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Lachance was the U.S. National
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20th and 21st-century harness racing driver and owner
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United States
Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees
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Driving Championships and Triple Crown win
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658:People from Millstone Township, New Jersey
245:Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot
239:Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace
211:Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot
205:Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace
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485:of any breed to ever win a Triple Crown.
475:Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers
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104:William R. Haughton Memorial Pace
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267:(1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001)
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349:Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame
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234:Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace
228:Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot
222:Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace
217:Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot
199:Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace
164:International Stallion Stakes
118:(1990,1998, 1999, 2001, 2003)
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317:HTA Driver of the Year Award
78:Merrie Annabelle Filly Trot
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93:Gold Cup Invitational Pace
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193:Breeders Crown Open Pace
167:(1998, 1997, 2004, 2009)
98:U.S. Pacing Championship
154:Max Hempt Memorial Pace
115:New Jersey Classic Pace
410:Michel "Mike" Lachance
63:Confederation Cup Pace
455:Meadowlands Racetrack
414:harness racing driver
170:Canadian Pacing Derby
435:Blue Bonnets Raceway
42:St. Augustin, Quebec
602:Standardbred Canada
562:Meadowlands history
489:Post driving career
467:Hambletonian Stakes
290:Hambletonian Stakes
180:Elegantimage Stakes
149:Woodrow Wilson Pace
139:Valley Victory Pace
374:Continentalvictory
356:Significant horses
320:(1985, 1986, 1987)
306:(1991, 2012, 2013)
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623:1950 births
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418:Quebec City
378:Goalie Jeff
366:B. J. Scoot
49:Career wins
617:Categories
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469:and three
175:Metro Pace
121:Dexter Cup
83:Adios Pace
73:Prix d'Été
35:1950-12-16
447:Roosevelt
270:Cane Pace
439:Montreal
44:, Canada
483:gelding
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370:Camluck
331:Honours
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