Road to the Pace How the Drivers Have Fared How the Trainers Have Fared How the Owners Have Fared 1997 New Jersey Classic 1997 Miss New Jersey	NEWS New Jersey Classic Post Positions Miss New Jersey Post Positions Week Of Work Faces Holloway's "Classic" Duo Greedy Widow Has Eyes On $200,000 Miss New Jersey New Jersey Classic Facts & Figures Eight Pelling Trainees Dominate $500,000 New Jersey Classic & $200,000 Miss New Jersey The New Jersey Classic is the richest state-bred race in harness racing 1998 marked the first time in the 19 year history of the race that only one elimination was needed. There have been two eliminations 13 times and three elims five times. The worst elimination finish by a New Jersey Classic winner was Die Laughing (1991) - 5th Post positions two and four have each won the Classic four times The two highest New Jersey Classic win prices are $22.20 (Awesome Almahurst - 1986) and $20.80 (Too Good - 1980) The New Jersey Classic has yielded an exacta less than $7.00 four times: 1995 - $5.80 (Jenna's Beach Boy - Sands A Flyin) 1994 - $4.60 (Cam's Card Shark - Pacific Rocket) 1987 - $3.60 (Jate Lobell - Run The Table) 1984 - $6.80 (On The Road Again - Butler BG) For eleven years in a row, the New Jersey Classic has had an odds-on favorite There have been 11 entries in the history of the Classic - none have won Brett Pelling has entered the New Jersey Classic elims five times, and won all five: 1996 - Compelled, 1997 - JK Outlaw, Jeremys Gambit, Dream Away, 1998 - Al For President 1998 will be Mike Lachance's 11th consecutive drive in a Classic final. Only twice has he gotten a check: 1997 - Jeremys Gambit - 3rd; 1990 - Too Good - 1st No driver has ever won the Miss New Jersey and the New Jersey Classic in the same year Matt's Scooter (1988) and Falcons Scooter (1996) are the only father-son combination to each capture the New Jersey Classic Since his crop were of Classic age in 1987, No Nukes has sired 28% of all finalists. No Nukes is the only horse to be favored in both the New Jersey Classic and the Meadowlands Pace and not win either race. Bargain yearlings that won the Classic: $10,000 - On The Road Again in 1984; $17,500 - Matt's Scooter in 1988; $23,000 - Falcons Scooter in 1996.