Winner’s Bet got the lead at the half, appeared to be drawing clear from the field off the final turn and down the stretch, but still had to rebuff fast-closing Periculum to capture Saturday’s (Oct. 26) $600,000 Breeders Crown Open Trot by a nose in a stakes-record-equaling 1:51 at The Meadowlands. Hillexotic finished third.
Author: by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Sig Sauer caps career with Breeders Crown trophy
A season that started with a 68-1 surprise over eventual Hambletonian winner Karl came to a close on Saturday (Oct. 26) at The Meadowlands with Sig Sauer surging to the lead right as the curtain fell in the $600,000 Breeders Crown 3-year-old colt & gelding trot to retire a champion with a 1:50.4 win.
My Girl EJ gallantly takes back-to-back Breeders Crowns
My Girl E J and Dexter Dunn made it back-to-back Breeders Crown victories on Saturday night (Oct. 26) when they captured the $600,000 event for sophomore pacing fillies at The Meadowlands in 1:49.3, holding off a longshot bid by Tarrific in the final strides.
Allegiant almighty in Breeders Crown victory
Breeders Crown elimination winner Allegiant, with Scott Zeron in the bike again, won the $600,000 Breeders Crown 3-year-old filly trot at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Oct. 26), crossing the finish in a personal-best and stakes-record-equaling 1:51.1.
Call Me Goo supplements, scores in Breeders Crown Mare Trot
Trainer Ake Svanstedt has been making a habit of capturing the Breeders Crown Mare Trot. And on Saturday (Oct. 26), his good fortune continued as his two supplemental entries Call Me Goo and Nelsonbriteagle NO finished one-two in the $496,000 event at The Meadowlands, with Svanstedt guiding Call Me Goo to a stakes-record 1:50.4 mile.
Charity big winner at Shenandoah Saturday
As Shenandoah Downs concludes it fall meeting with over $800,000 in purses on Sunday, Saturday proved to be a huge winning day for charity as the the Downs partnered with the United States Harness Drivers Club to enrich several charities on this final Saturday of the meeting.
Stakes action aplenty Saturday at Pocono
The John Simpson Sr. stakes series continued on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 26) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with $120,000 divided equally among four divisions of the Albatross 3-year-old pace for males, and $117,010 distributed in three divisions of the Davidia Hanover for 2-year-old trotting females.
Legendary Hanover retired; stallion plans being made
Legendary Hanover, winner of this year’s Meadowlands Pace and Cane Pace, and the 2023 O’Brien 2-year-old Pacing Colt of the Year, has retired from racing due to injury in his last start and will begin his stallion career in 2025.
Online petition seeks to stop Warren County Agricultural Society from ending harness racing, evicting horses
According to a story on wcpo.com, the Warren County (Ohio) Agricultural Society is ending harness racing at the county fairgrounds and evicting more than 300 horses that call the group’s Lebanon site home.
Hawthorne Open winners eye NOC series elims
The heavy favorite Fox Valley Landen and the 14-1 longshot Rock It Out won their respective Opens Friday night (Oct. 25) at Hawthorne. Both horses were preparing for next weekend’s Night of Champions elimination events for state-bred older pacers.