







| ********************************************* Gural Makes Three Year Commitment to Hambletonian Heats Return in 2013; Hambletonian Maturity Race Added An agreement to host the Hambletonian, the flagship event at The Meadowlands Racetrack for 30 years, has been finalized between leaseholder Jeff Gural and the Hambletonian Society, which owns and administers the Hambletonian Stake. A new race for four-year-old trotters, the Hambletonian Maturity, has also been created.....To read the rest of the story, click here Hambletonian No. 88 & Hambletonian Maturity conditions **************************************************************************************************************************** | |||
| November 4, 2011~Breeders Crown Returns to Canada in 2012 On the heels of a record-breaking night of racing featuring a spectacular international trotting contest, the Hambletonian Society and Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced the Breeders Crown $6 million year-end championships will return to Canada in 2012, on Saturday, Oct. 27. To read the rest of this story CLICK HERE | |||
| November 1, 2011~Breeders Crown Night~A Look Back If we learned one thing from Saturday's great Breeders Crown night it should be to celebrate the great horses. A night that started with trainers and owners scrambling to find replacements for empty sulky seats culminated with champions crowned and horses exhibiting incredible speed and courage in a dozen fantastic races. To read the rest of this story CLICK HERE | |||
Oct 29, 2011~Bettor Sweet wins Breeders Crown $500,000 Open Pace ![]() Bettor Sweet Mark Hall Photo In the fastest race of the night, Bettor Sweet and driver John Campbell took in the $501,950 Breeders Crown Open Pace final by a head on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack. | |||
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Betterthancheddar triumphs in $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Pace ![]() Betterthancheddar Mark Hall photo Betterthancheddar, steered remarkably by Mark MacDonald, knifed his way through on the inside in late stretch to nail favored Roll With Joe on the wire, taking the $501,950 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt Pace. | |||
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Cedar Dove wins $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Trot ![]() Cedar Dove Mark Hall Photo Cedar Dove didn't disappoint in the $501,950 Breeders Crown Filly Trot final scoring the victory in a stakes equalling effort. The Noel Daley pupil matched the stakes record of 1:53.3 that was set in 2004 by Housethatruthbuilt. The bay also captured her sixth victory of the season in 15 outings. | |||
Chapter Seven wins $610,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Trot ![]() Chapter Seven Mark Hall Photo Favoured Chapter Seven, driven by Jeff Gregory, stormed past the leaders in early stretch to post an overpowering seven length score over Broad Bahn and Daylon Magician in the $612,379 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt Trot. | |||
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Monkey On My Wheel wins $500,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Filly Pace Final ![]() Monkey On My Wheel Mark Hall Photo In a stakes record clocking of 1:49.3, three-year-old filly Monkey On My Wheel pulled off a 5-1 upset in the $501,950 Breeders Crown Filly Pace final. . | |||
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San Pail cruises in Breeders Crown $600,000 Breeders Crown Trot ![]() San Pail Mark Hall Photo The immensely popular San Pail, with Randy Waples, staked his claim as Horse of the Year in Canada, the United States and the rest of the world with a neck victory in 1:51.4 over Rapide Lebel in the $602,340 Breeders Crown Open Trot. | |||
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Anndrovette wins $300,000 Breeders Crown Mare Pace ![]() Anndrovette Mark Hall Photo Fresh off of winning her elimination, heavy favorite Anndrovette delivered in the $301,170 Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace final. The Mark Kesmodel trainee took a new lifetime mark of 1:49.2 while notching her 11th victory of the season in 19 outings. | |||
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Uncle Peter wins $600,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt Trot ![]() Uncle Peter Mark Hall Photo Uncle Peter, with Dave Palone in the bike, sprang an upset in the $602,340 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot, collaring the even money choice Possess The Will in mid-stretch, before going on to a two and a quarter length victory in 1:55. | |||
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Oct 29, 2011~Sweet Lou takes $650,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt Pace ![]() Sweet Lou Mark Hall Photo Sweet Lou is the world*s fastest two-year-old after setting a new world record of 1:49 in the $652,535 Breeders Crown Colt Pace. | |||
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Oct 29, 2011~Economy Terror notches $600,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Pace ![]() Economy Terror Mark Hall Photo Prohibitive favourite Economy Terror and driver Brian Sears roared down the stretch to post a convincing one and one-quarter length win over Handsoffmycookie in the $602,340 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Pace, Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. | |||
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Oct 29, 2011~Check Me Out wins $600,000 Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Filly Trot ![]() Check Me Out Mark Hall Photo Check Me Out lowered the Breeders Crown stakes record in the two-year-old filly trot with a 1:54.4 performance. | |||
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Frenchfrysnvinegar wins $300,000 Breeders Crown Mare Trot ![]() Frenchfrysnvinegar Mark Hall Photo The Breeders Crown got underway Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack with a stirring half-length victory by Frenchfrysnvinegar and driver Jody Jamieson, who nailed pacesetter Action Broadway on the wire in 1:53.3 in the $301,170 Open Mare Trot. | |||
| October 21, 2011~Freshman Breeders Crown elims in the books Forty-five of harness racing’s top 2-year-olds converged onto Woodbine Racetrack Friday night to contest five $25,407 Breeders Crown eliminations. To read the rest of this story, CLICK HERE | |||