The Woodrow Wilson Pace was a

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major event for two-year-old

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pacers run from 1977 through 2012 at the

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in East Rutherford, New Jersey. First run in 1977 for a purse of $280,000, by 1980 the purse was $2,011,000, making it the richest race of any breed in

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history.

Historical race events

No No Yankee won the inaugural running of the Woodrow Wilson Pace and went on to earn American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Pacer honors. In 1984, the undefeated Nihilator won what would be the richest Woodrown Wilson Pace with a purse of $2,161,000. His winning time for the mile of 1:52 4/5 set a world record for 2-year-old Standardbred horses.''New York Times'' August 17, 1984 article titled "Nihilator Sets A Record In Wilson Pace"
Retrieved November 23, 2016

Records

; Most wins by a driver: * 5 – John Campbell (1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 2 – Joe Holloway (1992, 2003), Jim Campbell (1997, 2010), Robert McIntosh (1999, 2001), George Teague, Jr. (2005, 2009),

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(2011, 2012) ; Stakes record: * 1:49 3/5 – Captaintreacherous (2012)

Winners of the Woodrow Wilson Pace

*† 2000: Ameripan Gigolo finished first but was disqualified for interference and set back to 10th place.

References

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