CANADIAN PACING DERBY · CANADA
Canadian Pacing Derby prize money
The Canadian Pacing Derby is worth £370,392 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 210th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 2nd richest in Canada.
The race announces its purse as CA$690,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £370,392
AS PUBLISHED CA$690,000
WORLD RANK 210th
RUNNINGS HELD 85
FIRST RUN 1936
What the Canadian Pacing Derby is
Grade 1 · 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) · Dirt · Campbellville, Ontario, Canada
- Racecourse
- Campbellville, Ontario, Canada
- Country
- Canada
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Distance
- 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Free For All Harness race for standardbred pacers
- Open to
- 3-years-old & up
- Direction
- Woodbine Mohawk Park
- First run
- 1936
- As published
- CA$690,000
We hold the total fund for the Canadian Pacing Derby and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:48.20 in 2025, the Canadian Pacing Derby pays £3,423 for every second of the race, which is 167th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 2nd in Canada.
Every Canadian Pacing Derby winner
85 runnings, 1936 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maximus Miki6 · 1:48 1/5 | Tom Cancelliere | John Cancelliere | £370,392 | |
| 2024 | It's My Show4 · 1:48 1/5 | Linda Toscano | Richard Young, Joanne Young | £289,872 | |
| 2023 | Tattoo Artist6 · 1:47 4/5 | Ian Moore | Let It Ride Stables, Frank Cannon, Diamond Creek Racing, Bottom Line Racing | £330,132 | |
| 2022 | Bulldog Hanover4 · 1:46 4/5 | Jack Darling | Jack Darling, Brad Grant | £348,920 | |
| 2021 | Allywag Hanover4 · 1:49 0/0 | Brett Pelling | Allywag Stable | £316,712 | |
| 2020 | Dorsoduro Hanover5 · 1:48 4/5 | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable LLC, J&T Silva Purnel & Libb, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Wingfield Brothers LLC | £289,872 | |
| 2019 | Courtly Choice4 · 1:48 4/5 | Blake Macintosh | Hutt Racing Stable, Mac And Heim Stables, Daniel Plouffe, Touchstone Farms Inc. | £281,820 | |
| 2018 | McWicked7 · 1:49 0/0 | Casie Coleman | SSG Stables | £322,080 | |
| 2017 | Sintra4 · 1:48 1/5 | Gaetan Hebert | Brad Gray, Michael Guerriero, Menary Racing Inc. | £330,132 | |
| 2016 | Wiggle It Jiggleit4 · 1:49 0/0 | Clyde Francis | George Teague, Jr. | £330,669 | |
| 2015 | State Treasurer6 · 1:47 4/5 | Ian Moore | Paul MacDonald & Sally MacDonald | £367,708 | |
| 2014 | Modern Legend6 · 1:47 2/5 | David Drew | Dave Drew Associates Inc. | £340,331 | |
| 2013 | A Rocknroll Dance4 · 1:47 2/5 | Jim Mulinix | A Rocknroll Dance Stable | £349,457 | |
| 2012 | Foiled Again8 · 1:48 3/5 | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Jjk Stables LLC | £422,462 | |
| 2011 | We Will See4 · 1:47 4/5 | Cosmo De Pinto | Shannon De Pinto, Earl Smith, Millstone, Jerry Silva | £446,618 | |
| 2010 | Won The West6 · 1:51 2/5 | Ron Burke | Strollin Stable, William Robinson, James Koehler | £418,704 | |
| 2009 | Shark Gesture6 · 1:48 1/5 | Larry Remmen | Norman Smiley, Gerald Smiley | £367,708 | |
| 2008 | Mister Big5 · 1:50 0/0 | Virgil Morgan, Jr. | Joseph V. Muscara | £376,834 | |
| 2007 | Lis Mara5 · 1:49 3/5 | Ervin Miller | Lis Mara Syndicate | £395,622 | |
| 2006 | Lis Mara4 · 1:48 4/5 | Ervin Miller | MJG Racing Stables Inc., Louis Willinger | £500,834 | |
| 2005 | Ponder4 · 1:49 2/5 | Robert McIntosh | Robert McIntosh Stables Inc., CSX Stables Inc., John Fielding | £446,081 | |
| 2004 | Casimir Camotion4 · 1:48 3/5 | Patrick D. Lachance | M And M Harness Racing | £493,856 | |
