The Breeders Crown Open 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 Standardbred 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. The Open Trot for horses age four and older was first run in 1985. 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 in Anderson, Indiana, United States.

Historical race events

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 (Mxx) New Jersey (13) *

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 (Wdb) Ontario (4) * Pocono Downs (Pcd) Pennsylvania (2) * Freehold Raceway (Fhl) New Jersey (1) *

The Meadows Racetrack Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, originally The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, is a Standardbred harness-racing track and slot-machine casino in North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, United States, about southwest of Pittsburgh. It is owned by ...

(Mea) Pennsylvania (1) *

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) Florida (1) * Freestate Raceway (Fsr) Maryland (1) * Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack (Dela) (1) * Louisville Downs (Lou) (1) *

Sportsmans Park Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri. All but one of these were located on the same piece of land, at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street, on the ...

(Spt) (1) *

Saratoga Raceway Saratoga Casino Hotel (formerly Saratoga Casino and Raceway) is an establishment in Saratoga Springs, New York. Saratoga Casino Hotel is home to a -mile standardbred race track, with a racino and hotel located inside the racetrack's grandstand. ...

(Stg) (1)

Records

; Most wins by a driver: * 6 – John Campbell (1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2008) ; Most wins by a trainer: * 2 –

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(1988, 1994), Ron Waples, Jr. (1990, 1992),

Jimmy Takter Jimmy Takter (born September 29, 1960, in Norrköping, Sweden) is a harness racing horse trainer based in East Windsor, New Jersey, who came to the U.S. in 1982. He was inducted into the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2012. Background Tak ...

(1998, 2015), Jim Doherty (2002, 2003), Trond Smedshammer (2004, 2006), Linda Toscano (2012, 2013) ; Stakes record: * 1:51 0/0 – Market Share (2013) & Commander Crowe (2014)

Winners of the Breeders Crown Open Trot

References

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