The Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot is a

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 ...

event for three-year-old and older

Standardbred The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing, where members of the breed compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace i ...

mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four ...

trotters. It is one part of the

Breeders Crown 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 Ham ...

annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and pacers. First run in 1986, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across

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. The 2017 race will be held at

Hoosier Park Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is a racino including a standardbred racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana, approximately 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis. It is owned and operated by Eldorado Resorts, Caesars Entertainment. The facility f ...

in Anderson, Indiana, United States.

Historical race events

In 1989, Grades Singing won a record third Open Mare Trot. An international trotting star in top level races, in 1987 she won Sweden's

Olympiatravet Olympiatravet (literally "The Olympic Trot") is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden. The event was carried through for the first time in 1979. In 200 ...

, Finland's

Finlandia-Ajo Finlandia-Ajo ("Finlandia Race") is an annual Group One harness event that takes place at Vermo Racetrack in Espoo, Finland. The competition, which was inaugurated in 1980, is regarded as Finland's biggest trotting event. It is raced over the mi ...

, and Italy's

Gran Premio Lotteria Gran Premio Lotteria, or Gran Premio della Lotteria, or in short, Lotteria, is an annual Group One harness event that takes place at Agnano Racetrack in Naples, Italy. The competition, which was inaugurated in 1951, is regarded as one of the m ...

. The following year she returned to Europe where she claimed victory for a second time in Italy's 1988 Gran Premio Lotteria plus that country's

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. In 1990,

Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F. ...

won her first of two Open Mare Trots, doing it in World Record time. Her 1992 win in the Open Mare Trot made her the only horse in history to win four Breeders Crown races. From 1996 through 2003 the Open Mare Trot was not run and female horses were left to compete against their male counterparts in the

Breeders Crown Open Trot The Breeders Crown Open Trot is a harness racing event for Standardbred Horse gait#Trot, trotters. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and Horse gait#Pace, Pacers. The Open Trot for hor ...

. In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night.Breeders Crown: 31 Years of Statistics
Retrieved November 5, 2016

North American Locations

Meadowlands Racetrack The Meadowlands Racetrack (currently referred to as Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment) is a horse racing track at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness ...

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Mohawk Raceway 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 race ...

(Moh) Ontario (5) *

Woodbine Racetrack Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track ...

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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 ...

(Pcd)

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Batavia Downs Batavia Downs is a harness racing track and casino in Batavia, New York. It is located in Genesee County between Buffalo and Rochester just off of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). It opened on September 20, 1940, and is the old ...

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Blue Bonnets Raceway The Blue Bonnets Raceway (later named Hippodrome de Montréal) was a horse racing track and casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed on October 13, 2009, after 137 years of operation. Demolition of the site began in mid-2018, after sitting ...

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Freehold Raceway Freehold Raceway is a half-mile racetrack in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and is the oldest racetrack in the United States. Horseraces have been taking place at Freehold Raceway since the 1830s. The Monmouth County Agricultural Society was for ...

(Fhl) New Jersey (1) *

Northfield Park MGM Northfield Park (previously Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park) is a racino in Northfield, Ohio, U.S.A., a community near Cleveland. Northfield Park conducts more than 200 harness racing nights each year. It is owned by Vici Properties and op ...

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Pompano Park Harrah's Pompano Beach, formerly Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park and Pompano Park, is a standardbred harness racing track and casino in Pompano Beach, Florida. It is billed as "The Winter Home of Harness Racing," as its tropical South Florida l ...

(Ppk)

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Scioto Downs Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs, formerly known as Scioto Downs Racino, is a horse racing track and casino in Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The track has operated since 1959, and became Ohio's first racino with the ad ...

(Scd) Ohio (1) * The Meadows Racetrack (Mea) Pennsylvania (1)

Records

; Most wins by a horse: * 3 – Grades Singing (1986, 1987, 1989) ; Most wins by a driver: * 2 – Olle Goop (1987, 1989), Ronald Pierce (2004, 2006),

Tim Tetrick Timothy A. Tetrick, born November 22, 1981, in Flora, Illinois, is an American Harness Racing driver. Tim started driving Standardbreds at a very young age and on November 27, 2007, broke the record of number of wins (1,077) in a single year. Ti ...

(2009, 2010),

Brian Sears Brian J. Sears (born January 21, 1968, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a driver of harness racing horses who in 2016 was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. He has won more than 9,600 races with purses in excess of $170 million. He was in ...

(2012, 2014),

Yannick Gingras Yannick Gingras (born August 4, 1979, in Sorel, Quebec, Canada) is a Champion driver of Standardbred horses in the sport of harness racing. Career awards and records Gingras drove in his native Canada until 2001 when he moved to Yonkers Raceway ...

(2013, 2016) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 3 – Ron Burke (2009, 2010, 2016) ; Stakes record: * 1:53 1/5 – Peaceful Way (2005)

Winners of the Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot

External links

YouTube video titled "1989 Breeders Crown Aged Mare Trot Grades Singing"

YouTube video of Peace Corps World Record win in the 1990 Open Breeders Crown

References

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Historical race events

North American Locations

Records

Winners of the Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot

See also

External links

References