Category: Grand Circuit Results

Forced into a first-over push midway up the backstretch, Miki And Minnie never ceased in her grind for the front and forged forward to a decisive 1:50.2 knockout in the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly pace on Friday night (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands.

Lady Landia, with James MacDonald at the lines, soared late to catch Miss Belmar and win the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly trot final, on Friday (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands, in a career-best 1:53.3.

The John Simpson Sr. stakes series started its 2024 run at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania during the Monday afternoon (Oct. 21) card. The 2-year-old pacing gelding No Trespassing came within three-fifths of a second of the divisional track record with a 1:51.1 victory in one of two $58,000 events for his group, while Åke Svanstedt trained and drove two of the four winners in $30,000 sections of the stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Today’s races were called the Bret Hanover and the Elma, respectively (all Simpson divisions carry the name of a top horse with whom Simpson had some association throughout his Hall Of Fame career).

Bythemissal and driver Yannick Gingras won with authority in the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace eliminations on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at the Meadowlands. The 5-year-old Downbytheseaside-sired gelding was a handy 1:48.4 winner.

T C I marched to the front into the first turn and never looked back for driver David Miller, capturing the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for sophomore male trotters at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Oct. 19).

Drawn Impression and Allegiant delivered victories in a pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands.

Odds-on choices Captain Albano and Mirage Hanover captured the pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands.

A tale of two toteboard outcomes unfolded in the pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 19) at The Meadowlands – My Girl EJ fulfilled a 3-5 promise winning her elimination and Disney later spoiled at odds of 66-1 in the second elimination.

Following are the fields for the Breeders Crown finals for 2-year-olds as well as the Mare Trot. The 2-year-old finals go for purses of $700,000 each. The purse for the Mare Trot is $496,000 because of two supplemental entries. Listed drivers for the 2-year-olds are from the eliminations.