The Queen City Pace was a Canadian harness race for three-year-old Standardbred pacers run each year at Greenwood Raceway in Toronto, Ontario, except in 1978 where it was run at Mohawk Racetrack. The Queen City Pace was run from 1964 through 1983 after which it was replaced by the North America Cup.[1]
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1964 |
| Race type | Harness race for Standardbred pacers |
| Website | Woodbine Entertainment Group [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt, 5/8 mile oval |
| Track | Greenwood Raceway |
| Qualification | 3 year olds |
| Purse | $300,000 (2016) |
Historical race events
editThe race was run in two divisions in 1974 and 1975. In 1983, that year's race, which would be the last Queen City Pace, was won by Ralph Hanover who went on to win the U.S. Pacing Triple Crown.[2]
Distances
edit- 1964 - 1 1/16 miles
- 1965 - 1/ 1/8 miles
- 1966-1983 - 1 mile
Records
edit- Most wins by a driver
- 2 – Joe O'Brien (1973, 1974) & Ron Waples (1979, 1983)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 8 – Billy Haughton (1968, 1975, 1976, 1980)
- Stakes record
Queen City Pace winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Driver |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ralph Hanover | Ron Waples | Stewart Firlotte | Waples Stable, Inc., Pointsetta Stables, Inc., Grants Direct Stable | 1:56 3/5 | $390,000 |
| 1982 | Cam Fella | Pat Crowe | Pat Crowe | Norman Clements & Norman Faulkner | 1:56 0/0 | $182,100 |
| 1981 | Conquered | John Hayes, Jr. | John Hayes, Jr. | Beejay Stables, Charles Juravinski | 1:58 1/5 | $86,200 |
| 1980 | Trenton Time | Billy Haughton | Billy Haughton | D. D. M. Stable | 1:58 3/5 | $52,000 |
| 1979 | Composite | Ron Waples | Ron Waples | W.A.R. Stable | 1:59 4/5 | $52,000 |
| 1978 | Abercrombie | Glen Garnsey | Glen Garnsey | L. Keith Bulen & Shirley A. Mitchell | 1:56 4/5 | $78,200 |
| 1977 | Nat Lobell | John Kopas | Jack Kopas | Failsafe Stable | 1:59 0/0 | $31,900 |
| 1976 | Windshield Wiper | Peter Haughton | Billy Haughton | Irving G. Liverman | 2:00 0/0 | $29,000 |
| 1975 | Bret's Champ | Ben Steall | Billy Haughton | R. & E. W. Andrews, & C. & J. Caico | 2:01 2/5 | $25,250 |
| 1975 | Albert's Star | Keith Waples | Keith Waples | Seiling Stables | 1:59 4/5 | $24,950 |
| 1974 | Armbro Ontario | Joe O'Brien | Joe O'Brien | H. J. Carmichael & J. Elgin Armstrong | 1:59 1/5 | $25,150 |
| 1974 | Mirror Image | Glen Garnsey | Glen Garnsey | Castleton Farm | 2:00 1/5 | $25,150 |
| 1973 | Melvin's Woe | Joe O'Brien | Joe O'Brien | Thurman Downing | 1:59 2/5 | $25,600 |
| 1972 | Lynden Bye Bye | Harold McKinley | Harold McKinley | Max J. Webster | 1:59 2/5 | $26,500 |
| 1971 | Albatross | Stanley Dancer | Stanley Dancer | Albatross Stable | 2:00 4/5 | $24,800 |
| 1970 | Columbia George | Roland Beaulieu | Roland Beaulieu | Mitzi Stable (Dr. George Smith ) | 1:57 4/5 | $27,100 |
| 1969 | Super Wave | Jack Kopas | Jack Kopas | Dr. George Boyce | 2:02 1/5 | $17,700 |
| 1968 | Rum Customer | Alix Winger | Billy Haughton | Kennilworth Farms (Lloyd & Margaret Lloyds) & Louis & Connie Manucuso | 2:01 0/0 | $19,700 |
| 1967 | Lynden Dodger | Robert Silliphant | Robert Silliphant | Max J. Webster | 2:01 1/5 | $13,225 |
| 1966 | H A Meadowland | Ron Feagan | Ron Feagan | Ron & George Feagan | 2:00 4/5 | $8,950 |
| 1965 | Jerry Hal | Wally McIllmurray | Wally McIllmurray | Mr. & Mrs. Jack Langford | 2:29 0/0 | $9,550 |
| 1964 | Timely Knight | Roger White | Roger White | Allen Leblanc | 2:16 1/5 | $9,750 |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Woodbine Entertainment Group North America Cup History Retrieved November 1, 2016
- ^ Hanover the fourth standardbred to surpass 1 million/7359428817600/ United Press International Archives - July 27, 1982 article titled "Ralph Hanover, the fourth standardbred to surpass $1 million" Retrieved October 30, 2016
- ^ United Press International Archives - July 27, 1982 article titled "Cam Fella displayed both raw speed and sheer determination" Retrieved October 30, 2016