Ray Schnittker Explained

Ray Schnittker
Occupation:Harness racing driver, trainer, owner
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, USA
Birth Date:11 February 1958
Race:George Morton Levy Free-For-All Pace (1991)
Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace (1995, 2016)
Canadian Trotting Classic (2008)
Governor's Cup Stakes (2009)
American National Pace (2010)
Art Rooney Pace (2010)
Meadowlands Pace (2010)

Breeders Crown wins:
Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot (2007)
Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot
(2011)
Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace (2016)

U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins:
Cane Pace (2010)

U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins:
Kentucky Futurity (1999, 2009)
Hambletonian Stakes (2008)
Yonkers Trot (2013)

Awards:Dan Patch Trainer of the Year Award (2008)
Horses:Check Me Out, Muscle Hill, Deweycheatumnhowe

Raymond W. "Ray" Schnittker (born February 11, 1958, in Buffalo, New York)[1] is a driver, trainer and owner of Standardbred harness racing horses who is also a Director of the United States Trotting Association[2] His successful horses includes Hambletonian Stakes winner Deweycheatumnhowe.[3]

In 2008, Ray Schnittker was voted the Dan Patch Trainer of the Year Award by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA).[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://thebigm.com/jockeys.aspx?id=8388 Meadowland Racetrack bio for Ray Schnittker
  2. http://www.harnessracingupdate.com/2015/10/04/usta-director-ray-schnittker-wants-qualifying-rules-changed/ Harnessracingupdate article
  3. News: Ray Schnittker's Dewey favorite at Hambletonian. Daily News. 29 December 2010. Dave. Little. 31 July 2008.
  4. http://www.recordonline.com/article/20081212/Sports/812120372 Times-Hearald Record article titled "Harness racing: Schnittker named trainer of year"