# Ron Waples

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{{short description|Canadian harness racer (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox horseracing personality
|name  = Ron Waples
|image  = 
|caption  = 
|occupation  = [Harness racing](/source/Harness_racing) [driver](/source/Driving_(horse)), [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer), owner
|birth_place = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1944|7|21}}
|death_date  = 
|death_place = 
|career wins  = 6,900+
|race  = [Maple Leaf Trot](/source/Maple_Leaf_Trot)<br>(1976, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992)<br>[Gold Cup Invitational Pace](/source/Gold_Cup_Invitational_Pace)<br>(1978, 1980, 1986)<br>[Burlington Stakes](/source/Somebeachsomewhere_Stakes)<br>(1982, 1983, 1984, 1993)<br>[Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Pace](/source/William_R._Haughton_Memorial_Pace) (1979)<br>[Meadowlands Pace](/source/Meadowlands_Pace) (1983)<br>[Adios Pace](/source/Adios_Pace) (1983)<br>[Prix d'Été](/source/Prix_d'%C3%89t%C3%A9) (1983)<br>[Tattersalls Pace](/source/Tattersalls_Pace) (1983)<br>[Pilgrim Pace](/source/Pilgrim_Pace) (1985)<br>[Glen Garnsey Memorial Pace](/source/Glen_Garnsey_Memorial_Pace) (1988)<br>[Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace](/source/Lawrence_B._Sheppard_Pace) (1990)<br>[Art Rooney Pace](/source/Art_Rooney_Pace) (1989)<br>[Fan Hanover Stakes](/source/Fan_Hanover_Stakes) (1989)<br>[Little Brown Jugette](/source/Little_Brown_Jugette) (1991)<br>[Woodrow Wilson Pace](/source/Woodrow_Wilson_Pace) (1991)<br>[North America Cup](/source/North_America_Cup) (1993)

'''[Breeders Crown](/source/Breeders_Crown) wins:'''<br>
[Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot](/source/Breeders_Crown_2YO_Filly_Trot)<br>(1986, 1989)<br>[Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot](/source/Breeders_Crown_3YO_Colt_%26_Gelding_Trot) (1986)<br>[Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace](/source/Breeders_Crown_3YO_Filly_Pace) (1986)<br>[Breeders Crown Open Trot](/source/Breeders_Crown_Open_Trot)<br>(1987, 1990, 1992)<br>[Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot](/source/Breeders_Crown_3YO_Filly_Trot)<br>(1991)<br>[Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace](/source/Breeders_Crown_2YO_Colt_%26_Gelding_Pace) (1992)

'''[U.S. Pacing Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Harness_Racing_for_Pacers) wins:'''<br>
[Messenger Stakes](/source/Messenger_Stakes) (1983)<br>[Cane Pace](/source/Cane_Pace) (1983)<br>[Little Brown Jug](/source/Little_Brown_Jug_(horse_racing)) (1983, 1992)

'''[U.S. Trotting Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Harness_Racing_for_Trotters) wins:'''<br>[Kentucky Futurity](/source/Kentucky_Futurity) (1986, 1988)<br>[Hambletonian Stakes](/source/Hambletonian_Stakes) (1989)
|awards  = [Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year](/source/Harness_Tracks_of_America_Driver_of_the_Year) (1979, 1980)
|honours  = [Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame) (1986)<br>[U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame](/source/Harness_Racing_Museum_%26_Hall_of_Fame) (1994)<br> [Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame](/source/Little_Brown_Jug_Wall_of_Fame) (2006)
|horses = [Armbro Dallas](/source/Armbro_Dallas), Delphi's Lobell, [Dream Maker](/source/Dream_Maker_(horse)), Fake Left, JM Vangogh, [No Sex Please](/source/No_Sex_Please_(horse)), Oaklea Count, [Park Avenue Joe](/source/Park_Avenue_Joe), [Presidential Ball](/source/Presidential_Ball), [Ralph Hanover](/source/Ralph_Hanover), Sportsmaster, [Sugarcane Hanover](/source/Sugarcane_Hanover), Village Jiffy
|updated = October 30, 2016
}}

'''Ronald W. Waples''' (born July 21, 1944, in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario)) is a Canadian [harness racer](/source/Harness_racing). He was inducted into the [Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame) in 1986,<ref>[http://horseracinghalloffame.com/1986/01/01/ron-waples/ Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame bio for Ron Waples] Retrieved October 17, 2016</ref> the [U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame](/source/Harness_Racing_Museum_%26_Hall_of_Fame) in 1993,<ref>[http://www.harnessmuseum.com/content/ronald-w-waples United States Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame bio for Ron Waples] Retrieved October 17, 2016</ref> and the [Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame](/source/Little_Brown_Jug_Wall_of_Fame) in 2006.<ref>[http://www.littlebrownjug.com/groups/wall-of-fame.cfm Wall of Fame Honorees - the Little Brown Jug] Retrieved October 17, 2016</ref> Among his successes in an outstanding and ongoing career he was voted [Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year](/source/Harness_Tracks_of_America_Driver_of_the_Year) for 1979 and 1980, plus he drove, trained, and co-owned the colt [Ralph Hanover](/source/Ralph_Hanover) with which he won the [Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Harness_Racing_for_Pacers) in 1983.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/13/sports/waples-finding-wealth-at-home.html ''New York Times'' October 13, 1983 article titled "WAPLES FINDING WEALTH AT HOME"] Retrieved October 17, 2016</ref>

==References==
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Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian harness racing drivers
Category:Canadian harness racing trainers
Category:American harness racers
Category:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
Category:United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Sportspeople from Toronto

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