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Cranbury, NJ — The initial payment deadline for eligibility to more than 161 harness racing stakes events at 13 different tracks, headlined by the 100th Anniversary of the Hambletonian at The Meadowlands on August 2 and the $7 million Breeders Crown events on Oct. 24 and 25, is fast approaching. Payments for all Hambletonian Society […]
MILTON, January 16, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment today released the schedule for its lucrative 2025 harness racing stakes season at Woodbine Mohawk Park, featuring three $1 million races and the return of the Breeders Crown. The prestigious Pepsi North America Cup (June 14), Mohawk Million (September 20) and Metro Pace (September 20) are all guaranteed […]
Harness Racing This Week: The 2024 Grand Circuit season has come to a close. The 2025 harness racing schedule will be released in February. Last time: Complete recaps of all the races from last weekend are available at the Grand Circuit website. For a list of 2024 race winners on the Grand Circuit, click here. Grand Circuit Standings: In 2024, […]
Three-year-old My Girl EJ (Sweet Lou-Lucy’s Pearl), purchased for $758,000 earlier this month, will make her first start for her new connections Saturday when she faces harness racing’s No. 1-ranked horse, Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze), and five other rivals in the $150,000 FanDuel Championship for female pacers at The Meadowlands. My […]
Harness Racing This Week: Fall Four and FanDuel finals, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J. and Progress Pace final, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Del. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover Downs this Wednesday (Nov. 27) for the $267,960 Progress Pace final for 3-year-old open pacers. On Saturday night (Nov. 30), Meadowlands Racetrack will host the […]
Harness Racing This Week: Progress Pace elimination, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Del. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this Thursday (Nov. 21) for a single $35,000 elimination in the Progress Pace for 3-year-old open pacers. A field off 11 will compete for eight spots in the final slated for Nov. 27. Complete entries for […]
Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this week for the Matron Stakes for 2-year-olds. The $116,100 2-year-old filly trot will be contested on Monday (Nov. 11). The $133,100 2-year-old filly pace will be raced on Wednesday (Nov. 13). The Thursday (Nov. 14) harness racing program will feature the $145,000 (est.) 2-year-old colt […]
Harness Racing This Week: Matron Stakes, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Del. and Kindergarten Series finals, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover this Thursday (Nov. 7) for four Matron Stakes for 3-year-olds of both sexes and gaits. The 3-year-old colt pace carries a purse of $185,500, the 3-year-old colt trotters […]
Harness Racing This Week: Carl Erskine, Monument Circle, Crossroads of America and USS Indianapolis, Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and Kindergarten Series leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit heads to Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Nov. 1) as the Indiana oval will host the $180,000 Monument Circle for 3-year-old colt pacers, […]
East Rutherford, NJ — Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe) and driver Dexter Dunn capped off the Breeders Crown harness racing weekend in style at The Meadowlands. Dunn picked up his record-setting sixth driving victory of the weekend when he guided Twin B Joe Fresh to a 1:49 win in Saturday’s $400,000 Mare Pace, the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Coach Stefanos (Tellitlikeitis) and harness racing driver James MacDonald swarmed a pair of longshots capitalizing from a melting pace to win the $600,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace final at The Meadowlands on Saturday (Oct. 26) in a 1:48.3 mile. From the moment the field left the gate, the aged pacers were […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – A harness racing season that started with a 68-1 surprise over eventual Hambletonian winner Karl came to a close on Saturday (Oct. 26) at The Meadowlands with Sig Sauer (Muscle Hill) surging to the lead right as the curtain fell in the $600,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot to […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – My Girl E J (Sweet Lou) and Dexter Dunn made it back-to-back Breeders Crown harness racing victories on Saturday night (Oct. 26) when they captured the $600,000 event for sophomore pacing fillies at The Meadowlands in 1:49.3, holding off a longshot bid by Tarrific in the final strides. Dunn kept his […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Trainer Ake Svanstedt has been making a habit of capturing the Breeders Crown Mare Trot. And on Saturday (Oct. 26), his good fortune continued as his two supplemental entries Call Me Goo and Nelsonbriteagle NO finished one-two in the $496,000 harness racing event at The Meadowlands, with Svanstedt guiding Call Me […]
East Rutherford, NJ — Louprint (Sweet Lou) wore down pacesetter Fallout in deep stretch and held off fast-closing harness racing stablemate Sippinonsearoc at the line to capture Friday’s (Oct. 25) $700,000 Breeders Crown for 2-year-old male pacers in 1:49.1 at The Meadowlands. The margin was a head over Sippinonsearoc and neck over Fallout in the three-horse […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Maryland (Chapter Seven) and harness racing driver Dexter Dunn fought off pressure on both flanks to prevail in the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot, held Friday (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands, in a stakes record-equaling 1:51.4 mile. The colt out of the Father Patrick-sired mare Crucial also pushed […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.— Forced into a first-over push midway up the backstretch, Miki And Minnie (Always B Miki) never ceased in her grind for the front and forged forward to a decisive 1:50.2 harness racing knockout in the $700,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Pace on Friday night (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands. Driver Dexter Dunn […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Lady Landia (Tactical Landing) got driver James MacDonald his first Breeders Crown win as she soared late to catch Miss Belmar and win the $700,000 2-year-old Filly Trot harness racing final, on Friday (Oct. 25) at the Meadowlands. Miss Belmar (driven by Andy McCarthy) took the early lead into the first […]
This page is the place to watch all 12 Breeders Crown harness racing contests from The Meadowlands. Below are results and replays from every championship event. Livestream replays are available at the bottom of each section. For complete Friday race results, click here: US Trotting results. For complete Saturday race results, click here: US Trotting […]
CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY & TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Hambletonian Society and Woodbine Entertainment today announced the 2025 Breeders Crown will be held on October 24 and 25 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario. The $7 million-plus (USD) Breeders Crown will consist of 12 championship harness racing contests. Woodbine last hosted the Breeders Crown in […]
Harness Racing This Week: Breeders Crown finals and Kindergarten Classic Series, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.; Circle City, Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and John Simpson Stakes, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Schedule of events: Breeders Crown finals at The Meadowlands will take place on Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26). Friday will […]
Cream Ridge, NJ – Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe), the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, will leave from post five in Saturday’s $400,000 Breeders Crown Mare Pace at The Meadowlands and was made the 4-5 morning-line favorite. The post-position draws for the finals of the Breeders Crown Mare Pace, […]
Following are the fields for the Breeders Crown finals for 2-year-olds as well as the Mare Trot. The 2-year-old harness racing finals go for purses of $700,000 each. The purse for the Mare Trot is $496,000 because of two supplemental entries. Listed drivers for the 2-year-olds are from the eliminations. Elimination winners plus Win-and-You’re-In horses […]
The Meadowlands hosted nine of 20 Breeders Crown eliminations this afternoon (Oct. 18) to determine the harness racing fields for the two-year-old finals. Below are results and replays of every elimination. A livestream replay is available at the bottom of the article. Harnesslink will continue live coverage of the Breeders Crown eliminations on tomorrow’s card. […]
