standardbred has the greatest speed, making it the fastest breed in the game. Their health and stamina are weaker by comparison, however. They are completely black (may appear mostly dark brown on some TVs) with hints of dark brown around the hips.

Locations
They are most often found in West Elizabeth, in the areas east of Manzanita Post and south of Beecher's Hope, as well as in the western portion of Tall Trees. They have also been found in other places, such as the Great Plains and north of Thieves' Landing, but these occurrences are very rare and are not suggested locations to begin one's search. Rare occurrences have taken place where the American Standardbred has also been found around Marston's farm in Beecher's Hope and north of wreck of the serendipity.

Deed
A deed for this horse can be purchased at any general store for $1500 ($750 with high enough honor, or low enough honor at Thieves' Landing), but only after you have successfully broken the horse at least once. Deeds are permanent items, meaning they can be used indefinitely. Usage of a deed will allow you to respawn your horse in the event it is killed or if you would simply like to switch horses.

Trivia

 * The breed was developed in America, the result of crossing a Thoroughbred stallion imported in 1788 named Messenger with several local harness mares.
 * The breed was developed to produce horses with exceptional trotting speed.
 * The Standardbred of today is the fastest harness racing horse in the world.
 * When looking for the Standardbred, it is often easy to confuse this breed with the Dutch Warmblood, which in reality is dark brown and black. The Standardbred is completely black in any lighting and does not have any shade of brown.

Achievement
The player is required to tame an American Standardbred to complete the following trophy/achievement: