Canadian Pacing Derby
| Location | Campbellville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Inaugurated | 1936 |
| Race type | Free For All Harness race for standardbred pacers |
| Website | Woodbine Entertainment Group |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt, ⅞ mile oval |
| Track | Mohawk Racetrack |
| Qualification | 3yo & up pacers |
| Purse | $616,000 (2016) |
The Canadian Pacing Derby is a race for three-year-old Standardbred Free For All pacers run at a distance of one mile at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, Ontario.
The Canadian Pacing Derby was first run on August 12, 1936 at Fountain Park Racetrack in New Hamburg, Ontario operated by the New Hamburg Turf Club. For 1949 only, the race was renamed the Canadian Pacing And Trotting Derby with trotting horses allowed to compete against pacers. The lone trotter entered finished far back. The Derby was suspended after the 1957 running and was not revived until 1965 when it was raced as a 1-3/16 mile event at Greenwood Raceway in Toronto. The following year the race returned to the standard distance of a mile.
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