The Breeders Crown is an annual series of Harness races in the United States and Canada covering each of the sport's twelve traditional categories of age, gait and gender. The series was initiated by the Hambletonian Society, promoters of the Hambletonian Stakes, in 1984 to enhance the Standardbred breeding industry and to promote the sport of

Harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...

by providing a lucrative high-profile championship race in each of these categories. The annual races for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings and 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings, are each part of the Grand Slam Prize in harness racing. For its first 15 years, races were contested at tracks around North America. After a 1998 appearance at the then-new

Colonial Downs Colonial Downs is a Race track, racetrack located in New Kent County, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg. The track conducted Thoroughbred flat racing and Standa ...

near Richmond, Virginia, the series has rotated between The Meadowlands (near New York City),

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Mohegan Pennsylvania (formerly Mohegan Sun Pocono, Pocono Downs and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs) is a racino located in Plains Township on the outskirts of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The casino features over 2,300 slots, live tables for blackj ...

(in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), and the Greater Toronto Area's two tracks, Woodbine Racetrack and

Mohawk Racetrack Mohawk Racetrack (branded as Woodbine Mohawk Park) is a harness racing track in Campbellville, Ontario. It is owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group (formerly the Ontario Jockey Club) and is about 40 km southwest of the company's other racet ...

. In 2017, the series will be contested at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino.

List of Races

* Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace * Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot * Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace *

Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot The Breeders 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot is a harness racing event for two-year-old Standardbred male trotters. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and pacers. First run in 1985, it is co ...

* Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace ** Run for the Max C. Hempt Memorial Trophy * Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot ** Run for the John Simpson Sr. Memorial Trophy * Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace (1984-) ** Run for the H.A. Grant Memorial Trophy * Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot (1984-) ** Run for the John Cashman Jr. Memorial Trophy * Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace (1986-) * Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot (1986-1995, 2004-) * Open Pace (1985-) * Open Trot (1985-)

List of Races

Breeders Crown Sites

See also

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