Four scratches in Friday night’s Breeders Crown eliminations
October 16, 2015,by Moira Fanning, publicity director, the Hambletonian Society
Toronto, ON — There are four scratches from Friday night’s $20,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for freshman trotters and pacers at Woodbine Racetrack.
In race three, the sole elimination for 2-year-old trotting colts, Southern Cross, driven and trained by Ake Svanstedt, was scratched. With 12 entered originally, byes were offered to the highest money earners. The connections of Southwind Frank declined the bye, but Lagerfeld and Tony Soprano opted not to race in the elim. So the nine horse field will only eliminate one horse to create a field of 10 for next week’s $600,000 final.
The 2-year-old filly trot saw two scratches due to sickness: in race six, Ultimate Shopper, who missed chasing down division favorite Broadway Donna by a head in Lexington, will not race according to her trainer Anette Lorenzton, and in race eight, Miss Tezla, trained by Jimmy Takter, will not race.
In race 10, one of two freshman colt pace elims, JJ Flynn, trained by Chris Ryder, was also scratched sick.
Elimination winners get to draw for an inside post from 1-5.
- Freaky Feet Pete, Creatine supplement to Breeders Crown at Woodbine (Monday, October 12, 2015)
The pride of Indiana, 3-year-old colt pacer Freaky Feet Pete, as well as 5-year-old trotter Creatine, back home in the U.S. after an international campaign this year, were supplemented to their respective Breeders Crown divisions by the noon deadline on Monday (Oct. 12).
- Trio of trotting stars lead 151 into Breeders Crown (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)
Three of harness racing’s top-ranked horses — trotters Pinkman, Mission Brief and Bee A Magician — lead the list of 151 horses entered for this year’s 12 Breeders Crown events, which will be contested at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Eliminations are Friday and Saturday, with the $5.8 million championship night to follow on Oct. 24.
- Breeders Crown draws 151 in Woodbine Fall championships (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)
Entries for the $5.8 million Breeders Crown events saw 151 trotters and pacers fill the entry box to qualify for the 12-race Oct. 24 finals.
- Breeders Crown eliminations lead Grand Circuit schedule (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)
The Grand Circuit heads to Woodbine Racetrack this Friday (Oct. 16) and Saturday (Oct. 17) for Breeders Crown eliminations in seven divisions. Eliminations will not be required for the 3-year-old colt trot, the 3-year-old filly trot, the Mare Pace, the Mare Trot and the Open Trot.
- Breeders Crown Open Trot redrawn to include properly entered Bee A Magician (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)
A mistake in the Woodbine race office resulted in the mare trotter Bee A Magician being drawn into the Breeders Crown Mare Trot instead of the Breeders Crown Open Trot as her trainer Richard Norman had properly entered her.
- Bowdens look for ultimate thrill with Pure Country (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)
When Adam Bowden and his father Chris bought female pacer Western Montana in the formative days of their Diamond Creek Farm a decade ago, it was with an eye toward the future. Today as Western Montana’s undefeated 2-year-old daughter Pure Country prepares for the upcoming Breeders Crown, it appears the future is now.
- Julie Miller is happy with pair of freshman trotters heading into Breeders Crown (Thursday, October 15, 2015)
Julie Miller does not have morning line favorites in Friday’s Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old male and female trotters at Woodbine Racetrack, but the trainer is happy with the way her Milligan’s School and Womans Will are heading into their respective events.
- Breeders Crown preview on Morning Line (Thursday, October 15, 2015)
A look ahead to this weekend’s Breeders Crown eliminations at Woodbine Racetrack is featured on this week’s episode of Morning Line, the USTA’s new weekly video news magazine.
- Freaky Feet Pete heads north to Woodbine Breeders Crown (Thursday, October 15, 2015)
There is only one reason Freaky Feet Pete has stayed home in the Hoosier State for the first two years of his career. It is certainly not because the Rheinheimers have an aversion to travel, abhor signing the checks for stakes payments or panic over the depth of competition. There is simply just no place like home.
- Fred Hertrich is “all in” for Breeders Crown at Woodbine (Friday, October 16, 2015)
Breeder/owner Fred Hertrich knows all about the highs and lows of horse racing. He’s been in the business for a quarter century, but this year has been a microcosm of the extremes.
- Time and patience pay off for Always B Miki (Friday, October 16, 2015)
One year after having to pull out of the Breeders Crown as the favorite because of injury, 4-year-old male pacer Always B Miki heads into Saturday’s eliminations for the Breeders Crown Open Pace looking healthy once more. It was a long road back, but not once has anyone tried to rush the horse back.