| 2003 | Art Major4 · 1:49 1/5 | William Robinson | (Lessee) Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc., James Simpson, Art Major Stable | £442,323 | |
| 2002 | Real Desire4 · 1:49 4/5 | Blair Burgess | Brittany Farms, R. Burgess, K. Olsson Burgess, Perretti Farms | £453,864 | |
| 2001 | Gallo Blue Chip4 · 1:49 2/5 | Mark Ford | Martin Scharf | £456,280 | |
| 2000 | Western Ideal4 · 1:49 0/0 | Brett Pelling | Brittany Farms | £322,080 | |
| 1999 | Dragon Again4 · 1:49 1/5 | William Robinson | Ed Mullinax | £187,880 | |
| 1998 | Noble Ability4 · 1:50 1/5 | Joe Stutzman | Peter Pan Stables | £194,724 | |
| 1997 | Strong Clan5 · 1:51 1/5 | Stewart Firlotte | Elgin Strong, Peter McArthur | £138,897 | |
| 1996 | Ball And Chain6 · 1:50 2/5 | Joe Stutzman | Joe Stutzman, George Millar, Sr., Fielding Equine | £143,728 | |
| 1995 | Pacific Rocket4 · 1:50 1/5 | William Robinson | R. Peter Heffering, Ed Lohmeyer, John Stoddard, John Vankirk | £149,365 | |
| 1994 | Ready To Rumble4 · 1:51 2/5 | William Robinson | Lothlorien Equestrian Center | £112,057 | |
| 1993 | Staying Together4 · 1:51 1/5 | Robert McIntosh | Robert Hamather | £110,044 | |
| 1992 | Artsplace4 · 1:51 3/5 | Robert McIntosh | George Segal, Brian Monieson | £119,572 | |
| 1991 | Odds Against4 · 1:51 4/5 | Robert McIntosh | George Segal | £123,867 | |
| 1990 | Topnotcher4 · 1:52 2/5 | Rene Laarman | Alexander Horn, Alan Berk | £140,776 | |
| 1989 | Camtastic4 · 1:52 4/5 | Robert Bencal | Camtastic Stable Inc. | £127,490 | |
| 1988 | Indian Alert4 · 1:54 0/0 | Jim Campbell | Gaylord & Scarlett Hilander | £121,719 | |
| 1987 | Indian Alert3 · 1:56 2/5 | Greg Wright | Gaylord Hilander | £61,163 | |
| 1986 | Witsends Gypsy4 · 1:53 3/5 | William Robinson | Antonio Chiaravalle | £58,135 | |
| 1985 | On The Road Again4 · 1:55 3/5 | Harry J. Poulton | Illa & Gordon Rumpel, The Road Group, Blue Chip Partners | £66,563 | |
| 1984 | Mr Dalrae5 · 1:54 0/0 | Jim Dennis | A La Carte Racing Stable | £74,078 | |
| 1983 | Cam Fella4 · 1:54 4/5 | Pat Crowe | Norman Clements & Norman Faulkner, JEF's Stable | £67,368 | |
| 1982 | Willow Wiper4 · 1:55 3/5 | J. Morrissey | Robert Hamather | £72,200 | |
| 1981 | Royce4 · 1:56 1/5 | James Crane | A. & C. Skolnick, J. & P. Crane | £55,022 | |
| 1980 | Direct Scooter4 · 1:57 3/5 | Warren Cameron | Valiant Racing Stable, G. Oriove, M. J. Fischer, R. C. Fogal | £53,680 | |
| 1979 | Try Scotch5 · 1:57 2/5 | Shelly Goudreau | T. Crouch, S. Newcom, C. Mahistedt | £53,680 | |
| 1978 | Dream Maker5 · 1:56 1/5 | William Robinson | Antonio Chiaravalle | £48,044 | |
| 1977 | Rambling Willie7 · 1:57 1/5 | Robert Farrington | Farrington Stable Inc. | £46,433 | |
| 1976 | Rambling Willie6 · 1:57 4/5 | Robert Farrington | Farrington Stable Inc. | £33,067 | |
| 1975 | Rambling Willie (DH)5 · 1:58 4/5 | Robert Farrington | Farrington Stable Inc. | £24,773 | |
| 1975 | Pickwick Baron (DH)4 · 1:58 4/5 | Leo Sohnlen | Leo Sohnlen | £24,773 | |
| 1974 | Otaro Hanover4 · 1:58 2/5 | Hervé Filion | L Bar & Capital Hill Farms | £32,047 | |
| 1973 | Sir Dalrae4 · 1:57 3/5 | Jim Dennis | A La Carte Racing Stable | £31,295 | |
| 1972 | Albatross4 · 1:58 2/5 | Stanley Dancer | Amicable Stable | £31,886 | |
| 1971 | Kentucky4 · 1:59 3/5 | Bruce Nickells | Quaker City Stables | £29,739 | |
| 1970 | Horton Hanover5 · 1:59 3/5 | Joe O'Brien | Armstrong Bros. | £26,303 | |
| 1969 | Overcall6 · 2:00 2/5 | Del Insko | Helen R. Buck | £22,438 | |
| 1968 | Timely Knight7 · 2:01 1/5 | Roger White | Allen Leblanc | £16,909 | |
| 1967 | Good Time Boy4 · 1:59 4/5 | Frank Safford | Gray Bros. | £10,146 | |
