gallo blue chip won eight of eight starts in 1999, including seven new york sires stakes and the $150,000 championship. in 2000, gallo blue chip won the meadowlands pace horse race at the meadowlands racetrack in new jersey with a time of 1:50.4. the same year, he also won the breeder's crown three-year-old colt and gelding pace at mohawk racetrack in 1:51.1. winning the north america cup (1:50.1; $1 million), tattersalls pace, and art rooney pace were additional major victories for him that year. he set the world record for three-year-old pacers on a 5/8 mile track in his win at the little brown jug preview with a time of 1:50, becoming world champion.