The New Jersey Classic is a race for Standardbred racehorses run annually since 1980 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Open to New Jersey-sired 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding pacers, it is run over a distance of one mile.Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), 2015 Eligibility
Historical race events 1981 Classic winner Caramore was bred and owned by Father Thomas J. O'Connor, pastor at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Freehold Township, New Jersey who owned and bred more than eighty horses.USTA June 12, 2015 article titled "Caramore Series heads Saturday night Meadowlands card" Retrieved November 6, 2015
Records Most wins by a driver 5 – John Campbell (1980, 1989, 1994, 2006, 2007) & Michel Lachance (1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer 3 – William G. Robinson (1983, 1993, 1994) & Brett Pelling (1998, 1999, 2005) & James Dean (2011, 2012, 2015)
Stakes record 1:47 2/5 – Panther Hanover (2012)
New Jersey Classic Pace winners
Year Winner Driver Trainer Owner Time Purse2016DontcallmefrancisYannick GingrasRon BurkeBurke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Phillip Collura1:51 0/0$150,0002015Split The HouseRandy WaplesJames DeanJames Dean, Scott Horner, Peter Milligan1:48 3/5$200,0002014Sweet RockBrett MillerWayne GivensLegacy Racing of DE Inc, Reginald Hazzard II, Gary Calloway1:49 4/5$225,0002013Lucan HanoverDavid MillerCasie ColemanWest Wins Stable (Ross Warriner), Christine Calhoun 1:48 3/5$250,0002012Panther HanoverSylvain FilionJames DeanJames Carr 1:47 2/5$275,0002011Big JimPhil HudonJames DeanJames Carr 1:51 0/0$400,0002010Bg's FollyBrian SearsGeorge BerknerGinny Berkner, Martin Goldman, Chad Aaron, William Salmeri1:49 1/5$500,0002009Passmaster HanoverTim TetrickBlair BurgessBrittany Farms & Jeffrey S. Snyder1:50 2/5$500,0002008McCedesCatello ManziChristopher J. Ryder Christopher J. Ryder & Jerry Silva 1:49 4/5$500,0002007Fresh DeckJohn Campbell Joe HollowayVal D'or Farms, Ted Gewertz, Schoor-Racing Stable1:49 4/5$500,0002006Feelin FriskieJohn CampbellScott BellWayne Whebby 1:49 1/5$500,0002005Rocknroll HanoverBrian SearsBrett PellingJeffrey S. Snyder, Lothlorien Equestrian Center (Phyllis A. Campbell)1:51 0/0$500,0002004Modern ArtDavid MillerJoe HollowayVal D’Or Farms, Milton & Martha Frank, & Ted Gewertz 1:50 2/5$500,0002003ArtesianMichel LachanceCosmo De PintoCosmo De Pinto1:50 4/5$500,0002002McArdleCatello ManziChristopher J. Ryder Norman & Gerald Smiley, Tip Stables, Sampson Street Stables1:50 1/5$500,0002001Bettor's DelightMichel LachanceScott McEnenyJohn B. Grant1:50 0/0$500,0002000Riverboat KingJim Morrill, Jr.Steve ElliottPaul L. Bordogna1:50 1/5$500,0001999Art's ConquestMichel LachanceBrett Pelling1:50 0/0$500,0001998Shady CharacterMichel LachanceBrett PellingSanford & Corinne Goldfarb1:51 1/5$500,0001997ArturoLuc OuelletteSteven LeBlanc1:51 2/5$500,0001996Falcons ScooterRay RemmenLarry RemmenLeonard Kolschowsky 1:52 0/0$500,0001995Jenna's Beach BoyWilliam FahyJoe HollowayL&L DeVisser Partnership1:50 4/5$500,0001994Cam's Card SharkJohn CampbellWilliam G. RobinsonJeffrey S. Snyder 1:51 0/0$500,0001993Presidential BallRon WaplesWilliam G. RobinsonAntonio Chiaravalle 1:51 4/5$500,0001992Western HanoverWilliam FahyGene RiegleGeorge Segal1:50 4/5$500,0001991Die LaughingRichard SilvermanRoger Goldstein Alnoff Stable & Val D'Or Farms 1:51 4/5$500,0001990Too GoodMichel LachanceRonald Knigge Ronald & Constance Knigge 1:52 0/0$421,9701989Dexter NukesJohn CampbellGeorge GilmourThomas A. Dexter1:53 2/5$500,0001988Matt's ScooterWilliam "Buddy" GilmourHarry J. PoultonGordon & Illa Rumpel, Charles Juravinski1:52 0/0$500,0001987Jate LobellMark O'MaraMark O'MaraJoe McCluskey & Kentuckiana Farms1:51 2/5$500,0001986Awesome AlmahurstMichael GagliardiMichael GagliardiBackcourt Stables, Art Phillips, Larry McAllister, Bob Vinecomb1:53 3/5$470,7851985Markim's PrideBill O'DonnellFred GrantHarold Housman 1:54 0/0$500,0001984On The Road AgainWilliam "Buddy" GilmourHarry J. PoultonGordon & Illa Rumpel1:53 3/5$460,0001983Allwin SteadyBill O'DonnellWilliam G. Robinson1:54 4/5$537,0001982Pitt BoyJim DohertyFrank Giangrande Frank & Judy Giangrande1:54 4/5$519,0001981CaramoreCatello ManziHoward B. Camden Rev. Fr. Thomas J. O'Connor1:57 0/0$265,0001980Bold RushJohn CampbellFern PaquetDr. J. Richard Feldman, et al.1:55 4/5$300,000
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