| 1966 | H A Meadowland3 · 2:00 1/5 | Ron Feagan | Ron & George Feagan | £7,923 | |
| 1965 | Jerry Hal3 · 2:27 2/5 † | Wally McIllmurray | John & Audrey Langford | £8,202 | |
| 1958 | No Races- · 0:00 0/0 | No Races | No Races | ||
| 1957 | Captain Wright5 · 2:06 0/0 | Vic Rowntree | Armstrong Bros. | £1,997 | |
| 1956 | Clark Herbert5 · 2:16 3/5 | Levi McFadden | Vern Evans | £2,147 | |
| 1955 | Richard Hal D6 · 2:07 2/5 | Levi McFadden | Vern Evans | £2,684 | |
| 1954 | Warpath5 · 2:05 2/5 | Don Hall | Daniel M. Saunders | £2,684 | |
| 1953 | High Lee BaldwinJoe Dougherty · $4,000 | Lafe Morgan | 2:06 2/5 | ||
| 1952 | The Diplomat9 · 2:07 1/5 | Vic Rowntree | Alex Parsons | £2,147 | |
| 1951 | Malcolm Hanover5 · 2:07 4/5 | William Simmons | Ken MacKinnon | £2,147 | |
| 1950 | Dr. Stanton9 · 2:06 0/0 | Lindy Fraser | Lindy Fraser | £2,684 | |
| 1949 | The Diplomat6 · 2:05 3/5 | Lew James | Alex Parsons | £2,684 | |
| 1948 | The Count B9 · 2:07 1/5 | Clifford Chapman, Sr. | James W. Brown | £1,610 | |
| 1947 | The Count B8 · 2:08 3/5 | Clifford Chapman, Sr. | James W. Brown | £1,610 | |
| 1946 | Blue Again6 · 2:04 1/5 | Harold Wellwood | R. Warren Leatherdale | £1,127 | |
| 1945 | The Count B6 · 2:08 1/5 | Clifford Chapman, Sr. | James W. Brown | £966 | |
| 1944 | The Count B5 · 2:08 3/5 | Clifford Chapman, Sr. | James W. Brown | £805 | |
| 1943 | Pine Ridge Alex6 · 2:06 1/5 | Lew James | Alex A. Parsons | £805 | |
| 1942 | Bert Patch9 · 2:08 1/5 | Steadman Craig | Steadman Craig & W. E. Wilson | £805 | |
| 1941 | Miss Vera Bars6 · 2:08 1/5 | Gid Litt | James W. Brown | £805 | |
| 1940 | Bob Lee4 · 2:08 3/5 | Barney Hughes | Wilbert J. Hyatt | £805 | |
| 1939 | Dillon Mc7 · 2:05 3/5 | Floyd Milton | Dr. W. Norman Meldrum | £805 | |
| 1938 | Sir Esme5 · 2:06 0/0 | Harris Fields | Dr. W. Norman Meldrum | £805 | |
| 1937 | Grattan Axworthy6 · 2:08 0/0 | Gid Litt | Walter J. Booth | £805 | |
| 1936 | Better Times6 · 2:07 0/0 | Floyd Milton | John S. Koch | £684 |
0 of the 85 runnings name the rider, 85 name the trainer and 85 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 83 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Canadian Pacing Derby has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1936 to 2025
£684 36
£805 37
£805 38
£805 39
£805 40
£805 41
£805 42
£805 43
£805 44
£966 45
£1,127 46
£1,610 47
£1,610 48
£2,684 49
£2,684 50
£2,147 51
£2,147 52
£2,684 54
£2,684 55
£2,147 56
£1,997 57
£8,202 65
£7,923 66
£10k 67
£17k 68
£22k 69
£26k 70
£30k 71
£32k 72
£31k 73
£32k 74
£25k 75
£33k 76
£46k 77
£48k 78
£54k 79
£54k 80
£55k 81
£72k 82
£67k 83
£74k 84
£67k 85
£58k 86
£61k 87
£122k 88
£127k 89
£141k 90
£124k 91
£120k 92
£110k 93
£112k 94
£149k 95
£144k 96
£139k 97
£195k 98
£188k 99
£322k 00
£456k 01
£454k 02
£442k 03
£494k 04
£446k 05
£501k 06
£396k 07
£377k 08
£368k 09
£419k 10
£447k 11
£422k 12
£349k 13
£340k 14
£368k 15
£331k 16
£330k 17
£322k 18
£282k 19
£290k 20
£317k 21
£349k 22
£330k 23
£290k 24
£370k 25
The total prize money went from £684 in 1936 to £370,392 in 2025, 541.2 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Canadian Pacing Derby more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
The Count B has won it 4 times, which is more than any other horse.
5 horses have won it more than once across 85 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Count B | 4 | 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948 |
| Rambling Willie | 3 | 1975, 1976, 1977 |
