A quartet of six-figure Grand Circuit stakes for 3-year-olds highlighted the 13-race Harrah’s Hoosier Park program on Friday (Oct. 31), where On To Norway extended his win streak to 19 in the Carl Erskine and Captain Optimistic earned millionaire status in the Monument Circle. Meanwhile, Rodeo Drive Deo and Miracle Maven captured the Friday night filly features with emphatic performances.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Sippinonsearoc slips through for Breeders Crown victory
A year to the day that Sippinonsearoc launched a big rally along the pylons in the stretch of a Breeders Crown final to miss by only a head, the Ron Burke trainee got a similar trip in Saturday’s (Oct. 25) $600,000 championship for 3-year-old male pacers at Woodbine Mohawk Park and came away with the win.
French Wine captures Breeders Crown Open Trot
French Wine took the $822,000 (CAD) Breeders Crown Open Trot in a new stakes record of 1:50.1 with Jason Bartlett at the lines, who notched his second Crown victory of the weekend on Saturday night (Oct. 25) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Meshuggah magnificent in 62-1 Breeders Crown masterpiece
Meshuggah took the inside track to victory in the $822,000 (CDN) Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt & Geldings Trot on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Miki And Minnie, The Last Martini dead-heat in Breeders Crown Filly Pace
For just the second time in the 41-year history of the Breeders Crown, a pair of horses hit the finish line in a dead-heat for win. Miki And Minnie and The Last Martini, after finishing one-two in last year’s 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, matched strides crossing the beam in a 1:49.2 mile to tie for the victory in the $822,000 (CDN) Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Pace on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Yo Tillie amazes again in Breeders Crown 3-year-old filly trot
Todd McCarthy guided Yo Tillie to the lead on the backstretch and remained on top the rest of the way on their way to a one-length win over Stormont Beautiful in 1:51.3 in Saturday’s (Oct. 25) $664,500 (USD) Grade 1 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Monalishi nipped Delaney Hanover for third.
Always B Naughty takes Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace
Always B Naughty rocketed to victory in the $548,000 (CDN) Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace, stopping the timer in a new stakes record of 1:48.1 for driver Austin Hanners.
Warrawee Michelle puts herself in Breeders Crown history books
Warrawee Michelle, with champion horseman Ake Svanstedt at the controls, put on a record-setting performance in Saturday’s (Oct. 25) $548,000 (CDN) Breeders Crown final Open Mares Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Spencer Hanover seizes Breeders Crown 2YO Colt Trot
Elimination winner Spencer Hanover worked another second-over trip and never relented in a four-prong stretch battle to snatch victory with a closing-stride swoop in the $959,000 (CAD) Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot final on Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, giving trainer Marcus Melander back-to-back winners in the event and driver Jason Bartlett his first Breeders Crown trophy.
A winning tale for Storybook Love in Breeders Crown
It was a fairy-tale finish for Storybook Love.
Driven by Todd Ratchford and trained by Matt Bax, both appearing in their first Breeders Crown final, Storybook Love stormed through an opening along the pylons in the stretch to win Friday’s $700,000 (USD) Grade 1 Breeders Crown for 2-year-old trotting fillies.