It was a brand new concept in 1984 when the first Breeders Crown events were raced throughout North America. What would the year-end championship races produce in each division, and would these additions to an already crowded stakes calendar be compelling enough to start a tradition?
Author: by Jay Bergman, for the Breeders Crown
Enjoying the ride with Twin B Joe Fresh
From her earliest days in trainer Chris Ryder’s stable, female pacer Twin B Joe Fresh was eye-catching. Since her racing career began, the filly has done more than look the part — she’s acted it. Twin B Joe Fresh has hit the board in 23 of 24 lifetime starts, winning 17 and finishing second on five occasions. On Saturday (Oct. 28), she will meet nine rivals in the $600,000 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old female pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Torrid Saint A takes new mark at Plainridge Park
Normally leaving the gate fast to cut the mile, Torrid Saint A raced from off the pace on Thursday (Oct. 26) at Plainridge Park and scored the best win of his career in the $22,000 upper-level conditioned pace.
Bonin new chair of ARCI Regulatory Attorneys Committee
Brett Bonin, the chief prosecutor for the Louisiana Racing Commission and Assistant Attorney General, is the new chair of the ARCI Regulatory Attorneys Committee.
Workin Ona Mystery grinds to seasonal best at Dayton
After dabbling in Grand Circuit stakes throughout the 2023 season, Workin Ona Mystery won for the seventh time this year in Thursday’s (Oct. 26) $25,000 Open Pace at Dayton Raceway.
Davis scores six-pack Tuesday at Northfield
Driver Billy Davis Jr. made short work of his competition on Tuesday (Oct. 24) at MGM Northfield Park, winning six of the 15 races on the program.
Sagebrush, 24, dies
Sagebrush, 24, the 2016 Illinois Pacing Stallion of the Year, died Oct. 24 at his longtime home at the University of Illinois Horse Farm, in Urbana, Ill.
Dayton grand slam for Chris Page
It’s not uncommon for Dayton Raceway’s leading driver, Chris Page, to make multiple appearances in the winner’s circle on a given night of harness racing. Tuesday (Oct. 24) was no exception as Page scored four driving wins.
Rooster Bennett, Dame, Inter Mischief repeat as Massachusetts champions
Eight $150,000 events made up of the best 2- and 3-year-old trotters and pacers bred in the Bay State went postward in the $1.2 million finals of the Massachusetts Sire Stakes at Plainridge Park on a perfect fall Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 24), and the day produced champions, records and streaks. Rooster Bennett, Dame and Inter Mischief, who all won their respective divisions of the Massachusetts Sire Stakes last year at 2, reclaimed their titles at 3; two stakes records were tied; and driver Yannick Gingras drove the winners of four out of the eight finals.
Sheridan sweeps NAADA splits
Yogi Sheridan bagged both $10,000 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Fall Series at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Oct. 19).