| Lis Mara | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Indian Alert | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| The Diplomat | 2 | 1949, 1952 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Canadian Pacing Derby in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | Ohio DerbyThistledown Racecourse | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 200 | Old Dominion DerbyColonial Downs | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 201 | Personal Ensign StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 202 | Risen Star StakesFair Grounds Race Course | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 203 | Santa Anita DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 204 | Secretariat StakesColonial Downs | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 205 | Sunland Park DerbySunland Park Racetrack | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 206 | Test StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 208 | Woody Stephens StakesBelmont Park | United States | £375,940 | $500,000 |
| 209 | Ryanair ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 211 | Queensland OaksEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | £370,370 | AU$700,000 |
| 212 | Zen-Nippon Nisai YushunKawasaki Racecourse | Japan | £359,856 | ¥71,400,000 |
| 213 | Grand Prix de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 214 | Grosser Preis von BadenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 215 | Prix Guillaume d'OrnanoDeauville Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 216 | Prix Jean PratDeauville Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 217 | Prix Jean-Luc LagardèreLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 218 | Prix Marcel BoussacLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 219 | Prix Vicomtesse VigierLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 220 | Stayers' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £325,000 | £325,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Canadian Pacing Derby in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Canada
24 races, 2nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Regent Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted Stakes | £51,103 |
| Victoria Park Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Ungraded Stakes | £50,882 |
| Charlie Barley Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Overnight stakes | £41,570 |
| King's Plate | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted | £536,800 |
| Breeders' Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted | £268,400 |
| Prince of Wales Stakes | Fort Erie Race Track | Restricted | £214,720 |
| Coronation Futurity Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted | £134,200 |
| Canadian Derby | Century Mile Racetrack and Casino - Leduc County, Alberta (2019-present) | Grade III | £107,360 |
Every race in Canada we hold a purse for is on the Canada prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Canadian Pacing Derby prize money?
£370,392, for the 2025 running. The race announces it as CA$690,000.
Where does the Canadian Pacing Derby rank among the richest races in the world?
210th of 997. 209 races pay more, the nearest of them Ohio Derby. In Canada it is 2nd of 24.
Which horse has won the Canadian Pacing Derby most often?
The Count B, 4 times, in 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948.
When was the Canadian Pacing Derby first run?
1936. This page holds 85 runnings, from 1936 to 2025.
How far is the Canadian Pacing Derby?
1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs), on dirt, at Campbellville, Ontario, Canada.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money