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Jack Moiseyev
Sport: Harness Racing
Born: January 31, 1960
Town: Asbury Park
Jack Moiseyev was born January 31, 1960 in Asbury Park and grew up in Howell. Jack was raised around horses, trainers and tracks in central New Jersey. Sid Moiseyev trained a stable of 20 trotters at Freehold Raceway. The day Jack turned 17 he secured his professional driver’s license and he was racing at Freehold that afternoon for his father’s stable.
Over the next decade, Jack established himself as one of the Top 10 drivers in the country, working with Brett Pelling and Bill Robinson. Among the great horses Jack piloted were Precious Bunny and Presidential Ball, who won $5 million between them.. He drove Precious Bunny to victory in 1991 at the Little Brown Jug, Breeders Crown, Adios and Meadowlands Pace. Precious Bunny was named Horse of the Year. Jack also won the 1991 Hambletonian behind Giant Victory. Presidential Ball won the Meadowlands Pace two seasons later. Jack was named Driver of the Year in 1993.
Jack drove Pacific Rocket to the U.S. Pacing Championship in 1995 and took his second Little Brown Jug in 1996 behind Armbro Operative.He captured Breeders Crown titles again in 1997, 2002 and 2003.
In 2004, Jack moved north of the border and began racing in Ontario. While racing’s popularity in New Jersey was lagging, it was growing in Canada. In 2005, he eclipsed the $100 million mark in career earnings. In 2007, Jack won his 9,000th career race. In 2011, Jack reached the $2 million mark in winnings for the 25th consecutive season. That same year he equaled a world record of 1:54.2 for a half-mile track behind Dayton Magician.
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