Career
Since his career began in 1977, Ray Schnittker has won more than 2,400 races as a driver, while his mounts have banked more than $35.4 million… As a conditioner, his pupils have cashed more than $20 million in checks…But Schnittker has also won on a wider stage, with regularity; he has won the Dexter Cup four times and has appeared among the top-10 in the Grand Circuit driver standings…Schnittker’s recent star, Deweycheatumnhowe, was 2007’s 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year and 2008’s Trotter of the Year and 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in the Dan Patch awards balloting…Deweycheatumnhowe enjoyed a remarkable sophomore campaign, capturing the Hambletonian, Canadian Trotting Classic, World Trotting Derby and Kentucky Futurity on his way to $2.2 million in season’s earnings…Also campaigned another top 3-year-old trotter in 2008, Make It Happen, who banked more than $670,000 and was a winner in the Empire Breeders Classic and Zweig Memorial…Top horse in 2009-10 was the pacing gelding One More Laugh…As a freshman in 2009, he won nine of 12 starts and banked $594,306…One More Laugh set a world record for his age and gait on a five-eighths-mile track when he scored in 1:49.2 in capturing the $600,000 Governor’s Cup final at Harrah’s Chester…During his sophomore campaign, One More Laugh hit the board in 16 of 20 starts and banked $1,576,984…He set his lifetime mark of 1:47.4 in capturing the Meadowlands Pace and also won the Cane Pace, the Art Rooney Pace and the American-National…Other top horses for Schnittker over the years include the outstanding free-for-all pacer Covert Action p,1:52.4 ($1,183,594), and New York Sire Stakes champions Chippewa Street, Last Call At Dem’s, Riggins, Twin B Senorita, and Munis Blue Chip.
Personal
favorite food is steak…in his spare time he goes out riding…has several retired racehorses as pets…first car was a ’67 Mustang…first job was in a factory that made radiators…favorite TV show is Sportscenter…the greatest honor of his life was winning the Hambletonian…is motivated by the competition of the game …his favorite reading material is Thoroughbred Times
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Year |
Starts |
1sts |
Rank |
2nds |
3rds |
UDR |
Money Won |
Rank |
2023 |
24 |
0 |
|
3 |
1 |
.083 |
24,076 |
|
2022 |
38 |
3 |
|
3 |
4 |
.158 |
48,869 |
|
2021 |
40 |
2 |
|
1 |
6 |
.114 |
47,154 |
|
2020 |
56 |
8 |
|
5 |
5 |
.222 |
103,547 |
|
2019 |
145 |
11 |
|
9 |
16 |
.147 |
291,373 |
|
2018 |
247 |
25 |
|
33 |
40 |
.229 |
533,411 |
|
2017 |
200 |
24 |
|
22 |
33 |
.236 |
357,711 |
|
2016 |
225 |
19 |
|
24 |
29 |
.187 |
494,593 |
|
2015 |
307 |
44 |
|
34 |
39 |
.247 |
662,421 |
|
2014 |
280 |
33 |
|
28 |
42 |
.223 |
591,995 |
|
2013 |
390 |
55 |
|
52 |
40 |
.249 |
1,154,146 |
|
2012 |
420 |
52 |
|
54 |
44 |
.230 |
1,655,785 |
|
2011 |
561 |
83 |
|
66 |
76 |
.258 |
2,112,789 |
|
2010 |
506 |
97 |
|
82 |
47 |
.313 |
2,255,492 |
|
2009 |
504 |
73 |
|
81 |
64 |
.276 |
2,176,256 |
|
2008 |
427 |
71 |
|
64 |
56 |
.293 |
4,090,771 |
|
2007 |
546 |
105 |
|
71 |
64 |
.304 |
3,060,922 |
|
2006 |
523 |
87 |
|
78 |
63 |
.289 |
1,695,586 |
|
2005 |
519 |
94 |
|
75 |
71 |
.307 |
1,582,749 |
|
2004 |
475 |
83 |
|
62 |
58 |
.288 |
1,332,172 |
|
2003 |
505 |
74 |
|
57 |
71 |
.256 |
1,157,095 |
|
2002 |
511 |
63 |
|
76 |
68 |
.250 |
922,031 |
|
2001 |
541 |
67 |
|
79 |
75 |
.251 |
851,680 |
|
2000 |
512 |
58 |
|
69 |
78 |
.239 |
1,079,792 |
|
1999 |
511 |
70 |
|
70 |
73 |
.261 |
943,955 |
|
1998 |
586 |
67 |
|
72 |
78 |
.227 |
1,000,394 |
|
1997 |
581 |
70 |
|
58 |
77 |
.220 |
1,368,258 |
|
1996 |
776 |
120 |
|
123 |
101 |
.286 |
1,386,739 |
|
1995 |
773 |
90 |
|
119 |
105 |
.247 |
1,155,837 |
|
1994 |
794 |
103 |
|
96 |
106 |
.241 |
911,700 |
|
1993 |
1020 |
152 |
|
135 |
130 |
.265 |
1,161,164 |
|
1992 |
911 |
128 |
|
149 |
108 |
.271 |
1,235,638 |
|
1991 |
593 |
83 |
|
81 |
76 |
.259 |
961,505 |
|
1990 |
905 |
104 |
|
99 |
112 |
.217 |
750,997 |
|
1989 |
1566 |
206 |
|
194 |
198 |
.243 |
1,601,734 |
|
1988 |
825 |
119 |
|
104 |
117 |
.262 |
1,002,272 |
|
1987 |
551 |
51 |
|
76 |
76 |
.215 |
555,675 |
|
1986 |
268 |
25 |
|
41 |
36 |
.223 |
193,617 |
|
1985 |
422 |
44 |
|
62 |
48 |
.224 |
126,154 |
|
1984 |
416 |
51 |
|
50 |
65 |
.241 |
128,429 |
|
1983 |
279 |
34 |
|
34 |
44 |
.242 |
102,870 |
|
1982 |
169 |
19 |
|
17 |
21 |
.210 |
92,584 |
|
1981 |
176 |
18 |
|
23 |
20 |
.213 |
50,840 |
|
1980 |
121 |
15 |
|
17 |
17 |
.249 |
40,003 |
|
1979 |
118 |
6 |
|
14 |
13 |
.153 |
27,017 |
|
1978 |
26 |
5 |
|
3 |
2 |
.282 |
9,995 |
|
1977 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
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LTD Stats |
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2811 |
|
|
|
|
43,089,793 |
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DAN PATCH AWARD WINNERS
2-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT
(07) Deweycheatumnhowe
3-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT
(08) Deweycheatumnhowe
TROTTER OF THE YEAR
(08) Deweycheatumnhowe
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