Keith Waples
Canadian horse trainer (1923–2021)
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Keith Gordon Waples (December 8, 1923 – May 7, 2021) was a Canadian Hall of Fame sulky driver and horse trainer in the sport of harness racing. In 1959, Waples became the first driver to record a sub two-minute mile in Canada and the first to win a $100,000 race in Canada.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1923 Victoria Harbour, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 7, 2021 (aged 97) Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Harness racing driver & trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 3,207 (many more from earlier times when records were not kept)[1] |
| Major racing wins | |
| Maple Leaf Trot (1954, 1962) International Trot (1962) Little Brown Jug (1972) Messenger Stakes (1972) Adios Pace (1972) Prix d'Été (1972) | |
| Honours | |
| Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1973) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1978) United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1987) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Tie Silk, Strike Out | |
| Updated on October 13, 2016 | |
In 1962, Keith Waples drove Tie Silk to victory in the International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway[2] and in 1972 with the colt Strike Out he won the Little Brown Jug,[3] the Adios Pace[4] and Prix d'Été.[5]
Keith Waples was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 [6] and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1978 [7] and the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1987.[8] In 2008, Waples was an inductee (Athlete category) of the Midland (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame. Waples died in May 2021, at the age of 97.[9]