Meadowlands Pace
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The Meadowlands Pace is a harness race for three-year-old pacers, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack
, New Jersey
. It is the richest pacing race in the United States at $1 million.
Meadowlands Racetrack
The Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track at the MetLife Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. It is the richest pacing race in the United States at $1 million.
Past Winners of the Meadowlands Pace
| Year | Winner | Time | Driver | Owner | Trainer |
| 2009 | Well Said | 1:47.3 | Ron Pierce | Jeffrey Snyder | Steve Elliott |
| 2008 | Art Official | 1:47.0 | Ron Pierce | Sawgrass Farms | Joe Seekman |
| 2007 | Southwind Lynx | 1:49.1 | Tim Tetrick Tim Tetrick Tim Tetrick is an American Harness Racing driver. Tim started driving Standardbreds at a very young age and on November 27, 2007 broke the record of number of wins for a single year which was set in 1998 by Walter Case, Jr... |
K&R Racing & Teague Inc. | George Teague, Jr. |
| 2006 | Artistic Fella | 1:48.4 | Cat Manzi | Joseph Alborano | Steve Elliott |
| 2005 | Rocknroll Hanover | 1:48.3 | Brian Sears | Jeffrey Snyder & Lothlorien Equestrian Center | Brett Pelling |
| 2004 | Holborn Hanover | 1:49.0 | Jim Morrill, Jr. | John Fielding Canamerica Capital Corp. | Mark Harder |
| 2003 | Allamerican Theory | 1:49.3 | Mike Lachance | John Levy Racing Ltd. & Mark Scholes | Des Tackoor |
| 2002 | Mach Three | 1:49.0 | John Campbell | Joseph V. Muscara | Monte Gelrod |
| 2001 | Real Desire | 1:49.3 | John Campbell | Brittany Farms, Robert Burgess, Karin Olssen-Burgess, Perretti Farms | Blair Burgess |
| 2000 | Gallo Blue Chip | 1:50.4 | Daniel Dube | Martin Scharf | Mark Ford |
| 1999 | The Panderosa | 1:49.3 | John Campbell | Peter Pan Stables | Brett Pelling |
| 1998 | Day In A Life | 1:51.1 | Luc Ouellette | R. Peter Heffering & Schoor Racing Stable | Monte Gelrod |
| 1997 | Dream Away | 1:50.2 | Ron Pierce | Katz, Goldband & Libfeld | Brett Pelling |
| 1996 | Hot Lead | 1:51.4 | George Brennan | White Birch Farm | Brian Magie |
| 1995 | David’s Pass | 1:50.4 | John Campbell | RJS Stable | Brett Pelling |
| 1994 | Cam’s Card Shark | 1:50.0 | John Campbell | Jeffrey Snyder | Bill Robinson |
| 1993 | Presidential Ball | 1:50.0 | Jack Moiseyev | Antonio Chiaravalle | Bill Robinson |
| 1992 | Carlsbad Cam | 1:51.0 | Rod Allen | Carl & Rod Allen Stb. & Loren Houston | Carl Allen |
| 1991 | Precious Bunny Precious Bunny Precious Bunny is a bay Standardbred horse by Cam Fella out of Bunny's Wish by B Gs Bunny. He was trained to be a harness racer.... |
1:49.4 | Jack Moiseyev | R. Peter Heffering | Bill Robinson |
| 1990 | Beach Towel Beach Towel Beach Towel was the 1990 Harness Horse of the Year. The colt was trained and driven by Ray Remmen. Beach Towel won 18 of his 23 starts with a fastest race mile of 1:50, whilst earning $2,091,860... |
1:52.3 | Ray Remmen | Uptown Stable | Ray Remmen |
| 1989 | Dexter Nukes | 1:51.3 | John Campbell | Thomas Dexter | George Gilmour |
| 1988 | Matt’s Scooter | 1:52.1 | Mike Lachance | Gordon & Illa Rumpel, Charles Juravinski | Harry Poulton |
| 1987 | Frugal Gourmet | 1:52.0 | Trevor Ritchie | Excellent Stb. of Toronto | Blair Burgess |
| 1986 | Laughs | 1:52.1 | Wm Gilmour | Friends Stable | Charles Sylvester |
| 1985 | Nihilator | 1:50.3 | Wm O’Donnell | Wall St./Nihilator Syndicate | William Haughton |
| 1984 | On The Road Again | 1:53.3 | Wm Gilmour | Gordon & Illa Rumpel | Harry Poulton |
| 1983 | Ralph Hanover | 1:54.1 | Ron Waples | Waples, Pointsetta and Grants Direct Stbs. | Stew Firlotte |
| 1982 | Hilarion | 1:54.1 | John Campbell | Star Stables | Jerry Silverman |
| 1981 | Conquered | 1:53.4 | John Hayes Jr. | BeeJay Stables and Charles Juravinski | John Hayes Jr. |
| 1980 | Niatross Niatross Niatross was an American champion standardbred race horse who many believe was the greatest harness horse of all time.The son of Albatross out of the mare Niagara Dream, Niatross was born on March 30, 1977... |
1:53.1 | Clint Galbraith | Niatross Stable, Niagra Acres & Clint Galbraith | Clint Galbraith |
| 1979 | Sonsam | 1:53.2 | George Sholty | Sonsam Stable | George Sholty |
| 1978 | Falcon Almahurst | 1:55.1 | Wm Haughton | Hill Farms | William Haughton |
| 1977 | Escort | 1:54.4 | Carl LeCause | Bernard & Rosalind Mann | Carl LeCause |