2002 Major Stakes Races (Horse Racing)

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Schedule and results of major stakes races in 2002; BC indicates year-end Breeders' Crown series.

2002

Date Race Raceway Winner Time Driver Purse
May 11 Berry's Creek Meadowlands Mach Three 1:51 John Campbell $300,000
June 1 New Jersey Classic Meadowlands McArdle 1:501/5 Cat Manzi 500,000
June 22 North America Cup Woodbine Red River Hanover 1:484/5 Luc Ouellette 1,500,000
July 12 Del Miller Memorial Meadowlands Cameron Hall 1:542/5 Mike Lachance 400,000
July 12 Stanley Dancer Trot* Meadowlands Kadabra 1:541/5 David Miller 400,000
July 13 Meadowlands Pace Meadowlands Mach Three 1:49 John Campbell 1,000,000
July 27 BC Open Pace Meadowlands Real Desire 1:483/5 John Campbell 500,000
July 27 BC Open Trot Meadowlands Fool's Goal 1:513/5 Jack Moiseyev 1,000,000
July 27 BC Mare Pace Meadowlands Molly Can Do It 1:494/5 Jack Moiseyev 350,000
Aug. 1 Peter Haughton Memorial Meadowlands CC's Chuckie T 1:573/5 David Miller 460,000
Aug. 1 Merrie Annabelle Final Meadowlands Southwind Maywood 1:571/5 David Miller 460,000
Aug. 3 Sweetheart Pace Meadowlands Must See 1:532/5 George Brennan 450,000
Aug. 3 Woodrow Wilson Pace Meadowlands Allamerican Native 1:511/5 George Brennan 700,000
Aug. 3 Hambletonian Meadowlands Chip Chip Hooray 1:533/5 Eric Ledford 1,000,000
Aug. 3 Hambletonian Oaks Meadowlands Windylane Hanover 1:53 Ron Pierce 500,000
Aug. 3 Nat Ray Meadowlands Victory Tilly 1:504/5 Stig Johansson 500,000
Aug. 10 Adios Final Ladbroke Million Dollar Cam 1:504/5 John Campbell 300,000
Aug. 10 Hoosier Cup Hoosier Park Art Major 1:504/5 John Campbell 450,000
Aug. 18 Confederation Cup XXV Flamboro Art Major 1:511/5 Steve Condren 519,000
Aug. 31 Metro Pace Woodbine Sir Luck 1:594/5 Mike Saftic 1,100,000
Sept. 28 Kentucky Futurity Lexington Like A Prayer 1:534/5 Ron Pierce 404,000
Oct. 26 Messenger Stakes Ladbroke       400,000
Nov. 8 Windy City Pace Maywood       $350,000
*Formerly known as the Budweiser Beacon Course, renamed in 2002.

 

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