American National night by the numbers

by Mike Paradise, director of publicity, Maywood Park

Stake Records

American National Aged Trot (Race Five): Magician 1:53 in 2000.

American National Aged Pace (Race Six): Royalflush Hanover 1:49.3 in 2000

American National 3-Year-Old Colt Trot (Race Eight): Self Possessed 1:53 in 1999.

Fairy Godmother (Race One): 1:51.3 Artistic Vision in 2003 and Tupelo Rose N in 2002.

By the Numbers

1948: The year the American National 3-Year-Old Trot was inaugurated. This is its 58th running (rained out in 1952).

1959: The year both the American National Aged Pace and Trot began at old Sportsman’s Park.

1998: The year all American National stakes were moved to Balmoral Park.

6: Number of American National Aged Pace winners driven by Dave Magee (Mr Dalrae (84), Keystone Raider (89), Odds Against (91), Staying Together (94), Royalflush Hanover (00), Color Me Best (02).

31: Total number of all American National stake winners driven by Dave Magee.

17: Number of John Campbell’s American National stake driving championships.

14: American National driving titles won by Mike Lachance.

7: Most winning drives (Stanley Dancer) in American National 3-Year-Old Colt Trot Final.

5: Most winning drives (Billy Haughton) in American National Aged Trot Championship.

1:49.3: Slowest lifetime mark by an American National Aged Pace finalist Saturday night.

1:46.4: Fastest (world record) career mile by an American National Aged Pace starter Saturday night (Holborn Hanover).

1:48: Balmoral Park’s all age record set by Quik Pulse Mindale at three in 2004.

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