Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers


The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races:
  1. Cane Pace, held at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey
  2. Messenger Stakes, held at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York
  3. Little Brown Jug, held at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware, Ohio
Since its inauguration in 1956, there have been ten winners of the Pacing Triple Crown. They are:
HorseYearDriverTrainerOwner
1) Adios Butler1959Clint HodginsPaige H. WestPaige H. West & Angelo Pellillo
2) Bret Hanover1965Frank ErvinFrank ErvinRichard Downing
3) Romeo Hanover1966George SholtyJerry SilvermanLucky Star Stables & Morton Finder
4) Rum Customer1968Billy HaughtonBilly HaughtonLouis & Connie Mancuso & Kennilworth Farm
5) Most Happy Fella1970Stanley DancerStanley DancerEgyptian Acres Stable
6) Niatross1980Clint GalbraithClint GalbraithClint Galbraith, Elsie Berger, Niatross Stable
7) Ralph Hanover1983Ron WaplesStewart FirlotteWaples Stable, Inc., Pointsetta Stables, Inc., Grants Direct Stable Western Dreamer1997Michel LachanceWilliam RobinsonMatthew J., Patrick J. Jr. & Daniel J. Daly
9) Blissful Hall1999Ronald PierceBenjamin WallaceDaniel Plouffe
10) No Pan Intended2003David MillerIvan SuggPeter Pan Stables Inc.