Breeders_Crown_2YO_Colt_&_Gelding_Trot

Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot

Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot

Horse race

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 contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America.[1] The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States.[2]

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Historical race events

On October 5, 1984 at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky, Workaholic became the first ever Breeders Crown champion when he won the run-off for the 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot. Owned by an American racing partnership headed by Paul Heineken & Paul Ewell of Ocean City, Maryland, Workaholic was driven and trained by Swedes Berndt Lindstedt and Jan Johnson.[3]

In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night.[4]

North American Locations

Records

Most wins by a driver
Most wins by a trainer
Stakes record
  • 1:53 0/0 – Walner (2016)

Winners of the Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Hambletonian Society, Inc. - History of the Breeders Crown Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 5, 2016
  2. [2]
    Hoosier Park article titled "2017 Breeders Crown Dates Set For Hoosier Park" Retrieved November 7, 2016
  3. [3]
    Washington Post November 12, 1984 article titled "Workaholic Becomes Leading Trotter" Retrieved November 10, 2016
  4. [4]
    Breeders Crown: 31 Years of Statistics Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 5, 2016
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