Canadian Pacing Derby

The Canadian Pacing Derby is a race for three-year-old Standardbred Free For All pacers run at a distance of one mile at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario.

Historical race events
The Canadian Pacing Derby was first run on August 12, 1936 at Fountain Park Racetrack in New Hamburg, Ontario operated by the New Hamburg Turf Club. For 1949 only, the race was renamed the Canadian Pacing And Trotting Derby with trotting 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 Greenwood Raceway in Toronto. The following year the race returned to the standard distance of a mile.

Race locations

 * Fountain Park: 1936-1957
 * Greenwood Raceway: 1965-1993
 * Woodbine Racetrack: 1994-2004
 * Woodbine Mohawk Park: 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 – James W. Brown (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:
 * 1:46 4/5 – Bulldog Hanover (2022)

Canadian Pacing Derby winners

 * † run at a distance of 1-3/16 miles.