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Lexington, KY – The Red Mile, America’s oldest harness track and a cornerstone of the sport in Kentucky, proudly announces it will serve as host track for the 2027 Breeders Crown, harness racing’s premier championship series. This landmark role underscores The Red Mile’s unwavering commitment not only to the future of harness racing, but also […]
Voukefalas, another in the extensive line of brilliant pacing sons by the standout New Zealand import Lazarus N, has been nothing short of exceptional throughout his $864,786-earning harness racing career. Now 4, the winner of 11 starts lifetime appears poised for a solid effort in his Breeders Crown Open Pace elimination on Saturday, Oct.19 at […]
Last weekend, the Breeders Crown Championships were contested at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with 12 races offering a total of more than $7 million in prize money. Ten harness racing horses were entered per event, and from those 120 named, there was only one scratch, meaning that 119 horses went post ward at the Anderson, Indiana […]
The 2023 edition of the Breeders Crown is in the books… A dozen races featuring the best of the best in their respective harness racing classes vying for riches, of course, but, in addition, possible future fame as a stallion or a broodmare with resulting foals solidly cementing a place in history. The coveted 2:10 […]
Anderson, In – October 29, 2023 – Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino achieved a remarkable milestone during the recently concluded Breeders Crown Championship harness racing event on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28. With an extraordinary display of world-class racing and unwavering fan support, Harrah’s Hoosier Park pulled in its largest handle in […]
Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside) captured the $600,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace in 1:48 over a sloppy, rain-soaked harness racing track with Yannick Gingras at the lines for trainer Ron Burke. Bred by Stephen P. Dey, III, Bythemissal is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Richard Lombardo, and Weaver Bruscemi. The 4-year-old bay gelding picked up his tenth seasonal […]
Southwind Tyrion (Muscle Hill) prevailed in the slop to win the $600,000 Breeders Crown Open Trot in rein to harness racing trainer-driver and co-owner Ake Svanstedt, who piloted the 5-year-old for co-owners SRF Stable, Knutsson Trotting and Brittany Farms and Riverview. The bay horse was clocked in 1:52.2 after a torrential downpour caused the track […]
Confederate (Sweet Lou) unleashed a furious late kick to dominate his rivals scoring a spectacular win in the $600,000 Breeders Crown final for sophomore pacing colts and geldings raced over a sloppy track in harness racing action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday night (October 28th). Tim Tetrick guided the prohibitive Horse of the Year […]
Max Contract (Huntsville) rolled past elite harness racing rivals with a late-stretch burst to capture the $600,000 Breeders Crown Mares Open on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The mare found herself in fourth as driver Andy Miller let three leaving mares by from the pylon post. Grace Hill (Doug McNair) reached the quarter […]
2023 Hambletonian winner, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing), came from sixth place at the top of the stretch to gun down his rivals in capturing the $672,000 Breeders Crown for three-year-old trotting colts Saturday (Oct. 28) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The 11th race co-feature saw Up Your Deo (Ake Svanstedt) shoot to the early lead with […]
Sylvia Hanover (Always B Miki) battled through a first-over trip to a herculean harness racing victory in the $700,000 Breeders Crown Three-year-old Filly Pace on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The filly lied in wait through an action-packed :26.2 first panel as Bob McClure dropped her in sixth. Strong Poison (Yannick Gingras) cut […]
Bond (Southwind Frank) rallied past stablemate Special Way (Tim Tetrick) to set a harness racing track record in the $600,000 Breeders Crown final for sophomore trotting fillies at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday night (October 28th). Bond sat second early but following a :26.3 opening quarter, driver/trainer Ake Svanstedt made his move to the front […]
With a very strong first-over move after the half mile, Jiggy Jog S (Walner) with harness racing driver Dexter Dunn wore down rival M-M’s Dream and then held on at the finish in setting a track record winning the $400,000 Breeders Crown for older trotting mares Saturday (Oct. 28) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The 8th […]
In harness racing, it all comes down to the Breeders Crown! And we kick it off at Harrah’s Hoosier Park tonight with four two-year-old divisions. There is a great 15-race card with plenty of multi-leg betting opportunities. As always, good luck with your plays. Best Bet – CAPTAIN ALBANO – Race 11 Spot Play – TOWN GOSSIP – Race […]
ANDERSON, IN — Jujubee, the 2021 Breeders Crown 3-year-old colt harness racing trotting champion and Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, will stand at stud next year at Ivy Lane Farm in Goshen, Ind., for a fee of $4,000. But before retiring to the stallion barn, the brown son of stallion Creatine, from the Cantab […]
In John Stefanos’ mind, he has reached the Cooperstown of harness racing. As a travel baseball coach in Illinois for six years, Stefanos guided his Under-12 squad through a 104-team national tournament into the Sweet 16 held in Cooperstown, N.Y. As a Standardbred harness racing owner his equine namesake, Coach Stefanos (Tellitlikeitis), has reached the […]
Anderson, IN — On Friday (Oct. 27) and Saturday (Oct. 28) Harrah’s Hoosier Park will host the 40th edition of the Breeders Crown, which is harness racing’s marquee event and determines championship honors. The races are comprised of 12 contests worth $7.2 million. On Friday, all Breeders Crown finals are for 2-year-old male and female trotters and […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown finals and The Pegasus, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind. and Kindergarten Classic Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: Breeders Crown finals at Hoosier will take place on Friday (Oct. 27) and Saturday (Oct. 28). Friday will feature the $700,000 finals for 2-year-olds of both sexes and […]
Way, way back in 1958, Danny and The Juniors hit the airwaves with the song entitled “At The Hop.” It was a huge hit! Fast forward 65 years and the who’s who of harness racing will be seeking a share of $7,200,000…At The HoP—-Harrah’s Hoosier Park—as the Hambletonian Society presents The Breeders Crown in a […]
Anderson, IN — The draws for post positions for the remaining four Breeders Crown harness racing divisions were finalized on Monday (Oct. 23) during a live press conference at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The event included the official drawing of the ‘pills’ for the 3-year-old Colt Trot, 3-year-old Colt Pace, Open Trot and Open Pace, along […]
Anderson, Ind. – In the first of three $25,000 freshman colt pacer Breeders Crown elims, Better Is Nice (Bettors Wish—Thatsoveryverynice) flew five wide from behind in the stretch to catch fading harness racing favorite Newsroom and brush off a late close by Gem Quality for the win at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Oct. 20). […]
All year long Sylvia Hanover and Twin B Joe Fresh have reigned atop the divisional harness racing standings, but both were upset as odds-on choices when Zanatta (Stay Hungry) and Strong Poison (Always B Miki) struck gold in the pair of $25,000 eliminations for the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Pace on Friday night (Oct. 20) […]
Special Way (Walner) and harness racing driver Tim Tetrick came from off the pace wide down the homestretch to capture the first of two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday night, Oct. 20. Last year’s Crown champion in this division, Special Way trotted the […]
In the second of two $25,000 eliminations divisions of the Breeders Crown for freshman harness racing pacing females, 1-5 favorite Geocentric (Sweet Lou) with Tim Tetrick aboard, nailed down her ninth consecutive win for trainer Brian Brown in 1:51 for owners Leeman, Keith, Stambaugh and Sbrocco Friday, Oct. 20 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Geocentric pushed her […]
