by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications

Toronto, ON — The 2015 Breeders Crown night last Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack generated a Canadian Standardbred record handle of C$5,748,950.

The record handle on Saturday’s 13-race card broke the previous Woodbine and Canadian Standardbred handle record of C$5,243,109 set on Oct. 19, 2001.

A total of C$3,835,642 was wagered on the 12 Breeders Crown championship races.

The evening’s final race featured a mandatory payout on the Jackpot Hi-5 wager. Horseplayers wagered C$1,670,263 of new money into the Jackpot Hi-5 to bring the gross pool, including a carryover of C$557,274, to more than C$2.2 million.

A total of 155 winning tickets correctly selected the top five finishers, including 25-1 upset winner Grin For Money, to score a return of C$12,746.60 for a 20-cent wager.

The race handle for the 13th and final race Saturday was C$1,913,354.

Other wagering highlights from Saturday included C$52,919 wagered into the new Pick-5 and a Late Pick-4 pool of C$146,720.

Live racing continues at Woodbine every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night all fall and winter. Post time is 7:25 p.m.