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Horse race
Art Rooney Pace
LocationYonkers, New York
Inaugurated1989
Race typeOpen harness race for standardbred pacers
WebsiteThe Hambletonian Society, Inc.
Race information
Distance1 mile
(1,609 metres or 8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt, 1/2 mile oval
TrackYonkers Raceway
Qualification3 year olds
Purse$300,000 (2016)

The Art Rooney Pace is an American harness racing event for three-year-old standardbred pacers run each year at Yonkers Raceway with the exception of 2006 when it was hosted by Monticello Raceway. First run in 1989, it is named in honor of Art Rooney (1901-1988), owner of several racetracks, including Yonkers, plus the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Records

Most wins by a driver
Most wins by a trainer
  • 4 – William Robinson (1991, 1992, 1994, 1997)
Stakes record
  • 1:51 0/0 – Pet Rock (2012)

Art Rooney Pace winners

Year
 Winner
 Driver
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
Purse
2016 Missile J Brian Sears Linda Toscano KJ Stables & Purple Haze Stables 1:53 0/0 $300,000
2015 In The Arsenal Brian Sears Kelvin Harrison White Birch Farm & In The Arsenal Racing 1:51 2/5 $300,000
2014 All Bets Off Matt Kakaley Ron Burke Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, et al. 1:52 2/5 $300,000
2013 Doctor Butch George Brennan Linda Toscano Ken Jacobs 1:51 2/5 $275,000
2012 Pet Rock Brian Sears Virgil Morgan, Jr. Frank Bellino 1:51 0/0 $306,204
2011 See You At Peelers Marcus Johansson Jimmy Takter John & Jim Fielding 1:53 1/5 $307,734
2010 One More Laugh Tim Tetrick Ray Schnittker RaySchnittker, Mathias Meinzinger, Jerry Silva 1:53 3/5 $250,000
2009 If I Can Dream George Brennan Tracy Brainard Bulletproof Enterprises 1:52 1/5 $421,850
2008 Badlands Nitro Brian Sears George Teague, Jr. George Teague, Jr. & John Celii 1:52 4/5 $538,270
2007 Southwind Lynx Tim Tetrick George Teague, Jr. K&R Racing & Teague Inc. 1:52 3/5 $1,000,000
2006 Gimmebackmybullets Stephane Bouchard Edward Hart Legacy Racing Stable 1:55 3/5 $490,904
2005 No Race No Race No Race No Race 0:00 0/0 0:00.00
2004 No Race No Race No Race No Race 0:00 0/0 0:00.00
2003 No Pan Intended David Miller Ivan Sugg Peter Pan Stables Inc. (Robert Glazer) 1:54 1/5 $273,983
2002 Ashlee's Big Guy David Miller Thomas Artandi Jim Wheeler, Philip & Dana Steinberg 1:53 4/5 $332,784
2001 Fully Loaded Luc Ouellette Arthur McIlmurray David Scharf & Brian Pinske Stable 1:51 4/5 $305,569
2000 Gallo Blue Chip Daniel Dubé Mark Ford Martin Scharf 1:52 4/5 $319,164
1999 Bolero Master John Campbell Jean-Laurier Drolet Bolero Stable (Paul Deslauriers) 1:53 4/5 $303,995
1998 Shady Character Jim Morrill, Jr. Brett Pelling Sanford & Corinne Goldfarb 1:53 3/5 $333,282
1997 Western Dreamer Michel Lachance William Robinson Matthew J., Patrick J. Jr. & Daniel J. Daly 1:53 2/5 $308,083
1996 Firm Belief Michel Lachance Gene Riegle Brittany Farms 1:55 0/0 $304,183
1995 Village Connection Paul MacDonell William Wellwood Wellwood Stables Inc. 1:55 0/0 $276,188
1994 Cam's Card Shark John Campbell William Robinson Jeffrey S. Snyder 1:52 4/5 $377,430
1993 Life Sign John Campbell Gene Riegle Brittany Farms 1:52 1/5 $301,760
1992 Survivor Gold Jack Moiseyev William Robinson Lobro Stables, J. & L. Aarts & Robert H. Grand Holdings 1:53 3/5 $329,950
1991 Precious Bunny Jack Moiseyev William Robinson R. Peter Heffering 1:53 4/5 $383,555
1990 Jake And Elwood John Campbell Ken Seeber Louis P. Guida 1:55 0/0 $304,127
1989 Kick Up A Storm Ron Waples 1:56 1/5 $300,000

References

  1. The Hambletonian Society, Inc. Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 11, 2016
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