The Maple Leaf Trot is a

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trotters three years of age and older. It is run at a distance of one mile at

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: (1950-1953) * Old Woodbine / Greenwood Raceway : (1954-1993) *

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: (1994-2001) *Mohawk Racetrack : (2002–present) First run as the Maple Leaf Cup Trot on August 3, 1950 at Thorncliffe Park. In 1954 Standardbred the race was moved to the Old Woodbine track. Renamed the Greenwood Raceway in 1963, the race remained there until the track closed in 1993. From 1994 through 2001 Woodbine Racetrack was home to the Maple Leaf Trot after which it shifted to its present location at Mohawk Raceway.

Historical notes

The 1950 inaugural running resulted in a tie after two races were run in which Morris Mite and Adeline Hanover each ran 1-2. With no third race runoff, a

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was agreed to by the owners which resulted in Morris Mite receiving the winner's trophy.leaguelineup.com/recollections July 2012 Archives
Retrieved November 27, 2016 Four horses have won the Maple Leaf Trot three times. Tie Silk and No Sex Please won three during a four-year timespan, however Grandpa Jim and San Pail are the only horses to win three straight editions. For Grandpa Jim's three wins from 1969 through 1971, he earned a total of $147,600 while for San Pail's three wins from 2009 through 2011, he earned a total of $2,222,500.

Records

; Most wins by a horse *3 – Tie Silk (1961, 1963, 1964) *3 – Grandpa Jim (1969, 1970, 1971) *3 – No Sex Please (1989, 1990, 1992) *3 – San Pail (2009, 2010, 2011) ; Most wins by a driver * 4 – Ron Waples (1984, 1989, 1990, 1992) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 3 – Harold A. McKinley (1957, 1959, 1960),

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(1961, 1972, 1980), Robert G. Farrington (1969, 1970, 1971), Rodney Hughes (2009, 2010, 2011), Ron Waples, Jr. (1989, 1990, 1992) ; Most wins by an owner: * 4 –

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(Adrien & Gerard Miron) (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) ; Stakes record at 1 mile * 1:50 4/5 – Mister Herbie (2012) * 1:50 4/5 – Guardian Angel AS (2019)

Winners of the Maple Leaf Trot

External links

YouTube video of San Pail winning his third consecutive Maple Leaf Trot in 2009

References

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