by Moira Fanning, publicity director, the Hambletonian Society

Campbellville, ON — The four-race Breeders Crown extravaganza, worth more then $1.7 million, the C$1 million Metro Pace, C$782,200 She’s A Great Lady and a pair of C$130,000 Simcoe Stakes will be available to racing fans throughout North America through a variety of outlets.

Post time for the championship card is 7:20 p.m. with post time for the first of the four Breeders Crown events, the $726,000 Breeders Crown Trot, scheduled to go off at 7:43 p.m.

In addition to the HPi-TV broadcast (horseplayerinteractive.com) and regular full card simulcast feed from Mohawk, Standardbred fans can catch the action on HRTV in the United States via the Dish Network on channel 404 and various cable outlets throughout the country. HRTV broadcasters Peter Lurie and Aaron Vercruysse will provide analysis and commentary on the events throughout the evening with a special live program, which is also available on Insight Cable’s channel 564 on the Digital Standard level of service.

In Canada, the night of spectacular racing will be the focus of a two-hour broadcast on the Score network from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. (EDT). In addition, there will be a preview show Saturday afternoon on Sun TV from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Hall of Famer Bill O’Donnell will be the special guest of Greg Blanchard and Mike Hamilton for a “Meet and Greet” seminar on Saturday from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. in the Mohawk grandstand.

Complete information on the Breeders Crown races, including profiles of all the Breeders Crown entrants, can be found on the Breeders Crown Web site at www.hambletonian.org.