1996–97 Major Stakes Races
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Winners of major stakes races from Nov. 1, 1996 through Nov. 20, 1997; all paces and trots cover one mile; (BC) indicates year-end Breeders' Crown series.
LATE 1996
| Date | Race | Raceway | Winner | Time | Driver | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 | Three Diamonds Pace | Garden St. | Michelle's Jackpot | 1:54 4/5 | Luc Oullette | $452,600 |
| Nov. 8 | Valley Victory | Garden St. | Allison Hollow | 1:58 2/5 | Peter Wrenn | 347,800 |
| Nov. 15 | Windy City Pace | Maywood | Oye Vay | 1:54 1/5 | Doug Brown | 350,000 |
| Nov. 15 | Governer's Cup | Garden St. | The Big Dog | 1:51 3/5 | Joe Anderson | 612,600 |
1997
| Date | Race | Raceway | Winner | Time | Driver | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6 | New Jersey Classic | Meadowlands | Arturo | 1:51 2/5 | Luc Ouellette | $500,000 |
| June 14 | North America Cup | Woodbine | Gothic Dream | 1:50 4/5 | John Campbell | 1,000,000 |
| July 4 | Yonkers Trot | Yonkers | Lord Stormont | 1:58 4/5 | Doug Brown | 291,948 |
| July 11 | Meadowlands Pace | Meadowlands | Dream Away | 1:50 2/5 | Ron Pierce | 1,000,000 |
| July 12 | Del Miller Memorial | Meadowlands | No Nonsense Woman | 1:55 | Jim Doherty | 320,000 |
| July 19 | Budweiser Beacon Course | Meadowlands | Malabar Man | 1:55 3/5 | Mal Burroughs | 416,000 |
| July 26 | Art Rooney Pace | Yonkers | Western Dreamer | 1:53 2/5 | Mike Lachance | 303,083 |
| Aug. 2 | BC Open Pace | Meadowlands | Armbro Operative | 1:50 3/5 | Mike Lachance | 300,000 |
| Aug. 2 | BC Open Trot | Meadowlands | Wesgate Crown | 1:52 4/5 | John Campbell | 500,000 |
| Aug. 2 | BC Mare Pace | Meadowlands | Extreme Velocity | 1:50 3/5 | John Campbell | 287,500 |
| Aug. 2 | Adios Final | Ladbroke | Legacy Of Power | 1:52 1/5 | Dan Ross | 490,624 |
| Aug. 6 | Sweetheart Pace | Meadowlands | Closer Hanover | 1:52 2/5 | Jack Moiseyev | 604,800 |
| Aug. 7 | Peter Haughton Memorial | Meadowlands | Harry's Bar | 1:58 1/5 | Berndt Lindstedt | 408,000 |
| Aug. 7 | Merrie Annabelle Final | Meadowlands | Feel The Motion | 1:57 4/5 | John Campbell | 390,200 |
| Aug. 8 | Woodrow Wilson Pace | Meadowlands | Real Artist | 1:52 | John Campbell | 765,750 |
| Aug. 9 | Hambletonian | Meadowlands | Malabar Man | 1:55 | Mal Burroughs | 1,000,000 |
| Aug. 9 | Hambletonian Oaks | Meadowlands | Must Be Victory | 1:53 2/5 | Berndt Lindstedt | 500,000 |
| Aug. 9 | Nat Ray | Meadowlands | Moni Maker | 1:52 2/5 | Wally Hennessey | 300,000 |
| Aug. 9 | Mistletoe Shalee | Meadowlands | Steinam's Place | 1:51 2/5 | Jack Moiseyev | 346,750 |
| Aug. 22 | Cane Pace | Yonkers | Western Dreamer | 1:53 2/5 | Mike Lachance | 318,141 |
| Aug. 22 | Hoosier Cup | Hoosier Park | Perfect Art | 1:51 | George Brennan | 500,000 |
| Aug. 24 | Confederation Cup | Flamboro Downs | Village Jasper | 1:57 4/5 | Paul MacDonnel | 361,000 |
| Aug. 30 | Metro Stakes | Woodbine | Rustler Hanover | 1:52 3/5 | Paul MacDonnel | 601,400 |
| Aug. 30 | World Trotting Derby | Du Quoin | Lord Stormont | 2:00 2/5 | Doug Brown | 565,000 |
| Sept. 18 | Little Brown Jug | Delaware | Western Dreamer | 1:51 1/5 | Mike Lachance | 605,210 |
| Oct. 3 | Kentucky Futurity | Lexington | Take Chances | 1:54 2/5 | Wally Hennessey | 144,200 |
| Oct. 10 | Messenger Stakes | Ladbroke | Western Dreamer* | 1:51 3/5 | Mike Lachance | 414,126 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 3 Yr-Old C & G Trot | Mowhawk | Malabar Man | 1:55 2/5 | Mal Burroughs | 440,000 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 3 Yr-Old C & G Pace | Mowhawk | Village Jasper | 1:51 4/5 | Paul Macdonell | 440,000 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 3 Yr-Old Filly Pace | Mowhawk | Steinam's Place | 1:53 | Jack Moiseyev | 365,000 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 3 Yr-Old Filly Trot | Mowhawk | No Nonsense Woman | 1:56 2/5 | Jim Doherty | 325,000 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 2 Yr-Old Colt Trot | Mowhawk | Catch as Catch Can | 2:01 | Wally Hennessey | 300,000 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 2 Yr-Old C & G Pace | Mowhawk | Artiscape | 1:53 2/5 | Mike Lachance | 492,700 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 2 Yr-Old Filly Trot | Mowhawk | My Dolly | 1:59 1/5 | Wally Hennessey | 300,000 |
| Oct. 24 | BC 2 Yr-Old Filly Pace | Mowhawk | Take Flight | 1:55 1/5 | Luc Ouellette | 432,000 |
| Nov. 7 | Valley Victory | Garden St. | Buzzin Brian | 1:57 3/5 | J. Morrill, Jr. | 332,100 |
| Nov. 7 | Three Diamonds Pace | Garden St. | Mybrowneyedgirl | 1:53 1/5 | Cat Manzi | 506,700 |
| Nov. 14 | Governor's Cup | Garden St. | Sealed N Delivered | 1:52 2/5 | Ron Pierce | 590,600 |
| Nov. 20 | Goldsmith Maid | Garden St. | True Blue Victory | 1:57 4/5 | Hans Tholfsen | 351,800 |
* By winning the Messenger Stakes, Western Dreamer became the first horse since Ralph Hanover in 1983 to win the pacing triple crown. Western Dreamer had previously won the Aug. 22 Cane Pace and the Little Brown Jug on Sept. 18.
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