# Art Rooney Pace

The Art Rooney Pace is an American harness racing event for three-year-old standardbred pacers run each year at Yonkers Raceway with the exception of 2006 when it was hosted by Monticello Raceway. First run in 1989, it is named in honor of Art Rooney (1901-1988), owner of several racetracks, including Yonkers, plus the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

## Records
### Most wins by a driver

* 4 – John Campbell (1990, 1993, 1994, 1999)

### Most wins by a trainer

* 4 – William Robinson (1991, 1992, 1994, 1997)

### Stakes record

* 1:51 0/0 – Pet Rock (2012)

## Art Rooney Pace winners

| Year | Winner | Driver | Trainer | Owner | Time | Purse |
| 2016 | Missile J | Brian Sears | Linda Toscano | KJ Stables & Purple Haze Stables | 1:53 0/0 | $300,000 |
| 2015 | In The Arsenal | Brian Sears | Kelvin Harrison | White Birch Farm & In The Arsenal Racing | 1:51 2/5 | $300,000 |
| 2014 | All Bets Off | Matt Kakaley | Ron Burke | Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, et al. | 1:52 2/5 | $300,000 |
| 2013 | Doctor Butch | George Brennan | Linda Toscano | Ken Jacobs | 1:51 2/5 | $275,000 |
| 2012 | Pet Rock | Brian Sears | Virgil Morgan, Jr. | Frank Bellino | 1:51 0/0 | $306,204 |
| 2011 | See You At Peelers | Marcus Johansson | Jimmy Takter | John & Jim Fielding | 1:53 1/5 | $307,734 |
| 2010 | One More Laugh | Tim Tetrick | Ray Schnittker | RaySchnittker, Mathias Meinzinger, Jerry Silva | 1:53 3/5 | $250,000 |
| 2009 | If I Can Dream | George Brennan | Tracy Brainard | Bulletproof Enterprises | 1:52 1/5 | $421,850 |
| 2008 | Badlands Nitro | Brian Sears | George Teague, Jr. | George Teague, Jr. & John Celii | 1:52 4/5 | $538,270 |
| 2007 | Southwind Lynx | Tim Tetrick | George Teague, Jr. | K&R Racing & Teague Inc. | 1:52 3/5 | $1,000,000 |
| 2006 | Gimmebackmybullets | Stephane Bouchard | Edward Hart | Legacy Racing Stable | 1:55 3/5 | $490,904 |
| 2005 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | 0:00 0/0 | 0:00.00 |
| 2004 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | 0:00 0/0 | 0:00.00 |
| 2003 | No Pan Intended | David Miller | Ivan Sugg | Peter Pan Stables Inc. (Robert Glazer) | 1:54 1/5 | $273,983 |
| 2002 | Ashlee's Big Guy | David Miller | Thomas Artandi | Jim Wheeler, Philip & Dana Steinberg | 1:53 4/5 | $332,784 |
| 2001 | Fully Loaded | Luc Ouellette | Arthur McIlmurray | David Scharf & Brian Pinske Stable | 1:51 4/5 | $305,569 |
| 2000 | Gallo Blue Chip | Daniel Dubé | Mark Ford | Martin Scharf | 1:52 4/5 | $319,164 |
| 1999 | Bolero Master | John Campbell | Jean-Laurier Drolet | Bolero Stable (Paul Deslauriers) | 1:53 4/5 | $303,995 |
| 1998 | Shady Character | Jim Morrill, Jr. | Brett Pelling | Sanford & Corinne Goldfarb | 1:53 3/5 | $333,282 |
| 1997 | Western Dreamer | Michel Lachance | William Robinson | Matthew J., Patrick J. Jr. & Daniel J. Daly | 1:53 2/5 | $308,083 |
| 1996 | Firm Belief | Michel Lachance | Gene Riegle | Brittany Farms | 1:55 0/0 | $304,183 |
| 1995 | Village Connection | Paul MacDonell | William Wellwood | Wellwood Stables Inc. | 1:55 0/0 | $276,188 |
| 1994 | Cam's Card Shark | John Campbell | William Robinson | Jeffrey S. Snyder | 1:52 4/5 | $377,430 |
| 1993 | Life Sign | John Campbell | Gene Riegle | Brittany Farms | 1:52 1/5 | $301,760 |
| 1992 | Survivor Gold | Jack Moiseyev | William Robinson | Lobro Stables, J. & L. Aarts & Robert H. Grand Holdings | 1:53 3/5 | $329,950 |
| 1991 | Precious Bunny | Jack Moiseyev | William Robinson | R. Peter Heffering | 1:53 4/5 | $383,555 |
| 1990 | Jake And Elwood | John Campbell | Ken Seeber | Louis P. Guida | 1:55 0/0 | $304,127 |
| 1989 | Kick Up A Storm | Ron Waples | | | 1:56 1/5 | $300,000 |