The Canadian Pacing Derby is a race for three-year-old

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Free For All pacers run at a distance of one mile at

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Historical race events

The Canadian Pacing Derby was first run on August 12, 1936 at Fountain Park Racetrack in

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operated by the New Hamburg Turf Club. For 1949 only, the race was renamed the Canadian Pacing And Trotting Derby with

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horses allowed to compete against pacers. The lone trotter entered finished far back. The Derby was suspended after the 1957 running and was not revived until 1965 when it was raced as a 1-3/16 mile event at

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. The following year the race returned to the standard distance of a mile.Standardbred Canada August 29, 2015 article titled "SC Rewind: Derby Heritage"
Retrieved October 18, 2016

Race locations

*Fountain Park: 1936-1957 *

: 1965-1993 *

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: 1994-2004 *Mohawk Racetrack: since 2005

Records

; Most wins by a horse: * 4 – The Count B (1944, 1945, 1947, 1948) ;Most wins by an owner: *5 – James W. Brown (1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948) ; Most wins by a driver: * 4 – John Campbell (1996, 1998, 2002, 2003) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 6 – William Robinson (1978, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003) ; Most wins by an owner: * 5 –

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(1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948)

Stakes records

; At Fountain Park: * 2:04 1/5 – Blue Again (1946) ; At Greenwood: * 1:51 1/5 – Staying Together (1993) ; At Woodbine: * 1:48 3/5 – Casimir Camotion (2004) ; At Mohawk: * 1:47 2/5 – A Rocknroll Dance (2013) & Modern Legend (2014)

Canadian Pacing Derby winners

*† run at a distance of 1-3/16 miles.

References

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