Keith Waples

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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.

In 1962, Keith Waples drove Tie Silk to victory in the International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway[1] and in 1972 with the colt Strike Out he won the Little Brown Jug,[2] the Adios Pace[3] and Prix d'Été.[4]

Keith Waples was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 [5] and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1978 [6] and the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1987.[7] 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.[8]

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  1. ^ Chicago Tribune - August 19, 1962 Retrieved October 13, 2016
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune - September 22, 1972 Retrieved October 13, 2016
  3. ^ Sports Illustrated - August 21, 1972 Retrieved October 13, 2016
  4. ^ Ottawa Journal - August 28, 1972 Retrieved October 13, 2016
  5. ^ Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Script error: No such module "webarchive". Retrieved October 13, 2016
  6. ^ Canadian Harness Racing Hall of Fame Retrieved October 13, 2016
  7. ^ United States Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame Retrieved October 13, 2016
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WAPLES, Keith Gordon -". Gilbert Macintyre and Son. Retrieved 17 September 2021.