Two strong moves helped 23-1 Gem Quality and driver Dexter Dunn glide down the stretch to win Friday’s $700,000 Breeders Crown final for freshman male pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Full of pace throughout, Gem Quality’s 1:50 mile set the track record for 2-year-old colt pacers.
Category: Grand Circuit Results
Warrawee Michelle marches to clinch Breeders Crown
Trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt wound Warrawee Michelle off the pegs in the straightaway to collar her tempo-setting stablemate and hold off a swarm of late pursuers to win the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday night (Oct. 27).
Sophomore smorgasbord for pacing colts in Crown eliminations
Confederate continued his winning ways racing from off the pace and soaring past rivals in the late stages to capture the first of three $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday (Oct. 21) night. Driven by Tim Tetrick, Confederate posted a 1:49.4 mile in outsprinting a gutsy Stockade Seelster to the wire with Huntinthelastdolar third across the wire.
Logan Park never headed in sole Breeders Crown Open Trot elimination
Logan Park and driver Doug McNair led from start to finish to capture the $25,000 Breeders Crown Open Trot Elimination on Saturday (Oct. 21), at Hoosier Park in 1:52.1. Robert Fellows trains the 5-year-old gelded homebred son of Archangel for the Outofthepark Stable, Reg. W. Higgs, and Arped Szabo.
Celebrity Bambino, Up Your Deo, and Helpfirstedition stamp spots into Breeders Crown
A trio of $25,000 eliminations for the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt and Gelding trotters went to post on Saturday night (Oct. 21) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with top honors claimed by Celebrity Bambino, Up Your Deo and Helpfirstedition.
Tattoo Artist wins 7th straight; Bythemissal snares second Breeders Crown Open pace elimination
On a rough night for favorites, 1-9 choice Tattoo Artist, piloted by Louis Philippe Roy, did not let his backers down, coasting to an easy 1:50 victory over 55-1 Abuckabett Hanover in the first $25,000 Breeders Crown elimination for Open Pacers on Saturday (Oct. 21) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Jiggy Jog S jogs, Refined upsets in Breeders Crown Open mare trot elims
With overwhelming support from the betting public, Jiggy Jog S (Dexter Dunn), at 1-9, won the first of two $25,000 Open Mares Trot Breeders Crown eliminations. The time for the mile was 1:55 on Saturday (Oct. 21) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Max Contract, Kobe’s Gigi take Breeders Crown mare pace eliminations
An off-the-pace effort from Max Contract and a down-the-road mission by Kobe’s Gigi planted them in the winner’s circle of their respective $25,000 eliminations for the Breeders Crown Mare Pace on Saturday night (Oct. 21) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Svanstedt completes Simpson sweep at Pocono
Trainer Ake Svantedt had trainees competing in 11 John Simpson Sr. Memorial stakes races this past week at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Those Svanstedt trainees won every one of those races, with two more coming home victorious on Saturday (Oct. 20) afternoon to complete an incredible sweep.
Better Is Nice, Storm Shadow, Captain Albano take Breeders Crown elims
In the first of three $25,000 Breeders Crown for freshman pacing colts, Better Is Nice flew five wide from behind in the stretch to catch fading favorite Newsroom and brush off a late close by Gem Quality to win by a neck in 1:50.3 on Friday (Oct. 20) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.