Queen City Pace

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]

Queen City Pace
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1964
Race typeHarness race for Standardbred pacers
WebsiteWoodbine Entertainment Group
Race information
Distance1 mile
(1,609 metres or 8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt, 5/8 mile oval
TrackGreenwood Raceway
Qualification3 year olds
Purse$300,000 (2016)

Historical race events

The 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
  • 1964 - 1 1/16 miles
  • 1965 - 1/ 1/8 miles
  • 1966-1983 - 1 mile

Records
Most wins by a driver
Most wins by a trainer
Stakes record

Queen City Pace winners
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

References
  1. Woodbine Entertainment Group North America Cup History Retrieved November 1, 2016
  2. 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
  3. United Press International Archives - July 27, 1982 article titled "Cam Fella displayed both raw speed and sheer determination" Retrieved October 30, 2016
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