Nancy Takter has won 12 Breeders Crowns, and her first two trophies came courtesy of filly pacer JK She’salady and colt pacer Captain Crunch. On Friday (Oct. 23), she will go for a Crown with a daughter of those two award-winning horses. Plus an additional look at some other horses and races this weekend.
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Custom can win big Saturday – but may be sold Sunday
Thomas Lind-Holm was elated when Custom delivered her trademark strong finish in her Breeders Crown elimination last week, narrowly missing out on a win, but qualifying comfortably for the $664,550 Grade 1 final for 3-year-old filly trotters Saturday (Oct. 24) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. And on Saturday, she can write herself into the history books like so many from her illustrious maternal family.
Hoping for a storybook sequel: Storybook Love chases Crown glory
The connections of Storybook Love are dreaming of another storybook ending at the Breeders Crown. At the 42nd edition of Standardbred racing’s premier championship showcase last year, Storybook Love, trained by Matt Bax and driven by Todd Ratchford, delivered a performance straight out of a Hollywood script.
Family ties: ‘Rangers’ set for Breeders Crown stage
Senena Esty is excited for this weekend’s Breeders Crown finals at Eldorado Scioto Downs, she just doesn’t want to think about them. Esty and her husband, Jeff, own Spring Haven Farm in Utica, Ohio, located about an hour northeast of Scioto Downs. Two Breeders Crown trotting finalists – the brother and sister duo of 3-year-old colt Big Ranger and 2-year-old filly Blue Ranger – hail from the Estys’ breeding operation. Both horses, by In Range out of the mare Big Blue Bird, head to their finals as elimination winners.
Tritton looks for another first in Breeders Crown finals
Lauren Tritton’s résumé already boasts several history-making accomplishments, and over the course of the two-night Breeders Crown championships at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (Oct. 23) and Saturday (Oct. 24) in Columbus, Ohio, she hopes to make more memories.
Posts drawn for final Breeders Crown races
The final four post position draws for the Grade 1 Breeders Crown championships at Eldorado Scioto Downs took place Tuesday evening (Oct. 20) at a draw party held at Pinnacle Golf Club. The post draws conducted were for the 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot, 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace, Open Pace and Open Trot. Elimination winners drew for posts 1 through 6 before the remaining finalists were put in an open draw. The draws for the other eight championships were completed this past weekend.
Connections happy for Breeders Crown date with Mr. ‘Right’
Wrong not only sounded right, but he looked right as well. In fact, he’s looked even better than that. Wrong Sounds Right was one of two winners in last week’s eliminations for the $700,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot on Friday (Oct. 23) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Visit past Crown contenders at Scioto’s Millionaires Row
Four past Breeders Crown contenders — Foiled Again, Golden Receiver, Mission Accepted and Pinkman — will be on hand to greet fans at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 23-24).
Hope Hill, Sangria Summer score in Crown elims for 3YO filly pacers
Hope Hill jogged to victory in the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Nezuko Kamado S sets track record in Crown Filly Trot elim
Hambletonian Oaks winner Nezuko Kamado S persisted with a first-over grind and staved off late pursuers to take the first of three $25,000 Grade 1 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old trotting fillies in a track-record 1:51.2 mile on Saturday night (Oct. 17) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Little Road and She’s Moni won the other eliminations.