Woodrow Wilson Pace

Woodrow Wilson Pace
LocationMeadowlands Racing & Entertainment
East Rutherford, New Jersey
U.S.
Inaugurated1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Last run2012 (12 years ago) (2012)
Race typeStandardbred (Pace)
Websiteplaymeadowlands.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8.0 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification2-Year-Olds
Purse$309,050 (2012)

The Woodrow Wilson Pace was a harness racing major event for two-year-old Standardbred pacers run from 1977 through 2012 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1]

First run in 1977 for a purse of $280,000, by 1980 the purse was $2,011,000, making it the richest race of any breed in horse racing history.[2]