The Cane Pace is a harness horse race for

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pacers run annually since 1955. The race was first run as the William H. Cane Futurity in 1955 at Yonkers Raceway in New York. In

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the race joined with the Little Brown Jug and the

Messenger Stakes The Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses. It was organized in 1956 at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York (on suburban Long Island) to join with the Cane Pace and the Little Brown Jug to create th ...

to become the first leg in the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. The Cane Pace of 2004 resulted in the only dead heat in the race's history and one where the two horses had the same trainer and owner. As of 2015, the Cane Pace is run at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey as part of the undercard for the Hambletonian Stakes, the first leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters.

Distances

*2016–present: 1 1/8 miles (1810.5 metres, 9.5 furlongs) (If 12 horses start) *1963–present : 1 mile (1609.3 metres, 8 furlongs) (If no more than 11 horses start) *1955–1962 : 1 1/16 miles (1709.9 metres, 8.5 furlongs)

Locations

*1955–1997 - Yonkers Raceway *1998–2010 -

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*2011 - Pocono Downs (Originally scheduled for Tioga Downs but had to be moved due to flooding) *2012–2014 - Tioga Downs *2015–present - Meadowlands Racetrack

Records

; Most wins by a driver: * 5 – John Campbell (1985, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2004) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 4 –

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(1970, 1971, 1973, 1976) ; Stakes record: * 1:47 3/5 – Dealt A Winner (2015) ''Harnessracing.com'' August 8, 2015 article titled "Dealt A Winner upsets Cane Pace in 1:47.3"
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Cane Pace winners

References

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